, 1875-05-12
Ell: COURTS.


TIE Law DEtAf5-rAN INTERESTING CASE.
Iu tha caao Of Amy Powers W. James Napier,
rt11o to show cause On the com claimant and one
tIoi,ry Moore was Issued Hamo time ago, aud ar
guod yesterday morning before Judge Farwell.
Tlis case WAS begun July g. 1851. and Ia. thero-
foro, pronnoiy tho oldest nuit pointing in soy OF
tho courts Of Cook County, md an account Of it
may not bo uniutorcsting.
1n 1857, Mira. Amy Powers eamo to Chicago
from Buffalo, with ubous slu1 iu cash or person.
al property. 6lo had quhrroled with hor lus-
band Just before, and LETT hin, in augcr Boon
after coming here rho mot James Napior, T. young
| shoemaker and after 6ome timo ttloy }olucd
fortunes, aud went to live on tho NORTH Side,
whero thoy weso supposed to to man and wife.
The futuFc Of Chicago WAS uncertain. but Napier
| thought tue land 1oar Dcs FlaEned ltlvcr would
| advance In prlco, and he and his do facso wife
| went out tloro aud re:tlcd on 4o.acro tfaot.
| She made improvements on it, aud subsequently
and procured patents from tue Government.
Some land also waa bought from Nobinson, IN
Indian. in the Indthn Reservation. Hero ihoy
lived until 1919, whon Napier loft on account Of
In July, 1851, Mrs, Towers llod hor bill, stat
ing TINT sho hau come hero in 1889, and ftom
/ 1850 to 1851 bought with hoE OWN money oyor $40
| acres. THO title to all this land was
to marry her in reasonable time Thereafter.
which, howcver, ho had refused to do. 1Io hnu
also stated whci, ho took tho title that he Ind no
hoE, and that lis death ail the property would
tho property; Tint Napier had only paid small
! po.tlon Oh it; that ho only lived on 1t short
tlmo, and therefore nakod that ho might bo COM
peled to convey tic tile Of i TO lscr. Service
ton, lse being out Of tile State and sso obtained
a decree by default for tic conveyance Of thu
| property.
Iii 1863, and within three ycars after tho ron-
ion Of tue dooroG Naphs to*od BY a
sai"'' aud ed ii: an answer sai sas srors.biI. sS.
u to s b!if t. and ''' claims lou f'S'''sa - ria
for the land with lla own money. Ho claims
that before. lIe went to Leyden ho had tho hot,so
| built IN which Mra. Powers lives ~ tho ptescnt
| day. BY working At ls trado Of ehoen,aIiug In
tho wlutcrs. and on tile farm In the summers, he
| uado soino money, which ho used IN buying
stock. Naplcr also alleges that be waa absent
onring n good part Of t'ia timo from tho farm,
| Working at his trade In various places. In 1858.
Napier was indicted iii Indiana tor burglary and
grand larceny, aud Waa compelled to mako over
hia property to nscuro lA"yor named william
| proceeding, however, WAS neYeF pushed, and Nc
| Loan reoonyoyed the creator part OF tho land 10
Mrs. Powers. Part Of 1t, lowoscr, was trans-
About 1850, Napier gave Mrs. Powers power
Of attorney to lease tho lands for periods not
ceuainK two years, ~ 10 contemplated leaving
| tho :state for lime. she lossed part to =
young man uamoi JA.nes Lsulor whom sho Lad
brought up After tho expiration Of hla ern.
stsa leased to Harry Moore, tho defendant In the
| present contempt procsengs. In 1871, Mrs.
Powers began selling OF tho livestock and cut
| ting down tue trees, had m injunction was OBJ
| an etectmout suit Of LaWlor against Wright rho
claimed title through Mclean. Moore, after tho
| injunction was granted, took tho lease aud
wont into possession, and began making
nttE anna mi ~ 4 villa tn
| alow causo MAS therefore mRdc to have him
punished for contempt in dlaobeylng tho iuIullc-
| tion+ 4 largo number Of aAldavlts ware road,
but tho matter was finally dlHposoa Of for tho
| na1ttes should allow Moore to resain possession
subject to tho order Of Court OIL lia paying =
reasonable rent. The Judge hold TINT Moore
lad undoubtedly dsohcyea the. Injunction. but
whole t1ta, Of the case a1lnoat, a. tho aegatloua
OF Gus party weEo tatly deu!oti By tho ollos par-
ty, and tho caao WAS accordingly loft to await
further developments.
The jury In tho case OF William Vandyko, who
Nas tried en- Monday. attsr being out uusi! late
hour of tLo night, returned verdict Of guilty Of
| ~ nsdualt with deadly weapon with tntont to
| OF the Court; he was 1omandod for scntonce.
GsorRo Brown, Indicted tor bnrSlaiounly
entoting tho store OF Potter l. AEien, April last,
Withdrew his former plea. aud pleaded guilty; :;
| E@A3uAo4 l0E b8ltHHE6.
The reco1nizsnoo OF Edward Hogan In tho
SUM Of $500 was declared forfeited. a. Ito failctl
to appear fur trial Oh Tho !ndictMert OF stealing
| = dress from Harriet aud Charles ltose. \
cerias waa issued for his asseat.
Samuel 1enkins, indicted for tho larceny of a
coat valued et 46o. and revolver valuea It $lo,
tho property OF Charles Collins, withdrew Ills
former plea and pleadod guilty; somauded for
| uentepco.
James O'Drtne, indicted for larceny, Withdrew
his former plex and pleaded guilty; re1nandod
| for Bentonce,
Tho 1ecoguizsnca Of robert Jones aud J. 4.
Msguira, indicted for robbery, WAS declared for
telted, sud csplsaes Issued for .hcis arrest.
WITH Osiu II. Lyon, Of No, 173 Weat 8lxte,nth
street, and Johu +, 1loor a. au1oties. Magu!ra's
roconnlzauco WAS for t70o, With Jansen 3.
Norris, OF No. 10 Sampson stIeet. Rnl Ortn L.
Lyon ~ suteties.
August Kezoy, Patrick polAu, William Ken-