, 1875-11-09
THE COURTS.
Mr. Hill and His Attorneys Fees--.Clos.
ing Up the Commercial Insur.
ance Company.

CHICAGO.
Hff.f, run Affnt.>.r

A-"e''' '' 1ooHt1io 4Hth Il tI1l yesterday IN tne
| huro'sor Co''st against William ". Dates. 6to.
rhe'i VI. batcH, ". ". batca Il Co., and tho Chi.
cago Dsy-Dock Company, asking for an account,
Which incidentally shown the way the Dock Com
| iany was orRauixed. Complainant stAtes tina.
in July, $50, William ". Bates owed him
about *ll.o0o. on account OF tho purchase ol
cotnplalnhnt's half Interest in 1 dry dock owned
bv tho firm Of Doolittle Il Bates. IN SECURE this
amount Dates gayo lis ptonisaory notes duo iu
one, t''o, and three sanrs, and secured them by
| a mortgage On The working capital and tropertY
of Basts dry dock. Tho mortgage and mort
gagged property were both destroyed IN lilo tjfo
OF October, 1871. and complainant then lent
to Datcs about $1,000, whirh 10 Lad
received Al insurance hts Interest in
the property, to Gnah!o Tho latter to REBUILT
Batcs, however, Las been unnble to pay tho
whole debt md thcre fu sill nbout SH,L0J due,
In the carly part OF Iecombor 1874. complain
nnt becatno ono Of tho organizers Of the Chicago
Dry-Dock Company, tho remaining incorporators
being ". ". Dates, Stephen Bates, Audr.w
Miller md Thomas d. Miller, and Otyiile O1cott
In February following Dooltttle acted Bates to
further secure tho :a,10o due by plcdsipg nor.
tion OF Tho future diyillo,t1s Of Bates ( Co. in
tho Company. ". ". Bates sgroed, aud pro-
cured from Iatea Il Co.. Of which ho xas nam
ber, m order on tho Company to ray complasn-
ant nine wenty-foutthH of 1Il tho diyidepds duo
Bates t. Co. for two years. On the back o; this
order ". ". Dates 4ndorsod eccona order. re-
qneHting the Company topay Doo!ittlc quarter
OF tho rents duo hin (Dates') firm,
Complainant, feeling reasonably satisfied,
then agreed not to prosecute lis claim against
Bates for threo years, aud in case tie COMPANY
should continue IN buAfness tno yeara 10 exlcnd
tho ray1nont Of tho uotcs q year loneos. Bates
then agreed that any etock which belonged to
nun should oe transferred TO complainant to still
furtLor secure him.
At tho limo Of tho Organization OF tho Gonna
ny tho various firms who had aHsisted in It's IN
corporation had leased to it certain dock prop-
erty, there beng among othera 4 provision for
tho forfeatnre Of any feaAe, aud Of tho member
ship in the COMPANY in case tho lessor should
not Lave good title. 4 fcw weeks ago Bates 4
Co. fatlod In their titlo to their dock, and their
Interest In the Comuanv was closed out. A
SHORT time prior It had boen decided to isauo
". ". Bates having procured the stock book
from tho SecretarY's drawer, drew certain
certificates Of stock iu Als own
favor aod that Of bis partner. Stephen Ba.os,
iu Tho Company, and attempted to procure tho
Presidents signature to the certificates. That
officer, however, refuset on tho ground TINT
Doollttlo had aerrod him With uotico uot 10
tonLo ots obsGA w AlHl iDAtCb1 OF ulH urn.
This action on tho part Of r.. W.Dates has
shown hn intention on his part, 1t is claimed 10
violate his contract, and the complainant there-
toto flea Lin bill. asking that an account nay DO
taken OF tho amount duo HIM and OF Bates l.
Go. 3 profits in tic Dock Company; that the
do'cndanls may DO dccroca to pay him tho
amount duo out Of Bates l. Co.'S share
OF tho pro1ts; and that thew mar be-
restrained from issuing auy stock certificates or
paving any dividonds OF rent to Bates Il Co. |
until i.ia claim DO paid. Tie Injunction waY
granted AZ desired.
Butt ron ATTORNEYS FEES.
-, Tho latest trouble growing out Of tue r, K.
Turner case tB > suit by firm Of lawyers
5eaT'e, Pcshal Il Soybold-hgaiant George ",
Hil! for httorneYs' fees. The plaintiffs state /
assst him IN procuring indictments for forgery
against Rudolalus X. Turner in tLe |
3satcs Of Missouri aud Arkauaau, whers
lutnor had. - Was alleged. committed |
forger1es, and also to procure reauisitjons
ron the Governor Of this State, 10 that Turner
might DO tAken to Missouri sud A1kaneas for
rial. Tbe plaintiffs allege that they faithfully
performed thoir contact, and thRt theY we1a al
% preeent at i preliminary examination OF Tuf-
1eE In Missouri after his arrest. In pursuance
II their duty they Travelled large number OF
nileB and incurred expenses to Tue amoun. Of
l.0V0+ They think $1,000 is fair sum for
heir SERVICES. and accordingly brought SUIT for
n ,UU0 ngaust Hill.
THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Tho Assignee Of the above named Company. |
Z. L. Jcukius, Alod lis report yesterday Tor the
lnarsor endiug Oct. 2s:
Balance MI hand at third Dividend n1ec,,uq Ss4o{,ss
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