, 1874-02-10
The COURTS,
The Great Western Telegraph
Again.
Important Tax: Case Before judge
Bl0dgett.
Bankruptcy Items --- Injunction
Asked --- New Suits.


Asked --- New Suits.
ANOTHER rnoTEsr.
Jamos and Charles II. Charnl, lumber NOR
chantH, filed b! stating that, In May, 1873, In
accordance with tho ordinary custom, thoy made
list Of thoir poraonal property, md delivered 1t
to tho Assessor, Edward Phillips, who reduced
tho aesosHmont $1.25O. Dut p. II. Cloary, Col
leotor, has notified tho oomplaiuants that he
would sell their property unless they paid tax
on Hume $4,000 worth of personal property I'D
ditioual, said to. DO at their Office on South
Water stroot, or at their lumber yard
on Cologne etroet. An application
was mado to tho county authorities to have this
last assessment revlowcd, and the Board agrood
but o snafl part Of the whole amount. Tho
complanants do not fool satisfied with this,
inasmuuh rs they state that they do not md
lavc not owned such property or money as Is
mentioned iutho amnndod assessment, md they
therefore ask an injunction against p. NJ, Cloary
nnd II. B. Miller to restrain them from selling
their personal property aa threatened. This was
granted by Judge Farwoll, under bond for
81, ZOO.
Androw D. Swanson filed bill against Den]a-
min GrosHman and William s. Burgess to ro-
strain . sale under trust decd. Complainant
Btates tint in January, 1878, ho purchased tho
ind May atreots for 80 6,o0O assuming two mort
gagcs, one for $1,000 and tho other for s210.
Swanson, tlen made nn agreement with money.
broker, Benjamin GrosBman, whose business
1t is to loan money at usurious ratios Of intcr-
81, 800 moro, the whole to be secured by
trlist. decd on the premises, complainant
agroofng to pay 90 per cont interest," 10 por cent
III advance, and give note for q, 600 bearing 10
per cent interest," This motto foil duo a short
time ago, and complainant offered to pay tho
nmount due with lawful interest, which was re-
fused; Gross1nan claiming that tho amount dne
was 93,089,58, which included 20 per cont
interest. In tho trust deed it was cove
nantod that If Gross1nan was doad, ab-
should be successor In trust. Burgess has
advertised the promises for sale, but complainant
insists TINT none Of the emergencies have hap-
pened on Which BurgosB waste net, and that It
Is done under q private understanding between
Grossnan and him. 80 TINT tic former may pur-
chase the land in at tho salo. Swanson offers to
pay tue, amount advanced by Groasman, with
lawful Interest," In al about 93 900. and asks that
IN account may bo had, and Grossnan and
Burgess restrained from scllinng. Tie injunction
was granted by Judge Tarwcu under bond i'll
the penal sum of $500.
TOO GOOD TO KEEP.
A few days ngo, The Tn1DuNE contained full
abstract Of what pIrportod to 'ho supplemental
bill aled by tho Groat Western Telegraph Com
pany against eolAh Reeve, D. A. Gage, and Bev-
eral others, asking for an account and other TO.
lief. The entry made On Judge Farwell's min
hitchcock was: "Ntr. Mccoy, leave to Groat
Western Tel. Co. to flo sup. bill and tako out
process to bring IN other defendants to sup.
BILL"
A doubt must have crossed the mind OF tho
attorneys, as it did that Of the reporter at tho
time, how supplemental bill could bo f1lcl by
q defendant against sevoral partiea uone Of
cross-bill. for the same resuon In tho @ orignni
case. Jero1niah Torwilliror was thB sola efr,.
plainant, Yesterday however. after sleeping
oyor tho matter, q new stop was takon. tho on
try of which Is "l1o. Of Harding, Mccoy,
and Tratt; order entered Fob. iB yacated, and
leave to Withdraw from this CAUSE supplemental
bill thon tllud.'
In the now suits, therefore, this bill will bo
found docketed az now case. The purpose uu-
doubtodly was to, couo undcr proyiuion in
tho decree rendered by tho Supreme Court,
which allowed q furthor modification thereof, Ii.
; but, In the cagernogB to do this. o
most singular step was taken, which caused q
broad smile on oven tho grim face OF the Judge
when it was pointed out to him by clcrk yes-
attorney, who had defended the Company in the
proceedings in bankruptcy, J. s. Bennett. CON-
ncnced an action in aBs11mpsit against the Com
pany, claiming s., GOO for legal services.
THE TAX war.
Tho motion for injunction in tho case Of JOS
sup against tho Chicago & Alton Railroud COM
pany will probably como up for nrgu-
1nont before Judge Dlodgott this morning.
Tho grounds on each side are principally tho
same as those already uHod, but tho case differs
in that tho present ia BY astoclholder to prevent
tho Company paying the tn1cs, tho formcr by
tho aggrievoa parties to eacape themselves.
), THE sfNoEn COMPANY AGAIN.
Another moyp has been mado by the Singer
Sewing Machine Company against itB' deltn-
luont agents, Nichols i Pearson, by a
suit in rcplevin, which was brought
In the Superior Court against Charles Z. Nichols,
Tho affidavit filed nllogos that Nichols wrong
fully detains twenty-nino sewing machines with
their Attachments, which arc worth about g, ,G9t.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Levi s. hlabil, Cyrus ]. Murray, George ".
Morgan, and James II, Meade commenced m
notion against William II. Adams and William
u. Ferguson, laying damages at $4,000,