, 1874-02-27
The. COURTS.
Testimony Concluded: In the
-. -~:: Cheney Case. ;: F.. :
Confirmation Of the Tag Troubles---Th
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Bankruptcy Items -. Judgments New
III }t::': Suits. .. -. =.

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4 Bankruptcy Items -. judgments IS. Her
~ai Suits. - :
r. The evidence in the Cheney case WAS all con-
aluded yesterday morning. The deposiions d
4 J:E. Smith and IL B. Rich we're read, Relating
to what took place on the second trial. The
proceedings Of the first ecclesiasticl trial Wert
also read, ahoHiog the absence OF Mr., Pierce
d., and raising ona OF the great questions on
which the case hinges. The protest read before
the SECOND trial bJ Mr. Fuller, In which this
point was raised and the defense foreshadowed
Was also offered. The dispositions Of &. W.
Thompaon, Otto Moore. g. A. saokett, Fl. N.
Hurlbut a. @. Smith, DC, we're next read -tc
: prove that the property Of the church waE
vested in throe Trustees, Messrs. Couch, Mills
and Parsons, for tha express purpose of keeping
! It ont Of the hands Of tho congregation 1t largo
The discussion involving some evidence as to
the original :. fight between Bishop White
house; and Cy1enius =: Beo1s in = regard
to- the Trinity Chnrch lot, <raa also
| put. In, f+,- which seonas to have
/ first 'awakened the minds OF the Christ Church
1 people to the value Of having such conveyance
made Is would secure the property to themselves
individually. It seems that 4. O. Calkins, the
principal complainant, agreed to the particular
conveyance designed to effect that purpose. Tho
deed runs. "To the Trustees Of Christ Church, :
and declares no trust. II this point be well
| taken+ and Proved it puts an end to the case.
| Tha arguments on the evidence viii bo heard q
weak from Mond1y next [darch %, as MI.
Fnller, council Tor the defendant, is obliged to
go to Washington to attend the Supreme Court.
| Judge Williams, too, will doubtless be glad to
have ohanco to digest, In a measure, the largs
tnass Of conflicting theological discussion o6ered
! before going furthar. - H. :.:.:: :@.
| THE NATION DoR1 PROPRIETOR N RANRRUPToY-
Mrz- Annie @. johnson, once proprietor Of tho
well-known Maison >Dore, was yesterdhy adjudi-
Gated bankrupt. The proceedings we're COM
| menced nearly year ago, by Mr. Woodward,
Of Iowa Woodward had. II Seems, through the
agency Of Hugh A.-W11ite, loaned about %, 500
TO Mrs. johnson. on ohatte1 mortgage security
notes secured by this mortgage fell duo, they
Were not pald, and, after several extensions, the
chAttcl mortgage WIS forec1osed and the pro-
ceads-about 81, 700-applied on the notes. This
lett about $500 still unpaid, and bankruptcy pro-
ceediugs were begun thereon A sharp and
rather heated contest was had on tbs trial, which
took. place Sept. 16, considerable feeling being
shown between Mrs. Johnson and Mr. White.
The case WAS heard BY the Court and taken
under sdvisement.- The Judge in giving his de-
cision' remarked that tbs petition aneged that,
she being merchant aud trader, had stopped
payment of haE commercial paper. Har business
bad bssn to furnish parties or evaning enter
tAinmeuta with raffeshuepte and table outfits !.
and, rs such, she could not come within the
terms merchant and trader, " but he thought
her business could be compreheuded under the
term 7 nuanufacturcr," and thus she be within
The seopo Of the bankrupt Law: She was, there-
hSt 4
'returnabla March 2s.@7 j., %: Il:
- TIE NATIONAL IFE--MguRAFoE COMPANY. !.
: A Aepectmen chapter Of the workings Of :ths
National 1ifo-Insurance Company is incidentally
Court py Auohaol Fahey against Kirk Hawes, a.
Recover OF that Company. Fahey- states that
Benjamin Lombard employed him to do some
carpenter work. When he had finished Benz.
5amin paid tha bill By. draft which road :as
follows: :. .=--
a1iei. Fahey Fssea Hundred bolars, 4 Jour oihee
tn chesgo Value received and charge to The account
T. t's National IIfa 1nsu.ane. Company, No. Is aud
70 Van Buren, street,
and had it accepted. At various titnes between
the LIST Of Decenbsr last and the date when the
bill ;uas fled to wind it up, the Company paid
several sums, amounting in all to about 81 100.
To secure the whole amount, which was aprisAte
debt, Lombard had given to Fahoy,s large lot OF
hardware belonging to the Company, as aecur--
ity. This was put Il vault il tho building st
7b Van. Buren street, and delivered up in propor-
zion ~ the debt was paid: ~ hen Mr. Hxwes,
the Receiver, took possession Of the Compapys-
Visible assets he also laid hands on what remain
ed OF this hardware, and refused to give it up.
Fahey therefore asks TINT rulo may be- made
on the Receiver to show cause Saturday why he |
should not deliver up this mortgaged hardware |
until the amount. Of petitionorfs debt be- paid.-
Mr.. Hawes entered his appearance and to-Iror- ]
row morning Was set as tho tina to explain mat
terra 4 -. :~>
-: THE rlx rEouBnr< AaArx:
: Judging by the numerous bills which have |
been filed agalnst tho Tax Collectors ind Assess-:
ors, the tax-levyfor 1879 must have been ono Of |
the most careless and Erroneous pieces OF official
laundering ever made. Wilson Brothers, manu- |
latest Victims. They state that Last May they
had two stores, one on State street, and another
IN Clark The vnlne OF the goods IN the latter
VAS estimated snd Eeturned 1t e. 600, aud in the
the $4,000 return; hut the Assessor. Of bis own
notion raised tho s, 900 to s20, 600, Com
claimants state that their return Was correct and
hey think that, as this large difference cannot
Bos5d % II K Rqua1issoa 9'erssS'e tsss shoaid ssass
10 excused 3rom paying = It. The
Board Of County Commissioners have acknowl-
'dged The ezror hnd rebated the county taxes,
opt snytbing but the whoio pound of fesh. An
Injunction was, thalefore. asked to prevent the
Collector from receiring ta1es on any more than
hs 81, goo, and granted by Judge Fa1wel1 under
-, wAx7s / D1voac1.- ,~.
A1bsrts Ely filed bill yesterday IN tho Circuit
court asking for divorce from her husband
[amea T. Ely. She ststes that she waa married t
9 him On the 30th day Of September. 1871, in
Washington. The. defendant has, howeTar,
;ross1y| neglected her, and cruelty i'll:
reated her, and :, has ; also, for more l.
han two years. bean An habitual drunkard.
Notwithstanding: his ). dissolnte habits, sho
harges; that he Is abundant1y ab1o to support
or, he owning some property in Hyde Park, a
ALI interest in Tho business OF Ely 4 Burnham,
reporters, which is worth $50 8 |
ear, and h2lf Interest in their property, No.
41~-Eazt Adarns street. Various and repeated !
cts Of cruelty ase charged; and complainant
SKIS = divorce, and Injunction to restrain him
rom selling or other1iss disposing of his prop,
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