, 1874-05-22
THE COURTS.
miscellaneous Business Trnnsnctcds[
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A1AHAAANa9 ANAtN4ANkNA
Yesterday ,.A.
Walter L. Peck, @. J. pook, L. ". pook, W II.
Page, aud 7. @. Hills Alod q voluminous bill in
the Circuit Court againHt Il. s. Prescott, D. H.
Hills, Albion Cato, J. N. Jowett, E. Z. Chi1ds,
the Ohicago d Groat Western Laud Company,
md tho Chicago j. Great Wosturn Railroad Com-
pany. Complainanta allego TINT thoy arc the
holders Of 900 Of preferred bonds Of tho
! Chicago & Great Western Raflrond Company.
These bonds are secured by trust decd on cor
tain lauds of tho Lan1 il" Company. The
land in question, is tho 8. ". II Of seo-
tion OF, and tho N. u OF tho saao section
except tho south 20 acres OF tho east fraction Of
the N. T.: Il, all in Township 80, Range 12 oon-
tanning 4G0 acres. This waB morsgagod to J. n
Jewost to secure honda amounting to q, ,000, 900.
Tho ilrst 1000 Of tho bonds wero to bo paid first,
when tho Trustee received any aurp1us funds,
aud were clasaed rs preferred.
Z. s. Prescott holds prior inoumbranco to tho
amount Of $4,000 on. the samc, land, which no
is attempting to forooloHo. 1t ap-
poars Tint Prescott. In 1868, aold the
land III question. with other traots, to Ohi1da,
Hills being made Trustee, $40, 900 was paid and
100 acres released, but default was made in
payment Of tho remainder, md Prescott tllod q
bill to forccloae. A dcoreo was entered, but
jllBt u9lUFG Luu BAlH 1TGHC3tk Q11Q8 IN AHrGq.
mont with David A. Gage, party Interested, by
which the latter was to pay tue interest and tho
sale WAS to bo postponed for time. In March
last, tho promises, wore 'advertfsad again,
pononont waB made until tho 9Th OF June next.
Complninanta allogo that they Layo: boon, md
nro, ready to purchase Prosoott'a intorost under
The truBt decd, md have offered the amount duo
him, but ho declined to soil, unleHs they would
giyo bonus Of about $2o,o00, olaiming TINT
other parties wore anxious to purchase his rights,
Complainants insist that sale Of tho land would
dnmnify thom , exceedingly in the prosont
sstringont Rtato Of tho real estate market. and
therefore ask TINT thoy may bo allowed to buy
out oil Treaoott'a interest," to protect thor own;
that they may DO snbrogated to his rights, and
that an iujunotton may be iasuod to prevent any
galo under tho decree Of tho Superior Court:
under bond for s., 900.
FRAUDULENT oosvEYANoEs.
Samuel Fl. Dyrns filed q bill yesterday in tito
o Used ss Stats ssraa GS 'fn G. T. j. nso to
Dyrns states tint in October, 1872. Nathaniel ".
Taylor and Charles .. Cannon, hardware mer-
clants Of st. Anne, Kanhakee County, were ad-
~ SSstsa bsE Ra1sps oy aef Il Sa fM o1 day. p por
lently sold their stock Of, hardware, tinsnitha'
tools, otc.;- worth from $4,000 to $1,000.
together with their store and tho land on which
1t was situated, to ono F: J. Bristol, brother-in-
out Of reach Of thair creditors. No account Of
stock was taken, but tho whole WAS sold in groae
Bristol claims he paid 800 for the stock aud
etoro, giving eleven notes for $500 each to Tay-
nto xhen % tle e goods seeed tSe
United statos Marshal, Ind them delivered
up to; him on giving a, bond IL
tie aprn Of 919oooc 70 Tsdeliver. should
tho notes given b. Bristol belong to tho assotso
the bankrupt Ho also complains that he ought
not to bo compelled to talea bill against Bristol
alone, and then commonce oommon-law sutton
the bond thus losing time, but that ho ought to
DO allowed to mako the suroties on tho bond re-
makos 9. j. Bristol, James Road, Lewis
Welch. defendants, and asks that the
au account taken, and also that Bristol may bo
compelled to tell how much ho pad for tho
stock, and where the notes ere, Il he gavo any,
for the Banc. : =
Susan ". Harris filed iii against 7. 8.
Fitch, N. ". Lostor, P. Powers, J. q Hall; Eliz-
abeth Murray, NJ. Kcefe, ]. L. Davis, a. Crane.
+ Sspas S1npnng9am Aspos % qta1f, ,d n0Kso1 Ken
Of others, together with tho unknown heirs Of
other lots aud blocks olaimed by her, for par
tition Of certain land.
; Petitioner States that stophon A. Douglas, by
Nla null GSAf04GA Lllp .t8Al U6LHL4 GuG-QAlI TO
his wife, tho other ha'fto DO divided between
his children Stephen A. and Robert II. Douglas.
Theaa children havo conveyed to complainant
tho undivided Il Of the n. Il Of 500. i, 80, u;
Il h15o eses e. s 81 sa 49, 80 % 81 81 R 81
l.; Lots to II in Block Lots Ito ~, 20 to 95
al inclusive, in Block 8; Lots 2s to 90, az to30
Block 4; Lots q and4 Block 5 !; Lots to 4,
Block {, IL Arohes'a Addition, being part Of
1T tho time ot bis death. Mrs. Douglas Las Con-
veycd her half to aome parties unknown to COM
plainnnt. She therefore prayafor partition Of
her share, and an account, Of all inoumbraucea.
;, THE wAsnDunN POTATO oABE. -
Tho caae Of Harrison d Edgar against Elmer
Waallburn, to recover for a lot Of potatoes npld
the defendant whila Warden Of tho penitontiary,
is on trial before Judge Drummonl. Tho dccla-
Washburr agrood to buy Of tho plalntiGa afteon
carloads Of POTATOES. Tho prico was to bo Tho
lowest market price per bushol, for the first two
ear.loads. and then Us conta n bushol for tho ro-
aa psasa y T. 70 n e. on took
oyen pay for TIC e9 ope e. he dla receive. Tho dam
HEAVY SUIT FOR DAMAGES. A. i,
-, ,Channeey Tucker, Henry g, Tucher,' and
Brown, began suit against Martin o. Walker, s,
Robert McUlelland, AnoR q. Throop, aad james
Mullins, survivors OF &. II. Cutting, deceagod
to recover s2oo ooo damage for On alleged breach
Va G0fGAAAtt -
= ! UNITED srArEs COURTS. =. "
Jamca X. Murphy began = suit for 81 600
n:'ainst Il. W .dranniss another against O. P.
Malay ana;J. B: Mckay for like amount, and
d third alRo tor 81 900 agaust Mnrtin Ktploy." ,
' ! HANKnurToY 1rEMs. T.
In the 1nattor Of tho National Life, tho time
to appeal having oxpirod and the previoua order
for warrant Of Hozuro having been Withdrawn,
9 new warrant Of eutzuro was Issued roturpablo
limo g. =
The case bf Henry Liebenstaln was referred to
the Register for q flnnl report - ~
Adlylaena Of 80 por cent was declared in the
SUPERIOR COURT m BRIEF. ~
page q ~ spregue began suit for o., 500 against
William LII began an action ngalnst ", u,
Nicely for $3B00.
Tho Iron National Bank brought cult tor
&12, 900 aBafnBt H. II. Honnre. q :,
w. III. eingerly suod Horny ,Drinkworh for
John Drohe commenced a suit In trogpass
against tho Union Foundry Works, laying dam
AgQR at Sd, ,Q0u. $50 J.