, 1876-06-12
B. Il. ALLEN,
Tho Cases Mt Dcs 3Ioine8 Put Over
to Next TORN.
Tho Mortgage that Was Assigned to the
Charter.0ak Insurance Company. L..
Dlsnntrhawett and Stephens Ordered to Answer
Questions and Produce Papers.


Hptctnt DtspafcA to 7ae Tribune. ..
DEs MONIES, Ia, 1une 10.-'fhc eases Of D.
F. Allen have been put over to next term on
motion or Mr.. btsbec, Of Chicago, and ]. 3.
Polk, Of this city, representing tho creditors Of
Mr. Allen. The ground for the motinn was,
that they wcrc unabc to ascertain the indebted
ness Of Mr.. Allen To Allen, stephcns 4 Co. 1t
will be rccnllccted that II, Blcnncrhassctt aud
W. A. Stephens received certain mortgage,
covering all Of Nj. Alluns real estate in lown,
ns security for money advanced, IA they ciain,
to tho Cook County National Bank by tho firm
Of Allen, Stephens t. Co. This mortgage was
assigned 10 tho Charter Oak Insurance Com
pnny, which Company brought an action 10
forccloso the mortgage. The plaintiff sought
TO prove by II. blcrncrhassett md W. A.
Stephens that n large sum Of money had hecnntl-
vanccd to tho Cnok County Bank 5000, ,000), md
for which this mortgage WAS given as security.
Tho testimony was taken by dcrosftlons IN New
York III March, both parties being represented
by counsel. From statements made by the
attorneys yesterday when tho case was called,
Dlcnner}assGtt antl Stephens testified to nn
amount due them ccrtan; and, Wien asked to
fix tho limit, the answer rms that, when Il was
atl paid from tie aA6etB Of Mr.. Alien, there
would be
LITTLE LEFT OF Ills PROPERTY,
When naked to verify their testimony by pro-
ducfng the books and accounts OF the firm, they
refused all nccess to them, except In their own
bands, and, when particular Item was called
for, they would unlock tho safe, got tho book,
1Ilil thU Item, spread sheet Of pMpcr 1hoye and
below IT, SHOW tho Item, close tho book, return
the l0ok to the safe, und lock II up.
THIS did mot satisfy tho attorneys for the
and hY stsn,ns "ds et0n to coRe
nn n as,rer iii ns.ions T. ~ " ~,
f,iv ~ ~ t .9 % ;aa ihS ,,.;no ;ot Ht "as a
y asgsea 81. on ,p,on 5"t sides Justice Miller IN
sr srnoSobf '1u nEnuMEn' D1:Ix'' ptzssanuAssru AND
STEPHENS
for refusing to produce tler books and to an
,on y,oy9E 80 lqrge intsiesta He ren.rked icI,
acnsay ny,1 TT. H. III eouiu n.y. see now Inc mort
It waS for money. paid Mr.. Allen; mud, # auvll
H. Hcn XII 'o or XII xe aqs titea to e2aa
ti1o books and accounts Of tbe lrm. tn nsrcrtai,,
thu rcrssc a1nont de ~ ,ep dor thn nnrgeee ~ e .'
Ing yal!d1ty OF inc mortgage wus not touched
Stephens both testify that they advanced no
given IN this mortgage lho % op!iun Of st the co"2t
as to the oiTcct of tic, mortgage ia sornewhnt
foresllatowcd, to wit: That lie Charter Oak
lnsursnsc Company san a7e no claim watsve5
or seeurltS ~ tne ,no1rtgago io5 money adyailecd
10 .ns U1oS ho1ln'{ Dankt any, no ntohey pe!n1
auVAhced TO b. !. Alien ny Allen, stephens d
falls u tho ground so far US the Charter Oak
Company Is concerned.
The Court nude
TIE yot,1ow,so ounrn.
EowaN NIV St.ps.ns y ,f.nnt,,.>.s.,t ". IL y
liz charirr G1t JiTs fa.urnnut tsn..,, ".,' ~.
ti5oM satrt,on ..g9n&1 ~ hann In."Hy r.
1ien, % aad Il. X: s1!a' 10en. - 0""''''e' =" - -
ton Of Ioyt Sherman, ts.Ivnes IN hSrbrun.cx y;
h. i. Ajin. 10 rrc"mmf ~ J.nns'tinn. ~ ,rl ~
mann iiicnnerhassrit mi Wi,1tnm 4 stcu,cns ~
tne E!slinei: VIZ dIrect!ona that the :sd Risns
certain Observation-Disclosures mentioned In .ad M.
lion, and uIso to con,nc aafi Tljnnncrhnssctt an1
Stdnhcnn tn ans,yrr Mi smch S,rthrr %
4uastiona as may he nronounded In thsm BY COIN.
attsrs connrcird VIII t 1p e.is ~
Alien, Stenhcns L Ca nnIl In nrninrrc iii ho,sa
Of Accounts. unpcrs ,yrft;nrs. duenmrnts " mcmS.
raaln,ns, and Correspondence Relating to tho bsi.
incr for insection md nxnn,Inntinn hv snjd iinvt
Hhcfm0p or Fla co,,rnci anI ti,e Cnnrt hnnr n1vs.
ed in Inc premises. Il ii oricrcd; "0N" ""''''
pla!nanis n tbfa ca,sn nnacnr hatnro y nti1nr
band. Ernmfnnr. At liz n11frc In the c1tv " ~ Nov
York uD0n rcas0unbtS not(cs NJ 10 ,1o fs,,n
tbs counsel uf Eaid iIoyt Shcr,nan mi
anhvcr crost- -!ntcr.ogatorlcs el17, uis Uio, a3o,
D8i l. O,S i Nil ! naS nant III al TT n' MI
/. JldI. l. Cata I. nI7 nSS i nSt I 0a1t '6s-'
1.08H i. 0Nf T. 1fl, i lila i nf,I n,5 1n,. rns
appearinr ia lilo record n III. al dcnns;;on no" Nv
lIoyt Sherman, Assigned; and said Ilenne rhassctt W
Ia QcFGDy InfttGf OtuGfcu 10 4nhNGY all such fur