, 1877-07-09
MILWAUKEE.
Excitement in the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Suit Involving the Legality Of tho
scalping" Business
4 Recent Pertinent DHisisn ky Judge Hopkins, Of
the q. s. Court, at MADISON.
sp,eta, Correspondence of The 7'stbart.

iht II. \. fhrff at Madison.
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spssta. Correspondence ot The 7rsbart.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Julg 0.-Duy Chamber ct
coetec se,y % ne. ,,n e1sse,set & ~ hp psetrn.
over nm mneouinE 1csaI aet'oa WHICH oa1 lust
been brought against commtss!on'',onsc, the
sst mes Of witch !; ,, hS ts:dent sohhe Of the
thai has occurred since tho organization Of tho
Chamocf ms caused 10 hiach e1eiiemcht or
created sHen fcas as tho Impending action
in thc casc rafn hfs rnuac. of wtfcs,-unlcr
Tho w ',oc..ons @ NJ o,,r so,,r,. AMI NJ one nj ,hc
..1 usts'o'.o -. ou' tos.te NV, " o"s =. nv
unacti states toa!tst Judge Hopkins. a. maai-
ton-~thero is no doubt such blow will havo
bccn ettuck at tho "ecajpfnc btlsfnc*s," that
t,,at nort ~ thn ,1oIno. NJ thc Chamber. and
,., ~ ~ n'r s"n..,I. ,..t ~ .ha ,,',,n.s
when Is INC only pfontaolc past o. tae business
An end, ar rendered so insecure that The prsu-
ctnat firms Wifi deem Il best 10 confInc thcm-
.a,r,. ~ t.,it,.,,tn .,,rs,clio,. Indccd
selVcs TO lcc't,ma'e 11aasae.,ons. lnucea. ,
nave nech .old W scveFa. gentleman co"nee1ea
with the Chatntcr ol Colnmcrec that, SHOULD
the plaintiff succeed In tho case, they would
"''D""" '' rN11nrhY. '
! . Some time since, Join Corbctt, of Rfpon,
Wis, who had bccn "sralplnc" With another
housc,-ehcncrl d Ca, Observation-Disclosures
Co., &, e comto:si Of Charles Kay, +. 4. BaiItnc.
anil 4. Z. Buell.. Mr.. Nay IS President OF tho
Chau.bcr Of Commerce. And tcse let me re.
! mark that no rnsnmieslon.l,ouss eyer stood
All three Of the tlrn arc men Of irrcpsoacha',!c
cbaractcf, and ait arc wealthy. They hare done
very large basincsa. As an informed, Cor
ss,s P e R.s Co. 1s sgSn se p'sse9s sts Tas e
amount was lost IN The trades made by
Raw t. Co. for Corbctt; and now tho
suit Is brought to recover back The 81 900 10
lion that tic transactlons were in the notaro of
| hcts: TINT they wctu gambling transactions,
an1 hancc volsl 1t Law; at.1 tl.at fay d CO. were
merely etakcholicrs.
| The papers were eeryctl unnn Raw u Co. June
81. The attorneys for the plaintiffs aso Fish &;
| Thpr1psor, at Princeton, and Fsishy, We'll Il
| barney, Of West Bend. Finctlcs, Lynic q Mil
tCf, Of MtfwauLcc. arc tue attorneys Of kaT d
Co., and no doubt other counsel will be retained
Tor the defendants.
That the suit will be defended to tho bitter
end is not to be doubtcd* It may almost .bc
r1'.Tmnrn s1.r I'm. nc or m. cu,vnrn op couurncn
dsasnns n,op on H. ,rts1on of y" ar s.nTcmc
Hspenuis hIsum o'o "ee's'on " ous ooo'enaa
Court IN thlS case. .
for snmS .eeson o. OF o;nct, not "ara m tn Mns
wamkcc' " r. IN rainra hit M fhe P.l1tor mt, nart
nsnnefetor - onn ~ IN enrIf.h ,I,;tic. has
hidden any aIfusfon 70 it IN IFS eotutnns, witch
sa .Ge ssspe, = Il Is @ ha
he lost nearly $50, ,006 during tho recent excite
ea. II ths xhess market papers s.em1 y: i
tioos, not at aret1ceht, % 70 pu1msnthton psn,hoa
! of Commerce. InlA posnt Was Iofelody illHs-
tFatca 10 the beginning Of tne pFcScnt ycat,
only i' psocr @ ~ tnat puD.nctl decision In bank
ruptcy By Judgo Hopkins, Of the United Htatcs
!
claim 81 NC @ same houss ot Charics Kay g 20 60.
chases Of optio1,:warers on tho prices Of wheat
It future dsJ,"-to use tho language OF tue
decision; S1g yoa fsT matt n5tt1sts 1on
iS;7,, We're ,,ot aiioTed 10 b. sod on the Cham.
Inc eRae VIVA os follows;
aesa T sosf a ss se wnea a"sef: S e:
Oh Change here. Operating Through ,asmes Sot!is.
nn iosnE aoont u oo slso tns9aga h. 1oos
nc part Of Morn. ind Green to lave thct e!aims
% oihes c. ersaitors d sao Bankrupt. w. ' ~ wv
The Judge sai,:
p'21 snows th .hai ths RS q 20 @ e.dGi @ o. o
e.. s sIsts ssSsa Ct st Ct S,;s Wien 4
o. 20 70 o@. sne n
e HssI vs. on5 =. anH ,nif nsnt ~ ;o IT,
re o. wnsat u iusafo aa5, anG so'G ,; nnn1t w
ny .. 'p III n:S Yaors =" r. ssa{S.I " ;, iR sa
~. ano @ .ussaGs .pt tau Pa.ciM"e "no sa,E ~
nGn ~ Is naroe ~. hcst III, INV ~
tenasu ~ ae..eel " nssept ~ .Mss.s IVY pH5 ~ ~
PR Z a 70 n IT, aH ta o. nd snd
- "eau no san"nR Sas.nes' M e. ana
,s ,Sta % ~ If & to,a X r. ri G a..
.e1nae whether .hs rast!es rally meant 20 ~ put.
cnase hna sf r. 1s e e - r. i. ria
mo.e . p r. nevn ~" m X "ssmca sv III sirrnn
Must DC aetermnea ~ tnc os'acucs ~ NM satea.n. ,
etanses sttennE ule .1 nax'nE o 'an soht'ee" @ amu
nc conduct ot tho nattte; IN t:t%reneo 70 y. ING
.oa 2. taa eont.aea moan nei o. 90 very
| hA!ctialN the ltan*aet1on l0o!' WaaIleR .
o,on n,s,.t = nj & he ~ cni,ne1 syi,h mspsapiIn
speeaiaton tos I'M Rsopo,, sa5 a.,.s
ic spscnsse upon tho satufs pftss OF aHless .c 70
wnieh tmey aoal, nnd ouy anu se! acIosu.
!T{ Tass tessss.t ~ fqs"ss, sna nny Sta
eell th eoha ;Hue way "alen u useoJectiunhoie.
tho Eo9fs ~ says ~nen t ventures m s asS & Maae M
pnn 1ae sdim q psG a,n,, ~ 1U"a ~ H.
difference between the re Snd IA. ~ tntats J!
ttmF. ~ cato - cnahaed' ne money Or SaPn*. -
invested ID fnc pnEchsses nut gu mach nnl3 r.
4usrod q. VIII eovcs Tho Aanetehcc oF mafGln a. y
IL hgura1lfeky lefdteu Ile bargain fcpfcHcGk6 noS