, 1877-05-22
THE COURTS.
A New Proceeding in the Bank
rlptcy Court.
The 1ndian-Title Claim to South Chi
tago Dismissed.
Lancaster, Convicted Of Perjury, OF
Trial for Insanity.

Trial for Insanity.
new Suits, Judgments, Confessions, d.
voroes, Bankruptcies, Etc.
a few wecl<s ago Il. b. C1aatn & Co.. OF New
York City, commenced suit by capfas IN the
United States Circuit Court against Daniel r.
cover 26,5e1.1a They charged that l,o
had procured goods to tho au,nnnt
Of some 5000 from them BY falac
representations Us to hta peeun'ary rcspontthil-
isy. and on these charges tho capias WAS ISSUED.
Yesterday Mr.. Toustellotte, Hayes attorney,
mado IN application 10 Judge Drummoud 1or
the discharge Of his client on the ground thst
he had not bccn guilty Ut any fraud. The pro-
vision Of the Inv under which tho application
was made Ia as lollows:
: 6Ec. COL. When ahY person IL arrested. or I'M
iaut d fom hn .ay sot Sn 81 he f"t ies II
any civil action, lie shall 30 entitled to dsteharac
msnnes a. TT. ha ~sss 50 arrested and in.
p.,sened on l!lc process. from 'he courts -
tskea. esa md Se &c s.mo nece 1 Thereof CT hai
! qn,fed, as may be provided BY the laws q s"Sh
sopea Se .sopsd Il
nut nll such pfocecd,n.s ehalI 10 had hetoro one
q no Comniissoners of the Circuit Court Tor Tue
hr. Tourtelotte first drew up petition nd.
dressed to Commissioner Hoyne, but Judge
Drummond held that this was irregular, mud
. tbat4he petition should be addressed to him
and ho would mako nm order for an Issue to bo
made up for tho trial Of The question by tho
Commissioner. The petition WIS then changed
accordingly. Il was very bricf, merely stating
Hayes was confined under nsrcst at tho suit
Ing that lie be discharged In accordance
ru ,ns te nn'inn ~ ho rrfs;rei " co
! .,..,a ~. ',es .s... ,t..,s.. ..,.. ..s.t
missioner no5hc' WIN otec,,ous 10 aAs see''
men1 and re report ls proceedings to ,l tho cSuFt ,
In, bccn ,u,l in tho Federal Court. hero fur ten
~ ,,ftren ~ xsar. - @ and Tho 1.t ,r.sclnr. = ~ NJ All
uuuer IL: sc. Of III 1scg au pouo Of tho oalssI.
were 'awarc Of tho mode OF procedure. Ms.
rrp1t trer @ eonslu,on. yae u % 10 ,ho court aye. u
wneu osst arrested rsvo eall, and It !. q some
fopuetea y nls oail aooat an houI or tWo oetoso
~: po:Iu Aot "ceA. NM ~ ~ y tns '"stst
VI" W ss'sea ~, a.lcaulJ @ ~ ~tsnaa .,at .ms.
1, r. .e aay ne Sse W. stss .aSsn oege
inv With sass ,saa or ornres h,,S and Il e"sI lin
us 81 for "as - seoa a. % ts 1ury a'y sd ice tee i
panrleI hia attorneys thought, considering
that llc was It, tic custody o{ t,e United Suites
Marshal and That tic ol1cnso had bccu uorntnIt-
ted outside of tl.e State, it would be lest to 70
to htglIcr court with his troubles, 80 far 50
good, nn{l e|l copcerned started lur the Gov
eruu,ett Building, vAero the cnsc VIVA dIsposed
rns END or THs 1.sr 1sptAs.tAsp CASE.
IN January last, Jaloes ii, Murphy, j, b.
Palmer, aud Dru1amtn 8, sauy filed 4 6ill ID the
Bupyror Court against G. W. Elcllam, Father
E, TAYLOR and about 500 utllcra, .yfatluioR titie
to fraetIonai Scr. 4 81. is In South CiIicago,
contalning 40 4i.1O0 acrcs, through sotno
ancient indian title, which theI pretended
to harn bpu1ht far ki0.UW. < Ccncrnl
demurrer WA filed and Sustained by JuJgc
Moore. who lryided that Inc compfaiuauts'
clIln waA stale, TINT they hal been EujtY Of
; lxcncs In asserting tllcif claims, md that, II
tt,cy hal anY rights, their remedy was complete
bY actfun at Law, This com uiaJnaute then filed
au amendment alleging That thg cpnyeyaprp
Of Tho heirs at 1ubanaubjee tu th0