, 1875-08-12
CHICAGO coNJEcTuRES.


There appeared i'll yosterrlay's paper ncn-
uou of a SUIT In attachment brought by tho firm
Of T. Ii. Seymour + Co. against William Hob.
kirk, Of Waupun, Via, and tho Corn Exchange
Dank Of tho same plAca, OF which 10 Ia chiof
oxncr. The affidavit filed in tho case is as fol-
lows:
t4s Le is u.e,uker u tLs fr4.. Of r. i. seymour h
Co.. which linn is composed Of tnia dc,oupnt, Thoas
aobiirA aud thv cura Ekohau,,s n.nk af Waupa.1,
Ws, sFo lndebttd to tita dc1oae ents sAd trn q r.
thereof heins UPON u eurtasu draft drawn by William
nosk.fl 90 ea4liter ot iho corn Etel'"nae National
York CITY. iay.o!e al sist, for tie su u s5,o1.
whis: dfAs las no< been paid an.i payment
whereof has be<n rvfusci-and Si1s.le tho rosua.le1
U! said thdci'tt41ntaZ, bn8 haanco OF recount due
use u fad llobark, al lis rrq1eat. Dcpouent fur
us unSs d. s IL" sa'a H.
LINK ,e e1 Wsur1n peionsn further ssss*s tAss .s
deuts Of tie Stats If illinois, and that their piAee u
eonsiu. DANIEL L. 6xrMoun
Under ordinary circumstances nothing further
would DO Ga1d Rbout = suit relarng to citizen
of auuthcr Stste. and Involving such o oompar-
Ativoly Bznal amount, hut tho us1tter has
LOCAL INTEAEST,
afnca mr. uobklfk il tAe paISou who three ycAE6
ago married. tho well.known Mira. Alua Cowou
Eo long "a scceotaGio actress a. Ac 'ioGe<B Tue
afro. Besides this, the SHIT htdH uev compli-
cation TO q faet which has been Gopt from tie
public for few days. but which can no lonKor
10 concealed. d.-the mysterious disappearance Of
Dir. Hobkirk.
Two weeks ago his vito cnrnc to this city from
HAupun to viAat eons ffiotia, aud last Friday
rcceIved . telegram fun lnm 10 Ito effect tAat
ho would probably reach the c.ty about tho close
OF tho weok. and tllat from hero he intended to
80 10 loxa to SEQ ahoHt Botne land purchases.
9ince thhs :lms Mira. HoLkirk has not heAtlfrom
hlM4 nor did atlo know that he !lod been u Chl-
her husband had seen III. Hohki1k Saturday,
and had boen with him to tue First
National Bark. w4cro 10 drew abont
s20.000, leaving, however, = considerable
bathnce to hla credit. subsequently no visited
tue ssytnours-tl,o Arm who bring ths suit above
referred to-and transacted soE,o huAiuess With
them. ...-.....
THERE ~; AL TRACE @ o, mn Ksps, -.
sna he has. has not sss9 ssa II aosa hs
II they could learn apything OF bus whereabouts;
but thue far uusucoossfully.
Mr. Aobki1k hos been in the bsnkin. butsness
about thirty years. llls seputatien has always
and no rnmor Of any hosnclal troubles has
reached tho cars OF hla friends OF credltosA or
copt the ep1t begun daE before yesterday.
THE SEYMOUR SUIT.
In possession Of these facts. Ta1ausE rc-
porter called at the olco OF the SegnoHrs at No.
114 LRSkllo btrdet, yesterday morning AHd IT.
tempted 10 elicit soue information from ono Of
the firm. On making known Liz errapd Mr.
Seymour promptly roIlicd TINT tho hs1n did not
wish 10 Nay anything about tho matter:
:" But" said tue reporter, ''uoto has been
suit begun BY YOU in which you virtually accuse
Hobkirk Of selling sou q worthleaH draft; can
you not givo the particulars Of the Transaction e.
afr. Seymour again amid that sha tlrn dld not
wish to Bay anything about tho instter.
Tie reporter then AAkcd II they know any
thing OF tho preeant whereabouts Of uobklsk,
aud Was answerot that tAoy did not.
The nowsgatheror con4iJrrud \ n,oment; tho
case WAS peculiar; man OF unoouGted wealth
Hona who Wero supposed to 4ove 4aou him last