, 1875-02-12

TIE kA1kEi-IEloUa AAuEAd HUAF VI EA8ks
Judge Drummond was engaged all dny yestcr-
day In hearlng tho arguments in the habeaB
corpus caso Of Salkey and Gerso1, who wero
sentenced to jail about three weeks ago by
Judge Dlodgett, for fniling to answer questions
concerning tho d'BpoBltion OF tleir property
satisfactorily to the Judge. Mossre. GrAnt and
Swift appeared for tho prisoners, and urged that
tho District Court could not mprinon them. bo-
cA,lBa they had answered to tile best Of their
ability and had turned over tloir property.
Moreover, oyon Ind thay been properly COM
mitted, tho order WAS too broad as it kopt
thom in jail until they answered to tic
satisfaction of tue Court, Them 1t VIVA further
argued, 10 foundation waH laid for their commit
mont by tntortogaling them specially ~ to their
property; no anttco Was Eiyuu that an attach
ment would bo asket for, aud tho order Of ut
tachment showed the Judge Aa.l decided them
guilty Of cont1mpt without hearing.
Mr. II. ". Tennoy appeared for the creditors
and claimed TINT tho only question to bo couBiu-
ered MAS wliather the prisoners wese held III GUS
tody on process issued by. couit Of coMpetent
jurisdiction, which Nad shown by tho MarsIlal'a
return. No question could ne rased AZ to tho
regularity Of tho proceedings In tha District
Court. ~ ttcy wera presumed to oo regular ! and,
nereoysr auch q caBc OF contompt was not one
in Which tho Circuit Court had supervisory power.
Tha Judge took the caae under atlyjsemsnt, aud
will give deelsiou Tits morning.
pIYpnEEg.
Bophia Moriarty compluins that her husband
has beaten her no aftsu nnd 10 cFloaly that sile
las been Obliged to lcayo him. Sne accordingly
clafmH divorce.
UNITED srATEs oouhTs.
doorge b.. Jerolomau commeucad = aut In
debt against lionaan Foster, Albert Crosby, ]. ".
Steela aud Peter Welch, laying damages at
&l0,000.
". Y; Crawford began . suit for $4,000
against Eliala aray:
aued ". Il. rattsEson for 81 $500. and u. IL
Uussing i Co. sued J. l.. Bp1oelo aud Il, 8.
bproglo for like amount.
q. .. Marcy commenced sut asalnst the Town
Of E|mWood, claiming $4,000
II. D. Collier brought suit for $4,000 against
i. i. Cole aud Il. N. Ponesoy commenced An
action against tue First Natioual Bank Of ChIca-
60 to recover fi,0U0.
BANKRUPTCY 1rEus.
4 discharge was glyeh to Jphn Watt.
William ]sorin, Assisnoo Of J. J. Lhke, waa re-
n1oyast, aud Lexls Kenyon appointed IN lis
place. ...
SUPERIOR COURT IN BR1gy.
John /. Manning began huib for $4,000
Rgtinst sparrow u. Nekerson.
Gsorge Cortnack commenced 4 suit in troyer
against the National Dauk OF Commerce and
EsanciH Agnsw, laying damages at d, eco, aud
another against tho Cleveland Paper Company
George II. Taylor, and Fraucls Asnsw, claiming
4iu,000.
+. H. Follanspse, Use Of G, ". Pie1os began q
suit for q, 800 againBt j. n. Ash aud ". 4. Aea-
yerns, and another for the same amount against
H. I. Murphy and G. ID. Eayorits.
The a!oba Insurance Company conmonced =
emit agalnst Thomas H. NeIson aud Nathan
Whitman to recover s50, O00 aud another egainat
t. M. Nelson Alons, claiming $4,000.
CIRCUIT CouRT.
Mary and Jacob Hoffman began Z suik In
tEeapass aEainat John Colbert aud Frank o I.len,
laying atmages 1t "a UO0.
TUE COUNTY CpUaT,
The following parties vera sdfudqed insane by
tnry trials: Gertrude Block Emanuel Gahane,
Ilosnaa E. Mitchell, and William Uiokh3tsr ;
tue casa ut Aun:s Cson,blehoi~ wAs, on mutt on
| Of tue County Physician, continued till the 18th
| inst.
| The amended Inventory Of the estate Of
ben1stolu y. Aadduck, minoI, visa approved.
IN tAs msttsF OF tbs sstAts Of Luthek