, 1874-12-06
creat Western Telegraph
~ Rasiress Settled.
p.r,iou Of The Lines ordered
leased 10 the Atlantic
& Pacific.
,.tbar Continuance Granted in the
p De Forge Case.
judgments and New Suits.

eM ,rr.7 WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
VI I.a-estion Ct leasing the limos Of the mori.
d 1,Ist 11crp.t Western Telegraph Company caus
4 s,a:a before Judge Williams Yesterday morn
q go rps finally settled. ar. Horton, Tx
n :-.r read another proposition Of tho At
u s.t psci6c Telegraph Company to lease tls
LINES, thus making three propositions or
- N .ct ono By the Atlantic j. Pacific Com,
.to 1easo part Of the lines. hnotherto lease
j ,,,ira line, aud third from tho NORTH
Il tan Telegraph Company also to lease the
a -; -. Eoe, Mr. Harding, who on Thursday Oh.
II '.t., M 10 any lease being gircn, remarked yes
n "a, that after IN examination Of the subject
& s~;.ci the opinion that the Court had the
a -. nnEer to mako q lease, but he thought
a :. cm,,s shonld not exercise it, because the
q ...ced 1es.ee Tas non resident corporation.
q rr.rr11 rather Selah Roevo should have 1t
3 s,s ttan party over whom the Court had no
i '-.,s, Mr. Sutherland thought that the
Il r-h American Company would protect the in
a .res Of the Company tho best
d .,see Tilliaa1a, however, refused to lease tho
4 ~ Inc to my company or person, because ho
4 rAad the Receiver, rs far as possible, to havo
.,nl Of it. as he was undor the powor Of the
r,- md be considered it judic,ous only to lease
rrh portion as wgs necessary to enable tho
.,x,er to manage tho estate and retain, as far
I a1o,sblo, the possession. Tho Judge thoro-
:, onlered the Receiver to accept the
It offer of tho Atlantic i Pacific
] rr-un7 to lease part of the
t+s ,oa draw up lease which he would con-
- Wednesday. Parties who had any objections
ar,gcstions} to make could do so before the
:ss7u Monday, at his Office.
:, this lease, the Atlantic i Pacific Comra-
:1.7aas to tako tho limo from Chicago to Day.
s,r. ria Joliet. Princeton, and Rock Island,
ko,ll5 miles OF line; that from Goucseo to
(x.Eiise. u miles, and all the lines west Of
T. Mississippi. comprising the line from Daycn-
ts 10 Omaha. $40 miles; Omaha to Lawrence,
L..sst, ia Atchison, St. 10, and Kansas Citr.
ri niles; Nebraska City to Seward, Neb., IS
r,s; Lawrence to Topeka, Kan. II miles and
IaTrence to Ottawa, Kan, 29 miles being to-
til II 81 miles, put the same in repair aa far as
-..y 10 recesesry to use it. nEd take possession
cf ii instruments, batteries. and furnitu-a be-
longing to tie lines west Of the Mississippi, and
lss the asne one year for nothing, it being coz
siiared tt.t The expense Of repairing will be
considered q reut- In case the Receiver
t.kes possession Of tho line within that
the, rhi.h be has q right to do, or in case the
lies lrs sold bJ or3er Of Court, the Receiver is
toEEa Pm 1ata OF the expense incurred, bnt
TIT eIFe1se to Thich the Receiver shall be L.
Ala mrs: not exceed So, COO. The COMPANY is
t2si'e tond in the sum of $4,000 for the full
sloeot Of its agreement, but is not TO be liable
5tts lines arc destroyed By some slect-storm or
csI general or widespread disaster. The At
a:tc Pac!no Company also agrees to run in
rrnec.ion With tho Great Western, and transfer
hsai baslncss to my point to which the Great
Issen runs.
Iae Racsiyer keers the lines not covered py
ss,sTeemcut- lie cIaus.that he is nov more
sclsyl1g expenses, but that the most that
:: e done will be to sell the property for sutli-
:1stop2r the debts The continuance grant
~. Thursday il said to have cost the Com
+! 1900, as in the meantime tho Iinea in an
=.s county in Iowa we're seized and destroyed.
s.a order OF tho Court, all to whom
= Great Western Company is indebt-
Euss provo up their CLAIMS now before
s4sster In Chancery, who is hearing and
e-.2s general Claims. report will probably
1.fe IN week or TWO. End not unlikely tho
3sEaJ DO sold then, the contingency depend
IA tie finding OF the Master
TIE CONTEMPT CASE.
Anotioa to commit R. E. Jonkings for con-
r in interfering with the property Of the de-
s.nta IN the Gaze Of Cole W. Swain, Barnard
IT, came up again before Judge Williams
<Hday, and Was satisfactorily settled by
esessc..ant knlong tho parties. Tho Court ep-
Estad new Receiver, George Willard. who |
a.: once take charge OF the assets Of Swain,
s.s,d / Co. The Judge remarked that the /
s7.y- Marshal was liable to be fined. but as he |
= ths other United States officers were willing
. sop .ay further Interference, he would not ]
a29sas 10y 6ne. llr. jenkins. tho Assignee |
lppaaassd in bankruptcy, will: therefore, turn !
otss sss ptoperty taken by him to Alr. Willard, |
f2a esIs nstainG further to do with the estate
mn efrm is adjucicated banErupts or the
:sscetdtngs in bankruptcy dismissed. Mr. Will
~ slts bond OF S25,000.
i. 1EE De FORGE uADEAs CORPUS CASE.
ins habees corpus case OF Wilson De Forge to
,sa1t' possession OF bis child, who is nov held
.'0e wife and mother, HRS. Emma De Forge,
e T T1p ssain yesterday :beforo Judge Heaton.
q q De Forge fled al affidavit asking for con-
sssance = on the ground that sho lad not yet re-
s.sel @sm certain documentary evidence to SUBJ
ss<saste Tue charges against her husband Of
L; sAsa soa7;t 9aa fIs tnas sbo She has allgSss s
: husband once lived ; thnt Wills Lilo
- she saw . Judge Smith, her former at
1 WHO informed her that her husband had
: convicted aome years ago in Glcn's Falls,
! , !. fad aentcpcea to tho pcnitentiar- that
~ ,ssa gone under several aliases; and that lo
~ges9 .sa;' indicted for bigamy, Judge Smith also
w, ,sa g 70 secd her tho necessary papers to
:. 'e 1aese facts, but has failed to do SO, except
i; ~. ~ nay sent copy OF the indictEont for
~! :. which Was offered yesterday in evidence.
~ ~: "efa Eomo minutes Of the Judge attached |
~ ~ ccpy ot the indictment which tended to
s.n - Mat 10 Forge had been charged with !
~. ~. We Forge also charges that her husband
r.. G.sasea tnat he was single man at the time
=. - !. Gatf1age, and when She found the cou-
~ ~, oe tho fact her husband said be had
al 4!aad By Justice Of tie Pence, and that
!, ~ ~ believe such marriages. were binding. .
~ -. sae thinks she can provo that llis for
~ s1te ls now Irving.
49, ease ID somewhat singular, aud oach party
sa Ife other with the foulest and black
e4,Iis though both aro quito re- -:
s.e ~ II appearance, aud from IS to
:ssss OF age. The child waa in
j : k1Is!!erday and eecmcd decidedly to prefer
!, aslae ats mothers care. Judge Aeaton grant :
,,ssl ,Ssa1anuance until Tnesday, and tho case
e''saols be decided then.
lS,.s,., -" DIVORCES.
b. yns1!a : g L. Mcfarland filed bill against |
p,.is - faHand asking fer divorce. Mrs.
/. ~ II WILL be remembered, filed q petition q
paa sas go. Ego asking for . writ or hebeas !
~ .3Mnst the Eunnrintnnfent Of tha E1rin