, 1875-07-28
THE COURTS.
Unusual Activity in tho Bank
rnplCy business.
4 Libel Suit.--Thc Metzler Case.
Judgments and New Snits.


Miller, VI, Tho First National Hank Of MIMI
mouth THO Hult was brought to snt a.,dc r'lpt-
dced t,afo by Miller feHa than fnr months tlr-
furo his bankruptcy tn lie btt,ls to securu $3.50.
Tbs Judge nail that thu Question VA. wholly
Quo OF fHct n hhutllor tho bunk
knew. ut lAe titnu II received lii, trlHt"lced, 81
asil!ei's Insolvency. 1t appeared in evidence
that tho bank hal hccn dealing with Miller Tor
long timc previous that In wnl n far1nEr, IT..
r!tcd to bo wtuItAy. und wns IN the l,al,t ul
overtlsnwiDg ],t. nrcb,lnt aliI thor. making II
good. liut. IN September. 1871, having dis
counted nnto for 5i,Ufu} nt tho bark 1.e over
drow hiH ACCOUNT for sg.5b0, Md gayo trust
deed 10 secnts botll claims. and the Petition WI
filed iu Decomlor following. Tho Judge said
thG tstdefco wnn conflicting, huh III n Opinion,
tho prnron1"ranco was IA favof 1f tho position
Of Inc defendants, whu claimo,l that tho truBt-
deed WAS made Ia good faith. It WAS
not likely the tank would loaf, to
man In contemplation Of Insolvency
OF lanhruptcH anI tho Testimony Of
tho Irepilcnt IT n,o Bank, tho Casll,or. aud
hookkecperH, with otl1er ~ltllu.HcH, combined l.,
circumstances When lie made tlla trIri-deed+ i
decree would therefore ts rnnrcrt's III fnvor Of
tho dcfenlanls. Aih dstnifniu. tho bill.
TIE METzf.gR EAss.
Mention was fuado ycstrriay morning OF a
Charge nsailAt merchant nar,ed Jo.oph AIetz-
!cr, by quo Henry sasth. wo rialun that tho
former lind scdnced lis daughter. Yesterday
smith comsnenco4 HUT by capiaB
ig agai1ss 3tetzcr, claiming 5000 dhruusos.
n Nos. - anti 81 Milwntkee avenue, and tina:
thu defondant. BY representing HAT hb wiRcd
her to d1 hun,o Work at Lis Btoro III Madison
street dcoti her to 70 tilurc. where i,s accun,-
NI IfAf ,1.If7
for two weeks Ill u place Ut concaa!nssht. u writ
was IRsncu for a[otzirr's arrest, a,A tllat Ilo
Should 10 held to bai! III thu nsm VI s5,0Ju.
Libel. SUIT.
Judge GATy wns elhaGtd ychtetstay iii hearing
n libel case Of ChrstfsI, +, Dc1 against WiIiilir
/. Storey, proprietor Of tlls Times. Tho fasls
aro that iire occurred in thu aailur shop Vi
l5ehl, No. 2ss South CarE street, tllu night 0f
July 25, lot. Tho shop was bEokcn open
by 4 policeman. aud tho lire extingulBhcd, and
Gohl. wills calno aung aoou after, wus a1rosLod.
On examination. however, before JuhtIcs, Ut,
waB discharged, Tho eyiIence showing he was in
noccnt. The 1tnas wrote tue caso up, accusing
Dat 0f tiriug 1tA own HAup, and heading thu
article "Isn.eson's llira1.' an] Dyl,i brought
suit for hl'oL, cianr.; S20,UG0 dunlaSoJ. Iie
claimed on tito tr1at that Ie. as ukllaI, left Ills
lump burning IN tic storc oll tic night Ill suos-
tion; tlut tho chimney broke, tue il4'no llared
up, aud tho fHcrcasea ilcat AltkeI thu ol Ill ont
Ut tho la,nr and caused 1t To overflow. 1t then
caught lire OH tho outside OF tho ian, an1 COM
1Duulcased to tho cotIlilg lylng OIL tho benclt.
but waa extlngulshcl beforo aerlous daaago was
done.
Tho defendant showed TINT tic Information
OIL whc!l tho article WAS based wsls ub. .aiuel
from tho policeman anl tho statluI,- -kccpar, thu
tekt Honrrcs ironi which it Gould be got, n1,l
that tho article wns not written Alalciously. Tho
calo .Mas not conc1nlcl.
ptvoncfx,.
Norman O'fIarn lied bill wofu!Ey Rotttng
out that his wife Lucy. notwithstanding his
uniform good conduct, had dcscrscd 4iui somp
two yearn aso, and cvury cHort Of his to iina hor
her. anti prayed that tho Court would cxcIsu
lin from uiy fulillcr obligation 10 support her.
ITEMS.
Judge J)rnnlnonl will outer some dcctece in
railroad tAa-eiIes to.tlay.
Mr. Edward Drunmonl, tho Chief Deputy
Clerk iii tho United states Circnt Court, leayes
to-dny for II 1.-Two wcukB' vacation. Atr. Drum
monls work den,altls pely cIoso atteation, aud
lis vacation III n,,lctl ueeled and well earned.
Judge Ao0lo LUIS uniy four moro caseB OH hiB
caloll.tar.
Thomas II. Gnult was yesterday admitted to
practice in both the United States Courts.
BANKRUPTCY lrEsts.
u. G. Rardun 4 l3ro.. I'm 4 claim for $500;
l!obert .kelpon claiming 5265.il: tho Fourth
National Uank, claiming $GsAM'; the peBhti6o
Company, Oh clnim for Sl99.77; r. L. Swinoy,
claiming sl;o: samncl sltarr. clntning :39l.13:
mud phttfp aitdling, OIL claim fur Sz'G6!. iitod
t1[+%totl III 9aihlAFeCJ hssAhHk hllllALu oQlulD,
o sash and blind manufacturer on, tho
corner Of Eighteenth anu Canal streets. They
Charge him only with stapension Ut payment OF
commercial paper mud clalnl that his unsecured
debts do nn oxccnd 91l,00u 4 1u1o to show
cause was issued.
isohort 5. Waiiace, d commission merchant
filed i voluntary petition to be discharged frot1.
nts aebts Ills liabilities arc s.. 1864 ard his
nSacts nothing. lilo matter waA referred 10 tho
NcYstcr.
L. L. C1ark WIS appointed Provisional As
sIgnso Of Elward G, Douglas.
Isaac l.. Hirsh and Edward Rotlscllill were
ad]ud!eatod banksurt BY default, aud warrant
!as1oA raturnablo Aug. II. r. L. Jenkins waB
Provisional Assignee.
a cuiapdaitidn meeting was ordered in the
caso OF Olo q. Thompson, to ba held Aug. 10.
:, Bradford Hancock WIZ appointed Asssneo Of
Iiawcs i Hcoiey.
,.id;d Il !; :; ls9sM M ws apponsed Assignee Of tho
dly1dend of 10 per cont mas declared In tho
caso Of itedmo1,tl G. Morrison.
Tho socoAd dividend iuuetiug In tho CONNER
ctal insurance. company vii 10 hold to-day y ::
per cent will be mado, whlclwIl coso the estate.
HupEhIOA CouAT IN 1utlEr.
John Francis Malon commenced an action
Rsaiuet Michael Nowhouso, leopold NewhouBe,
ena Abraham Liebor, to recover s5,ooa danagos
for an alleged falro Imprisonment,
Tho International Hank tilol a bill against Ira
Holmes and wife, Jnhn Mattocka. Miller, Wat
sou & Co., ". Y. Joh.tston, Il. y. ]son-
r1oo. !'as!a Salisbury, Theaphilus Packard,
Dodgo, 7. q: nolge. Johuson Bhau1, +. L. A.
Wolcott, a: Il. Smith. William SlsA+;uo, anul, Y.
FaBo. to forcclnHe trust duo4 Tor II SOD OH
Lot 10 Of liollnos' hubdtYiBian Of tho west baIf
OF tho southwest quarter Of tho snutheaat quar-
ter Of the southwest quarter ol Soc. u. 30, IL.
Andrhw Is. Williamson and L. md William A.
l'rtco filed q hill aglnBt Ann N. Carpenter, j.
W. Carpenter. Frances i'rco, Frances IL. Car |