, 1875-12-04
THE COURTS.
y sterling Morton Loses His
Lnnd.BMft.
Record of Judgments end Hew Caso,.

Lam occpped In hnRFlnK Two ctBea Of ]. 6tet-
linz Morton aud utfo against James r. Smith,
:, aod others, In character somewhat aln,,1ar
~ Inn DostwIck-IIcss stlts, Tho Cares were boz
I'M in February last. and charged Smith With
s,x,ox ualan fully gained noaaestion Of al! tho
n-occ1ty Of opo Hiram Joy. decreased. tls
f,tlsr.iu-IAw, which wAB denied by Smith.
prior to 1860, the 6tm OF Iov d Frishio
Ind leon carrying on tho Ice buslnesa hero in
MI. oltY, but. having bought very iarga
.nount Of real estate which they wero unable to
~, fol-. they failed fur shout el60, 300, aud
m,de 10 assignment for tha hauoft Of their
rraoftors. Joys property. whlcl, included tI,e
Int 10. l45 Monroe atren.. null also the ground
on xhich tbs Republlc Lifa Building, Nos $50
md ISL Lht,Al1e strort, stauds, was n1l sold TN.
dsr executions and trust deoda. Tho G1st suit
r,s 10 eot aslde ~ fraudulent ce.ta sa!es OF
mi, property bY L, O. r. Ftccr; and the aecoud
tujt u,s to establish a t:uas against Smith Ia
t.,o, of Mrs. Morton. Who Was daughter Of
JOY
-. for two days Judge Mooto dismissed tho
ttls. holding that tue evidouco iailod
IA tustain tie allegations made aguinat the
Attendants. aud the alleged fraudulent opera
toos Of Smith might all b. held to DO perfectly
honest It was shown TINT Sir. Joy, tho uarty
most intarcssed, scqutesoed tn tho transfers,
I'D raTer questioned their VALIDITY. lie would
nal be able at the prceeut tima, II ha vero i1v-
iag, 10 1e-nxamno tleir sn7iclonoy, and llis
dauehtcr, one Of the complainants, only htood
il his place, aad could ask no g,eatcr ti3h.s
dun ho. but even If tbcEe Ind been some olui.
ssss M barred by their lactes, by tho lslso Of
sm1tn's sui possession Of tic properly. An appeal
.ls tsacn to tho Supreme Court by the COM
tI1Iusnts. Ihe solicitors for Motor ware Dox-
ssrt snI!Ib. Grant 4 sTift, and 9. 3; McClapa-
t,o, aud for tho defendants. l.. A. 6uaau aud
Ttank j. Crawford.
prro1cEa
Martin V. 3. Shepard flied halfsheet OF legal
IN rapsr yesterday in tho Superior Court, in
sbfcb * hs relates .bat in july lsTi. ho was mar.
nsd to Elsie l.. shapartI. ana lived with her un-
ii Nov. 30, 1873, when she deserted him. flo he
F,pts divorce, but does NOT Eroposo to waste
tpI paper in telling his grievances. It ID to be
bored that ho will ls moro generous to his Mt
tofusy or tho latter will Aud philosophical
ipecu!atlons on miud-rcadlng moro profitable
thau the legal profession.
Thomas Nichols also petitions for divorce
beauaa hia alfe Mary left him little over two
}lua hgo.
JudRs McAlatar has ordered Bpaciat vouisa
10 lseae, toturnable Monday morning, for aftoon
JpaSe HOPKINS will ba hsre In Janua.y to try
hs circuit Court docket, and Judge Dlodgett
ri tako up tho WHISKY caHes. A july has been
tdlsd for Jan. II, 1876 for that purpose.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Bndto5d Aancoca' Asslsnee. SIZED Dana olado
wel,a9"' -
jAmea P. Ia,lo1, Il mcmhot OF tho Board of
grsds, tiled voluntary pelltion in bankruptcy.
III llabtlltlos arc about sl7,0o0, and his assets
pns tta! eata'e sua sicAet ot tnenpessalp ~
Number OF crcditoss filed petition In bank-
nftT egaust nenry tsns1s.e'u ana e. c9atieH
sssRet ppos anu snoo uua,ess ~ NO. ovo opa1n m
H1s!ea street. nc pei'tionels cnatRo tuat lhe
tia y October last maae q. J., fraudulent assisn;
20 r. m eoneas IL Ss IN feyor ~
Eao aa!aonat nana. ana enat.e3 o!elwoln, aau
"a. mets properly "as 'e.lea ar.,ns unats 9no ~
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COUNTY COURT.
10 tho matter OF tic Town Of Lake, Al otdsl
III made Amounting L. Erickson, E, A., Corn,
sIl md / Il ghss Gnmmiasfnncrz t. s..c.,