, 1879-03-31
THE COURTS.
Some Lemont Tax-Eaters Get q
Setback.
RocortT OF Judgments, Now Suits,
Divorces, Etc.

Tl,e 9iuger d Talcott Btone Company rs. Folov,
Collector Of tho Town OF Lomont. and The iii.
nois St6ne Company vs. Hermann Lteb. Tic
.}sst suit was bill tllcd by cotnplaluants for an
injunction to prevent tic collection Of al the
town taxes aul scYcn.tcntls of tho school tax
levied against them for tho year 1874. II was
claimed that the town tax was Illegal because
tho Commissioners Of Highways had bucn In
the habit Of using all the money they lcgnlly
could, und then running tho town into debt by
making contracts to bo paid out OF tho next
ycas's tax. antl the tax in question bad bcon
lcr!el 10 pay this back indebtedness. Tho achoo!
tax, It was charged, was illegal bcentiso IL was
levied to pay about $4,000 Of bonds
which Ind been tasucd to PAT
for sct,ool.tousc that only cost about 8,01o
No account was kept OF these bonds whatever,
but they were Issued whenever the Directors
wanted monay, md they wcEc fss}tcd without
any authority given tile Directors BY auy vote
Of the people In favor of such issue. The second
suit was to prevent the collection OF tho town
tax for 1877, for similar reason.
.Iudgo Farwell held tint the town tnx WAS
Illegal; that the Commissioners Of Highways
hnd no power to contract u debt to be paid In d
subsequent gear, but we're limited In their OK
pcnditure to the amount ieylcd for the current
ycar, being four mills on tho dollar. As to TIM
tchool tax, he felt ea.isI1rd t1.nl the lssuo Of
bou1B In QuestHH WAs never authorized by
vote of the people, md WAS consequently yDi1.
Tile question, had been. fafsed as to whether
the bonds, When In the hands Of tnrocent pur-
banks llsthIs city, would not 10 valid 40 that
they could be enforced against tic town, bllt
tlc Judge said II would bo time enough to dc.
eide tint i'oint Hhen such bondholtcrs cnHe
int9 Court ~. asking to bo paid, mil be would not
hail Jurisdiction In such case rs the present
when fraul ,sRs charged, md he would Issue no
Injunction ngafnst tho collection Ut tho taxes as
prayed.
ToLLAAsuEE ys. Fo1LASsnEE.
4 fow weeks ago Mrs. 8alIo Follansbca filed
bill in The Superior Court against her husband,
Charles Folanabee, settling out tint sho INIT
loaned him large sums OF money, that lla lat
belanGi,g to her md kept tho money, n!ms ihAt
lu lln,i nso collected the rchts OF licr property
an.l used them +. his business. iio owed her
ovrr $40 00o In December, 1S5a. md to secure 1t
horover, charged tlsnt this proncrty was tat OF
sufficient value to securu her, a.fl asked 10 have
her lieu enforced by sale OF sotno Of the prop
erty. Tic ease was referred to the MASTER to
tuku proof. nlul last wcek he illcl Ills rcpurt,
finding In her favor md adyising sale of ts,o
property. Jut1gr Monrn ordered the report to
be confirmed and decree rendered in uccurd-
ancc with the prayer rut tho bill. Tie repufthMl
1cs to draw the decree, aud wi'l probably be
entered this week
TIE CHANDLER CASE.
Tho Chandler case Ind another turn In court
Saturday for few minutes. air. Dow, on be-
halt Of ctsndsr, M noysd to fayc ~ ,s complain:
exception to It having becn sustained.
Mi. Sleeper, on bemif Of Mrs. ChnNtllcr, asked
for time 1t, which to decitlu what to do, a1,l tile
Judco granted him ten days iu which to aueul
his bill.
Michael sherlock filed BILL Saturday chnrg-
Ing lis wife Clara viii, drunkenness md descr
t!oi,, mud askns for divorce.
Elizabeth Knudsun also naked for f'iynycc
| from Charles Knu1son on tho ground Of 1cser-
ttoN ll,nl adultery.
Judge Williams Saturday granted a divorce to
Stary Crosby from William Q. Crosby On tho
ground Of drunkenness, a.Ml to Marion II.
| Barnes from Wilson Il. I}nrnes for adultery.
ITEMS.
Judge Drummond concluded tic hearing Of
the Yale antl Hamilton College cases Saturday,
md took them under ndylscHlcnt.
Judgc b9odgett Is expected 6ack this morn
ing to takc up the call Of tl,e criminal ca!cniar.
Judge Bootl, goes to tl,c Crla,inal Court next
month, an1 on tho 81, 4th, md 5tn Of April, be-
| tnE Thursday, Friday, n,Nt Saturday ne1t, hu
| will hare u peTesnntOry call Of nll pendnB mo.
tsons Tor NOW trials and Of all other unfinished
business. ........
| An Assignee will be chosen for David ". 1lfg-
bee at ID o'cocls tnls morning, u,d at II o'clock
| for William Patterson Jones, Jr.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
! The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
| nany filed . hill Saturday against tuelns u.
bridge Company, and thu Chicago s. Alton
| Railroad Company, to forec!nsc mortgage for
$l40,0OO Oh Lots II and ID, Block |, III William
Tho II. Z. il of Bee. !, is, i, houulcd Is fol.
lows: commencing at tho N. ". corner Of the
quarter section In The ccntrc Of street running
west from State street 10 tie Cheago River, ind
thcnto 20 roIs east. thence nortl, 10 rods. anil
west TO the place OF beginning; Htso, part OF
said quarter section bo,Iutlcd as followa: com-
| nencing 20 rods east OF its N. W. cor-
loo rods, wcst IL rods. an.l thence north loo
| rods tu tl.c place Of beginnlnEi also part vi
t1lu sauc quarter sect!on commencing ak .punt
IN tilr south line Of tho quarter section 10 rods
thence east 2lU feet, thence south II rods to
The north linz of tract af lnntt formerly owned
by j. V. Smith, thence west 2l0 feet, and thcncc
north ~ rods 10 thr rlaee Of lexlnntnE; also al!
| OF Block G In 1amcs ". pryor's subdivision oI
| land IN the sarno section.
| suFEn1on COURT IN BnIEF.
John 8!ack filed bill Saturday agatnst his
| partner, Avery G. Bnrclaon, to close up the
grocery business In Which they hayu been c1l.
gagged ut No. 8i4 West Randolph street.
| ElHEu&F CDuHgs
Valentino Ruh filed bill against Apnolonla
AMI John llirn md Albert EnRers 10 fosccloso
mortgage for sl.500 on Lot 70, D!ock 3, OF the
Subdivision Of Blocks . and ., md the W 81
feet OF block l IN the State Bank Of Il,lnuia
Subdivision Of the N. E. Il al the N. ". u Of
Sec. 1. ~, II.
Peter X. and AnEon II. Dedcr!ck began suit
for St, 600 against Michael Tsayar+
Joseph Mcclellan nl:d john Woodbridge dled
u bill against John f. a,,1 Anna Dony, hlnrca.
ret, Rose, Lewis, md Alexander Dony, lIenrict.
tn Thtelcn, Feter Thelen, Michael Dra,ul,
Chnr!os Nerkcr, Eiclso!ns Finn, md Je,lnls V.
Schcrenbcrg to 'farcclosa trast-lced for S.. 00l
on Lot y, Hoclt T., tn Johuston, lsotcrts &
| Storm Addition to Chicago.
| THE GALL.
Jupuu DnuxxoNp-set cases and general husl'
hcss.
'JupaE 1Lnpax7r-caH Of tho criminal calendar.
TuE ArpELLATE {ounT-AdjouEned 10 Wcdncs'
day afternoon At p. m.
,ttinuE GAHr-Set case q, 895, Ktlno ". DtlnE.
JuuoX JAAEsos-Pasacd casc.
| Junan MnnIlx--Contcstea motions.
| junuE Noakna-aot case 6. S0n, Wiley W. Ed.
inRet, ind calendar Nos. ~, III. W. 01, Da, VI,
o., 3d. No caao OH tfal.
| .tl,nnH Honrl-nH, Ill. liz, Iii, l1G, No, T6.