, 1874-02-16
THE COURTS.
The Knickerboc1ker Insurance
Company Again.
History Of the Troubles Of Edwin
Holmes.
New Suits In tic uoris...Banlrnptcy
Items.

Edwin Holmes las fallen oil evil days, md, In
cloaoly-wrlston bill Of twonty-ono pagos, ro-
hoarsea long list of grievances, and nsks IN
injunction to restrain tho aalo OF good part OF
all tl1o real estate In Illinois, Iowa, mud Missis.
Bippi.
1Iolmes atatcs that In July, 1872 opo benjamin
W. Robinson n1ado oil agreement with complnin-
ant, Us Ills agent, to so1l " Cow1cs' Sowing-Aia-
clino Troadlo Power" for which ho (Nobnson)
was to rocoivo ono~half Of tho net profits. Robin.
son devoted his attontion SO the salo Of tho
treallos a1ld patent rights III New York State fot
Il 15 5 5n s wss forced se pte'Sy 70 s
render 1t by threats Of 1cgal process, when ha
urobloy's atlytco to "Go Wost." aud located iu
mud county and state rights. Among otlvrs, ho
sold undivided Interests III tho patent right for
illinois to Yoth A. Mattison, Joel lIulburd. and
IIltnm Hulburd. joel 1Iulburd, in payment Of
$780, and tho ]iouHo and lot 2Gs Park avonuo.
Hiram Hulubrd paid 50, 900 caail md d80 acres
Of lanl tn Chase County, Kansas. Robinson
thought tho honHo on park avenue would be o
good homestead, and, therefore, lad tho tloed of
1t executed to hia wife Mary, and tho really G2sh
| WAS given to hcr for pin-monoy. The 10y
wcre subsequently given to q fayorito
! louso. He evidently believed in taking care 81
his relatiOnB.
a company was formed aoon after this salo,
botwcon tho Hulbur<s md 1atblnnon, called tho
| Sowing-Mnchine Power Company, with capital
Of slG0.0 Holmes, not awara Of 1sobinson'a
crooked dealings, conveyed his interest in tho
patont III Illinois remaining slnso'a, and waa to
receive stock IN the Company thorofor. Robin
to snyo trouble, had tho stock made In bis own
r1amo A very 1argo nunbor Of troadlca woro
sold by complainant to the Company, and tho
money therefor was giyon to Robinson to send
| {ru lc1n l., to4,sr 4, ~,
ful care for rainy day, pockcted those proceeds.
| In September last, Holmes began to feel sua-
picoua tlat lobtnson waa not" keeping this
agreomeut, aud came on here. Ho then told him
and Robinson faithfully promised he would not,
mud immediately proceeded to break Ills promise
by selling tho paeent-riEht for Iown to ono 4. J.
Ha!tcrie FOR aboatt $l4, 900 worth OF Eeaa ostate
his own namo. The Hulburls bought tue right
| for WISCONSIN, paying therefor In stock. This
atocl md tho patcnt-rights for Kentucky, Ten
nessoo. Alabama' and a NJ oMlsslssppt wore % % coon
tuoky,u2 0O0 acros Of which woro carefully trans
forrod to Mrs. RobinAon.
Complainant alleges that Robinson has dis-,
of much s Of ts property So T19;ngay
,atrainod by an order of Court. Hc therefore
asks thnt an injunction may bo issued to pre-
vent his selling auy Of tho property abovo men
toned, and that & strict account may be hau Of
all money aud atoc3B received By lim in trust
for complainant.
TIE KN1cKEnnocKER INSURANCE COMPANY AGAIN.
About ton days ago decree WAS entered by
aoon ~ fso to 1ou' @ ~ tn1 ,on5r
Homo OF it's Stockholders, by which decree Mr..
Chanalor wna appointed ncceiver, With power to
close up tho Company'a Affairs. Saturday mo-
l!oa "ah haao " wv tn'e oeuteo as!ue. nl.
affidavit to provo thnt by q mistake no anBwor
lad over boon filod, though he supposed thia
paItncs ~ uosiu ~, ~ a'9o s.atsu . .nas piu
eaeolnfs ~ pauhanpscy nau ooen pana!nS, ahe tl,
St"to r 9onrt an fhns Ia had hoop III into
nthle Goule' hau tnts ~ nau pcen ~ ~ tto t
~ 'a ;e. ~ ~ 11, o,1or iSn
nis 1,sn. ~ W H. ~ .,u t"+ e;1r,
6e" h"d ,o ~ ss.' n't =, s c mint
Save boon pd po Aftor HEARING several I lnoru a.
Hanr4 noatnon,d ~ a,,1n ,ntiI at.
,sa 1ours po''ponea 'ne luf'"se ne"t'ns a''A oa'-
ute"s' rprso,, u inrxcu
1rdee wnms SJm l.com y. fnnsum ti,a aao a, r1tzo
rao'1o ,st W tsuia'o' s"a -; t ,rn
as brought TO- o9tan a,oree' ,rs Oh so sfoana
~ 5Ae ue.onuaass aauuly WIZ a.o.ranna ,a
!"ut!' Anu etatiteo oeG.cu ~ AeeoIuanoo nv, ntsu
tho prayor Of the bl y ~ way niso PROVIDED M shas M
Elgin and pay g9oeo IN full 1or -aoWor u 1n etc.
anu sue Mas 70 Ieaeuso az tlor flgats w. ue ptol.
9lty III C9oh GoMnty. !!I ~ uelenso MA6 'n4ap
ducoa' and the n,il was tnkcn s..c " dotanlt'
UNITED 5TArEs t cogEIs @
James =. Secof aid william Tracey ul9a !;L pl1
against tho lole1o, Ioorla, u MarsaM ha1iMhy III
company ana ali lhtoscsEeu tngiquauot. lno m
snls ~ 10 1orocloeo oeo q consohaatca holssaEo
elVen 70 secare o,zou ponas o. ionr c'.ssss, sos
l,SUo each, when wcfo heeulca ~ molssage
On a lho O. companye pEopot p n. ~ 'no t Skate, has,
inymont OF soMo OF sl1e pohas nas Gos peea 10
mn!ol aug ioroolosufo la lnofeIoIo asacu, @ ana
an in1nhetlon 70 pteyens !ne Vc1npany irou 'n'
1efloflnS Mtth tno Sonpl.ants toasosslnn
Oswald tuide aaa CaTosne pnsao GO commomceo tE enS
an acton aganss oonh nonoeosos .os <v,oov. <,;t =.
~ Edwasa na Wells anu otnE1s @ uusan aatt t.ab apt
sS,uuu hga'tss Iasoa1@ i'n ~ 4'oao. 4An 'sN"e1'
!, ment III alo was las0eu. -,.
! ~ ~, nAsKhupIqY 81. lIEns. n,.,
uoeree v. Matsl, g. Esnnss4h, niou po;i' p,.;i
tfon against John ". Fnssey, VI tne a11 so ~
!age, alleging on overdue noto lor Szto mnlel
yet nnpalu Mafsn a!so enhsges ~; snA. nuesos
ARs uee1a MttcluPlll!6 ~ uasPoeo ~ nas
ana has allowed snlls 10 10 taa. E,a
MN wtthoae MaIs any ~ nao o,.ais
seya debts aro m anont ana n.a & hsSaln m
invoice ~ 6o Soat no. W guy % ~ .n1,as