, 1875-09-01
THE COURTS.
Moro Business for tho Register in Bank
rurtcy.
Record Of Judgments and Ncw Suits.
CHICAGO.
uhHkttflpTCY NItITA.

CHICAGO.
nAsAhurTcY AulTA.
Mention was ,nndo yesterday Of voluntary
petition Aod iy French. silaw Il Co, tho par
tsculass Of which could nut then 10 6tyon bo.
ca,,so tho lnsilluu had not ooen copied aud aont
to tho Nogistcr. Tho firm coussss Of Snmuol
4. French William N, llantltl,,. George ". FAR.
sons, and Elijah Shaw. oil of whom bu! afr.
Shaw iouud In tho petition. They say
that they owo aohts amounting 10 about
$4,000, while their assets arc uort1, about
aio,uD0. They dosiro to nay their creditors as
far NJ is in their power, bus Shaw. they say, il
unwilling 10 join with them. a short tirno ago,
according tu shrir statcncnth, ono George a.
White, member Of tho flru, Of D. White 4 Sons,
Of Portland No.. which hrm ia ono Of their
heaviest creditors, came to them aud Ankcd th1tn
10 make Rn assignment to him for the b1nGflt Of
their creditors. lie Rleo represented that he
Ind obtainod tue consent Of tho other creditors,
md ho promised that ho would sostIo up tho firm
atInirs. and, while doing ~. would allow ono Of
tho lrm to keep tho books. Tin The 9Th Of
August last ho therefore camo to their stoso. at
No., 2o2 Randolph stsset, with blank
to sigu. representing at tho sssne ti,no that corr
tain Of tActr crcdisots weto abont to attach
their property that eano day before O'clock.
By thoHo representations they woso induced to
sign tho assignmcnt. md White got l'oAsoaslou.
Tiny now alc9o IN tAetr petition that these lop-
resuatntions are Wholly yuil mud that Wlito tlsH
obtained possouson By fFst'd. They alio chargo,
that White is not IT person to tako charge Of
torlal airs, and orsicfol tlou, out OF their own
store. ,llo, hns moreover, stated that ho
p50p9s'1a 1 TO- EGt ah.t his oTn ros' clam pa!
creditors could 70 to Tho devil" and has threat.
euctl to sacrifice tho property so nH to close up
the business III ton days and get away. Tho Pc
titionors aver that such course wonld do theu
DO sued or they will 10 lost and that part ct
thor property will havo to DO aoll soon. or It
will seriously detc1orate III valup. Ihoy thore-
foro ask Tint m Injunction may he issued to
to DO with their alralrn. Au Uidor wns accord
iugly issued by Judge Drummond preventing
White from taking any further steps except to
take care Of theproporty until the District Judge
should mako aotno order III the nsattcr.
Tue usual achoduloB wnFe filed. showing N
indobtodness Of SiH,G9l.3G. Thoir assets co,l.
sist OF merchandise In tho store. amounting to
$23 900, furniture aud fixtures valued ut - 00D,
si5,u0o. faco yaluo. Il. 4. French's persouai
liabilities ", 0aU aud his asHcts are an equity
$500.
Mr. shau fled a,a auawor. in whfcl, ho ad-
tnitted that tho firm could not pay its debts, aud
that it's ahseH and liabilities arc correctly atated
In the petition. He alAo pEofessos TO bo willing
10 surrender up his property for tho beuotit Of
1 ~ +s,,n .s We w ~ ~ 1va. ,n
o rays il because ho raa not asked to do 20 % In.
| til after tho petition had been flied, and he can-
not Say whether no was willing OF not at tho
pnv vhother thn onscnment ,sas o,,tnino'1 hv
fraud or not, though lio admits that LIT. Whita
| maao tho representations ns charged against him
Wt,ito r. nronnr soraon ~ mt or .yhotiser H.
a nv ;.at j " i,ot,1o o M
orJored tho notitonora o,,t of fho store. ~
n,.y nr nos e le hovoyar a,,craa t,,ss a 1,as
"iyan m t,on1 M Asag,co fnr tha faithful naS'
gaven mo o9n ~ ~ % ~, .nS ny pe,
arencc tn In itncIstcr va. melc "a A'''
rho,rnao,, 7, tfsvinr a f,vorr mkt, tecno- ~
M III Wahasi srenmc aao ti,od od y"lnns ~
tary notition Monday. His liabilities smount to
a7. BIZ in incurred TliiIe hn waa mon,her Of lila
Banking firm Of Iurnsde. TayInr 4 Co.. in
T,nutnvie. ~. nni Ii{s nsaeta cnnaiat nf M
| n t1mn h;iJz o6I tutlc,nanFs TJ,n pnncra &gcra
nont 10 tna Tecistor,
r. i. joukins waa apnolutod Aas,cneo of Ioaao
r. tI,rach / r.
,,v,,cra
f,t...:. ct... -, 80. ...,,4. 80 a.u,
o,oas nn, ios"rtnn a"eor'no e. ~. ~, ta,u"nt
ea9aa AIu aosei'o;l aecntq1s ,1 inc ~ eia'etene m
method.
Tim oroh.nts' xa,inna o1onis 1nnt NJ 7nco,,
uo i. G[shnn 1I W D1S ras,or 81 arps
Lowp. @ " aud ". w. G. T Lewis IS to to3eclovo % .ruat.
.. ~ o my aosn ~, i; Ia. nv j. =, VI ~
n!i.' IL. . us,;Iu. - ~ 90 't' ~o" "
T'fr rjtt.hnr,. Cfnrlnnntj ( II Touis Rail.
road COMPANY commenced a suit for 5000
agatnst the Joliet Iron and Steel Company, lny-
iMg asnages at 20 9op. and smother ~ debe for
xogg9 VI ass,nss IT, H. '" nenaesaoo' L. u @e'ofs'
"D3 snsr,,on corrr -, pn,rp
Samuel 4. French hogan suit in trcspass
| mi
Sloo and oeorge III. Faraons suod tue Bamo
1 party for $I.00o'
y. Y. Eafweli 70 nfoughs anls Tor So.0oo
against hehfy l1ochoantn.