, 1877-04-25
THE COURTS.
Tho Disputed Lands Of Wolf Lake FL
nally Disposed Of

Record Of Judgments, Now Suits, Dank-
ruptcfes, Etc.
Atout three years Ago aornu 1ttt1e excitement
~, caused over \ sn,asl-elzcd riot In relation 10
.ome land on tho borders Of Wolf LAka and Hyde
Lake, near Boush Chlcsgo. which was claimed BY
ll6ercnt parties who had prs .empted t. Tho TO-
enr visa house whA bnFnt, and three 1swsults
were besun in tho Circuit Court. II sccrns that
when Tho Government survey was made In 1854.
thrfo was considerable land, :orobaby then under
vatcf, which Was not surveyed, and which Amounts
rou 10 about 2, 600 acrea. In 1879 this was sur
ytyod by one Coudit settler and claimant Of 100
acres, ami In 1874 Il wns rcaurreycd bJ +. A. VOL
eott for the Government
rho Grst sutt which grow out Of Tho troubl6 was
that OF Alice A. Condtt agstnat Ellis nenuctt who
clau,a under tho occupancy Of her husband abovo
n,enltoncl. Bennett, in Deecmber, 1879, forcib3y
entered and burnt hcf house, and ahc brought auie
for damages.
The second suit WAS By sotomon Field against
Charles L. Klne, fotelhle+ entry aud detatnnt
action brought 70 recover posseaalon Of the pre-.
euot,on cIalm made py hin, in June, 1874. Field.
hal 100 acres of land, on which hs had nearly but
housc. when Bennett caused his arrest on a, pre-
tended onense, And while hs wss held under Arrest
cd his house, or caused It 10 tc destroyed.
King. The defendant. then went In. aud out Of tho
material which Field had bought constructed a
hess s ,s hss sas 9eas tf sS against Ellis
Bennett, to recover damages for hia unlawful A.
t IhSe Al fa I'd oSss1sr
ii thu pre.smplors. In tho torciele entry and DO.
lalner sn Judgment Tas entered fof the re;tituton
ss q To- rSsss .ssn r'ff' s Eth e.
decided that the warrant under which Field was
arrested nas entseE yo;d nes9rs ts!s hnwsTs f.
thct ptc.cmption claims md rcgiatete1i and tha
1ccclver OF the Land: 0ftco Ind decided II meg
iA.ot sn awatded them thg '4nds hs tsy
NEW MAsrsR IN cuAxusnr.
n9a.y ai 1i' ssS S e stSS Css es'
in ChnncerJ, 10 MI the unexpited term term cansed py
H. a. S9 T. As. n,n.es %ed s esn .ss ri
pos,lon, but sgnasd III WILLINGNESS = accent the
!nousy etven 10 him, asanst twenty.th anxious
applicants, Mr. Hardy was formerly partner Of
hs sa Isv'f as f@2io,s Gs5 ,ssad Ss I'd ill., !s'ss
Se Sesn prseticinE in cheago soms aitsen years 10
IL 6 axyer % ~ aae seq"irsmsn ssa
appoin,mcns VIII doabtess t.oye mest seesptahse 10
10 mske use Of bEa services.
rs % sse III sssss s ef ~ oess ws'
fad man Il home, md yesterday his wife Christine
was Obliged to lle bill against him for divorce.
ss Ses 'Rae esr t er doTn Rets and Beaten
hcs until he hns rendered her life miserable:
When sho was married sho liant him SP Ooo> which
he put into his buelness,n nd be Is now mAklnR $50
week ous Of hls lease Of The Turner Hail and bis
billiard ealoou and sho therefore asks fot liberal
MargiethA nAnsen A1cd 4 Bill s1stnst her hus.
band, Nicho1as Hanson, aaking for q divorce on
account Of hin acscrtinn.
biz Vile Mary hns been unfatthfui to him.
Lastly Bottle ulllett nnds fault with her hus.
sa ssaa 5ss jan uy hyThsa hs s H. m IN b %
ead rron.ed reform % earnestly that sho teiepted.
tua week after she found he was suffering from 4
il tha clrenit coart. one appl!c.nt Aaas Foun.
sides se ne H IL Ii ssa tsstes A'' 0e'
In the case Of billings, cobusn 4 Co. y. Charles
Stetsn., Jadge n1odgeit ye,tsni.y granted pts:
from manufacturing. .elling, ot uslng thc Stevens
FIJsy IN + .he T.. "a 8 :s5v'ss 70 .hs Ma Msy
jury las Been called III May j in the VnIted
vii 10 besan. Tho ntst Monday ot May i the isst
dsy Of ding trial not!cea ia the Federal Courts.
and Tuesday. May !. In the Superior Court: L.
leauug motion for lterclxer In the case Of q. y.
Sherman, Receiver q tho Fourth National n,ns.
lut wAs creditors bll on judgment for 81, 3!;h
and J. ]. brown and bcrunrd Lowcnthai, code
fcndnnts, alcd cross l's on thesu csoss Gills ths
southern RAILROAD Company MAIDS an assignment q
Dome tlno ago 70 4. j. Cation On account Of The
po5o md !. /. Claimed th.t insoiseu Ths
arguments wcro not concluded, but. will ba fs'
su;nrd tl,!s morning. T..
hearing evidence - y tho auount Of eompeusa,
t!on % 30 glyeu MI. W. l.. GFuy, the 1sccotyef O
~ Ad1 ths sa'e .asa esoSs y
! difference q some 81, 900 Or -. 900 - g
there has boon some trouble from time 10 tina to
ssYefol mouths.
ceal ccmpany ~ 81 % Indians. { commenced suit 10;
$40, 600 against Arthur u. Ncoker.
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.
An involuntary pst!tson was dleI yesterday
ssanst James 1. Norris hardware dealer, by u.
s% a,% 'o s'; s:l n'na, % taHs iSs Sbsss Gs tsS
xi55.o1; EFio staye Company. s243. .oo;. 0aloi
sss III "Stas SoSs Mii.@; siii* Il; md % ssa,sy
e., slls.s0. They charge that Morris, on ta
10th inHL-. concealed part OF hle Atoek 70 aSols
attachment, and that BIC has made preferential
assignment q biz brother. t,eorso A9ttis. Il !
fsas Judgment TO uthDa1d, spencer 1 Co., To frans
saaG6orn: nd 'smo. !: snd Mary l.. a9.ttt sLd,
Thcso last eonfeasiohs wcro In favor. 0
H. relatives, were without eonstdssatiou
hIa pr0tsfty and keep II out Of hla cEedltors honds
lie has also concealed soms - ii: pronttty nna y,
lectng AL bis debts 20 AZ 10 cheat ho crcltots.
rule to show cause was iasucd, teturna1le May
aud Alao warrant af aaixuga and All Injunction q
prevent tho salo Of tho dsbsos's property unds
Ford, ilowara / Fox and Howard > For, con
tractors Of this city, whose ollco ls on LsSalI
street. between Adams uad Monroe streets, wen
tnto voluntary bankruptcy ytateElny. Tho namc
81 the members arc J. Wilkes Ford. .Edwatd ],
1I9y.td nd ue91a9 Il Yo9 Ths pFetertFssa DEBT
ssseated debts 70 ~ $50, With securities valued
1hs unsecured debts Of Howard J. FOX sle 81, $40
9Th MoyaEa, sia7 ~ 27; of u Y. fo1. $l07: and
al4teen l0A In luahnoll'4 Addition, Moltl