, 1877-10-12
TIE COURTS.
Myers Investment Certificates
Now Thrown into Lit
igation.
Married or Sfngle.--A Curious
Case Involving Misce-
genation.

lhe 'ong-expeeteo eut ~ george |nanolcf'
Tustee, aeanst n y. Hsro, iscce'sef OF she
Mesehahts' Farmers o. heciahlcs' Savings
nank' 70 aetefmiho 70 "nom s'a'l neion2 Ger
totn securities, was nlen yesteraa5 IN Inc c's-
guy eoult' MT taana'ef mes ehe o''l On os'
y, nn's o. a. H. Mo1.inc'' esc" "on1' 'oh"so"'"'
4: Moaito'' anu Ill tnc o.'er oo'oe.s o' tne 10
esnea Investment cef',hcates' ~ n!ter stassng
TUG otaan'zat'oE oi Inc oa"H III 1901. anu El'1nA
Ms ena,'er IN iu''' nc saJh 1nat Aoou'
.ne ~ oI nece"oe.' lof'.
,an''e.eh "nas vas ealIea an '1se't%snt
department for the purpose of furnishing
10 persons desiring to avait themselves Of It's
benefits bts,,er ratio Of fntcrest than IA nail ty
s,vtnra harE. ~ ,,vtry, ,,on,.tt. .rs AZ tba
somc ,Iuo % t+a,.,'ar ~ snch ' nsr.an. ~ rss,.sstats
1at"c t''ne 1uFn1sh'hB eucn Pe1aons fea!-eetato
security Tor tho money so tnycsted. Tic modas
opcrandt was III brief as follows: The hank re-.
cetrcd all s,ns delivered to It of s,f,o and up-
uar,t o;yfrr =, I'm tnvo.,,r ~ f,n,,or NJ, IN.
vestncnt certificate rceft'ng tic fncss. and stat
and 'tr tru.. T dces on real estate u worth IL three three
time. the amount q The loan: :, 1hs rate of in.
terest on tho certificates was = JIG per cent per
nnnu1n, and tts payment was guaranteed by the
bank. The bank then took the moneys 10 ra.
cciyctl and loaned thcm on real estate worth
ncr,,ons tbrc. ,t,,.. t,,a on,ourt ~ ~. io,n a,
N .a1 s.se ~" ~ NV ~
~ Dee eetlt interest," tnas expecting. 10 realize
profit Of TO per cent. The certificates were
excanreabIc or rcdccmablp II, sums Of f3U,
and mid Il, either notr. ,ecurei, by reaI .st.te
~ 1nnnsv ~ ~ .i,s rr,stos n,,,s. rrs,ax aao.s-o
y. ", nnones' ~ t'e 4lostce nka' prefer oeo3ks
Chandlcr "as appointed trustee, with power to
receive and keep all notes aud securities trans.
fcrrcd to = him by the bank for covering Invest
mcnt cor,inca,as ~ .o,ntor.io,, III .ast ins,,.,
T., ~. '....a.'s ~ ..". -. ~. ,....,'
W 1to "a.aoel aua LUG n'aa"ef taas 1t1e bank
should direct, redeem tho Same IN secured notes
or money at hls option, to collect tho principal
at m the rrrtjfieotcs nnd r., kccn nInncr hnnIs
fo si1ov tl,n rcror1i of hia hi,stness.
On the Ghl Of Dcrrr1beT. iH7I in nursuanea
of ti,ts arrnurc,ncnt. III. hnnk rnnvrrcd n WT
IN value S1ODE1O eccurc,l bv real estate. ap'i
anrce t1,at. III case any u thesc scc,1riis were
rid, otl,ers Of like character and yauc should
f f o. M tc ~ 10 ~ Tue
IL lin tImr fhn hank faIte,i thcre rcrc nt,f.
stnnI;nr ffrtpT n jnve,tmcnt c"rtif,ratcs ,1cl,,
by vnTioIs nart1ea sccurrli nv nntrs wnTtf,
$1,000. On the eth Of September. Mr.
maao a demand on Nj. Cboniier
tn iercr nm s,,ei, sotrs an, otbcr sccnrttrs In
thc lenciIt uf tiu unfortunato tienosit.rH. WItj,
which demand tho Trustee very naturally de-
n H. ,sgty 1u Ta,nc1 sse.sio ii ~
them whrn ir t.nt: ussca sn,, ~ III" I'a,E ami
lv ret,lsss to surrender tl,eu. Trustee ChanI.
Ge restrained frun, tnkinr or Eccninr rhe not,
or other scc,fities asairilcd by The hank 10 him
as security for The Investment cer.fIcatcs. and
ilat he INV be con,nciicl to surrender tbrm.
intcu,ie,l. ~'
nEYRDfcr oR nAcrxrnnf
An smusfnv cnsu was nm trial vcsterdav sttrr.
noon bciorc Juuwe Alnore, tho,ivll liz dctnJia
Aupustus Il. iiartiett. who brnnrht s,,it T.. tte
carc yoid hfs taarriase viii iSotfic Kcm,, ~ a,ia,
Warths BARTLETT. lie Is nm intrilfrent-]nnk,n9
1nau bctWccn Do and IS ycars OF anc. wt,ie Hat
that shc ID attendett lin when 1.e vas bck ii e son,s
three or ftt,r vcars aro. mi hc married hcr in
March, lSi;1 out vi cun,p lssfou, Or ns ycry
poor return fur her kiuiuess, They lived ID
Story 10 lett hrr iu Nav, 187i and la not sncc
Iiyni with i,rr. lin niiw rhnrirea jer with rross
lnlttlclity to her marriage ynwa and ain rptnrt
| with a similur ueyllsatI1n.
sI Se!nu lis ooso rspusattoa asmi.s nss vh to
bIiI On The ground TINT (c had Icyer becn ,nur,
rica. Priur to Juiy, ISL, lie law wa that all
marriages between wl,ta pcrson and uegro
or tnulatto woro absolutely yutsl, and heavy
persons p marrying, anl sssiust tic 1u.. per.
ron soiculutzilE any such marriage
ThIs marriage Having beeu contumnsatcd
III 1878, Qlltl tho PARTIES having, according to
IIartlcttta statement, ccasrd to live torethcr he.
fvru july i, 1874, they are MT martial At Nil.
mud nuYer lad bcu, Mrs. Bartlett OF llastIs
ke,nt,, however, au1s her soF tlmunt hl,sbanl's
happiness by swearing TINT lie lived win her
subsequent tb July, lS74, THIS raIsrI The oues.
| tluu whether be by ackt,ovlrJe,nr Ier M lis
| wife las enabled hrr to claim the relationship
under tic rules Vi The cotsIuon low. The po5r
matt therefore, Is lett With most threatening
and portcntous c1uuI On hIs tIIia to nttuscif.
aud anxollsly wnuts to know whether he ia 4
married nlal1 orlot ii he tnarries agsIn be may
nd wife No. gu Ills track. a1I no action l,o cai,
| bring can settle The poruleYity. lie wife. by
briUg1ug suit for separate nlsintcuancu or d.
yorcc eau ratso tho question, hut perbaps ,l,e
| may not chopse to do 80, Hhs abovs no symp-
toms :of immediate decline Or dissolution. alst
lie having married in haste Is likely TO have
ubunliaut leisure Tor repentance, In lila tlIJem-
ma hu llos taxed an apncal to lbs a1Inreme
Cuurt with tho forjorn hGpo that thsy viii de-.
| clare Lin married. lnau, and then ctye him q
ciwuce 10 Cct untnarfIctL