, 1874-03-18
THE COURTS.
Litigation Between Brothers-in-Law
Salo OF lilo National Lifc INSURANCE Com
pany's Building.
Judgments and New Suits.



A voluminous bill WAS tllod IN tho Circuit
Court yesterday BY Edmund D. Taylor, Of La
Sallo County, ILL.,, aEatust David Krolgh, his
brother-in-law: Complainant ntatoe thatin 1849,
being President OF Il bank Mt Michigan City, Ind,
and Kroigh boing Cashier, ho also invested In q
largo paoking-houso and diHtillo1y at DeardHtown
III. being occupied himself ho fxcd On Kreigh
~ tile proper person to tako caro- of Tho packing
business. An agroomont was accordingly made
by which complainant furnished tho money and
Krotgh gave Lis seryicea; tho profits md losaos
woro to be divided equally aftor refund
ing tho amount 30 loaned tho now
firm. Complainant accordingly purchased goods
which, as valued by Kreigh himself, amounted
TO 928 700. In 1856, tie firm having inourrod
losses, sold out, and came to Chicago, whoro
general commiBBion, and also banking. business
WAS carried On Until the winter Of 1850-'G0,
whom tho firm was ascortaincd to DO hopolcssIy
insolyent ita liabilities amounting to. s14v,-
aa s sssit so sa Gea On lie we ss
Of February, 1860, when tho balauco whs struck,
tho amount charged to complainant was s59,-
134.G7. md tho amount to Kreigh SAG, ,831.64
Taylor charges TINT tlIs was grossly. erronoous;
not draw but slightly on tho firm ASSETS.
from tho profits Of the iirln. Ito mistake, ho
thinls waa 09casionoa M through loan Of $4,000
$50. 900 Was credited to him when paid over to
tho firm, but aao charged with tho snme sum
for tho promlssory motto Issued by the firm, whom
was obliged to sell two stores on Water street
to raise tho money to pay tho same. Tue orgt-
nnl books OF the firm wero destroyed In the fire
IT, 1871, but ba1anco sheet WINS preserved.
When there In 1870 TAYLOR found that
once, na hc charges. sot about paying itB debts,
and, aa lle caimB, in addition to the $40 900 haa
paid $8l, ,395.83, Whilo Kreigh has only paid
about s1o. 600; The firm had 8 1arge amount Of
of Kroigh. A part Of this has boon used iu pay
ing debts, but Taylor charges that the proceeds
Of great portion have been Diverted into othor
channels, 1n 1867, Kreigh paid $1,000 on ac-
count Of his indobtedneas to complainant, and.
Tnylor donies~ An arbitration was enter
cd into III 1879. but tho arbitrators
disagreed, tho majority finding balance OF only
$1,000 duo complainant. This, Taylor thinks, il
there is balance Of about $4,000, mud in nc-
cortlanco with clause in tho contract Of arbitra-
tion lie has determined to abide by his loyal
rights.
In tho case Of Charles 9. P. Holden Y. Charles
Fl, Case, d final docrce was entered by cousent
Of the parties, petpetuating tho injunction lcre-
toforo issued: This was d case In which the
complainant, Holden, obtained preliminary in
junction homo weeks ngo to restrain Case from
in tho State Of. lows, which Caao
had instituted without tho knowledge
Of Hollen, tho attachments boing levied
both parties resided within tue jurisdiction OF
| tho courts here. Case claimed d demand OF
| about 81, 100 III the suit in Iowa, while Holden
| admitted an indebtedness Of nbout $500. UpoI
| payment Of tho 1atkor Hum, CaAe WAS porpetually
f11Tf 3Srfrd II,
| ordered to dismiss the suit there ct his own
| costs.
GHB NATIONAL 11FE-1NsuRAsoE COMPANY.
| An order was mada in the abovo caso, about
to soil the now building Of tho Company at auc.
tion after duo notice BY publication. On petition
| filed yesterday the order Was 80 far modified
as to allow private ealo, It Appearing TINT the
advertised it for snle for non-psymcnt Of a loanI
TAX MATTERS.
Joaoph 8. Thomas and William r. Fosaiol
filed bill in tho United states Circuit COURT
agntnBt tho Indianapolis, Bloomington l. West:
tors of tho countioe through which thaI
from paying, or tho Collectors from from
TeGSyns 4a aay bv aben e to On ,td .ho ~
Zation. Substantially the Same arguments are
urged as in tho lnte case Of Josup against tho
Chicago & Alton Railway Company. A tom
| porary injunction was granted In the present
| case until tho 25th Of the mouth, when III argu-
! mont will DO had.
/ BANKRUPTCY 1TEatB.
Griffin d Sloan filed petition against II. r..
| Funko, a.rotail druggist in tho city. Tlloy base
their petition on M nnpad note for 81 $50, giyon
Htore, and charge thut Funko iB attempting to
| fraudulently sell out and nbaoond. Il rule to
show cause March 2G. aud provisional warrant
| OF seguro, woro lBHued.
Bros. j. Co., against tho Illinois Coal Company
| Of Joliet, Petitioners claim there Ia duo thom
$55B.04 on m overdue acceptance and an ac-
count. They charge, besides non-payment of
itn property TO be taken OH legal processes, and
TINT sale is advertised to Take place to-day.
III tho mattor OF +. 9. Lighto l. Co., a dividend
Of 20 por cont whs declared.
| George ": oalnpbc1! was appointed Assignee OF
| the estate Of Joshua Walker.
| ]. L. Wayne i Son filed bill ngainat Donja-
min @. Wilkins and J. T. SnaldinR, baaing their
| claims on two notes for 4201.73, and an account
| for Ro15.12 which arc overdue nnd unpaid. 4
fraudulent aHslgnmont OF thoir stook to one j.
A. Craig is also charged. A rulc to show cause
| on the 9th aud provisional warrant OF seizure
| we're Issued.
| Whiting, Young l. Stevens, of New York, tllotl
| petition againHt Walter D. Stevens, OF Joliet,
olaiming an account for $1,131, and charging
| that Stevens made q fraudulent assignment OF
Ills stock to q. u. Seymour l. Co. It 10 also al.
logod tlnt ho las made secret, transfers. to hia
wife, hie mother, Mrs. Frank Bush, to E. r. Chase,
and =. J. Hobbs. An injunction was asked aud
| Issued against each Of these parties to provont
| them from dlspasiug OF any money or other
property Stevens may havo given them. The
usual rulo and provisional warrant wero also
| made for March 25.
supER1on COURT IN pn1kr.
John D. Legnnrd began suit for 81 goo
| against Don @. Thatcher.
| Samuel Z. Dnle, Assignee In bankruptcy Of
Kale Il Coin. ti!od a bill against sglamund Ad:
Ter to sot aside salo by the bankrupts to him Of
| Avenue Subdivision Of tho n. Z. Is acres OF tho
". u Of tho 8. q. II OF Bco. 20. DO, 10.
Hattie May piorco, Executrix Of tho last Will
| Of Botsey N. Holmes, sued Spoor Maokoy aud N
| M. LaraWay for ga, 5U0. :.
Tls Waukosla National Bank brought suit