, 1877-12-11
THE COURTS.
The Gage Case Again Decided in
Favor Of the City.
State Insurance Company.--Record Of
Judgments, New Buits, Etc.

hc remainder lite tho polcy.holders. The
'rigtnal petition wns filed In DetcubcE, ls1A and
liked for a graduated assessment, sulnc Of tie
tocx having been parttv patd up. M steps
scre taken. however, hereunder, owing to tho
account agalnst George Z. Smith,
VINO Eas be1i On rulc to show cauac why hs
'hou1d not pay over balance Of about @ls5,oC0
,ue by him as Trcaaurer Of the Company. In
November last. after two-ycass' vain er1sadc
aeatnst Smith, the rn!c was tlismsscdt the As
Bienec having becotno satisfied that no blood
could bc squeezed from that tufntp. The pros
ccution Of Smith. however, resulted in wiptng
out so'no *22l ,uoo Of claims ,'elj by Smith aud
hi. brothers against the CON. ).
1t having been at last fo',n- lat Smith could
OF would nay nnthtnE 70 reduce tho afso:snt SIM
owing tu the pollcy-hosders. the next effort was
For several mouths past Afr. Homer Ceok, the
Assignee, has been taking. testimony on thts
potnt. thu recent changes in Affair." however.
have rendered II necessary tn amctd the old
just been ilcd, rlilrb asks for a uniform a.scts-
Inent III 20 pcr cent To bc assesscl On all the
stockl,t'ldefs. 4 single d4r'dcni ii 40 per cent i
has lcen PAD. feavin9t0 per cent to be paid. On |
puai, .tj about s7,0lj of tltivatei claims will
yet be allowed, f5eHlles this, there L. g., ,0W !
for expenses, r., - tn the Sattufal Hank of
Illinois on the dividends allowed ou the claims
uIm wcre " y,oI 1s"KI IL o,c" ~ n!ss rin tnr
r. ~, II, itee,tton III ~ whis, arr to r.. mil.
THIS makes total Of $lI5o2s:H,. q! tlo
stockholders zoo arc In !llInuIs. NO In Indiana,
i"wn II +. e.i;,"stcn t,,st unIy 10 n.r rrnt al
In. amount dur irum tue sttxshvlIert Gun bv
collected.
rnH GAdB CASH.
,cu',trcr ~ ,hc liz 10 ;r a,nstnjp. nusi, and
t"n,h n;c,s ~ t1,c dcfSnInnts in tic 1aso al the
civ rs, David a. Gage, ex-C,ty Treasurer, and
ann" fntr Trar,. ha, i,ecu ar,ncd about in every
{nnreivnh,o inrtr' and sti,i has never been tried,
Ths r,I"asin ouestI,,,, iust now sst nut in sut.
sta,se int tas sursties wsie feieasei from shsit
aU!.5 a' o9 une hsI wi,hoat % ,ber ukl knvWi WI
tjeno.,t ieno hi. e0aout' u,oncys IN Gauks It Ia.
tcrcst, thus cnlarginE their responsibility.
"i b,I, l., mnltsr and iorIp. Tits IL the main dc.
fnao u, u, =, .u thn IL, .ni i intr rnnr. hay,
hns, d..de,i ~ :" r. insnf,c"nt hr ,irrs Mc
Aiii.ter. booth, and Rogers, sucsess'vsly, shsro
meney ~ ttS,aga as9s The case is set for
'f4'' ''' t''0 n1xxmt;r9.,r s1t Msrrxas.
| An Involuntary petiuop was t!lcd late satuF.
~ ~ n9,ae',t,,, Syrpi.1 T.wrpnc" iT<nrt n
sI5 ',5,t,,,,st ~ NJ h snnti flnrk street. hy thr
toTasson.ss .s.,'.. III ~ Emrt,s sn,.. 81, ,leim
;ogsI wv si1. sasrn S"ymnrE. s.,.5n: Wrn.
ycr < 1Ierycy, e+l5.Ui; Wilkinson Bros.
,nast IN ,iss assI u,t. wh.e. tpsuiyent a,sirt,.
aiooast a '. o ..'' s;.t tosM " t"rn ctr NJ Sn
S,ri. ~ ~ s',no, r. anith with intent H. r1ye
lin lin n nrsfrrencc: aiso, that lo made prefer.
snEa. =. G'r. Itthiat, nnd thot ~, tho tsfl, IT
s!.s u uev ~ IL, ~ ~; ~ ,rrvcnt Il bcinq. ot.
nosetpeT I,,s,s Nv u ~ ott fan ma,,th hs i,e has
inusnt @ satvo1 Ut Goods. alt Of which arc unpaiI
!oF3 us Htot1 aiisonu. W H'S, "rs'' -.