, 1875-11-20
THE COURTS.
How the Kcnl-Estato business Is
Clrrftt! On,
Tho Blake Caee..-Applications for Di-
vorce-..NeW Suits.
CHICAGO.
QUEER REAI-EHrATE UEALfNHH.


Court by Morton Cuves against Charles i.
browne which gives $orno Insight into Tho mss,-
ner iu which soal-eatato sales arc conducted
Culvor htatcs that III May, 1871. hc wons-lnto
partnership with Browne In t1o rca!-cEsato b1,ef-
neas. A largo part Of the busInoss wAa TO le to |
nell Drownos land, for Which tho firm vaa 10 re- |
cciyo pnr cent. Soon after tho partnership |
WAS formed, 1}fowno sold complainant half in !
teroas in the N. u Of the s. ". L Of tho y. Il.
Il Of Sec. II, ii, IL, in Evanston. and M nndl- |
vidctt half Of Lots aud 2 tn George Smlti,'a
Subdivision Of tho soush part Of Archango Gull |
mctto lioaory alton, for tho sum Of s7,b10. tho
title, however. being loft in Browne
for copvonicnco iu selling, sub |
division was malo Of tho tract, and
It was deemed best to buy in addition H. feet |
south of and adjoining the 20-acro track. This
Was otroctod tho prico paid being Sf.0l. 4 j!
few weeks thereafter, however, Culror learned |
that ho had boon grossly deceived and that
browne had bought two strips Of land 1lt1 fset |
wido, Quo south aud tho other west Of tho 20
acres In question for the e1,oi4. Culsor had
paid half OF tAis amount. md ho therefore asked
for half Of each pieco Of land. but Drowno ro-
fused to give him any Iutorcst in the strip tho
vest, Haying thai ho had not made any mlsrep-
rcseutations about 1t, hut had gained 1t by :
sharp trick, aud that ho bolovoa in stretching tho
truth ~ far a. 10 could without breaking it.
Culver then threatened legal proceedings, bnt
Browne still declined to comply, saying that he
was rich inau and complainant poor, aud hc
could law lin TO death.
Aftor tho 20 acros including tho aontll 711S
foot strip, had boen subdiSidedt 1t WAS decided
to hase MI auction sale OF part OF tic lots 4
traia Of cars was engaged, posters distributed,
aud tho srrangeruents tnnllo, when Browne Iii.
uouuCed his iutcntiOn TO have o second auction
sa,c nj hin own lotH At NORTH Evanston On the
,fto,noor ~ lin a,no ,1nv A 1nnch vns ahcp
a'setuo1n VI tno semu ,4'., u1', '"u.a ""a ., .as
prepared anu aaal'1onai e1peu'o l''culseu
for that purpose. At tho afternoon
ealo at North Eylnstou Of Browno'a In
JiyiduaI property, a n.nbor Of sales wero made
fnr anoi nrjccs annarontiy 10 bona ids rurcbns-
ops SIN T,t ti'cao nnrcbnecrs' thonrh mnkins tho
Teoutnitc ienosit' naysr apt,oarci and c1a1med
tleir dpode. and, Iu fow woeks Culvns aAcer-
tn,ned lint tLe salo Ind been fraud. aud tho
nrouerty had hcen Lid in by et,o1-nireonp. or
bog1a hi1.ieta. who lad rim ths rriccs far a6oyo
tHas 4o.i ,,ann ~ tna iota and thna nrorcntt
the bona fIdo purchasots from buying at all.
Complainant thetoupon eaed t i On bToTno 10
I'm ak r"t or to e;re Kim dividend OF pcr cent
~, tt,a nroccods If sucl hor,,a Halu. Roth theae
1ooncs,a worn rcfusod,
'',s When eom,aiuapt COM % bought na!r OF tic 90
orraa ma'n o ravo mnr,oaga }nr ~ I'M IN 1,tnwnn
IL sscnro ug narl n In Sreaao u,ice it benz
" heGuIG pa't " Iuo r1 pa,oo,,.; rart urs
agleoe eco sn1s ons ~ rnn'.1.;,.nt or H. ruas
!t! tt!l'a ~ Epo M.e la'u ,on rnie,an iota Tt",,
tnat nfowno mas lo'asou 70 1 torafto ao
.tno ~ .'l.lo ~ ~ t, ~ au1 tot H.
ASKS taat IN NSouue aJ ~ nau' S,,Io H. ~ stn,a
tleiontae nay ~ az ~ .,,e, ~ ~. ,...,
~ leGs npss W sno ~ ts t H. an,div;sin;
oo oou.peou " ~ 10 - srI e
70 r[ ~ sn.Sro " conn1ainnrts uotos ryen to
!tom unpoaue ~. ~ ~ 81 s1n for IT,. ,hnro ~
Fey secure tne pasnon' o. @''oo' Ao' A4' 'AA'o u
'uas p'ope''s' ,ur ,,ar
n. n,.,. mi, ,a.,..sn- n..e %ro,v <-,;t. oooa
Ihe h eaee aycM ~ 1.o 10 .erost uon
a.seaaa.co s:.n1,h ul ~, r. nar,r tw@,
vas elected; alt; Tn.n a1a oh A. saas, pdsu, III
former emT!oye9 ~ a11 ~
ana - houSs sesis Tsa' tt enu.r.;on ~ Wnitor
{nsiotaa9 .! nusuun w siar farnro- noiino.
b!aaoa tes.ioons' noos'H5,a s'5,a f. ~ IN o,;Gs.
man IT, ~ ,i,a ,o
tuHut " TX NJ eHao I'M he faiicd In roycsl
inin a"a IL o..aSo, csaod const1orabo ~.
aus1n'nb. ~ no"eso.: ~, is i III tn., ss,.ntsa1
y, ,,no y snas th,t o rs ronnaop,
H. Iy 1s". %oau IN fno1snta s,ictn INT h;s cnn.