, 1874-12-20

half. Lilo continued in possession afou dAa5,
1855, up to the great l7o OF 1871, and collected
tho rents from Gates, 3. r. Skinner. and tha
other teusuta who subsequently occupied the
promises
III accordance with proceedings Ind in tho
United States Circuit Court. Judge u. y: mo't,y ~
Thomas opoer. After this had been oono, ~:
H3dduck urged tho Trustoo to sell the equity OF
redemption TO all the Metropolitan Hotel p.op-
cry The property was soa aa'sti,soo' na;n n.a u,'
Judge Norris refused to sell tho property but
told Mf. Nadduck il ho would doed somo %3.ooo.
tho amount OF tho Judgment in tbs United S!ntea
Court against Isaac s2eer, 1o won!u seIl ul.a
Specr's interest. This. Hadduck rcfnseo no 90;
aud subsequently, BY authority OF tue ohlteu
Statos Court, tho interest OF lsaac speor was
scld to c. ". Spoer at private sale, anu ap2rovea
by tho Court, and deed vas made oy 1ndse
Norris, rs Trustee. to Charles W. opeer' u "''
Isaac SpaorB interest.
Shortly alter obtaining the docd. Charles ".
Spccr filed bill in tho Superior Court OF COOK
County against 3. T. Hadauck. to
REDEEM THIS PROPERTY
from tho lien OF alt she mortgages taab we're o.
it at tho time Hadduck took possession, CLAIMING
thst Hatllack mad not acquired the 1eo OF me
wes. half, and further thai Hadduck, Ny col,ees-
ing tho rants ot tho hotel, has paid of al these
mortgages.
After this bill was fi1od by Charles ". 6poer
Iadauck bought up tue claims AGAINST :, isaae %.
bill in tho United States Court to sat astda tho
sale md decd made by Judge Morris to Charles
". Speer, cs being fraudulent. The Testimony
was taEen, and tho case heard by JuuSo Dfon,
moud, who decided that tho sale VAS valitl' ana
made in good faith; ti1as Judge MOTIFS g1t az
that coull be got ior tho pcemises; aud that Had
duck wns tho Toa! party prosecuting tho SUIT a.
though lie used tho names Of other Persons.
Charles ". Speer then tooA up the sIls N tho
Superior Court, which had beon delayed by those
s{1+o TanrE prosecuted It 70
q hearing. It WAS hoard the ilIst tuna ue1ofo
Judge Jameson, in December. 1871. WHO iound
TINT Hadd'lci had got possession or the prop
crty fraudulently, and by the collus1on OF eoe
teuant OF 3pecr, and that. getting possession IN
that way lie could no: acquire the fea by ptocuT-
ing sa!es on prior MORTGAGES, and ~
Indicated that Charles ". Spcer had right to
redeem the whole property, ant rsterfeu Tue
case to 3. D. MaGruder, Master IN Cnancers' 70
state an account bc.woou llaaducE ns naofteacee
in possession, aud Spear IS owner OF the prop
c.ty. Tho Master reported that he found all tia
mortgages had been paid of By accrued rents.
! and that Spaer VISA ent.tled to tho whole proper
tv, FREQ aud clear OF I'll inclmbfauca@, ana thai
| uadducl: was Indebted to Spee1 ~, $40.
| Tie testimony o., which Ets report was found
cd woa destroyed by tho fi.e OF October, ISL.
| and urdloca
REFUSED TO ACCEPT TIE REPORT.
on the ground that tnera Was 10 testimony on
| which to base it, and refused to actslo lha case.
! Then Speer oTorod to give him ~ icet o. ina
property, or the sum u Si1.o0o which, Ha;'duct:
had received for Insurance. il lio would quitc:lm
TO him tho remaining co fact. This he also re-
| fused. aud tho casa vas gone ovar again. tho
testimony rctnzen, :.ad tha case roa"arisd b; the
| Court, It tous two years to sa:e tho testimony.
| In 1873 the ceaao w.s aSaia heard Deforo JodSe
| Gary, who dc:ided Is 1tdgo Jameson bad pres-
iousiy decided and referred j. to II. L. Steele,
| Matter in Cia1ucery, to state : uo7 Gccoucs %.
| tvoon the estate Of lIadtiuch and the cstate ol
Spse. In september. 1871, Mr.. stcoo tiled
| detailed account, with tao Testimony, hndlne
that 81! tbs mortgages hal been pa.t
| OF by Usd3uck wi:h the ronss collect;
| cd by kim; that Sncor w:ss onsitlec
to recover ,ossese;oa OF tho wiolo Of thu prop
ertv, free and clear OF incuvbrAnce, and thst tue
estate OF H.dduck WIS i:.deGtad ~ tho estate o.
Speer in the sum OF $4,000, or SIS. @@oo NOR
than M.sr7,dor's report h:d stated. The testi'
,non9 a. tho las. hesrinS OF Cha case being macf
! sttoasar than on the previous h0aring.
Since sir Steele filed this accouuta
SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN gfFccTEp.
bv which Spcec has recovered tho Old AesEo
| politnn Hotel property FREQ eud clear OF all 10
ou.nbrancea and about ~, ,o0O III CASH, anu
decree wxs entered by Juesa Gary confirming
1lr. Steeo's re1ort.
Thus has ended ono & the causes ceIe5res O.
our city. Throughout the uhole Of it A:. spse
has been represented by IlerFey. Anthony j
Cali. and Judge Buckraz S. Morris, ana Mr
HsIduck has had the assistance OF John Borden
Waite j. CLARK, +. G. Mason. judge Van Il. Hlg
gins, and j. l.. Sleeper.