, 1875-05-27
THE LAW,
War Among tho Stockholders of
tho " Morning Courlcr."
Selah Reeves Lawyer Wants to Hnko
Sure Of His Fees.
Record Of Judgments and Now Sntts...
Union College Of Law.
CHICAGO,
~t1tSTANB
TUE COURIER COMPANY TAoCrLEs.

/ ~INNrANs
TUE COURIER COMPANY TAorrLrs.
Tbs lorntn9 Courier seema to have Cotton
into trouble, Judging from bill filed by It yes
tcrdAy morning agttnst William L. Wohb, OTIS
b. Lyman, and flobort ]. smith. Tho Company
atstea that It was Incorporated ApriI, 1874, and
has since boon publishing n morning paper.
Il mootlng OF the Stockholders WAS held
aoon aftor, and II. II. Hobart, II. G.
ssnborn, II. l.. Ensign. J. II. Willott. and II. j.
| Iaroy elected Dttoctors, each rocclvng tito voita
OF 8l3 shares out Of tl,e whole number of t+500.
Thsao 8l3 allares moro all hold by tho Directors
OF these Directors ]. II. Willott vaa elected "a
President, II. q. Sanborn, Troasurer, and H. ].
Porcy, secretnry, and they now have puaconhle
possession OF tho books. papers and Office Of
tho Company. At No. 123 Fifth a.cnue. Tho
Company claims that 1t has d large list Of sub.
scribcrs, that It is publishing legal aud other nd
yortlsomcnts. aud doing good buslueHa.
Tito defendants clatm that tlloy ara nircctorn OF
tho Company together with Stubborn aud Ensign,
but this Is deulod by tho Company. Acting
on this Huppohition, however, thoy sont = notice
10 Ensign notifying him that Lo Lad besu
elected Director, md that \ mocting for thu
! election OF officers wonld DO llcll a.
tue Company's Office Tuesday 1aat. Tho
defendants atao threaten to usurp the
OAulCQ 4lDH UGCHblCu W lQD GfGbCHt
officers, aud tske possession OF tho conlpany's u
property. II this should happop, tho com.
planant alleges irropsrabo injury would rcault
tho publication Of legal Advertisements, and, in
or stopped altogether, and It's business destroy
cd. Tho Company, therefore, as9ia that an il-
Junction should be granted to RESTRAIN this pro-
posod Hank movement. AMI to rrevcnt them
m rom ae.ing q Direclosa Or taking possession Of
the Company . property.
| Tic Injunction was orantcd nnder n hnpd for
LAwTEn Ar7rn HIS FEES.
Another Incident ls made known In the history
o. the Great Wcatesn Telegraph Company. by !
bill hlod hy Thomas J. Sutherland against seIah
Ncoys. George ", David r., and James u.
Atc3iullen. for nm Injunction. Tho complainant.
! after making sotno worry Bolf-connmcutary al
luatona 10 tho amount Of hiH legal Knowledge
| and experience, .tAtts that In Fcbrua.y, 1871,
Solsh ttecve camo to him representing that ho
! Wah poor nhn; that hia family wora in such
! reduced circumstances a. to make living almost
q torture, and tllnt he himself had Claim for d
oFn Telegraph Company for building telegraph
limos. For urging on this claim alo desired legal
advice, but could not pay for IT unless out Of any
Judgment ho might recover agasust the Com
| pany. noeyoe reputation waa not immaculate,
na the Suprane Court had accused him OF Inv.
| ing boon cuGascd in \ hugo susnllng operation,
and other rHinoss dorogAtory to his clarad1er
wero aitoat, 70 that Sutherland esyH no heHtnted
!
doubtful speculation, tho more 10 aa goyerAl
lawyets and the implied opinion Of tho Supreme
Court soemed to Indicate shat lo was largely in
debtod to the Company rather than it to him.
Iteevo, sutherland took tho case aid began
tho prosecution OF Reeves c!aim by
hin M asals'aneo and advice, and thai Of tho Nc
and control Of tho Telegraph Company's lines
wcst Of tho Masissippi River. thus ctirpllne It
aevorely aud rcndorog Il much Ioas nbfo to con
| tend against him In JULY. 1871, Sutherland
lnent rcs!ucod % writing Ho drou up a writing
contract aud offered it to neeyo 10 sign but that
worthy indignantly. rcfusod on tho ground that
he had never made such 10 arrangement. A
was nttomnt!ng to defraud him ont Of any COM
ronaAtton for hts services, and 10 refused to 70
on with tho claim. After time, Rcoyo and
sutherland msdo m arrangement by which
tao iatsor8 "ss to haye reasonable
mined, 10 caso tho parties could not ngrcc, by q
cotnmittoo Of three or five lawyers, whose doc!A-
ton WAS to be final. S1lthorland mas also to hayo
lien on any amount which Rearo might bo
awarded ~ against tho Company, Complainant
than went On with tho caae, aud \ fow month";
ago succeeded in getting m allowance Tor Neeyo
pany.
He them becoming Anow snspicous OF I,eoyc's
honesty, prc1sed hin to eccura his fees, which
the latter refused to do Complainant lRs lnto-
T. beard TINT RocTo ia inlleaguo with the Nc
hlullonH, and attempting to eoll them his claim
asks for M Injunction 10 prevent Reovo from
selling his olaiu, and for dccrco allowing him
= lion thereon for Tho amount Of his fooa.
DIvoncEs.
The affatss Of tho Jenkins family arc In a sstltY
mixol condition At prosont, accordlng 10 tic
htatement OF Mrs. 1enklns, 10 her bill for d.
sofes: sho haya that III April. 1867, slio gave
herself aud four fatharlcss children sud e500 to
tho defendant Ina violated tho agreement Ia
every respcet. Aftor carefully putting Away tho
S5u0 where It would do tho most good-to hin-
eos-NMf t,a Jonkinh proceeded to abuns hor and
pastlmo seoms to havo beon 10 knock hor
Gown, anu 70 expert did be become
n eho uao Q! hls nsta that hc soon bcca,ue
Ahlo to knock her 90 her chair to tho door It
treatment for five yoars, Mrs. jonklns, With q
wonan'e Inconsistency, tcmaudod q change and
want to hcr fathers houde. rcat OF 4 couplo
OF years reinyigorated hsr franc to such m 81.
mora beating. aud she started back to hor hus-
bands home But things woso changed, Tho
door to her husband's heart was locked, aud tho
ls kSy had % heen given to smother woman who oeeu-
pnd enoyed bof prseSes sass hs, bsq baqss
turn lor husband has kept Ills bedroom
barred to her approach, refused % furnish her
a! clothes Or money. aud, stranger hi!l. has not
bo'hood dorolopod the fact that Mrs. jenkins
No. q, whose uatns il Elizabeth Hawking, had
II Tho language OF tho bill. '.sliyad with sid
Jon1ina noasly two. years previous to bar fcoul-
p1niuants) rcturn Ia 1874 ~ hts wlfe ]" Will iii
tho privileges that impltos.' 1n pIaiu EngIal,,
they cohablted together, and be hss committei
adultery with hor at different tilnes," TLls
unconscious situation of at{airs has also lost its
change 10 the shape OF divorce, Az Mr.
jenkins is tho happy ownor Of el5o, 600,
she alao asks for part Of that,
and, lost he should make some objections toward
giving her a share. Bhe bogA That III INJUNCTION
may be issued to prevent him from dlspoaing Of
hls property.
.. UNITED 6TATks COURTS,
l'an1amln Thackara, W. ]. Buck, J. II. Bonth-
worth, q, T. ThRckRrz, and i. ii. Duok sun,l
Charles L. Mckay for $1,000.
James Il. and Peter II. Jsckson, for tho use Of
tho former alons. hogan suit Tor 90, 500 agsiuat
Auson Sporty.
BANKRUPTCY rTk4E.
4 petition III bankruptcy Was fiied suafnst