, 1877-08-14
THE COURTS.
Serious Charrcs Of Collusion Pre-
ferrel Against George F.
Harding.
Tie Complainant Asks that lie Be De.
barred from the Courts.
Bankruptcy Proceedings Yester-
day---A. b. Meeker & Co.

tween MEBs laFBllnG II. UFOWT anu Mf. NeolkG
+. Harding. The fnrmer Is a lady fortunate
enough to hare n,uncy ont at Interest, anu the
latter lawyer Of this city blessed with AT, un-
usual amount Of this worlds gouls, which he Is
ahunfant1y able to kcct. The two hare ltall
financial dealings ~ attorney afri client, AMI
the lady claims her legal adviser has sally oTtr~
reached her. Yesterday, therefore, sic filed 4
bill against lin, asking, among othcrthinst, to
hare him 1isbarred. Judging from the
rather savage way the bill Ia
drawn, the bad blood seems TO extend 10 the
attorneys VINO drew the bill. and WHO were
for some ycara law partners Of Sir. Harding.
Mrs Brown says she first retained Mr. uaEt1'n.
IN 1s1u, and has stnco regarded bin a. her
trusted attorney, counselor, and 1cRa! edviser.
In 1872. lust before sic went to Euronc. slc cx.
general authority. 10 act for her. About the
tatnc time she had through him foane'1 to A. j.
Sawyer the sum Of &t}tD1 secured by tru.t.lccd.
III September. 1914. Harding collected the prin-
commission for relnycsti.,g tl!c money before ii
became. due aud payable. Soon after this lie
wrote Mrs. '1.rwn that l'c had loaned the
<U, b., 10 one John W. Matthews, taking city rcnl
Dws, services. When sic rctarnrd i!c hanicd
her a note and trMst1lcet bT Matthews,
which she received without question, relying on
hts judgment aud integrity. The Interest has
uEEft }]05n UP III .slAVrH tAatf "ISIl lCluntL WHY
made. and she asked the reason. Harding e1-
planned that Matthews bad lott considerable
n,niley, no he WIS unable to nay unless she
could reduce tic ratc Ut Interest from 10 to =
scfl under tic trlts.-iecd and buy in The land In
satisfaction, as 1t would be Mlc speculation.
Matthews ALAG ahnnt the *niNe tme wrote lter
letter from Monmouth asking her to reduce the
rate Of interest.
SIC tcet,s 10 l,a:c suspected something was
not right, autl after at examination ot affairs
her fears were fully realized. Aryorllng to alcr
statements. she now cllargcs that 10 loan
'ssca %ss 'sSa se an 1e II question: M va With pefap
ss,Uhl, to Matthews, q law clerk IN his Office,
anil the latter III ttrn iforsgaEcd Il to her to
secure sG,:a5. The transfer by IIantlnE was for
no money was actraly paid. At tho tamc ttnlc
Ut the transfer 10 Matthew'S he gavc quilt
claim deed back 10 Harding, which, howevcr;
has not yet been recorded. 1t ts further claimed
thc q, :t25l i having been retained by Harding
himself. Tho letter by Matthews FROM Nun
mouth to complainant was i!Fst written bY
Harding and sent to Matt!le'ys, and by hin'
Brown further complain. TINT llardIng's advice
TO her to take the land was a trick on hls part
worti, til seSn. wken 3 .ba discovered iii thi;,
Promised ro tint j. Il. Avery 4 Co. woa; pay ii.
lie. however, demanded q release of ail claims
against him, which she refused to E!rc, there
wero a number Of unscttlcd accounts existing
between them.
sic then demanded her money again and he
prot,iscl to pay It II stc would confirm tho loan
to MatthewR, nnd validate his {llas.lings) acts IN
relation thereto. Size reFuscsl 70 give "wh!lc.
wushus npproynl " of biz uuts III this why, auh
again WA disappointed In getting tho monty.
Hhc savs se has feen informed by person act
ing In linr,linE's Interest that Hard ng said 10
desired such rcertpt or CONFIRMATION TO !ise Il,
lis essse IN tS e'tnt IT, of hfeqa eopat fn H. ,a
Association, Of which be- WINS member. THIS
ct,,lrre Of Alr. Harding, Mrs. Drowu rassonatcly
| cxclairns, Is "whotiy unjust, incHuta''ie,. OPP
consideration u which she now .'noyes the
Court for tho suspension Of said nasdtnE as
sUli:ltur Of this Honorable Court aecordin@ 10
tho statute III such casc Radc anti provided"
par her tl,r s44id with Interest u 10 |!er rent,
tiIlt Trustee maY be appointed! In llafding's
ccets Us fur us they will ro anl fur slicll other
AN 3DuRuGs sUET. ......'.
william l.. Uralley, o[ Btston, fled bill yes
tcrtlav ngainst Juscpi, scrwin, tue packer. ask
inc 1or M aecsslnt. Bradley says t!lat IN
ts' tw ,aci'ncs Tor drying ,tool nni olfal, which
Tals sanshter-i,ousc M 10 IT, skerSn was to taks charge
Gf tic machines and IT procuring material to !'e
| fiftEf4. aln& W4H To lufE HAIL tAE INV PtNAtn
alter paving lis sllnro for tl.r mar1lncs:, Eael'
party waA then to owu lialf Interest III tic ma
chimes. Tic contract was to run avo Years, bu.
i was tsssMyc4 hy mutual eeu.snt .,.s IT, ,,.'.
ta.s Save cs"2"sat sy21 y :sy't tho ss t
atNl that thereis Is still sh,GiS.59 duo hi'n: He
Inns asked for IN account, but shor"ln l!sd fallcd
tu give it, and lns taNen possession Of the ma
rcutlpr them. Complainant therefore prays for
the appointnent oil Receiver snd Tor an nc
| count.
tn Iss s stf: 1e sr il M rrovsI fros. tic Pfstse.
tlon Ltlc.Ins,Qa're c4npany's oas!cc. ol wllc!,
Ic Ind posscssun un.lcF IN execution, game up
ycstts,iny 1norulme sEaln before Judge WiIiiAas.
nouurra lila determination To adLeru to
.iay, S nni l' IN order was aceordingly entered
directing tho Sheriff., i.is deputies, custua!ans,
Ing II, any manner or fDr any. purnose With the
possession mid eNnt,oi by tho fiecciyer, =. u.
cuokr, 0f thu property anu effects Of thu PRO-
tccttun I.tfc-lnsuraIlre Company. Thte u With
tt,t prejudice, however, 10 the rights Of W.o.
Osguud, or of my person lawfully claiming any
llcs on ur Interest In said property or any part,
atttl resctycs thu question ~ to whether Os9pod
has any lien Or not, or To what extent, q 10
Receiver u alsu directed IL pay the c,lsttlan'a
fees, teseTvIng the question ~ tu What fund II
shall bs paid from. Atr. UsEood took HI cxecI>
| tion.
Eu,llc Rausch tllesl lIsr bill JeatcFdAy praying
for dlyorre from Carl lsausch OIL ACCOUNT ol
his cruelty.
Eva Drn1,dt also tled = bill for similar relief
drunkenness anu cruelty,
| ITEMS.
Lewis y. Schackclt0tl, against whom lnformar
ttol WIS tllcd yesterday, Immediately came IN
isSs4b