, 1877-07-14
MILWAUKEE.
The Cream City's Chamber Of
Commerce in Danger.
Another Suit Against Members Of That
Organization.
A Case to Do Made Up 10 Test tho LIE.
gality Of "Scalpiug."

! 6"AtJ VI cI]AF1u8s
EptesAt Correspondence Of 7hs Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, July 12.-The question Is being
asked in our city, and With much seriousness,
"llow long shall We have Chamber Of Com
mcrcc among usr' Since my last u yot,, pub
| llslcd in your issue OF tho 9th inst, several
mora suits havo been commenced sgainst tnent-
| hers Ut tttc Chamber OF Commerce, n,ld It is
| asserted that many more nre to he Instituted.
Qustc recent one, commenced since my last
letter, Is That Of James Luxcrat aEatnst Monk
| Il Heurr, a commfsson-housc. Dot1 of tho 0rm
arc members Of the Chamber of Commerce; ;
and The former is brother OF the Postmaster
| VI Watcstown, Wis. In this case there Is
nothing tltsllouorab1c charged against the firm;
It Is not In any way alleged that any trlckery OF
| anything else has bccn lono at variance or In
conflict with their duties as brokers. AZ the
caso Ia one Of singular novelty. and the suit tho
frat OF the kind ever commenced In Wisconsin,
SIN anxious, as your correspondent, 10 SEQ It
appear "hrstly" su TuK TRtnuxa; aud as It Is
one o3
PECULIAR INTEREST,
give 1t nt snme length;
Moak = scurr were this wheat t.-brokcrs for
q Gs0FTS T1sgs.s G5ss" "a 9 a s,ee
"spots," "straa1lca," etc.; anil on Jnnc so,
1871, rendered to overmtre mi account exhibit
tnF The wholc.o .ot tle trnnsncttons,-thc account
showing oa!anes rn, DUO to Of Wy
various transactlons. That balance re-
maiAcd In the hanas of Moak g. sc'1rr.
Overniro was Indebted 70 one Ja1nes Luxcrn;
count,-Luxern receiving It and crctitln9 II Is
50 much cash rescivcd. Luxern demands she
payment Of the 4.Ni3 from ht1ak d 8curr, who
nEpusE TO FAT IT oven;
so,n, a" "l rsas reiasa asi s s@ ss iaforne oi
based upon tho fact that Moak II Scurr hold q
note agutslst Oycrtntre for >argcr an1ount than
tho balancc due. but that the iotc docs MT fall
{cnFc In Inv.
George L. Harrington Is tho attorney Of record,
and Roger: = Hover arc OF counscl for Luxcrn.
Ssnk1ms, fs1ams Elliott "'nScf arc counsel Tor de-
Tnu cduasgL or THE PLAINTIFF CLAIM
that Moak d. Sc,lrr arc simply trustees Of 30
"te narc. he aay VIZ ssy to n
O1cr,nlrc, and hat tl.cy, Moakxs se,,rr, cannot
eJleliu Ano se't - tucJ "e!o 'ne''"et
The transactions Gbclne ~ void AaH uudsr tho
ti,at, allowing III ot he transactions 10 havo
those t1alisactions could set up that defense. Is
tuy "Gtc t not w.. ar
eetnci and II no Of furthes; and tisy as hrokers,
lat!on to the transactions hnd entirely ccnaed,
and that they nUN 1re simply Trustees O1 20
much money belonging to Oycrm!ro In their
w. %'em ss.irsn aont ~ y nyorts y @ an
r. "',rvnrsstinn VIII .crnrai ot+nrnnrs r.,s tvn
10 somc Of tic cases pcuIInr. and about othrrs
projected, much strcss was }aiI by scverai uf
thein-nnd particularly TO The Que hayo gtycn
you ubore-on tho . .-07,@-'0'
In Hooker W. Ennb. III III. m. Xii. In that
c.sc a mia vas rivcn for thc fIjffrrrnre in thn
nllrclaso OF COO iu,sheJa Of whcat: the data al
thn noto wus Niny "a. 1Rf;a. ard thn nnnunt
Ej75. Tho case was M nppcal from tho Circujt
Court OF Milwaukee. where iudrment was rem.
dered on lid uotc. Tha H;,nremc Court re-
rerscl The Jec]si0u nj tr Cjrrrtt Court and tho
Jni]ve Cole. 1sys rnferring 10 the tratlpartjon
II n'.t to ro,r~is, ,hst th. o,ivtnsi ,cro.1,crt
which, formsd III consds srstion q Fie soto va
void ny tAo express Language OF tl,a atatpts.
Tilts question arlses between tho original parties
to this hote, wheto the consideration maY hs In
quircl Into. And wkat was the confederation Of
Tho notsi II Was nero nuiilty. For "A con.
taGt oee11sou xotd " aMtnte - N ~ 1espests
n'..y' ~ M ~ saIaGs tS 1T aaJ pa,fo..e os s~enIussno ~
= = - Hrandtts ~ ns'"H Hvtu.fuJ;f IL rf4s 19n
I'D. ''~'
In. Frey ". 1As Guy Of Fond da Lac, Mr..
Justice lalns says: It Il n genrrai rule that
promise 10 pay fos past consideration, for which
there 10 nol and nasur has been, any legal liability
on tnc paIt ai 1ne parry psometns' aoes NOT maze
an, st,n lily -, .ns,ao ,.hf.hP dSs * npps ' ue
.o r"rt ~ ~ ~ an1 enn,IIernttnn 1's' wv pa''
Within tha nrincfulo Of theso authorities. tho
noto hhd no consldstat.on To support It. 1'hero