, 1877-01-11
TIE COURTS.
Another indian Rea|.Estate Case
on Hand.
Record Of Judgments and New Suita'.
Bankruptcy Matters.

engaged In hearing the casa Of Alexander ".
Mcclure against j. II. Durham and others, to
cstat'list, his title tn some tfxty.four acres OF
land In Calumet, near tho j. H. Brown. Iron and
Steel Works, and worth $l5, 900 or $4,000. he
Cluro claimed through quit-elaim deed from
Joseph Robinson. dated Oct. 10, 1871, and "jot"
derived hs title from hta father, Alexander
Rot'nsnn, by derd dated Sept 20, l51t.
This Alexander Robinson wah ~ Indian re"
edng near Leyden, on the indian reservation,
and IN 1945 hail conveyed the same land James
II. Cassidy, through whom the defendants, by
tnesno convpyauces, claimed title. 1t appeared
frnin tile evhtcnuc that In 1879 Joe, the son OF
old Alexander Robinson, lud been runtnaging
around in search Of some land Ills father owned
or had conveyed by title 10 which aomc objection
could be made, amt learned from Jones 4. ee1l-
cth that the description in the deed to Cassidy
was imperfect. lie then procured n qlllt-c1afHl
q I'll. propertyfn question from his father to one
=. =. Richards, so''.e tiine alter. Mr. Jonvh,
been usc,l to cloud thu tile To land, hunted up
sfUe arMl Induced him to yet a guft-etafnl deed
from lsiclmrls: IN September ISL. Joe. viii,
the nd ut Mcclure, prepared inur deeds, and ~
representation, titus conycyin: away all Tic
property te lIatl ever owned, Including the land
In question: and also large amount OF property
owncd by William Draper. Three Of tile deeds
property, aud the other twD running direct to
Mcclure. Tic consideration Of Joe's decd wos
"forc unl a1ccttou." ANIL Of McClufc's $1,000.
doc Immediately qnlt-clasrncd 70 Mcclure, In
order IT, have him strafgiteu out the title.
IN lAio NJ Clure brought sui: IT, establish his
titlr Tic defense was that Alexander Robinson,
wien ''e mndc the hecds to his son md To Nc
C!urc, was non comlros nleptts, and q number
of witnesses, including ILLS daughter, testified
TINT on the day lie executed these deeds lie was
Incapable vi trautaetlnE any business, and
Imagined be was holding u, lndlnn eountt].
The defendants also claimed that In consequence
1iobtnEon's decd wab absolutely void, and TINT
Mcclure acquired no title ut all. Payment ot
taycs fur n,ure than seven ycars under color Of
title was alst' relied til rs defcukc. Judge
Farwelt decided that the decd was only 10 be
considered roidablc under the weight Of author
tiles, though flic Supreme Court of the United
States lad held u deed In such cases vull. The
case was concluded Yesterday, aud the Judge
did nut dccdc the main questions involved, but
dccihon this 'seek.
About ycar ago the same Judge heard and
decided the ease " William Draper against Me-
t'prc and others, IN which tl'c same poapt as 70
ltohInsuns Insanity ;yhs raised, and the validity
Of hts deed to Mcclure In September. 1871, Of
largc amount Of property IN Leydcn. The
Judge, however, lodged tie insanity question:
and lse1sed Dta2er's tt.le to b. gooa; On he
II t!tic for oytr sesen years. Il, the present
fur the complainant anu Mcssss. HaWes d
Lawrence for the defendant.
SUITS ON w1RE.rEScE PATENTS.
Tho Wnshburn a. stoen Manufacturing Com
paay oi Worcester. Macs. and lsaac L. ElIn-
wood, Of Dekn'b, NJ, i'led large number q
G!lls yesterday III thc United states Circuit
them from infringing William D: Hunts orig.n-
ii patcnt, md atso uther patents lot Improve
uncnts IN wire fences. All the patents arc now
owned by eomrninants.. There arc two suits
fSlF{ F61Trf In
fences md Tic other for All improvement IN
harbcd wire fences: l.. Amos y. klincleltcr mud
Ezra l., Spangtes, of Joliet; @ ". g. Hibbanl,
spenset; I;s, C bariG'1 nnd a. ~, ~ A1S!nt' a
Jone., 1t l.asalle: !. lIcnsy Wood, ol syra-
morc; s. Gcorge y: Allen, Of Cteston, 0sle
County; 9. i. v. WorIn'cy, oi Oswcso, Ken
.?all County !: J.. O. Wc1!laSc. ot sysnmoreo;
Henry Noud, ii Sycamore: ~. Faolcr d Jotics.
Of S.rcua, H.; Ii. J. U. Weatlakc, Of Sycamore;
1o and II. TIVE against tl,r joliet Manufacturing
G"mrany: u, kl.ne'elter = sp.as''er Of joliet;
li4rk,Icse, !. X. Nlt;cloEc. AMI Ju4ttn f. Pager
Ii. 4. y. Wprinley, of Oswcso, Id: y. Hafk-
ntbs l. Nhftt"tnore, nf sycAinorc; u. William
Buffers. ii Freedom, Tuwusttp LasalIe County;
70. William lluttcrs, II! Freedom County;
Timotly liibtard, of Serena; ~, George W.
ALEU-, uf Crcstun
The following is the call Of the passed cases
to be t..scn III, Lr Judge Dlodgctt to-day with
nut q Jury. ana In the following oricr: Term
Sus. IS, }Iullstcr ". Jones: isl, Forest City
T.. WORKS ". Gtlllr 1t al.; 5 70. sA1ne ". Salne;
4ll', ilnyt ". srrvis, III, G:renc .s: LupI,er:
Nm uiatturcrs' National Dahk; ;N0, y: ". I.
Packtt Company ". Cjfy .: inland; I1S, bur-
Icy VI. Duhl1tns It nl.i b.s}, hurley y. buwcu;
~ Bnr'ey y. n"bl,ns ct al; .s1s. Rurlcy ~ y.
!tdan,s ": k,ne; 741, Nassau bunk =. Cno?s
County National Bank; 'Gi, United States yf,
MtSriIls ct al; ~, same ys: McScllis et a.;
F;1k A. g. i, arsrr e. Y; wat, s'is eonpany% ~ % y.
j. MS IS. rerlolat; !I5i, herman American
Insurance Company Vi. Lult; :t'l, Wright ct q.
Y. howen; .D;, i.Test9n y. Lnut st ai:; ~,
lGJ, Turnbull IS. City uf Chlsa~o; ,OEs. pur,e-
mouth Savings lIank rs. Town RI Concord;
l.1ts, LoIslcyys sccley; 1.oS'. Nalworth ".
Tsltz; i.l59' Goo'lwn ". foo'c; aud l'le!'
The evidence N thu sasr Ut David a, Gage rs.
franklin rarnr!rr WAS rlusrd yesterday ttfuru
Judge Moore, atsd the arguments ufc no" tn
progress.
III tie case Of The Northwestern Mutual Life
lmsuran, t''mranY VI. l.; Il. tiar'l Ct at,. Judge
Blodcett YESTERDAY appointed Jo!ln O'Donall
Rctrlyer >in,.cr iol,A tnf $i,hN.
CNtrku STATES COURTS.
Charles Parkrr, VI t}hs.un, MtsH., sued j. ".
Harmon and j. Z. Caldwell for fl,0O,
nASKNCrr.i MATTERS.
a petition was tilrA Yesterday against Will
lain Htots, merchant ii Rockford. Ihe pctt-
tlonlus rrr.'tors are " f,liMws: Elly., Harvey
Il Carter, WIN tlan S3Js; NI1.,ltkopf, Dartt Il
cu., S,I5!rs; SilycrnlaI,, l.imlnuer Il Co., .ssT;
i.i'l,'aucr lsros. 4 C".,r sue;le; ANT Sweet,
IN tic 9Th ot December Int, lett tl'c tts.rirt
with intent to .cfra4tl his creditors. leaving be-
hind him q stock Of E.o.le worth k1.tDu nr
Si,oG0 III charge of tfe,k. His fumily are sill
In Mxkfor,i and ole Ol then, hes ATaWn sn.nr
F7uN by stnail amounts from his hank ae1u1nt.
a rule to show CAUSE Jim. =, aud prbyislnnal
warrant mud injunction against Mrs. Koss, who
drew the t1uO. were lssnctl.
WiIlia Il. flltf, cont sactnf Ut this city, d!ed
his voluntary prtlllnn Yesterday, showing list
Of preferred debts 10 tho amount nf f1at. md of
Secured debts to the amount ii Eal,:Ar2.e8, the
securities bctng valued at e!0d, 5fU. The unse-
cured liabilities i.t up $3,G27. Its as>cts sun,
prise an equity VI redemption worth $.,OOo In
kosne real estate. a hotc of Suinnlon Snow for
ttOO, ant! policy Of fte-insurancc for &, 3o0.
The petition was relefret: TO the Register.
Matilda Meyer WA ordered to produce her
books Of account bctorc Tic ErCstrr.
Mcfarland d fIrnton were adju1isated bank
rupt, aH4 4 wasrant wa4 Issued rcturnabla
JAM %. ...
4 lillrd general meeting will be held Jan. e3
IN the egsu nf Downs tS SiAs, and JAN. - In the