, 1876-06-29
An Important Insurance Point
Decided by Judge Biodgett
Yesterday.
The Capital Stock Tax Gases Now
Under Amusement by Judge
Drnmmond,
what "7'l,e Trl)oune" Reporters
Discovered in tho Halls
OF Justice.

|fIts and Mercantile Insurance Company on t!telr
abstract booko, which were In thc1r vault. NJ this
time Ut tho great lre Of Ensu EfFnlhcrs' em-
poycs went 10 theIr Office, and fearing that tho
books would be burned IN tho vault took tl,cn out
the purpose Of having hem carried n*ay In wagone.
Some Of them, however, wcre left IN the
Office md were destroyed. while those which re-
nlaiucd In the vhnlt wcfc snyc1 Suit was there
fore brought To Tho va!ro OF the books lost
The Company set up tho defcnsu that The policy
covered only books IN the yauit; TINT II tIcru
a reasonable apprehension tbnt tho i,ODk. In the
Ynuit would be destroyed II was then the duty Of
ons, and MT take them from The ynn1t anil leave
then, In the office Hnt cnrtcd nway. as sach CUT
duct amounted to q casclchsncss thlt relcate1 The
iusurura from liability, sIncu tho contens Of the
Judge isiotrett, however, held that the plaintiffs
the b0eks; that they u6yd ordinary proler euro iii
nuCh removal; that the taoks were destroyed IN
an1 s IL S sn eSd q q 5os
THE TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION CAsCs,
In tic case Of Tile People ". Eritlfn decided by
l,ra tint Cook County was Under township organ
iza,ion, petition fnr rehyaring was 1csi N Feb.
5y hs ~ e o otoa
"The opinions In ths above entitled cause hav-
hearing having been presented to the andcrs1sned,
do hereby certify .hnt there arg pro,mlc grounds
ut,,il thc next term Of Court al Ottnwa"
Th!s order IL signea by Ja!go l'reetc' who aso
Ss ", e oo to seos ~ .H sa;o ort pro nj wo, o
the Cases hcatd iii Bcptcn,ber ]a.t, nn,l
sso 60 @ sssea Tor declaion at !ise ,la.t
septemneF term and olort IT m Mo'e at tho jan,
ottswa s sa'h sney u adea .a moro TO he ill., .klns
/, ,2aa cases beard submitted by briefa within
yS%u ourt 10 W o's'oea " 'so ec''n WV
~ TIE TAX CASES.
eonGads aes 1 ,a ks sn aues h wa fakr
Hcclsinn cnyerinr Il the wlol.. At lnc ram'c t]nv
In envn hc cn,nsci 1eayc 10 nrcscnt bricfa In adJt-
tios 10 tic orai arguments already made, contain-
TiI: ,SHr C on,cAao 1S ~ nAsy11E y1scEssEs RAIL.
no,,,n ,,. uo,o n9Am. xes'n,,,,v ,ttc,noor ro,or,
q mGpm nno .'.e y. y,na ~ s4,nn ~ Ho,," r"r
au lopositioms for ie leteMIans In The care Of
csmnc, Ifo,rnai Connauy. Nitsr soino tacussIs,t,
iSJp iGn aI,,ment vas pusi,onc untj Satuslay norn
M E d;ioa ~ Eio9 ''' 10 n0 'o'' oaS'' III support 0'
aa.tcrs ronort, hcretsforc @ led. IN The ran,s case
iii a.a Tia rcuort few Gays arp. ac,,in:
n,t the ,,aturG mil nxtent of tiu Inlebtedncns OF
ts @ s e Ind rea .
timmu ihnv hayn 10 sacl o,hsr. md nndius tint tho
nrInrjnai nj the n,Dr uarcB atnouut1nr tn S. bp1
I,nti ,yns hun and umItai,l iuuutar . lafgc
amount of lntGrcat. '!'h- arfu!nent On tin report
VII up fof hearlng probably Saturday morn.
Ing. ,,., ,,rx
Judge Dtodgctt yesterday morning sentenced
Maj. Il. ~. Lacy 70 imprisonment a. hard labor
,St Was 0hS i'aclss, ssI for M roI'bns ito nai. on
the, postal.ears between acre , en Ginen.
H. nIs pen a " 1,si 1Ieaca r guilty. Tus aGe sa he
lad heard liz Testimonials 10 tho prisoners chnr
n ~, yw NJ r s e.sss 1ss Il x,1 1 ssio s5sf0%S H.
which was year In tho praleatiary NJ hasd labor,
1saugncl 1arson llcd her bill ycftcrday against
a,t ' s nssn ta1Sa a. t. Mai sna
loving he hsat complainant wth whi!lc:t5co,,
sinco. a .'s 80 .Sls sss. % Larsen waits dvofco.
ITEMS.
t.u sass m. cent sa Gour and "ss M s Dat
wishes % !llsposs Of al pending business by t4at
Ase,e: RH!5udro Wood wa, by agreement, engaged In
hearing liz divorce easo Of Nvjliu lintbsnds y.
tSc ua1t,c"iar. will nat K rcaT Modification.
a UNITE! UNITED s;c; sTATIs ,,7 fSuM1s s.:,,,v ,r,,n.,
cS"rpo Wryt Il ;nn t;fnnyi1lS iSrrinr 10 tsssrui
them is" ,tfSnh ~ - sis;rs Mahas pA'en' 'o' '
Improvement uhsKu,i1.rcT "a ,HStIr MA1Trns,
,,. ,"si ,sn. ~ 49,, ~ - ~, ,,rr r,for
tMnaies sffteaas WE M ~ WSh. ~ mo naa TX
rurtGy to oTee eo vo 10 =. ,xt IT, nna5S e aa . ao
owct HI moro to a.vsfs partes WIZ @ ato @ sni
secntea. 's Hs.s M nF H oa, nu nv NY
evunt. 81 ~ o.; aso so snn,s' f o. stock y y
t.cousim tt ssrra T in The t,Tihan Bpy oIa
MlnIur Goaauy " Of colusaio; a ioo siare" @ In % ii.
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