, 1874-11-25
He Too Takes Refuge In
the Courts.
Ind Obtains an Injunction on
Counting tho Votes.
Thereby Saving Himself from
Expulsion.
He Says He Was Driven to It by
Unfair Treatment.
Substance of His Bill for
Relief. :
His Last Corner oompels Murry Nel-
son & Go. to Resort to the
Courts. >.
Substance of His Bill for
Relief.
They Ask The Cook County National to
Mako Good Thoir Losses.
Test Case on Margin De-
posits.

Test Case . on Margin De-
posits.
6TURGEs ON sCHANaE..
William N. 6turgeB, better known ns "Klng
Jack" hna again succeeded In bringing himso1f
prominently beforo tho publio. Ho Ia nosor
satisfied with doing things by halves, and must
always Bhlpe as D Bonsationa1lst. His exploit OF
yestordny ysas somewhat ahin to tho Third Ma
polcons coup d'otat. He took tho Board of
Trade by storm, eoncod its batteries, aud shut
up It's ballot-boz, Ill by tho simple process Of
obtaining
WHIT OF INJUNCTION
from Judge Williams, Of the Circuit Court. Tho
document was served upon htr. I. r. Guruoy,
chief Of tho tollors at o'clnck yesterday afser-
noon, and waB simultaneously aervod On pres'-
dent How, Secretary Randolph, Vico-Prcsidcnta
Pricstly aud Densley, and the various uaembors
Of tho Doard Of Directors. It road. In substance,
az follows.
TIN. complainant, William n. sturges. charges
among other things that you arc combining and cnn.
hng stte8s en stRe 1t or5 II ~. id aud st your
Williams. ono Of tho Judges ct said Court having
% sss otea oat
10 tho pyaycr OF tho bi wo therefore, In considera-
o m s tho ss s m s1 m ,na sS
persona mentioned, and each md every Of you,
Tint ,.yun do absolutely dossat and roiran from
conpainant from she Board Of Trade Of tho oty Of
ohisago md slso from prevent!ng, ;comp,nsn f.o
hoard III said City Of chlcago.
Accompanying the document was tho following
"orARoERY sU1fnoNs,"
directed BY tho People Of. the State to tho samo
ptloera:
Trade Of tho city Of Chicago George Ii. How, Presl.
dent; Charles Randolph, Secretary otc II thsy shall
II S ns Rs .Rs 9s i; sss' Z H.
ne1 term thereof 70 b. holden At tho ln
6eea%Ssl GessSS e. osS1 sa s Of
The document is signed by jacob Gross, Clork
OF tho Circuit Court.
At 8 o'clock yoatorday afternoon, Just when
tho Board was At the hclght Of voting. BY ballot
porsonage tapped the chiof teller, NJ: i. T. Cur
ney, on tho shoulder and said ho wished TO sao
him for moment outside the hall: Mr. Quincy,
not snspecting anything. followed Mr. sturgos
ly stepped forward and road tho foregoing docu-
mcnts at lin, bidding him, under penalty, to
BEAL UP THE DALLoT-Dox1
and before taking anY moro votoB.
turned to tho halt with tho intelligence. By
that time o37 ballots had boou cast, ont Of 4 to-
tal Of moro than l.500 votos, and it was prolty
generally suspected that the into Of Mr. 6turgcs
bers who forfeited thc!r privileges under charges
pf mercantile Irregularities. slack" himself
was confident OF this, and, soetng that all other
hope mas gone, he. BY advice OF hts lawyers, bad
Iottliug the business. The news Of his daring
strategy produced profound aonsation In tue
ball of tho Board. There was terrific uproar
tor sereral minutes. nobody being able to catch
ms ayidont that Mr. 6turgcs' coursa bad
,Langed many Of bis formef friends and support
,rs into bitter enenea. Dir. Quincy refusod to
,eceive auy moro votea after the injunction was
10 vote. and how thoy wlalled to vote, In tho
registry book, which. in addition to tho ballot
,o1, was duly sealed and red-taped, before tho
,yos OF tho 6horitf's officer, whom o'clock tho
hour previously announced tor the closing OF tho
polls, had arrived. Tho box and books. 60 &c.
:ured, mere then placed in the handa Of Mr..
Dharles Randolph, Secretary Of tho Board, for
Iafo keoping.
4 LITTLE TALK.
4 TRIBUNE roportar. encountered Mr. sturges
IA tho ofIlco Of tho Secretary whllo tho sealing
process ,waa boing executed; Tho following talk
resulted: ...'.
n.1nr: "a sturses. On vhat ground did you OBJ.
III. stuiges-On the ground That I waa not
tllowod fair play IN tho meeting of yesterday.
Also. on tho ground Of prejudice aud general l1l-
fairness. oc.t'' IL
h-What do ySu mean By nnfai1ness2 il T. 7n. -
Esy who had no right to do 90. : There, for in
lance, mas John 3. Lyon. Ho has no moro
tight to vote there than you have.
,a,n MG1 + that Ill tho nnfa'rne'S you have to COM
Mr. sturgee-Oh, 20 :; I hago to complain that
George Ii. How, President Of tho Board of
Trade, refuscd me permission to speak for
fifteen minutes in explanation Of my Eido OF tho
h. &t.{r Hin nNjT hn
fould not think Of allowing INC that privilege. l
'xpostnlated With him. but IN rain.
K.-Dld you not have CHANCE to mako your
ts;ensnt sIs s.,, yesterday i you 50 desFod2 ~.
Nf. btaTgea-No / was clicked down, md 80
rcre my friends. TAore was 10 fair play III tue
Fhole buslness. THIS action takoa tho matter
INTO The courts, Thcro a man will have a cor
:ainty of being hoard. II had thought the
Board disp9s9,d 70 do me Justice, should not
Tho reporter no1t had talR with
Iii. GEORGE II. HOW,
President Of tho Board.
n.-1Ir. 6tuages says, Mr. uow, that YOU 70.
fused him permission to atato hla caAo bcfore
the Board this morning.
Mr. How--Yos, because It would be irregular,
He had a chance to make hia atatemont whor
Tho charges wero road yesterday. lIo had every
shanco 10 argue his ntds Of tho caso woro ho se
alSponod. We adjourned to vote by ballot m
Ae charges against him, and could not open t|,e
Ease up agaln this motning.. .hlr. E.urgos did
!he Board for aftoon minutes, which refused
appointed as tellers tho following gentlemen
r. 7. Quincy, W. Z. DlAckman, ]. O. Wiawol
r.. Clarke. Il. II. pennett 4. Q. Thomas
1r. Murlson Zone Of tho Board Of pircctors)-1
don't see why tho courts must atep. In aud inter
Zero with our legitimate action. It we have no
Eot rules that wo can work under Without con
alct with the law, why not frams new oncs7
unlimited In matters Of thiu Kind, and, Of courso
no must submit,
noporter-ls It your intention to oboy til
ehaacery summons without taking further, ao
4ion In tho mhtter2 =
Mr. Secretary Isaudo1p 1pA-The Board will tux,
Imlnsdate steps towards
HAVING TIE INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
10 that thu votes may be properly coanted. TIL
courts arG open 10 uH Oh well au to mr. hturgos
Around tle hall and on tho u Opou Doaid
}hn commeutH werp loud nud ynriuuB. Non,