The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-11
THE SUIT ON A $4,000 NOTE.
THE FINANCIAL HISTORY or THE
CHICAGO REPUBLICAN

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The case of the First National Bank of
Springfield Ill.,. allos Iohn vut.,,s oo,,,s,
r,.,ia ~, ~ "'''""'7' "s"'''o1
N""'ie' ~ bana' Terminated yesterday. Mr. W.
q. Bnitlett, counsel for MIR. ID ma. 9 Id:
If Vour Itnnor ,,i,, 90. .,.t 60. -. a.,
sV" '""'' p'cse' ana Hehtlemen or the
jury II Us qul'c trde, IA observed Toy my learned
d. 80. Thar ara ,,so ,,,,aa,,. ~ -" III 'i's
20 "' a's" p"os.'o'ls OF i"ct-there Sre
stubborn 'acts. II there had been no facts, II
-, ~ w" -, 80, w ''"0 ~"
from your occupatlohs @'''' aonAne YOU hero
mole than a day. On these facts and ON J..
,n.,r,,-.. '"''0 iaeG ~ "" '"o
''''' 49, ".s OF tho Court you are to base ~
verdict. ono OF the Highest duties 70 tho nor.
-. " ,''0 "N".s' "u'''s w WV ".'.
in judgment between man and man, and do Jus.
tic, And vb,t 70 tho ,,c,s -, ,,t. ,a.os
~, =
bur'hR our proracted civil war Charles A.
Dana filled tho important ONCE OF Assistant
secret,rv of War Tn ,h.t oe,,.o ho had oc,,,,,,.d
:" ''"' O."' "' va" ~ f"'.u
filling II, for nearly a quarter OF a century,
no had ham .nga.,,d In rho c,,du,,
~ wv .""""o'
OF one OF the great leading Journals
| OF this METROPOLIS, and I'm that capacity had dis
| ~ ''' nc '""'""'.S'. =" 'ue west
| were men who, at tho close OF the war, found
| themselves rich, and not content with riches
| tho, had nm ornhi,io,, for ,,,,,,or ,rh.. -,
| ','7' VA" "n u"'"'''"" i"1 power lucy hhe"
the power Of the press.and determined to estab-
MIR Dana TO take editorial "Sorge Of II, ana ,cy
represented to MIN that ssomS had bre" nnIi
i'm AS cash cnpitai' and offered him ssoooo in
stock and lish sal"rv 70 berons ed,i@r os m
| paper He accented tho propoe,ti,n md m
Nj a his 49,, ~ ,i o,v rt snu Iu-
| CONQUERED win bis chnrorterisiic gnitity n"t
| . .ne uusi.ess 'uanaReuent was unNlse and eN-
| needed MONEY Dr N,ck IN. rnLusher =, %,
| TO Springfield To- see Jnhn Williams ana Jorob
| Bunn wealthy men and tIe cher nron, 'tcrs 81
an assessment. 40 Mace ,oId NJ na"o
on bis return IN rSica au,u MI D sne
sfockhoders were called on 10 nav more
money ack also renreso,,cb INA, W,ii w., a
had maid Sio0u and that trev eyWcc,"u H.
Dana also a. coftrlh,te sio ooo ~ N ~, ss,d
he had ~ $1,000 70 spare. Dunn and vii
iams' through their agent M"ck sotd.
I'VE viii discount your notes-ye ,,,u n =
tire mon " Mr.. Dsns. believing the rrnresen,
taions Of Dr Mnck thrt mir sul.s ,rin,i ne
h I'd been pnd, gave the notes sTb.eanentiy
it wa resolved to change tee conduct Of ina
N nor nd nm srrnn,c''rnt 80 ,,a'1o I, 81 ,r
Mr.. dana gave nm his yninrble cnNtr,ct ana
tweutv shares 81 st'ck 81 he rr,nor t,o, an
their nayinf him a hrs, su,n IN ,a,,' sDd si
sun,ine Iis Iionilities inriuding these notes
hoi Vi W",In nVte lieu u'on' ana inc o'her
Nv, Ltn ,''n.e , VT; iaha WIS nero n't,te
H." ~ u'N "i'u n, ne ,"in l". 'I" 'un W IT.
inunced MN 70 take chatse ui the Ken, h'1n
III ms as alp PRESIDENT OF ne svr,n:n,,i
Is. TO u-e NJ j mas phrnsc. the hdnl. lhcro
are Jew "thtt -in"ii ~, knnldeiS' pui Nnlian.
a,'u t' 10 IN are On" ,ll t'' 'nr' tx, 'l 'l''
Ia ~ a. "in,i,u@ we oa,h nc aC's u.,,T 81,
-. 81. a.. d..
"''"pul wi WI uu' W a. :, ~ YtiN
NJ III H., 4" i"''' " ''nuis anu tnr sp'l. ~.
bala ma test 'nel, ara " / nor 'uhlfillc''
9u, WA, WI ,nv ~ ue ,i1
n'cr' ~ t"hc usl W ln' 80. Nt'lo'..
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Wiin.mss VA vD,itd +, th.. a",nr,f, ~ e. az,
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81 ~ .'n- ~ - '.t, ~. w., =. .,
note 'i ana pA he received. ', a. pa" ONE IN,
~ hnp'.eis, A.tn vi ''"i' MS s.'DN' w. N.lu
Sound nm TO- tic psv@ me-, Of n notc In,
- ~, , H., wv, ,, ,v,i VIZ s.sHE O'
divdnal Nillia,ns naiinnnl hank a.d VIZ
Hams AS ast"chholderinth the Chicago Rtp'f'iic1n
Tnonstrosiy ~ nar"r an, oo lse,i ,nn
,ri ~ NJ, "Nt b,. .tFH
dsr's.! q the %%se NIX "a .%o%s
the Pacinc Railroad made contracts with them
selves 10 ouii the road, they a. one corporl
ton, the railroad COMPANY, contrncted Wit
another called the Credit Mobiicr what VIZ
the judgment ot the American people GA ma
vi cc- IT the land every man known to he i'm
pncatec IN that trau-hctionf
"lnt We give them the tnll hcnent ~ rms iera
tion as /. Ks To- mou ~ common sense an,
iu't pnn,I,,i.s nStTte,1 nAn s"d man, ~
/ | tnat man whose sisniture " admitted
should refuse y ymont Of mote, ! leave
To you 10 nslder wheiner II looks yer
wen Tor man VINO M made "A solemn contrac
with the maker ot thit note To pay H. and
So" - N''AtN NV 'I"
aud ask ~ DC PAID sgainf m VINO woul'
pay such note WHITNEY, should We com
: mlttee appointed over nus person ana estate
& | nut eillitu'h' huHltuIg tne ul@'lh'i''n ~
. 1--WE u W wv ms hnu tue NalloHui hhhk o
. ! Sptinsnrld we h'ld covenant WIN Tue IA
y tinnal liank ~ Sprnehtid as corporation no
osue Nr pahi on that more.
MI; biTllrt rran we letter from lthcV
cashier ~ IN SpIlutn'l 10 ltdnh' i9,lns hot !
sue r. l'Wh -, lNT NOT" u VI. Dana Won
sue the h'as hfIW!'dn "npthy' ana ouei
IN. I" IaN u II Tue ''st, 'l ll' Slt'
4 hr Birtlett commenie severely on the PROMO
sltoh maze nV the plilntl 70 WlhuFdw III
sworn pltailur,ln WHEN ne admitted the aooV
! '"hth ny VI u N.r ba"a
q lie continue
'bur l'hitu ltlehu on tNe "tuer sac re
marked, very ttuiN, Yesterday; that lhere rI
dlncrrnl Why OF tiyins case II may quot
from Dr. Holmes
. i an no chosen. have seen
Full many chiil September
I "For more tn n a quarter Of centur
| have been ia the habit OF nttcncin
trails and matchmaking IN them: and nevs
K until ,esiert az. dtd see an attempt made.
10 ot,en court. in the progress of "A thai to Siti
e draw sworn rl.a,linv and substitute In ii
t place AN entirely different ana contrlirtui
e. ,I.t Md ft nat ,i..