, 1875-01-27
The Gage Brothers and Their
Creditors.
Cnlucky Women Who Want to Get Bid d
Their Husbands.
Record Of Judgments and New
Suits.
Proceedings Of the Supreme Court
Of Illinois.
An Interesting Iowa Case
CHICAGO COURTS.

CHICAGO COuH .,
THE GAGE nnornEns' DIFFICULTY.
On The 3Oth day Of December laht' the ttht
National I,ank Of Sioux CITY obtained JUG
mont for s111527 against Gage brothers H
1ica and another for The sann nmount against
Gsco 4 1,ice. On the same day Alexander 4.
1rcponnel also recovered Judgment fos s557.G4
.oainat 0ago Brothors 4 Rice. William Coffin
,obt.incl Judgment for a4iG.lt against the same
Epa,ttes, aud Bradford Hancock rccov-
xared Judgment for sGG9.17 against 0ago
TX Rico. Executions were Issued on all
Sthese judgmonte returned tho sa'ne
day not satisfied, mud tho flyo parties tnitod III
filing creditors bill ngainat tho two FIRMS j.
D, Drnko and L. q. Assay wore also made parties,
It being alleged that they had aoins Of tho aB-
sets Of one or other OF tl,e firms. David A. Gage
filed . demurrer nn1 L. &. ABay an answer Tho
demurrer wns argued yesterday morntng before
Judga Moore, three points being made by air.
Cages counsel, ONO that tho bill mas nnltfafi-
Gus, being against difEeront parties for
different and distinct matters; Sec
oud, because tho bill WAS not
properly verified, aud third, because the }udg-
u1ents wero recovered, executions issued md re-
turned, and creditors bill flied OF tho sa1no dny,
and that therefore it did not appear but That tho
bill wRn filed before execution had been lsan Gu
Council for tho creditors urged that q crediturs
bill need not bo verified also, that 1t vas nn| 10
muitifatiouH, inasmneh III two OF tho
parties, dsorso W; Gage a. and ,siam.0t. 5chn 4
e0 to arc ts Parties estse to 'l tbss
were recovered, executions issued: mud bill filed
on tho sanlo tlnr, the creditors' bill showed on
ita faco that the Judgments Ind beou recovered
and executions issued nilti returned unsattsAed
Judge Moore upheld the position Of tho co1'n.
col for tho creditors, except rs to the ast part OF
tho demurrer Ho said tint tho law did not rec
ognzo fractions Of D day, and that, tlcse.
ill., ti,o bill bill might al liz be- ~ considered
simultaneous, liz did not, however. feel clear
On that roint, mud adjourned tho matter until
Fob. D. wllen bis decision will bo Glvon.
MIR. AHhY, in his atlBwor, shows TINT Gagn Il
ncc became embarrassed in kceppg Tho Grand
paclto Hotel, and that ]. f. Tracy took POSSESS
aon under two chattcl mortgages, and that
the mor!saEea, personal property was wsa Sub
:si?ssy s se'a tnss ss .e n ansa p''a' ! nss fes
wcro indebted to various parties in the sum OF
sauD, QUA, and OIL tile 2Sth Of December. 1874
they n,ndo HI assignment Of all their property
tu him for tho benefit Of their creditors. Mr.
Asay nays lso now haa in cash about *2o. 1927.
received from j. u. Dralso, and q claim for tho
remainder, q few aharos OF Exposition stock,
AMI soma tlebts due Gage & Rice. 1Ie also
holla rs Trustee for Paris, Allen 4 Co., deed
ject to an incnmbranco Tor s50, 900, on tho eopd-
lion tlat Psris Allen 4 Co. should release a
part Of their claim against Gage 4 Hico. This
property, AHay says, WIS conveyed to hlm iairly.
without his solicitation, for tho benefit Of tho
firm creditors.
WIDENING STATE sTREEr.
Tho Jury In the casp Of the City ~. Tobey, for
Asaesalng tlc damages for Widening State ssroos,
from jackson to Harrison street, returned
vordict of sa2, ,67O for tho damages. Tic street
was widoned OH tho caet sillo u fcot, thus maxi
ing it loo fect in width.
DIVORCES. ..--
Clara L, Turner tilol bill In which slae Bays
that she was marriol to Gavin II. Turner in 1857,
and l,as borne him soYcn children, four Of whom
are now living. Notwithstanding her uniform
hIndnoes, and unceastug endenFora I'd mako
home happy. her husband has neglected ller,
given up fits timo and earnings to tue compan-
to,iship Of dlsHoluto associates anu to partclpa-
ton In tho flowing bowl, and has also
sought to induce Ills clillrcn to follow
in liu Footsteps. For this invotorate indulgence
Ia liquor, complainant asks for d divorce, tho
caro- Of her children, md IN injunction to pre-
yens her husband from injuring her or heE
property. ,..,-,...-.
Maggie Allen has grievoa for tho statutory
time over tho loss of l,or husband, Joseph j.
Allen, aud now asks that sic may DO forever
released from him.
Judge Dloagstt will take up motions for new
I trial to-duy. --.
! In tho canc Of KIddcr VI. Tho Chicngo, But:.
; ]inxton d Quincy. the injunction against tho
!; collection Of taxcs on tho capital stock waa
!: modified 80 as not to prevent tho Clerk from
extending the .a1ss put only to restrain the
:. Judge B!odgett Ia engugcd IN hearing patent
: Case Of CuahinK VI. tue Rockford. 1tock island
:, Il 1T. Louis Nailroad Company. TIC suit is
] complaiuan.'a patent in building a bridge over
tue Illinois River ut 13oardstown. The defend-
ant claims that the patent il not new.
UNITED srATEs copNrs.
]. D. Fisher filod bill against the Protection
Iifo-Iusutanca Company aud Michael Eyu,ls to
restrain the collection Of the Slate and county
! tax OH the capital stock Of tho Company, which
is assessed at @31,3a4. the tux thereon being
$79l.W. -.-..-.--
pANxnupTcY 1rEMs. -.
In the matter Of lIaskin, Martin Il Wheeler,
N order was made for tue sale Of the desperate
accounts ut auction After three weekH' notice. A
j like order was made III the case Of Robert aud
James Long, .....
A composition meeting will be held Fob. 10 be-
fore tho Register th the matter Of Morris
1l9noch. .....
SUPERIOR COURT IN BRIEF,
Ottenhoimer d Brothers commenced suit In
William 0f1,rien, T. &. Beaver, and the Chicago
d Northwestern Hallway Company to recover a
stock Of dry goods, notions, hats, caps, etc.,
valued at e10ooo.
CIRCUIT COURT.
A. +. Klein sned tile Coska Zalozna for 81 900,
and A. D.. Na!l sued George d. Faryoil tor a
like amount.
TIE COUNTY COURT.
Hrans Of administration lssued TO Elizabeth
CLARK to admluistor upon the estate Of Alexander
i II. Clark under an approved bond OF e8,0UD.
The will Of Philip llochspoisr was proven, and
lettsrs testanentary issuod to Cnhrles Kerby
under Al approved bond Of 415.000.
Tie bahtardy suit of Lima Woichnacht To.
Ernst lla.b; motion in arrest OF Judgment over-
! ruled, sud Judgment for 1850 and costs. Orler
By the Court 70 file bond inatantcr; in default
Court otdaEs defendant to be committed to jail
Jolu F. latshaw was appointed administrator
4 OF the estate Of Firgin!I Il. X. latslaw, under
Al approved bo4d Ut eco, 900. The sane party
vas appointed guardian OF Virginia F. I.hthhaw
q a.. mluoIB, under AL approved boud Of
81 go. .0u0
The will Of Louis Carsuyvela vas proven. and
letters testamentsry issued to lren Van lIarem
under 40 approved bond OF $4,000. The follow
LIE ts tue Will Of the decaasal:
u ths n4ns o! God, Ancn. !, Louis Cartnyyele re-
tdlng at No. go NuEh Franklin street, in C4isgo,
1elng Of tho ase Of g. years. aud beug Of sound mind
saa tasmoEy, do make, publish, and decl4ro this my
hHy:
Fhsk-I give, dsviss and bs1usath unto IN coua[n.