, 1874-11-26
THE STURGES CASE,
Tho Counting Of tho Votes Permitted
.. ---iie Wants to Compromise.
Connection Of the Cook County National
with His Operations.


Yesterday morning Judge Williams 80 modified
bis injunction in tito sturgos case 90 to pornit
thu counting OF tho votos cast Tuesday after
noon. Tho result proved TO bo: In favor Of OK
pulsion, o67 opposed to expulsion, 27o.
.R. ssunaEs "1siiEs TO ooarnoMYsR.
At moon yesterday, noto from Er. sturges
wns read on Change requesting all lila creditors,
With tho exception Of Mr. Donton, to moot him
In tho rooms OF tho Arbitration Committee OF
tho Doard Of Trade ut o'olock Saturday After
uoon, for tho purpose Of aoeing whethor they
cannot aeroo upon Bottlolutnt OF Tho questions
ut iasue botwoen thom.
THE MunnY MELLON aurr.
Among tho documents filed by hurry Nelson
l. Co. in connection with their suit began
Wednesday against tho Cook County National
Bank aud Mr. sturges, was tho following Affidavit
Of 4. H. Pickering:
Aquta H. ldekoruR, helng duly affirmed, on aalrtns-
tion SAYS that 10 Is commission merchant III tho rity
OF Chicago, And has boon onGaBcl In lat ba1nesa III
princpy, @ dung s tc ensase Ia he byns VIM DSua ana
Of such busInoas las been conducted on the Chicago
Board Of Trade Of which ho fl Ynn1nar. Ho further
says that during tho month. Of September, 1871. he
stGes ens Of said dafenaants; which said grain ns
agreed. BY tue said sntgea, to 10 dcliycred in te
ufins hs %onih d osobar, 1st aat q sure hs
full performance Of said contract by said sturges hc
Iaia snrs's M deposIte ~ n tho coos County National
lssus1 mobilization nckos to that amount eini1ar to
thoac Get out IN said bill having been given 10 tho
not deliver during tho month Of September sho graiu
SO purchased and sgroea 70 DO delivered, mud ths
monoya deposited in ta eni bank aforesaid. and
notified tho bank thereof on tho ST day Of October last
tat b. on .hat day met md eoysreea wh ABORT
from lin 10 tho obtaining Of aaid money deposit
Cd to aoeiro The refforna,ce ot t1a soptember con-
aant that Tho bank would not pay tha said money uIl-
LES tho ia sa erges inSorsed ,ao ,h9 receipts
ceipt; when the said West informed ths a!Iiant That
power to taEo il from it. o further atatcd % 10 81 thIs liz
ssnt at sarg'; ,a would nrohsny rsso u M sign sad
fnrthcr ea5a that tho said Wcat by hta conversation
ho e1aet words Of which hc cannot glve) gavo tnis
to retain tho Easd money for ts ,lso. And tlia
anut believes, una from information given hin, that
md aro interested il tic sn oontra 30 .do by
tho said 6turge8 with this atllant, and, gener-
alls. in TIP trades trades and eontraets y grain made
frnda snd TINT tho funds Of said bauk allowed to
10 uaed III tho Board Of Trade contracts ado by said
Aqu1rA Il. p1oren1so.
1t will DO seen that hIr. Pickering intimates
that tho Cook County National Danls, or its
| principal managers, wae backing up Mr. GturgeB
| III lis operations i'll grain.
AEr. Allan, the President of that bank, In an
| interview with a reporter Of an evou1ng paper
! yesterday, stated that tho hank had no relation
with 6t1rges difTeront from those with it's other
regular customers. Tho margins were deposited,
and corrltlcate giyen Stating Tint sueh sum
/ had boon deposited by 4 on his contract with
D.. which would bo paid on their joint
order. Tho deposition kept tho certificate, while
tho other party received tho y notification
| ticket which was attached to It. the Inter be-
o6er. OF SIr Aeu thriller tic stated % t that the ~ banS
Was ready to pay tho margina deposited BY
stufgss rs soon as tho certificates, properly
presented aud that, # sturges refused 10 Sign
| than, he and not tho bank wis responsible.
Mr. Nelson said to q TRIBUNE reporter In tho
afternoon that ho had aomo additional informa-
tion in regard to sturgos' connection with tho
bank, Which he intended to ombody in an atli-
dayit to bo fled in tho Circuit Court tomorrow.