, 1877-10-26
TIE COURTS.
Suits Against the Stockholders
of Broken Banks.
Hovne E1onerated by the Grand Jury
Mrs. 0'Ne;ll's Alimony.
Tho Appellate Court, Record Of Judg-
mcnts, New Suits, Etc.


Moore yesterday morning.
Mr.. Ashton, Oil behalf OF some Of the deposit
ots, suggested TINT Us tho samc question was
IN come up ios argument hcfora Judge Farwcll
sh,s morning in the State Savings Blink case,
thas It would he we'll u wntt anil have both
Judrcs st together md hear the arguments, aod
thus saYo tsnc.
Atr. Hitchcock, on bcllalf Of tho Receiver, OH
icete,l to suelt stsp. lie sa!d tho cases wcrc
mt Identical IN their character, and tic wanted
tho present onu disposed OF at once. like
suCrcst!on for Joint hearing had been made
10 Judge rarwcll only few days ago, but Ind
1rcn objected 10 then. lie wished, anu claimed
as right. tu lave tho present case argued and
tcrt,cd on It's OWN merits.
Judge Moore saIl he thought Mr Hitchcock
was entitled to w1at fe thought his rights, and
asked II tho argument would take all day.
Mr. Dall, representing suine of tho dcpositors,
enld he thought It woutd
Just here Afs. N. W. Fuller, who was engaged
IN easo he foro the Judge, insisted on his right
TO tInIsh his argument rather than be compelled
10 wnft perhaps nll day before this argument
was finished.
Judge Moore yielded, and MIR. Fuller occu-
ptc,l about nn hour.
.. iste15u3ton T. ss", st. [tffosk 9peos Cd
.'s .ss,lne n: te rr IL I'll; iii IN IN the eass, sn ts t
pctitjon Vi tho Receiver for tho injunction. He
then read or quoted irotn largo nutnber OF
Legal au!horitlts, tcn'lIng. to shnw That tho
tsssy H'xssase s liz liability ssfss ' Is
vas an equitable fund to bo distributed equnlly
among tlic creditors; and that II the various
Irpositora wers altowc.i to 70 on nntt prosecute
suits nj law. sanlc Of them would Eet an undue
prefcrcnrc At the expense OF tho otherB.
Mr.. George l'ass, representing onG OF two dc
pozItors. insisted that tho statute making stock
holders l!al,le did not npp, 70 bunk having. n
special cl1arteF., Thr fact also that tfia stock
objection, a. ha IN anJ rase could only be liable
iur the amount oE Ills stock. An Injunction
against the lcpusitors 1ncant protection to tho
stukhollcrf,, alnl they, alter th!s thing was
through, would turn around ard light tho Re
celycr 10 tho court et last resort.
In thu afternoon Alr. DaBs finished bis hrgu-
. mont, as'a was followed ty D.. j. Schuyler,
win, claimed that the stut,lin nlalo tho stock
Individually, md could nut be aucd In the
aggregate, and that tl!e sonely WIS concurrent
ct last In law at,sl equity.
particularly the interpretations Of the statutes.
The closing arguments uf the day wcru made
by SIr. II. 7. Rogers, who WIS not able TO Get
through. aud Will conclude this morning.
chiefly discussions Of legal autiorttcs, anil tho
decided cascs on tho subject eycn were very few,
an that fInra un. 1fttIo broaIft, In tto ,ftsovo
~ & ss'at Ti' ,-,.,n"rts H. III H,at" s.as
T, T r,,,',a ~. n,n~,,tnc i1,Io a'nss
we'll.
THE UNITED .a, sIALst I1, ,t uNANn sunf.
l9G lomR1enles.cu " .,' ai . 'o5'osaSea report o.
Inc ufa,,tl duly y ane Gnltel oIalcs illstrles
was hIlsied anu cisen u . yatRe bladactt yes"
terday attefitoon adoat oeiock' Itsc Judga
VA tiien enEaEcti ~ hearing clancery casc
mud told the Jury tint ho dlu not have time TO
c1am'ae t Their rrport' a11d M would dismiss them
until this morning; inc foreman submitted
tWo-n majority and minority rcpott-and said
the Jury llaa no niovc business. '.,
IT y understood TINT Inc majority report Is
f'El,eu py oil tuI one o. Luz 1nroea, anu exon
crntes Commissioner 1ioyno inlly from tho
ehaFge made aEai,st him ao1nn ihontia hgo In
ilo ne~spnpcra by Conefefsman hfentano.
Ihu minority report IL ny .. H. Naubort, who
accusca tllo commissioner ol having allowed
two hiank waffallta To ~ out u LIS oillce con-
Hafy 70 Jaw
Tna o'sE1ht CASE.
.,;A!M AT application was ntMle Yesterday 10 JudRo
Mllllal,is " ayr. =. u. Heed, % counsel for
Ja1ncs o'Nell: 10 yaeulc lug orttcr nadu few
Gays AGO EIanttn. iis WIZ Ncttu $u 2 month
Gl!tnnny nhd slu1 Tor soltcltora' ices. Air. Reed
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