, 1874-02-12
THECOURTS.'
A Dull Day Among tho Judges,
Decision In tho Warren County Bond Case.

THE WARREN COUNTY HoND pASEs.
Judge Drummond dooidcd the donurror to tho
ropl!cations in the case Of Post against the su-
pervisors Of Warron County, and overrllcd It.
Tile case was brought to recover on several cor-
pons attached to bonds issued by Warren Coun-
tyin aid Of n rai1road. Tho question iii tho caao
Is us to tho effect Of bill which had been filed
by tho people OF Warren County before tho issue
Of tile bonds to prevent tho subscription to tho
stock OF tho railroad company, set aside tho oloo-
tion, and prevent thoir agents from iaeaing
tho bonds In payment Of the alleged
subscription. Pending the decision Of tho case,
tho bonds were issued. A decree was aubse-
q,lently made in accordance with tue prayer Of
tho bill. In the suit on tho coupons tho county
authorities, defendants, by Harding, Mccoy l.
Pratt, urgo tLat the bonds wore iHsued poudonto
Tito, and that the doctrlno OF lis pondons ap-
plies, which forbids that defenaant pondng
. bill, should do my act by which TIE dcoroo Of
tho Court in the case is 'dofeateds Tho plaintiff
clainled that lo had no notice. of any want Of
equity, but tho defoudants reply that purchasers
wore bound to take notfce OF tue pepdoncy Of
eucl suit
Judge Drummond hold by tho decision of tho
Supreme Court in tho case Of Alcottv Tho
1}oarl Of Supervisors OF fond du Luc County,
Wis, iu 10th Wallace, 678, and should, there
forc; ovcrru!o This dofonso. Tho Judge after
ward remarked TINT he linlBolf thought tho do
fonse ought to bo held good.
In tho report Of tho caso just cited, however,
thoro does not appear to bo any montion of this
question being raiaed, though there wAs auoh
point nade In tho original trial Of the case In
whether tho question was actually, brought
before tho Supreme Court or not. If
It shall appear that this point was
before tho Court then tho decision In tho present
case, Of co,lrse, will stand. Tho case will DO
heard by Judge Drummoud aud jury aftor tho
Judges return from Springfield, when somo fur
thcrlight 1nny possibly bo thrown on this inter-
osting question, n
motion for q ncw trial in the Pennsylvania Rail
Judge Rogers vii give III decision in the
Gago case Tomorrow morning.
Judge Drummond loft for Springfield last
evening on his circuit.
Tho case Of parks against Page md others
WAS concluded, and Judge Williams commenced
giving his decision, but the complainant por.
ccivlng that it would bo advcrso to him asked
aud obtained 1onvo to Dismiss his bill.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Emily Ward md William r. Ward commenced
IN action against Jacob II. and Iaaac NJ. Frank,
laying damages at 10000.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
Oscar r. Dlackman, Of New York, filed 4 peti-
| lion against Edward NJ. Brown md Charles
Loomia, claiming an indebtedness of $2,457.71,
Evidenced by four notes. Suspension Of pay-
| mout il tho only net OF bankruptcy charged. A
TGlo 10 61QW CAUSE ECU. q WAS UTuClEu .
4. ", Rollins l. Co. fled petition against
Thotnas NJ. Burkitt, Edward q. Sutton, and
| James II. Stanley. Petitioners claim TINT there
is duo them from said debtors 81.520.84, as
| shown by five notes which they now hold, aud
| which are new overdue md unpaid. The dobt-
ors confessed the actH charged and wero adju-
dicatod bankrupt, and John Kinzio appointed
Provisional Assignee.
4 meeting Of tic creditors Of the ostate Of D.
| T. Gardner j. Co. was held In Register Hib-
bard's Office yesterday, but adjourned for a fort
night without accomplishing ony buaiueaa,
| SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF.
Mary Ann Enuis, by her next friend, COM
menced an notion tn trespass against Tho City Of
| Chicago, laying her damages ut 910,00U.
Joseph Stiobeiner, Louis Varnhof, nnd Gustav
| Stock brought suit against Philip Hclfenstein,
III. Kuobel, and William Schroeder for 81, 500.
W. II. Bonnsy sued A, D. Tngley for 81 900.
| Levi L. Kelsey aud Goorgo N. Price brought
suit for $4,000 against Ada1n Smith and Pierson
| D. Smith.
Dullard Hobart sued John D. Whnley for
! $1,000. -.#.----
\ COUNTY COURT.
| Tho will Of Isabella H. Halliday Was, yesterday,
| proven, md letters tcBtalnontary were granted
toJohn W. Halliday. under m approved bond Of
$4,000.
Tho will Of ". nayestyn waa proven, md lot
tefa parliamentary were granted To Wvntji Raves.
tyn, under IN approved bond Of $4,000.