, 1874-04-18
TIlE COURTS.
miscellaneous 1insiucss Trnnsnctod
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THE CINCINNATI, pERu \ CHICAGO nA11noAD CASE
JnaBo Drtlmmond delivered decision yester.
day in tho case Of Walker against tho stockhold'
ors OF this Cincinnati, Poru Il Chicago Railway
Company, Which will bo Of interest to Indians
Stockholders. Tho suit was to hold stockholders
for Work done on tho above road unlor tho
statute Of Indiana which makos them liable fol
labor doto on roud. Tho defendants inalBto1
common laborers.
Julgc Drummond, however, decided TINT the
words "ior labor done" included all kind oi
labor Oh the construction and finishing Of tho
road. Not only common 1aborcrs but atso mon
who constructed bridges and culvorta and thoso
who Ind the management Of tho construction :
suoh m cnginoers fromon, and conductors,
were included, and also all who kopt accounts,
and tIme-koopors. It also comprised money
toanod by o contractor to oomp1oto tho road.
On tho point as to whothor tho Judgment which
was apparently for labor done a1ono, WIS cot,-
cl,1sive on tho stockholders, the Judge withheld
his opinion, but will givc i. this morning.
A sUANDAL oAsE.
Judge Rogers was ongagod yesterday In hear
Ing tho case OF Emma =. Dop,irle against Ship
man FOX. Tho notion wan to recover $4,000
alleged damages resulting from the defendant
calling her thief, aud stating Tint she stole his
watch and el,ain The incident occurred the 1st
of March, 1879, and created some atir. rs Ntrs
Dupurio kept . high-toned boarling-houBo at
No. 554 Wabash avenue at tue limo.
6ho therefore con,mcuocd suit against
Rhipmnu Fox for $4,000, md another
agnlust his brother John for @20,00U.
The first ono was on trial yesterday. Tho
plaintiffs offered evidence to show that no such
words were tlhol, and also TINT Mrs. Deputies
reputation. was 10 bad that ahe oonltl not bo be-
1ioved under oath, while tho plaintiffs onlcav-
orcd to show that Bhe, had beon aevoroly lau,-
thoir conclusions this morning.
THE CHOW ornnA-uousE TRounnE,
:. About stx wecks ngo,. Il will 10 remembered,
s nna = 5on Ia ueo 5 ssns se resesson a. n'f
Q contract made BY Bartlett to buy aorre land on
1Indison and Sheldon streets, and charging
fraud on tho part Of TIC ,dofond-
ans Hsstetday s m pGt1ott ,a filed d.. his his
on tho it'll Of September, 1873. at,oh a tito as
any QUO would take, being incumbored by yari-
GUS lions, for Judgments, taxes, md party-wall
';eaaomonta He nlso charges That Grow Inns
mover procured a full abatraot of title, as agrood
hands at tho instance OF Grow himself. bartlett
also donies that lie offered to pay my Of tho in
,oumbrances, except those he agreed to assume,
or that he declined to carry out tho contract for
want OF funds. Defendant also de-
ntea that Grow demanlofl re-
Bcission Of tho agreement. but nlleaos
that he has been very reluctant to complete iho
CONTRACT. Bartlett claims that he In. also pal
about s1,75O on some inculnbrances. lie thas
the stock In tho Underground Railway and Fuel
and Illuminating Gus Company which ho was to
givo In part payment, and which ho charges arc
worth tho samo now that they woro at tic time
tho contract was mado. lie. therefore, being in
no way rcmisB on hiH part, aehs specific nor
fo-manco Of tho agreement,
A WARMING TO JURORS.
John Karssn attempted yesterday to dos kind
neBa, as ho supposed, for Ills cousin, but his
efforts wore seriously misunderstood. little
'cnee OF Ernst Gueptller agninBt Horny Hnsa-
mann Was on trial bofore Judge DIc1Ioborts.
After tho Jury were sworn in, Hase1nan. the d.
foudant gAyo KarseQ tho manuiticcnt Blin1 OF 80
cents with hint to "soe" j" tho Jury, Karsen
obeyed with good result, and tho Jury
rendered verdict against the defend
ant for 800. But juror whose
coincidence objected slightly to being sold for a
glass Of beer, "squealod," and karson was
brought mp before the Judge, who sentenced
him to o fine Of 800 aud forty days In the JAIL
This is jnst sentence for such crime. and
Karsen is yot subject to an indictment by the
,,. CHANGE OF MAMIE.
, William ferguson kcLachlnn, . natiyo of
petition on asking that ho may b9 allowed to drop
forth AZ Wil!inm Ferguson.
DAsKRuproY ITEMS.
Mr. strang resigned the position Of Assignee |
Of Hans stras1ss, and Il. E. Jenkins was up
pointed in his place.
ln tho z. @. b. Company matter tho Assignee |
was allowed to accept the bid Of $50, 100 made |
by John HiBo for the horscs stages, harness,
and oquipmonts Of tho Company.
a discharge was issued to J. Il. Bogardus.
]. A: Fny u Co., Of Cincinnati, Aled supple
spontal petition against the Illinois Our colnpapy
Petitioners claim an indebtedness of SG,254 oil
judgment. Suspension OF payment Of commercial
Papcr, preferential. conveyancos, aud suffering
It's property to DO HelZeu Oh execution, arc the
nctH OF bRnAruptCy alleged. a rule to show cause !
April AZ was made.
Rradfort3 lInncncl ,yap annointed Aae;onao NJ
A. A. WiawaII "A1 fr"'Ase0 tHo' VI
- " y n r1.aa ~ o,o,,o5 A.s,., -, IT,,
Y. X =; s. aso was eeoseu assignee Oh the estate
Of Noadln d hamilton. l.
SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF, II
The Mechanics National Bank OF Chicago be-
gan q s,lit for 20 Of0 nrnInat Jompa Eomirto,
End Ann q TIomii1on oos 'oo A1N''''A'o'4
W. =; :; A!ltit. t1,n |
T. Ha.sI N; Moouoi , oud oeeah Al actoh against ~.
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