, 1874-02-04
A Tangled Skein Of Litigation.
Tho Lightning Calculator Has Boon
Piratcd.
Suit Against W. r. storey...Damages
Reoovered"-B Bankruptcy Items.

1Ao P1ocoeulhGb oa hohalE or Margaret P1cll to
rocovot hor Interest as widow at,d heir Of George
Peck, 'tleceascd. Tho bill alleges Tint III 1868
Tho complainant, Levi II. rago, nalo contract
with Margaret Pccls to try to recover for her hor
lntofost III hcr husbands cstato, aid agreed to
employ tl,o rccoaaary attornoyn, mud to pay ill
oxpolsos and costs, aud was to have onc-tliri1 Of
all tlint might bo recovorol for Bdryiccs, otc.
PaEo employed enc George ". parks to aassat
him, anl wllen the agreement ,YaH reduced to
writing, patls inserted ha namo Iii tho agroo-
mont, claiming that d. ho was tho attorney of
record, 1t would appear botter, and that ho would
hold tho agroomcut III trust for paro.
Parks aBo agrccd, 1t Is alleged, to employ A.
N. Watorman to assist him, aud to pay him ont
of lis own sl,aro. bill was 1lotl in tho Circuit
Court under this agreement, to recover tile
Peck ,catato, which was oH.imntod to bo worth
1tpwatda of 81 .0o0,0 900 but tic caso dragged
along for ycar and nolhing was done, when,
finally, III order TO raae inonoy to carry OH tho
snit, Parks md pago sold ono-half Of their con-
tract with Aiafgarot to s. II. hIcCroa hnt Il. B.
Williamson, nid Il new contract, Of power OF
attorney was drawn, similar to tho 1rat, OK
no boing tho attorney and Trustee, representing
tho McCrcn interest," and George ". Paris
1,atao was itaacrtod as bofore, le representing
his own aud tho rage interest.
III ouiyt 4oiu HitAout 4 tr!Al tle chB6 WfBC0nl-
pronliaed, tho defendant, Claronco G. Peek,
paying $40, QUO cash atd 81 acros Of land OIL West
Twelfth atrect to eettlc. Margaret took tic
$2oooo aa representing hor two-thirds, mud
saekott nn1 parks. On behalf OF tho parties they
rosontlng tho ono-third TINT they wero cuti-
tletl 70, under tno agfeemeMt or power Of attor-
noy for services. But the litigation did not stop
with this sottomcnt Of tltis suit. Doforo tho
- ~ aorea were ere wholly divided, onn ?. ].
hlll 1 nEeilat ny T.: II. Page, s. \. Mccrea, and nll
the other parties IN interest, caimllg that they
Woro partners ol Lew Il. iage, and were cntl-
tlea to part OF this la,,d. Boforo TINT
eartans% @rt hst on tho tor F aFgSr' a
WHICH Which sno hag am EiSoh A1 1of services, woro
worth nearly 9lo9 ,0o0, nnu 30 she files 4
eross-ol!l g to aot aaido nor settlement; Thta was
M ~ ~ cp'l'P!ohlsoa ~ thet phyhe hor S5,0o1,
s'zu9o o. which = wone ~ lor a:tornoys' fees. In
,nt ~, 70 Low III lase, n.sa nc now Claims
3ana 13"i ~ 5sno lls.uou.ons a,lHngenoHt petweon
f to ~ ~ ,rn Iu m IA Ie1S Soe @ g acfos
,ta1 u i9 ~ IT, wnen % Me ln %e.led haye been dl-
~ Eth u lanu IL nclu IN trast lof hl' anu ILLS bill
III a aaloa to o41otGe !,1'l; ihat t1nss. -..
sor;sara ,r tonrie,iatso appear as
si,,tI. 1vili,i,,an .an ~ ~ lc5sEs rutof
,ott't, ,,,i ,n'ivu oacnc1t 1Gt a. N. water
,r Fnr sn Msi,1a, mA''an'sol IL MnleF as solicitors
4o' a'le''uan.s, n,',. - ,-s,so .
About tl1a middle of ynaterIlnv o1i nftc,noon n
lawyer entered tic Clerks offlno Of tha ;Tuito1
Statcs Circnit Cort boarno gi'ot aoemo =, M
portion Of sui,layschoo2 1ibInry nm1, oiso ~
p!io Of manuscript. rlo booIs and papors ,s ware
Closely ,o, ttrohcr hy snynrri iora,a nt "u1G ro
tnpo. Hnyi,,t. d1ut5atcf tl,esn toeathnr tvth Ie
greenback, Win tbc air OF 11,an Tilo Ind done
Fla whplo dnty. In retired' 'A@0 1''s0 "o'A'
with t,1e cnrjos;tv wh;,s, 10 .r,no,oa
to be inherent ii aontlomnn ppihoa Of ilot
claas, reporter stenpcl forward to
inspect tl,ese doeumonta. T'hc mnn,,acr;pt.
proved to be bill in chaucery tilcd l.y Warrnn
il, Sadlor aud Ii. b. Orion agniust Jolm A. linn.
lin. Lysaudor D. Han1II1. mi viii st,rr Ham.
lin, Orton says that in Aprn 1S7i. hc hrou"t 1
forth d book which ho chr;sle,,od Il tortGS,'s oSn's
Leht1llne Celculntor anl Accountapt,s 'y a.
slslaut" Tic Librarian Of Connresa wos nodo
goI-fat1or mud tic books nolinrco tra,asn,;ttoI
10 .Lat rentlemn,, in nccor1a,sa VIII, fo ~ =. i;
g,,cl1 caso mndo nu proyi1ed rha ttIa "w vot. H.
un,o was gotten IN 1arartlleas Of cxncnao con.
tniutnr afxtnou nrjoinnl ,ynnicuta hnar;,,r+ 49,
sIrii.i,'r rnYomhjnrce tn .nma nr fI,ns i1",hn66,
coarsor productions, y % md - % bsnr '4D'nS'a niIont
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