Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-14

OF IRREGULAR PRA

order on jeremiah NJ. Wilson To a or an
from W ny i. s Of nrae, oud not be
before the courts of the Dist T stsoLuey
The petitioner is Able Era 1i 0oi Hn sess
49,, -, dr,n or egras N OF March, 1875, he
Shelabarger & oIsn, 20 ,rar sse I'm -,
law business, to nrenare and see 10 the nro
per execution Of his fast will and Testament.
iaS u ~ MAJ Il his death were TO continue the
l ta, ~" 1sgement of his affairs under the
dliec" n OF his daughter, Amanda G. Grant
WHO at the request of said Wilson, was pre-
ser { at one of the interviews between will
<oD and the complainant That IL was fur
: Their agreed that the fees of said Shellabarger
| Wilson were TO De paid out of the proceeds
been exhibited to them-and were not TO be
required of the complainant, or in case of his
death OF his executors, or OF any member of
| his family, until a sum sufficient TO pay
| them had been realized from said actions
/ In pursuance of this agreement and at the
/ request of Wilson, Grant sets forth that the
menced, and others TO be commenced,
| were delivered to Wilson, accom-
panied by letter Of instructions.
/ cause was begun in the Equity Court, to
/ wit" The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
| Company VS.. A. Grant ct al equity. No.
| 4,291." That among other prayers the PLAIN
/ till prayed that defendant, Grant, be re-
qui1ei 10 answer to rule to show cause why
! a receiver should not be appointed To re &
lots numbered !, g. 4, 5, g. s, 8, TO- II, u, IL and
| 10, in square 200, in the city of Washington.
Ard that said Wilson, with o. ID. Barrett.
/ e-q., prepared the answer of the defend mt
| court as solicitor for said defendant in pnr-
| suance of the agreement above set forth In
| bis answer the defendant though DENYING
l tine night OF the plaintiff to have receiver
| appOinted-consented To the appointment OF
a receiver to rent ten of the twelve houses
/ and on the 7th day of May, 1875, the court
| complied with the request and appointed
/ Jesse b. Wilson receiver. That while re-
/ port of the receiver. made June IL, 1873, re-
| lating TO the finishing and renting of the
/ houses, was pending, and before action
I thereon, the receiver made another report on
/ the 18th day OF September, and supplement
/ tai report on the 18th day of September,
I and five to ID. +. HamIink and NJ. A.
/ Dillon, and obtained an order therefor
without the knowledge of the defendant.
! That on the I'D day of September the defen-
dant (this cOmplainant) moved the court to
vacate the order TO rent lots and ). for the
reasons then stated that there was prior
report not yet passed upon, but set for hear
ing at that term; that one of the parties to
whom the receiver proposed to rent the
| houses was insOlvent; that the party pro-
posed 10 open boarding house, which would
tend TO prevent The renting and sale of the
other houses; and that the sums for which it
was proposed To rent the houses We're less
than half their rental value; that the court
refused TO vacate the order, but stated that
If more advantageous proposals were made
within ten days 1T would then vacate the or
der, and on the 9th day of September the
defendant moved the court so to mOdify the
order to rent as to direct the receiver to rent
lot 10 C.. G.. Cox, and lot 5 to A. Grant, on
The more advantageous terms proposed by
them. with ample security, and informed the
court by affidavits that they could be rented
on yet more advantageous terms if they
could be finished and more time given. and
that it would greatly depreciate the value of
the property TO rent the houses at the rates
authorized by the order of September goth.
That notwithstanding Wilson had been EN-.
plOyed by this complainant in that partic-
ular case, and hal contracted to advise aud
assist him in all his legal matters, and in
case of his death to advise and assist his
daue tier in the management of his affairs
and was in possession of his papers relating
10 that case, and of the confidence of this
complainant, he did, on the 2Sth of Septem-
Der, 1875, appear before the court in the
case above referred TO as counsel for the re-
cetver, and the insurance company against
this complainant, and by so doing, and by
presenting the answer of the receiver to this
compliments motion, and by false state
ments, and by arguments and rep
ties adverse to this complainant, de-
feated his motion then pending. And
further, that notwithstanding the said
Wilson was in possession of all the facts and
history of the case he prepared as the answer
of the receiver a studied tissue of misrepre-
sensations, well calculated to deceive and
mislead a judge before whom. up to that
time, the case had not been; and that said
answer was not verified by oath, as required
by the rules Of said court. That he is in
formed and believes that the said Wilson was
employed by, and acting in the interests OF
ID. +. Hamlink; that he drew the lease OF lot
to Hamlink and presented il to the court
after this complainant had shown him to be
insOlvent; and that said lease authorized
said Hamlink to occupy the premi ses for six
months. without any security that the re-
quired improvements would be made and
without specifying the kind and extent OF
improvements, or designating an architect
who should specify and approve the same;
and that said lease was drawn by Wilson
after IL had been shown that lot l
could be rented for 81 900 per year
more than the rent TO be paid by Hamlink.
That after he had taken the said Wilson into
his confidence, and put him in possession of
all his papers relating to that case, and OF
his evidence, and modes obedience, and prose-
cution, and at time when an answer aud
cross bill should have been prepared, he, in
violation of his solemn agreement, refused to
proceed with the case unless this complain
ant paid him'a at once large sum OF money,
which he knew then, as well as when he
made the agreement above referred to, this
complainant was unable to do, and that as
this complainant is informed and believes,
he received. or consented to receive, fees
from adverse parties.
Grant finally prays the court that his COM
plant may be referred 10 commissioner To
take the testimony of Hon. A. b. Olin, l.. g.
Hine, y. ID. Barrett, Jesse b. Wilson, ID. F..
Hamlink, NJ. A. Dillon, and Sam'l 3. Briggs.
Meeting OF the FIRE Commissioner.
PRESIDENT WILLIAMS DENIES HAVING
MADE THE INCENDIARY SPEECH IN NEW
YORK REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS OF
THAT CITY.
The Board of Fire Commissioners held
special meeting last night present Messrs.
Williams (president), Reed secretary, Nor
gan, Thomas, Collins, Hume and Tait-a full
board.
Chief Engineer Cronin submitted his report
for September, showing that six alarms had
been transmitted during the month for fires
which had entailed q loss OF ~ 500, with an
insurance on the same of $500. The horses
OF the department had all been slightly sick
with the epiZootic, but none so bad as To be
thrown ont of service. They were better at
present, and in fair way of speedy re-
covery.
THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
The superintendent of the fire alarm tele-
graph submitted his report for the month of
September, recommending that bulletin
board, on which shall be painted in plain let
tiers and figures the number of the signal box
and the number and street of the house at
which the local key may be found for each
box, be placed in conspicuous place beside
each signal box.
Mr.. Collins submitted resolution, which
was adopted, directing the chief engineer to
make requisition on the District Commits
sioners for the bulletins, TO be placed near
the signal boxes, as suggested by Superfn-
tendent Miles.
The application of Joseph Paris, foreman
of engine company No. 1, 10 have the old