, 1875-09-27
THE COURTS.
A Btookiollcr Of the Mechanics Na-
tional Wants an Investigation.
lie Alleges that lfcssrs. Scammon, Page,
and Heed Hare l}cen Naiher
f00r Managers.
Applications for Dlyurccs---Ecw
Suits.

THE AEc1tai1CH sATiISAL DASH.
An irnte Stoc!;ioler If thu tlcfunct Mcchnn-
ict National Bank, t'a1naA Henry 1.ishtnor, Lied
4 bill Saturday In tho f4r~us Cnart aEa;Ilat i.
in''ng heammon. }1snjasnin Y. i'aSe, aud ]. y.
lseosl to reco"cr TIN vau. Ut his Hto:s, s.c!, l.a
claimed lint boen 1eprc;a,cd b9 Tho tlefenlant-'
illegal actions. Tie complainant ht.tes that tho
Mechanics Sasn:Iaf Bank '1n- organized in 1HGI
and that ho iiaa lecn etucShollcr in it eyuf
enco that tina. Sir. Heamnmn Ind Miro i,ocn
stockllolder since tho banks organlzat'on; Page
was HtocAholtlar fron, 1864 to 1sJJ.
md Heed from 1bGD 10 tl,o present
tiuo. Immediately utter tho Lank VIVA 1Iga,s-
ized Summon Lccano 1'reslerlt, and l'aee
tho Vice J:ealdnnt, lootl nlto in Jnauary. 1~HJ,
WINS iu1ie Cashier. MI tllu tlnfsndaitn rerti!e1
large sa1aries FOR thcr eervlccH, which. howhyc-,
in the Of scam'non. terminated IL Iannar::,
1s7i in tie eaao Of faRn IN August, ih11 nnti III
however. since they ceascd to occapy their
oillclnl positions and draw tho etnD!ntloutH cum
nectc1 therowilh, hayo continued up 10 thu
present tfme 10 act ns DIrectoTd.
Eyer Hiflcn tho dcfentlanta became officers t1,ey
have nsnnn,od oiltiro clIargG Of tho hank nu1 ia
aifuirs, exorcn!nE tho onti1o contrut of It'll
moneys, funds, aud other rrelitH. and r11uuiHg it
according to .hSIr oanf omn viii snd plennsrc; ny
tlefomlansa bccamo bon!l 10 Faithfully
Alruinistcr tho affairs Of tic bank. to apply and
uno itH nonoys and credits Ii, a proper manner,
and generally 20 10 aud cauBo tD bu done only
those acts which would bs fur ttIe common bel-
etit Of all thn Stockholders. From tho time
IaEo retired, in August. 1913. up to Jaunnry.
l573. SeaMnon and Heed assumed entire control
Of tho bank. They. huWcver, aud Pago, Is
claimed. haye proved llnfaithfAl to thGls trlst
since the htHt organization Of tho bank. They
laSa boen un,umdtul OF their obligations, tll"y
ilavo been negligent in tho discharge of their
duties, careless Of tho rights Of tho other stock
| jIH1fntH md hHFn WFtDrft11v f,E1ty bn
lank arscts to t1,cir own Use. Tic re-
| sult wns inevitably to Impair tho
standing OF the bank, md finally 10 cause is
rl'iu. Tho capital. surplus and undivided profits
At QUO tl'na amounted to slga.u,D, aild this i.ah
all been swallowed up to tho grnat damage Of
| complainant and the nsher stocktolders.
In particular It |. alleged TINT tho defendants
allowed Heed to keep aud carry three aci,urato
accounts, ono in the name Ut j. y Ncou," all
other III tho name or "Ias. Sam. Reed" and a
third under tho tsloof ltoaB 4 Co" to largely
oyerlraw shoso ACCOUNTS. to make large loans to
himself tor.oal!yt ani to CARY tic accounts Oh
thu taoEa Of the bat,l. under tho head Of s. 'casll
| item" or "reBurvod cns" NJ security w4s
demanded Oh tl1oo lpaus or oscrdraf,a,
Which Amounted in al to sr5,o09 on the 8th day
Of .tnnuary. 1871. No part OF ti,s4 amount hns
bcen iaid, and il il el'arHed that Eced IN now
insolyens. antl tia. tho who'e aaao,lnt ID !uss.
III ta ncxt !tace, Ligilitlor claiinb tAat rn tho
[ ?0ih OF February. 1871 Reed Gtow llih reiannal
draft for <,2u.u0U OIL aha National Exchange E;sui;
Of boston. hail charged to that bank, aid tlln
'cfodltcd the account of flames Sam Eocd u
| with slle nmo1lnt. Tho amount Vi the draft waa
| dtawn from tho bank aud tho draft was carried
In different ACCOUNTS in tho 3{cchanlcs National
Eatlk for over twcntT-two months, nn'l is un-
pad up to tho present ine, 10 tho great loss Of
| tho gtuckboldcrs-
1t is nlzo alleged TINT tho defendants d;s.i-
ratcd the capital aid Bnfpnh W 1lnsafe loans
AID Hlccn1attoue cs!loc,al!y in the Iyarsidc 1n,-
rroyen,cnt Company; tAut 1lless oauH a1uoilut-
ed to over $GG.'lun. tnal1 I'aIs only Of Which
e'n bc reroyurrd. Iho dn1ondnuts hnyn ait,
furesird la1so suaiB Ut nlonuy 10 tho Marine
| Company, waeli !nvo Leon lott ttele. Tie
| An,nlEt IF the oscr.lratts uf tho Marine Coli-
1'auy is about 5l22, UU1. no part Of which las
| beon paid, aud to nuw loHt.
| III Il settlement between tho Mechanics Nh
tlonnl DaDi aud the Metropolitan National Hanis
Ut Now York. IN January. lSi4. u .pri-
vato debt IT Mr. scasumon fos *l5.-
Se we eea a a,ao ~ ,xs{a duo .t to The
fol s15.G0r. aud Of Iced for :l6GUu. 10 Bccuso
tins dobt Of 5l7O29 three certificates OF deposit
Of the Mechanics National Bank were Eiven. &C.
cured by land Of tho bank. bcannou mud Heed
lavo paid tucir po1tous, bslt Page part il still
| due.
Tho complainant i1as naked tho otlor Directors
to a1low him to begin suit to recover tho amount
and hu tiioe efore flea lis bill on bohalf Of HIM
self u11d al! otfleru who NAV choose to join. ask
lug for all accoMnt md Thu REPAYMENT hy lls Ic-
feulanta Of tue amtlttslt et.uaudaead ty tle11,
| pLtQACE3s
Philip Wctz complains that hlH wife, Caroline,
has bceu guilty Of bgntny. ucse1:iun. aui crnel-
y. aud lio naturally waits a divorce.
Ia!tle 4. Cox also charges hnr husband. John
| " Cox, with bisa'ny aud sdutery. nnI wai4th to
De rid Ut him.
Emma Waite ia tho last aspirant for single
Gleeadaneht. aal bocauae hle found tllat her A.H'
band. Minor i. Waite. Inns been ronsurtug with
divers lcwd women to her unknown.
THE pAADELoCr AnsinACr~booKa.
4 motion was nlada before Judge Williams
Saturday morning for mn injunction to tresoat
tho County ciork from PAVING to Winlant,a sl5,-
books formerly belonging 10 pasleluup IL Vii
nialils. IAos'it was brought BY thu administrator
of Pasdcoup Friday agall,,t l1br1lann I.iel, ct
a.. Judge Jameson, however. on rcatitR sho
thr injunction. l!n!,n'g ilat thoso Has MT
sufficient ground tAowu ia t4o bill ou Which to
bAse tho Wr1t.
ITEMB.
| 4 creditors meeting will bo hell Nov. 5, in
stlo caro Of VILLAIN ii. smith, u,,d in that Vi
j.. {. Long.
Judge nIodsost will bo In town today.
GNIIEu STATES tUrETH.
! GenrIe i. ClAVp filed o bill against ". "
Foreman 70 foroclose trust-dced ior ,Uul OF
LOIS to II aud A to ~, in William Bsuss hub.
asi son Of nlock IL. in u. ,. Morris Subdivision
uf tlIs west Init Of tho southwest quarter Of scc
IL. 81, II.
SUPERIOR counr IN nrtEy.
Tho Clty Of Chicago lnA potltton to have
aseertalt,td the damages for widening t'rsnrhaa
rt,cet fIoIl Uakley avenue t0 NosIurn avenue
I4u cost IL usiin1atcd ut IL, ,537.3G.
Court OF Henry H. OF Ern,rc.
Imagine vast chambers, tho wal!h OF w,icl, SRI
covered by hauEtuRs OF black OF yellow IuYt!lef
! ploruel with. cyCtlcra III gold and silver ant
byzantine arabes1ues, the apartments nre tlivlsl
p1 by heavy yolyot curtains anl Ase iurulsAo*
with seats of olaborately carved oak VII
curious chcAta OF Ivory or ebony, relieved h.
, cresta of azure or iiour-do-lls u gold silye
Btatuettos; coifera Aiorued witb tfcfnls Of gold
Of sslamAadors foruled with topaz, unluFal.ld, d
yolow.llaires courtlers beautiful ~ An,oua
, lle;r graceful forms clothed ia tight-httn
jackets. cncscled by bolts of rol yellow. .
k!no silk Embroidered. like byzantine missile
will precious stones = small cloak hangs tr0r
tho siou!dur. small cap Of greeu or blue ys
0 vet covers tho head, aud earriugs Of gull u
ia,yeLa haui, from lila earA HI1tna nra aLtlrci "a