, 1874-05-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTOYAGA
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTOYA AGAINST
j. z. soAMMoN.
a petition in bankruptcy waR filed yesterday
by tho United States Mortgage Company Of
New York agaluet Jonathan Young scammon.
Tho petition Ia baaod on tho Judgment for
$3.50, ,0S7.35, which tho Company obtained about
= month ago against Mr. scammon. Tho judg-
ment was for balance due on loan Of s220, 900
ma do to the debtor, which WAS secured by 8
mortgage on tho Inter Oceanic building and
ground This properly was sold for s1oo, 200
1natf sht BY shs oonsssos msssse euspsa sns up % sr
the remainder. It is charged that Nr. Scammon,
on tho 9th OF April, throo days before the entry
Of the above Judgment, made o mortgage to the
Marine Company Of the E q Of Lot 8. Block al,
Town Of Chicago. aud Let 20 (exoept tho north 9
Block 10 In Fort Dearborn Addition, and tho
undivided 6-12 Of Lots !, 2. g. and IN George
86 IN the Original Town.
It is also charged that 11E. 8camnaon, on the
9Th Of April, 1874, conveyed to the Marine Com
pauy by decd bis interest in tho H. H. Honore
the Alethoan Addition to Chicago, except such
parts as had been sold before; a1ao Sub-Lot /,
in Loss !, 2, and 5, Of Block !, tn Clark'a Addt-
dition; Lot 1s, IN Forsythes Addition Except
s: lid RsoyP Ptsz9os os1s oa ssa hets s e.
Y, Of Soc. ~: SO, Il, also the undivided
e Of & he ". f Ct q soo. ~ 2s H. as: a Se1eapt @ tho
20. 30, IA, and Lot !, In Block II, Ii Lyman,
Larned & ,Noodbridge's Subdivision Of 10 acres
in the Z. 1 OF tho n. L. Il OF Soc. II, SO, Il.
These con.eyances, It Is charged, have all bcen
made with intent to giyo the bank preference.
A rule to show cause May % was issued.
Alfred W. sauaamo, tho General Agent OF the
united STATES Mortgage Company, llod an am
dav1& detailing the circumstances Of the loan and
The onatry Ct the Judgment. h. 3 also states
for tho entry OF the aforementioned Judgment !;
that the mortgage given April 6 was to Becura
&246, 900, and the deed WINS for the osteusiblo
consideration Of $500, 900; and that tho bank
seamnon could not pay his debts& as thoy
maturcd.
K1RThAND AND HIS CHICAGO PROP"
In Col. Kirtland's examination before the Dis
triot Investigating Committee on tho lat Of
this month, tho most interesting episode WAS
his account Of what he did with the $72,00O
worth Of notes which he received from Count
Fosco. He thon stated that herecoiyod therefor
from 1ra Holmes $4,000 in cash as pnrt Of their
value, and cortnin Chicago real estate, which ha
had since decided to Mr. Johneop, Chicago
husiness.1nan: It has since become known that
tho Mr. johnson referred to was Col. ". s..
Johnston, proprietor Of the Exchange Building,
on Washington Btroet. and that tho properly, tile
incnmbrance on which wae hold by Mra. Pryor,
consisted OF Lots ~ to p inclusive, in Block IL
Of Pryor & HopkinB' subdivision OF tho w. If Of
n. ". Il Of Sec. 8, 98, ID, their city description
being On Wabash avenue, between Eosty-sopond
aud Forty-third streets. It alao became known
that on account OF non-payment OF interest,". the
%9h eosea hsn SShnston bsht 81
friend In, Washington" stepped in and paid
| the interest.
4 TnlDYaz reporter yesterday called at the
in order to flnd out somo particulars of the trans
! Ing aucoumbed to tie favorable . in
duences Of the recent balmy spnng
ss.sar shnTs5s faa aws ss I'll ab b s r.. and
| .teored the following statement: Ho aatd thal
| the property In question had never boon held
! In Kirt}apdfs name, but always In that Of hit
| wifo.. Noither he. nor Col. Johnston had eye1
except what they hnd laarnoa through tho mo-
dium OF the preps and their friend in Washing
! ton.
This friend. WAS & MAJ. Wiles, with whom
Kirtland,' while IN Washington, had nogotiatoc
| litt!o Suspicious Of Kirtland and then 1t oanle
that Col. Johnston, in q friendly way, took tue
tttio to tho. property IN question from
and inoumhrance upon 1t was oloared oil, Will
the understanding that when TINT was accom-
pliahod the balance should bo applied to paying
The amount due to Maj. Wiles. The property
has been perpetual source Of annoyance tt
| Col. Johnston, aa Mrs. Wrtiaul noyet paid tlt
intorost or inoumbrance as It Toll duo, aud he
has already paid 81, 400 interoat, and domaine
| for 81, 200 more has recently been made upoI
| hi1n, which Ae will be obliged to aestla, Or
| wAicl Ia moro lkoly, tho mortgage will ba fore.
! closed, aud tho property sold.
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| THE LAST BOARD OF TRADE SCAN.
DIAL.
The Board OF Trade sensatlou yesterday wal