, 1873-12-20
THE COURTS.
A ANIn11-Robbcr Sentenced to Threo
Years.
Bankruptcy 1tems-..New Suits.
Hnrr tnA1wAr n, l., t0LLrtsft.

BUrr AuA1Nsr II. L. doLL1En
Judge Mc1soberts Ia engaged III trying cnao
brought by Miller Il Ngdon, real estate agents,
against Robert Laird Collier, pastor Of tho
Church Of tho Nlcssnlt. nlillor Il nigdon alloge
TINT, shortly after tho 1ro, an arrangement was
1nado by Rigdon with Mr.. Collier. acting on be-
l1alf Of tho Trustcoa Of tho church, to aoll tho
church property. ngaon swcass that, In Mo-
yonlber or December, lS71, lo Haw OIL tho church
a eign that II was for Halo, went In and had MI
interview with Mr.. Collier, and mentioned that
he could find purchaser. Nr. Co1lfor asked
aud Rigdon replied az por cont. Ho thon hunt Cd
up Mr.. Wilmatth, tho Subsequent purchaser, and
at, Interview was Ind, WHOM, as Rgdon alleges.
Mr. Colllor anil to Wimartl that all transactions
would bo had through him {1sigdon). A salo
was subsequently ofectod for $50, ,Ooo nud Miller
l. Rlgdon bring suit for their alleged porccut-
ago as ngunss. Tho defendants stats TINT Rig
don, seong tho sign. dropped In in friendly
way md stated ho had purchaser, hnd MIR. Col
lier told him to bring him along, but deny tilat
any arrangement wah over made Tor tue Payment
Of any percentage, or TINT Mr. Collier wns author.
against tho Trusteos but on trial Y 'sas found
tint thoy could not be- hold, md q
nonsuit was taken. Auothor was COM
moncod agalnat tho Trustces, an an'et9-
mcnt made By inserting tho nau,o Of Mr.. Col
licr, and yesterday tho caso was dismissed as to
tho former, loayng 1t to bo decided against Rob
ert L. Collier aluno. Considerable was said Of
tho caso at tho time, and q number OF un1ust
articles published about tho action OF tho churoA
posT-oFFtoE BURGLAR eENTENcEp.
Joseph Story, who was indiotc1 by tho Inst
Grand Jury iu tho United s.ates District Court,
plead guilty to tho charge aboat ton daS:a
ngo, and was givou tmo to bring osi-
IL Lila Sir&Sh 1tnN ~
S'p bns fa,iea e To- do s' 50. Yostssav s mornins
lo was brought up for aontonco. Gu being
sskea If ho had anything to shy, no stated. part
ly voluntarily and partly in roply to questions
put by Judge Hoplns. tlat l1o j, la;i At ono smo
there ho wc,lt to Now OrleaHe, and theu came up
hero. Ho went to Winona, ind throo days after
his arrival broke into tho post-Otticc aud took
about 200 lottoss, and for this oHcnse was ar
rosto1, lIo Ind no businoaa while thorc. l1o
said he had 4 wife at Lcayonvorth, Knn., but
did not plead any oxtcnuating circumstances.
Tho Judge romarliod in giving aonteuoo, eliat tho
examination ho had rlato into tho case, and ovcn
tho statements Of tho prisoner, moderated an ua-
He seotned to hayo no business, anl tho case
caIlod for Bevero punishment, and tho judy
mont would 10 TINT tho prisoner 10 sontoncel "
three years at hard 1abor in the ponisontiary ut
Joliet,
11rr FRAZER GREASE CASE.
Judge Dlodgctt is still engs,gel in hearing tho
case Of Davis against Packard, bong qul
tam action to recover of tho defendant
damages for selling an artoe "fHngy dg
Which is 10 markcd. Tho declaration eontainel
over 1000 counts, two for eaoh package sod
mud tho acIion is IN dobt for 3l09,D0o. no US to
recover for tho sa1o Of oopao'kagos: 1tisproba-
bio, however, that tho plaintin will only prove
~ to part, as tlie defendant alleges that tho uso
OF tho word "patout" MAS through ignorance
OF tho consequences
de ssny n1 s1e e1ens Sde
Bloagott. nt tho opening Of tho Court yesterday
morning, roforrcd o,,loSlsicalsy to Ills character
aud remarked TINT they had beon in tue Logisa-
tuto toEuthar.
A polnt was ralsod in tho morning whether In
such AZ action the case could bo carried on with
loss than Tho full panel, hut 1t Was held that
tho notion was civil in Its nature though penal
in its form. nnd q stipulation was made to pro-
Tho evidenco was all introduced and the arg1-
mcnts begun, ind thcy will probably o:cnpy a'l
Of to-tlny.
RECORD sor IN EXISTENCE.
Frccunn ". atcolo complains OF Sauno1 ".
Croekor, Francis Urocier, Loyl D. Boone. md
Dorthold 1owontha!, for an alleged attempt to
defraud him. Ho states that, in July, he bought
Sub-Lots ID and IL It, tho subdivision of Lots
8 and 4, Block II, Of tho Canu! Trustees Sub
division OF Soc. 7, 3d.. II, iron. Samuel s..
and Frances Crockor, having ..ii1st examined
an abstract Of tho premises, which showed tho
titlo. good IN tho grantors. few days ago.
Stoelo WAS surprised to GOO M advertisement in
tho Mat TINT Low D. Boone, as Trustee, would
sell Tho premises undor q trust dccd glvcn BY
one George Barnett, now dead. Ho examined
tho records, but WINS told thelo WIS no Attcll
book nj No, G50, mentioned in tho advertisement
as tho place wllera tho trust decd was recorded.
lie charges that Burnett did not give tho doed,
! nor did BOONE give his consent to DO Trlstoo,
nor WAS he aware OF It's existence, until enc
Dolthold Lowonthal went to him and asked him
to Sign manuscript copy Of tho advertisement,
decd. Complainant alleges that Crocxor aud
LoSenthal are conspifing together to defra,ld
Him, and asks MI injunction to pruyeut tho salo
OF tho property, which was granted, untor boud
FOL 81 ,0uo.
FRAUDULENT ExEnC5sr or POWER.
Laura u. Penny filed bill asainst, James
King, L. E. A. Wolcott, aud H. i. Caldwell in
the Bupcrior Court asking for an Injunction
| against a salo Of some Of her lands. She statcs
that in April, 1873. sIlo gayo to Arthur w. Ponny
power OF nttornoy to tako caro- OF her property.
| collect routy, pay debts, aud soil or mortgage
] whonever it should be necessary. Iu October,
pouny, Woeks l. Co., Of which lrm 4. ". Penny
was notnbor. wore Indebted to Levi Wing s
Buming to net for Tho finn, borrowed 81 200
from james King, giying truat-tced to Cald.
| we'll on soma Of oompluinant's property.
Ponny, pretending to net. uutler hls
nnts name in subscribing both tI,e
ncte and trust-dced. Tart Of the money thus
obtained WIS paid to Wing and King, tho latter,
however, koeping an additional sum to pay tho
interest. which was par cout mouth. Com
platnaut alloges that Galdwoll las alyortieeh tue
mortgagod prenlHoH for salo to-day, mud aslsB MI
injunction to prevent him. She also states thni
slo did not know OF penuy'a using hor na1no ii
tho motto and bond, that such uao waa uttorl,
unauthorized, aud that whan sllc asco,taiuett
tho faot she promptly roputiiatod tic transaction
THO injunction was granted by Judge Moore on
| filing bond Tor S5i]D.
| CONDENSATION BUTT IN O1cEn0.
Tile Towu of Cicoro filed q l,etltion praying
that just compensation be made for tho damages
| tlAt may result for opening Oak Park aYcnut
| from Madison street to Twelfth Btroot.
CONNECTIONS.
| In our issue of yesterday 1t wan uuiutontlon.
] ally Htatcd that All Injunction had boon isBl,ot