, 1876-12-12
THE COURTS.
The Burlington Crossing" Rail.
ways Sued for $4,000
Damages.
William Rooney, Now In the Bride
well, Wants to Know If He
Is Vagrant.
Tho Dlsorce MIll...Confessions. .Judg.
mcnts...NoY Suits, Etc.

1nc DlS0rco MIllss.C0nte8sf0f6s.s .sJu0gs
mcnts...NoW Suits, Etc.
Judge Booth has for over two weeks past been
hearing tho caso OF hathaway vs. Tho Illinois |
Central Railroad Company tho Michigan Cen
trail Railroad Company, and the Chicago, Bur-
itngton 4 Quincy Railroad Company, to re-
cover damages. Mr. Hathaway owns thrcc
houses md lots on tho nnrthcast corner Of
Michigan avenue and tho Burlington Cross
ing,' MS Il IL called, near Sixteenth street. He
himself occupies one house, and he claims that
tho smoke, cindcrs, noise, jar, and other dis
comforts caused by the Immediate proximity of
tho trains at all hours Of tho day md night
llaye annoyed him and injured the. rental and
q fd $1,000, t. reeevsl ssss witch II e he 'Se1s f''ere
fore brings. suit. Judge Dpolitt1e appears
for the plaintiff, and Nfcssrs. Dexter, Jewett,
and sfbley for the RailroaA Companies. Tho
sv Ssash I bs ss sn all sG1sqa 81 IT, yssas I'd To-
Soy soi. "u' 00 ''sop'u '' ''' arguments '' s0u8-
PETITION ron MANDAMus.
, Edward G: Coo!eslgc, Leland Moody, ansl
Ssat esa coa ssf se,s f Re Rs s e:s,1 e Haa. III ef o
' adgneus a SS fSr sois rhe e pctisoners
state tiat in july, 1870, they. rccoy-
cred tho abovc-nntncd amount against the
paid in 1871 they made application to the Hoard
1l Audltors to audit 1t, 80 THAT q tax could bc
legicl Tor the amount and they he paid. The
Hoard refused, and succeeding Boards have re-
fused, anu now. having exhausted their
patience, petitioners ask Tor tnnndRhus ~
compel the audlt1nE and paymcntof thclr tudg-
mcut.
IA lie 4 vAonANr1 ....
William Rooney filed a petition for Aaheas
eorpus yesterday to find out whether lie was
fnnrAit or mt. William 6pVk that nm TIM night
OF the 18th of August last, When he wts asleep,
Station. Here lo was Kept, three days,
r 1 M arTe. a a was eSff en sSa tske Is t
Union Station, booked as avagrantr and brought
the cause OF his arrest, mud Tearing hc would bu
tried M qn1 convicted without ghanco to defend
himsclf, hc took change to Justice Salisbury.
That functIonnry promptly fined hin 80, Alul
directed that II hu could not pay u ho should
board o. tho county's cxucnRe ut the 1lonse 81
CoFrcetloi e Mc Is ei'losing to tnlnhrous , ell!
dant time To think over Ills affairs, le has come
to tt;e conclusion that l'!s imprisonment Is H.
legal, no warrant for his arrcst having evc! been
issue, alsl TO desires tic matter inquired into
oS tho Court DIVORCES.
Mary Hinxlcy flied a b!lt yesterday ngatnst
her husband, Jamc3 y. Hlnk!ey, accusing him
Of adultery, and asking fur a divosce.
mary ChocuoI Alho lllea Yetltion LOT Eke
favor, on tho ground that her huehnnh is so nc
custoMcd to lil-trcating ller that shc caliltot live
With HIN any longer. .,... -..-
Alice orlup l'icwtsc makes divers grievous
complaints aTalnst spencer 0TluT, whose name
Sue has worn for about twcnty'seyen years:
dsseolorins ller lace nnd boly " numerous
blows, aud finally with having threatened to
XIII ter; md sho therefore feels compelled to
Invoke tho alu Of soine 'ncrrtful Judge In her
fHSf ff01n fn-
ITEMS.
Judge Drummond was engaged ycsterdayaftcr-
noon In hearing lnotioil for Injunction In the
Lockwood an1 Warner Temporary iInI tnI}anutions
wcro granted under bond Of $4,000 in tho
former cass and $3oOo In tho latter:
Judge Booth ordered . Special vcniro ior
UNITED ,s sTATEs counTs. ~
Tho Connccs!rnt Mutual Litc'lnsurnnce Com
rany filed b!ll against ChnIles BoSttS1,er,
Nal!rganz. II: RICHTER Edward Weisctf. Frcd
koclltr, Louis harstens, ". sprunk, i. II.
nradlcy, Charles Lehman. Lazas!ls Stivernlan,
Henry Dcttnian, Fred kutz, I. w. phthnur, the
Utica Cement Company, aid tho Western &c
sSooo io On Lot Of tic As.e.,oraI II MDisyIson if Of
W dsefss :. So%stesk bessa ! suit fer ss.W'
Seth Wa'lhams, sb,M
nANkEurIof .!sn, ;o.s1 A4TTh.s' n I ou,u.. 49,,
! Henry Kieisi. -
| Il. K. Jenkins was yesterday appointed AS
'gpeS Of James e. Hart d,o =, m ...rn., ,o,
the estate u Michaei b. Konnoy - viii 10 l,cIl
this morning T, nt IT.; 10 o'slcek; 1 i; :,
BROS. Is aleo set for tho same time.
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