, 1874-12-19
THE COURTS.
The Town Of North Chicago Makes
lis Appearance.
Mr.. Fischer and His Board Of Trade
Suit.
More Instances Of the Cruelty
Of Man.

Of Man.
Judgments and New Suits.
l1ASDAMus AGAINST THE sucEAylsoN OF NORTH
CHICAGO.
JOHN Phillips filed n petition ycstor1ay in tho
Circuit Court againHt Robert Kenny, Supervisor
OF tllo Town Of North Chicago, anking for a
n1ant!arnus to compel him to pny town ordor
for $4,000. It appears from Mr. Phillips stato-
n1ent TINT John u. Walsh was elected Town Col
lcctor for the Town of North Chicago in April,
1871, mud hold tho position until April 1878. In
March, 1873, tho Town Donrd allowed him 81, Zoo
as hia salary. A wcek aftor, at another regular
meeting, this Board also allowed $4,000
for Office rent, clerks hiro, advertising, otc.,
for tho time Walsh wnB In oflco. In
pursuance Of these resolutions Of tho
Town Board, tho Town Clerls drow an order for
tho whole amount (44,d0o), payable TO Walsh or
order, aud this orlor, indorsoa by Potter Mahg,
has ssnco been assigned TO tho complainant for
a valuable consideration.
At tho same mootlng At which tho Town Board
allowod Walsh's claim. 1t also assessed q tnx Of
$4,000, part Of Which was to pay this claim.
THIS $4,000 ta1 was delivered to tho Town
Supervisor, and by him laid boforo tho Doard of
county Commissioners, who proceeded to in-
cludo TINT amount III tho tn1eg for the current
yonr. Since that timo Robert konny, man
who know not Josoph,-uor JoAn,-has boon
elected to tho Office Of Town Supervisor and has
received no such Officer tho creator part Of the
$4,000 tax. To him Phillips presented tho
town order for 81 600 on Tho 18th Of the prosont
month, and domandod payment, which was re-
fused.
Phillips claims that the town taxes, having been
Assessed and loviod for spociflo purposes, could
not be applied to any otber PURPOSES, and charges
thnt kenny, In violation Of he duties, Inns urong-
fully applied large part Of tho $4,000 to pur-
posos foreign from what it waa designed for, and
especially to paying claims which would DO
town charges for 1874, and threatens
to oxpend the remainder in 1iko manner. IIo
has. however, included the town order Of 81, 500
In tho tax levy for tho present yosr.
Moreover, Phillips says at the tirno ho made
the demand, II. D. Miller, County Collector, bud
n largo amount in Ills hands belonging to tho
Town Of North Chicago. collected for paying
Walsls claim, and amply sufficient to pay it.
Lastly, Peter Mahr, in April, 1878, gave Il cortih-
eato stating that tho town ordor 1ofcrrcd to
would DO accepted by tho Town Treasurer as
monoy from tho County ColJootor IN aottlomout
for rnonov DIM tl,a ton.,, MI Ua,..'
- n.s VI. Io"H+ Auo Soua-
~ cs,.. IfehsnstF 1aft Maa "lilnE to accept tAo
consent to receive 1t In settlement will, tho
snry uuuu.y 1ieahuto[. aIloGins as foneon OF his
le1usa1 t.sat tno iown Or North Chicago lad a
ttn t,at asalnss MAen 1or Siaoo. philif,5 clainlB
offered to credit tho 81 800 and aho tho balance
.;aa. WMen n,ohny nas aao refnsod to give: pot-
taohe1 thoreIore nsks that Kenny may bo COM
I:teu ~ Pay tAo h'liount OF tno order, together
WILL lntoreSt anu coBte.
ALI About SOME DRAM:
Judge Moore is engaged in hearing a motion
~ alsso.so re m lh1onctfoh granted in favor Of
august tiRchor against tho Board of Ttade to
{1eesent ~ from e3poiling linn from tho hoard.
t,a nppeaTs Is snas f,acaer WHO Is miller, somo
from Mellon, Wllllama d Co., aud paid for 1t Ly
2 q check, taxing as a basis for the amount
T. tno O. asaal Me'ghor.s certificate: A .fo"
W;,1;,r,a Vt1n aAtef"9lu ~ elerk or Mellon:
q hsm With having ssolcn wagon-load OF
.no nIan. Iho next n1onlont tho clofk went out
u 'no ooof IN very Ilyoly manner, With his
oua1-snils aisaffahgea aud hla employers rotn1i-
nsou ;no y n.ng compliant against Fischer, ask
ing 70 havo him oxpr!icd. After thinling tho
lna.tes oseT 1or 9bout six woeSs. tho Board con-
acntod, and expelled him. without giving him an
o;npostTnsy t;n 10 n9 hcard Or oven giving him no
.aS':, ahss, ~ leIst' - f!Hchers story with
when 1t need hardly DO said the Board takes
ISSUE among other th'nFH, it claiMa that no.
Lice Of the trial OF tito charges against him WAS
Hent two aaya before tho tlmo sos, but that.
owing to his errat1c tendency to change his dosk
Or oillce y IS just possible tho notification did
not reach HIM.. The usual courso OF doaiilgs OF
Ino ooaro, ana It's 1nelhoo VI dealing with de-
lnquent mombora iy, Of course, Bet out for tho
tundrcGth tlmo. Tho argument was not con-
sinacti, Dut VIII DO continued today. Mr.. A.. @.
story appears for tho complainant. and Judge
Lawfehco and Mr Dent FOR tho Board.
,,. WANTS liER sHAnE.
:, Mary q. johnson filled bill in tho Circuit |
Conft against William ii. Larraboot atrninistra-
i1r Of lhs cssato Of James spanee Agnes Wilson.
y. y. Ogden, Elizabeth A. Flood. and j. N.
jo;sett TO compel Larrabeo to pny llor tho dis
Irlbnttvo shares duo her out 0! tho astato Of
3ames spence; Complainant etates thnt she,
'siizaooi4 a. Flood, and Agnos Wilson are tho
1elss OF James spence. deceased Some time ago |