, 1874-04-08
THE COURTS.
Mr., s. A. Briggs is Asked to Give
Bail Not to Run Away.
4 Partnership Trouble ~. Reid 4
SherWln,

/
SherWlp,
Closing Up the Germania In-
snrance Company.
Judgments, New Suits, Etc.
| ..-. PARTNERSHIP MuDpLE.
Judtng from the sizo Of tho bill fled Monday
In the Circuit Court. tho firm of Parker l. Hlnllo
| must be in tho u,oAt deplorsbla condition. Tho
suit was commenced by Samuel ". Parker
| againat Charles l.. uindlo aud others. Parker
states that, on tho 4th Of February Last, ho
| formed partnership with Charles L. Hindlo In
| tho prlntlug aud llthogFapling buSinosB. Hindlo
| had previously been In business with Perry
Jonkins. py tho agreemsnb made by complain
! ant with Hindlo, both parties woro to share
alike, and tho stock was to bo owned
In equal proportions by each. Hiudlo
guaranteed that tro value Of tho stook book
tohts should bo at east $50, 600, and that Parker
should receive at least q, ,oQQ year % bis share
Of the profits. PARKER WIS to pay s15 600 for his
dor boforo june j, is71. Books Of aecount @ % wore
to DO kept, which were TO be under tho chnrre of
PARKER, and ho was nlao to sign ohecks aud at-
tend to tho financial part Of tho business, md to
tho printing bookbinding, and lithogeapbiug do
The parties went into business in pursuance
Of this contract, at 166 South OIark Htroot lilo
inVoi'tory showed tho property OF Hiudle to be
ie wGfeS ss4S including SaSs Of hook debta
noarly alo,U01 either iu cash or giving his
notos for short tlno. Hfndle assured l1n that
tue trm property WAS free from nil 1lcns but
parler has lately ascortained that thoro is d
mortgage 10 ]. D. Boyd fur $4,000, and another
for Sl.Su0 to 4. Crawford. Hnule, however,
maintained thai these mortgagoH Wcre
fully paid and discharged that tho
mortgages wcfo only allowed to stand to pro-
would bo rcloaeod Of record on tho formation Of
tho oqps1t4ership.. Rolying Oh these representa-
tions, Parker concluded tho copartnerahip, aud
when 1t was finally signed, nindlo aotnowl-
ee9dsed e9s that M the mortgages were valid liens.
brances, aud he chargoa that tha incumbrauces at
tho time tle time tho partnerahip was formed
exceeded W. .V01. a gFoat part Of which ho has
haon Obliged to pay. Tue book-accounts also
Iiindle, 1t is charged, has grossly neglected
lis bnainose, soms tlmos NOT Appearing at the
office for dayB together. Hiudla has also col,
locted yariols amounts pqlopgipg to Tue firm.
oxersfaTm hrota ha 9G;sqnn aud GENERALLY az ta
way. iudgment by confession has been entered
up against tho firm property, aud Il has been
aeized. Parker aQegca TINT Hindla has been
abaenting limsolf for ao,no t.mo nud he Ia up
!le, therefore, aBks IN Injunction to prevent
l1indlo from longer Interfering with tile firm
ni1airs, for an account and dissolution Of tho
partnership, aud for q Receiver. Aud also for q
dcstincly loaving tie city. Tho writs Of iniuno-
tion and no oxoat were grauted, and an ordor
was made appointing A. A. Ellsworth Receiver,
andor bond Tor 44O, 900.
, nhlaas PEAEdryoR11Y CALLED on.
tilod petition in the case Of tint bank, setting
out The circumstances attending Lombartl'B max
Jug the truat-dood md two HE6. 600 notes to tho
bank. Brlg1fa WIZ mada Trustee in tho tr11et-
were dated Fob. Is, 1s7s, and como e eoupon a
notes TOT interest. Tho land conveyed was
Lots II and 18 In Culver and othcrs' subdivision
Of tue Il. ". Il OF Soc. "a. 81, II. The Re-
s.su eeiver Las Obtained possesston- Of one of
and somatimos deniea that he has It, Of othera
claims he has an individual Interest In It. lie
aleo caims no has delivered it to ono John Nor
ryman but Haryoy thinks there IL no suoh per-
BY Briggs in trust for tho bank, and aAks that ho
may bo compelled to give it up. Harvey chnrges
TINT Briggs is noar the city, but just Oh tho
polne Of leaving tor the East TO get beyond the
1nrisdiotion /. a: Of tho court Hs therefore aaks
yes, 900 aud Ill other property belonging TO the
bank, aud thRt ho may be, prevented from leav-
ing tic city. a rulo to show causa in lye days
and warrant for Briggs arrest wore issued
and further ordor that the ex-Viee-preBidoAt
choose to board with Mr. Folz.
I'LL TO FonEcLosE.
The German Savings Bank filed bill against
Ernest 4. jacobs, George Fischer, the Trustees
nj m MntP nOfr rf, all, Is
4 trust-decd. It appears tlat shortly aftor tue
fire, Jacobs and Fischer obtained D lease Of tho
land on the southeast corner Of North Wells aud
Micligan Btreota, aud, desiring to build. secured
y ..I ioan Of ssl 500 from complainant To secure
thta amount they gave u truRt-deed on tho
building and their household interest in tho land.
Ihe loaso vas mado subject to forfeiture
on nonpayment Of rent and taxes. Com
plainant alleges that about $1,000 of
which it has been obliged to pay to prcaerve its
lien. Ono Of the four notes Tor 1856 has also
fallen due. Fischer was declared insane in 1879,
and 9 consoryator appoiutcd Complainants,
therefore. aak that tho whole loan may bo de-
proceeds Of tho sale bo applied to tho payment
OF tha amount originally loaned, aud also Of the
sunla since advanced.
THE oERMAEIA INSURANCE COMPANY.
The AaHiBnee Of tue Germania lcd 4 petition
stating TINT he hos called meeting Of tie cred
itors Of the Company to declare final dividend,
but before ho eau do 80 ho must dispose OF
Bomo Desperate Or worthless claims, which aro
nsn ademoa aeast aonry r9s
Kinkel, q, ,878.12; also . Judgment note agaiust
Edward Ilaussa,ann, 1915, utterly worthless; =
judgment against Jefferson Farmer for
s1,44a.G7, secured by stock in tie Commercial
throe notes for u 900 eaoh and one for $50
mRtlo by scharer & Horwitz, against whom the |
Company has now no ulaim. Tho Assignee,
therefore, asks to be allowed to sell tho above
claims for what they will briug, An ordor was
granted allowing auch hale At public auction
after ten days notice glvon.
ANOTHER coNTKaTED WILL
Judge Farwe1 il engaged IN hearing the case |
Of John G. Block against Wllholminh Hatnaclor |
and others. Tho suit is brought by John G., as |
heir OF Christiana Frederick Block, deceased. |
Complainant states tint his fathor ded IN \
blarcl, 1872, possessed Of the residence No. 7l0
South ualstod street, and Of about 81, 900 Of |
narnnnnl nrnnerLv IIia saonnd 5vifa WilhaIminn |