, 1877-07-24
THE COURTS.
Conclusion Of the Arguments In
Farmer Harms Case,
Failure Of tho Pulsifsrs, Of Peoria-Record
Of Judgments and New Butts.

Farwtll yesterday morning al q o'clock The enlt
II will ho remembered. was brought By Commis-
s!onct Fitzgerald agstntt Tho members of the
County Hoard, to prevent them allowing the sum
Of ahont $34. 600 to Farmer Harms as extras Tor
bni1tln9 tho Cnusl+ tfonsc foundations. The posi-
tIon Of tho complainant II. that Egan. tho arch-
tect, had nasted IN IfArms' work and allowed him
about S1' 600 for extras a1f that ha dcclsion was
hnal ttnt by the contract It waA agreed that Egan
Should 10 nnal arbtttr, and even the County
Attorney had given an opinion declaring the con-
tract valid, and tho County Hoard had reneatedlg
ratified II. Tho poasd,-or Harms, the reAl. de-
fcnlant,-on tho other hand, claimed that nm
agreement was made when thc p1ans wcfe changed
by which tho work should lie paid for on the basis
Of measurement aud valuation. The argument mas
begun week ago Thursday. but was not con.
clndcd, and was finished yesterday. Nr. John
Woodbridge, the solicitor for the Citizens Atsoci.
alton, who had made an elaborate oral afRumcnt
on tho former oees'!on' Yesterday sabm'sted an
additional written BRIEF nj. W. ]. ffyncs and
1ndse scatcs made argumcnts On behalf Of Fitz.
gerald, and Mr.. Furrcstcs ionk tsre Of the on
behalf OF tho comfy authorities. Jud9o Fnree'l
then took The ease under aslvisemrnt hut Will mt
10 tho prcrs Of criminal husinreH on his hands.
BANKRUPTCY.
The banking 6rn ~ =. Paitifcr i Co.. Of pcor,a,
hled voluntary petition In bsnkrHntcY yesterday.
i cused IT, doors Jnno =. and snco that tiIne has
been nlnkfnE strennnns but NnauCccssfu cntienyors
r. efeet an amie,b'9 y ss,ticacnt g! Tbe tots htm
ani bankcrs, an si75. 0oo Tor liabilities on Diiis
600 IL on certificates u deposit and the remainder
On open accounts, Thc totai nrm a.,cis arc nhout
d 7; s Hfe 81 s q ses ssso ss s' j ffssv:s Sc :s
f., n n,,t xdo.s ss5s Sis ooo p5;sPi:a!si
.ainier ef tho btll, receivable sro good, and Se
Coz out Ut ths 3tl3, Oo0 Of nvrrdfafta, The real
estate consistng*.f 81 e., s"ns S building house a
II lt expected t!lat The nrm VIII pay from 80 to
N cent. on the dollar. and TINT the real cntate OF
Sidney PuIsieF will make up THO remainder.
Eaa, san Ss sGisi ana Ersa fPahfE sna e;
years hsa donc E9od gYsinsss n ;1s. sidney u.lfeF
real estate and has aescnty houaes ii Peoria
hoTs;e5, - . w9tth l!tt!s 81 ], nethias Fl IL e \
ees es,e ii,!!s5y %saas! ?s. es' :ree5. q 81
viii asifar Co. a. tels i.rc.t ss cIsdtsors ss" and
have only paid 40 cents on tho dollar. The mem.
bcss q sh!a a,m were Adolph, Jacob, Samuel. and
The Grn. of weolncr Ilror. i Co.
sIney u;!isr ha. , no 'qai7ids.l "a @ dsets. and n
IIan owes ii aon ooo and hss
assets worth nearly ~ much. Edwin t'usi!cr han
ncitlcr any individual debts nor assets. .sIlncy
to pay tho deficiency but tome Ut Tho smaller cred
ttosn failed to agree IL the proposition. and tho
En wss put tpto nsnsnpisy t9 aTq!a .s..
Hdo,n,. jaeoo. ss'aasl. s and 'is lsnn.ias u
they ahnnld not be !nadc psrties to the suit and
compelled 10 die achcdules, and adjud'catcd bank
rupt.
o43 West Madison ttreet, was put !ntu bankruptcy
BY tho following OF Ills ctcdltors: J. T. Burna !
sa, sS Of Nc. fasa q. n Ga ena ssy tor o ii ASe:t
}s57 sentrs.s adsinsns t fos % f.'er s's
il. 'Tho,np,on for st77. lie was adJuaeatcd
tufnable Air q: 4. T. Jenki!na was appointed
John ii. q. i,snnn.. grocer At Mn. 41+7 South
atsd fafee . nl'o wsnt M @ s So'un,1.y n ~ bank
.ssss ot 5 nd ae a sis
house No: 4ld5 south flasted street IN lcs.sI
T,Ssa e L ss.ss sfn :ssS." about IT, 1oo
the case Of Morris Mitchui
trs aa s s se saatp jadss eihs Ssss
Georsc "; n Campbell was appointed As'lgnes Of
Ussdfard hancock was appointed Assignee Of
sop9''!Ssn s.;,,g st 20 gsss cen. w.' oe.sA by
Sy ts of s seeon saa Il 81
A..ienee Mn ie l,s'd this morning Il y o'siosk,
y St II RI feat was ordered in tho
Ass!gnecs wilt 1 cl1n4eu al 10 o'clock this morn.
tnE for .amcs McAndrrws, tor Henry y. Martin.
and for tieorEo wilkinson. compos'tlon-meet.:
i.y will to huld At the same tin1o in the cahc Ut
AcAndrcwf.
plyDnUEs
- sans r's5:on !ea ; s!', ysstcr1sy charging m th.t
fsktng ,'er.. and othetwisa msisteatlng bet. and Ind
sarsh ": Ihoate, an oit laly o. years Of age,
complained lhat her husband. Hobart choate,
whom ~ n,arr!sa II May, 1a7o. had deserted hri
Mary 4. McEwcm atso fled her bill, asking far a
4iyo;es on ACCOUNT Of the adaItery Of her husband
Ara JoteEh'ne lisrpst te1es on .he taet that her
ground for Askine far u rtn'lias favor.
Friday will he the last day of service to tho An.
gnst term of tho superior Court. No new eair.s-
dRrs until lscptcmber term.
supErtON COURT IN nRIEF.
Lswls l,oire, Ocnrco +. Wool, Trustee, George
4 XIV %ht:o r. %:s :ssSS':S, soss L. % ke naY kssy sy
md Martin tinv, fnrcc!oso Two trlist. ior
Fl, 04o.:Es cn lots ~ ana II, IN Haslen's subdi.
vision Of h'oek II, In bEand's Addition to Chi.
9ames n. starshall sued Leopold Lehman tor
Potter Palmer aed bill against AIoazo c.,
fran removing the house. 10. Old state ssteet from
Thomas Monkey began suit for s., 800 asains.
James Bowen.
Cl4CUiT COURT,
]. 3. rcronnct l. to. began a suit for n. f}on
yesterday AgaiAst Thomas j. Cox.
Thomas ". Stewart filed petition for lahcns
sorea: aEs1p'' shsFla Kern lie ..{s =
do bolIiy harm, and. after esaminst,on,
ts s1u.mlttea 10 jail By, Justice Morrison.
The EVIDENCE induced agatnst hin. showed that
whsa ,hs h,n to asss.t him DO snatche Up
wat ready. but hs eaims.tt Il w4s not shown that by
these grstuEes and woftls he meant 10 do an5 o1v
any HARM. And he therefore asks to bs refe4.rd
from npr5sonncnt N tao. ground that nv *uacirnt
evidence has pcen adduccd oa which tu warrant hlx
CRIMINAL COURT.
William t}tto and Mary Schroeder wesc found
guilty of adultery. ind ssnlandyd foF sentence.
ltelIrf schiu was tstca Tor larceny, aud thu fury
were out. '''
ucvrsu Melville p'eaded guilty 10 larceny, aud
was temAnard.
John beatty was found guilty OF larceny, and the
Court t4ok hts care under adsisemept
Joseph Ellmcrlch was Gu tEisl for lssccny
coUNTT COURT.
In tho estate Ut John atadelmspQ, laltcre vera
tstued 10 Ernst 1'tnssIug under bond for $iv boo.
III the casats Of ". {. Clctand, letters wcro
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