, 1879-07-01
Peculiar Isase Granted by Collector
Harvey for Two Centuries.
4 schono 10 Exempt tho Land from All
.. Forms Of Taxation.
Tho Actual status Of tho Property-A
Pending Suit


that tho property was Ionsod by him from tto
riahtlT % 's, bo lsvIsa We'd @ upon 'T H. Tc.ttmouy w was
hoarl to sustain hts .i1o ~ tho case,
noy, and .othors tes.ilylug tl,at to the best Of
oud cony ~ what n,,rnorted to bo lcaso
from the onltod states 70 opm t,aarsa1 w. 1o
submitted Mr. Adamst Corporation Cohnso1,
had no testimony With which to Offset thia, a,lIl
ainr,. n Il fnct ~ co1,rso il,at United States
nrondriy conuut ba taxed, tho Judge practically
raye 1udrrncnt ia fsvos OF objottor, although
no lorna. emery n'e counsoi ,yl ha e)jrb,ct IN
know that
THERE Is Hv1DEnoH
tonainE strongly to show tl.at tho United States
haa no hatus ~. ,;,a @ ea',r ssaa s1 n,,,.,
crty TO ahy9oaYi tt'at tne PROPERTY ought 70
pay its legitimate taxes; and tsat tic whole
business ts.a cunningly-dov1sod scheme for the
y. ,,h,ah - ,.'ra a.. cont.n,1, c,s,m"uts
err .@G9nn mnln ustt h Its ran thn Gosmsnt
aa e1e%ns's 'o anv 'o nstaae pa3 uae or 1t
anf a. .axcs 1T ho any paepos" ,,..,,a,, auF
t"n centuries; s lnc psupe1s{ N.t4 ~ 4nssao.'' 4s
wnen ss on sno ,a r'nr IT, ~ T. VI H. ~ u fa"
vas owneu e9a1e o tne ,ao pf,os 70 tne sG " 1aeo
olMset. u 'ooons ~. nus 1,i..,1Ii,s
ro,nnarv thn ti,rcc otyners n vhIch ,,crs
Nfessrs. s{ncor. Dckerdykc, and Lestor, each
owning IN undivided third. When tho company
mrTs' rn - twn.ti.iris 6f tic proncrty Tor $4,000
ehowfnr that its value az tint time
wa sGS,o0O, AlouE In 1850 tic Government
soizcd tko property for non payment OF taxes to
The amount Of $4,000. Tho property was put
up at sale BY tho Marshal, In order that the
amount dnc 1or tnxes 9nu a GostS Ih 1ngns oe on.
t4lncu, and 1t Was b!u oI 70 J0eeph Lester. one
OF TIC pattnefe, Tor $s,UH Belofe Lester asM maa
1ece'Yea acea lEo1u ll1o '1a3sla'' N.Y. u 1oo''
4 DILL wAs rIAHD " SINGER y
n tho G!tca!t Court Of thls n'a3y, County agepst
&c., ts rr uastn"r to restran
delivering and tho other sus irom 5GenavlnG a ~;
1uasfo e ms ~t ssa o. s iSth p:u
a removal q lie cause e that Court, 4 writ
sa o the ok to ho 1uscd satss
Court. md ths dafcujapt tllctl IN answer on tlIc
was filed u m the United states Conrt l
~ ease ; En- a o i'm pc s, useour to LIS is
abstract books, which are Ae y oniy eStant
Iscorda. for al tllo napets ~ tle on'Icd states
Court Vero oafncd ap' ua epse 10 bt'lt panoli'e'
Eow, ruE Cash uglNo sT1LL rENpIsu,
there is no power In tho Unitsd States to grant
ean 'S So y doae 1 ~ until Il is sctticd whsthef
there shall DO delivered to Lester the deed to
tho property which Cot. Jussscn was about tn
deliver whou tho injunction was issued. Not
.1tastaq1s ARE sa Thu, however on tho sth Of Fob
THE FOLLOWING CURIOUS PAPER,
n1 aoa-o ,..'. ".No .o.1' ..''. 10, ~
:oft o. oss a t H. r. ,ha r aa %ns
ne naao az ~ ~ ~ eo naI ~ n,s S nj !. 10 "
lowing:
Dn!ttd Statet of Anttrlta, 70 FRANCIS 4. Ogden; T.
Ehta4 a1Ies 1StSs n;s san III ~
Nest q Ftssss T. 9sdsa iS' isattssn iaaa;ed sna
uaa I'D beux tba ss I'D lest I'D sceescJ s 81
mo Tor M @ ntmety.n,ne tijo} Year jesso, with pry.
1lcge Of .cnowa, for ike period sad on sanc tcrs,
Of I'll The right l.!o. anI posseeston or claim 81
rosdesson OF the United btates 70 tho property 10.
cattt IN tat IaiJ o. Uhicago, at'f known as Ifeat
taon ~ Gheaao4 h"s w. p''Ds b " usRyxY cn
u.n ,1,. " ..tseat., ,,t..S " sahT,.1 ~ Ho a.,
33 81. as. aEa a. much Of snb.iot Il d i,cs
t.at. Ut the iino which would b. III extension Of
tas pe5 aS q ps dsf Il T rs so o
asso, e"ek COUNTY. s!sts ei ilino.s. Ne. & &5.
Recorded may H. 1o7o, at II q N.
., u "" % seeS oy ta ,ntefestng .; g aocumen.
about $l4b0 y year rsnt, for term Of ninety.
nlno years, md with prisilegu Of renewal,
the possession OF property valued to lb65 at
SIC, ,000, which 10 worth now at leaat S4o.0o0,
and for which other persons stnnd rcady
10 pay = 'rent oi Rt' lcast ef,4m year.
II Will b. sGen Furthermore that the scheme
Cuntenplatea tile exemption from thxnt1np Tor
period OF los 1aars Of Ill Of this property: Not
beiaE improved at present, the taxes would
not be heavy but could not be less than s9l
year, which would amount to 600, 600 takcn
iron. the eltY, State, and county. II tie County
Court ~ tis collateral proceeding collateral 20
Tar ns the tltte ls concernet) sustalns Ugdchs
cialut, ne Will then havo subject to h'a dieposal
for 18 yeafa property exempt from all ta1es,
4ts! foF Which: no Is to pay only
xl4bo year, and which he eau
then o1ler 70 aub-lessoe. and for which hc
could easily ilnd persons Willing to paY hm over
81. 600 ytar, assuring him Of \ constant !ncomu
Of that alnount during hia life and 1arious lives
a1tef hlm'
s. 100000 ~ 49, =, =, .s5t 49,
navhe s'Iruu H. ~. r,ns , ~ ~" propetty, re-
porter 1or lAh tAlpuah cnleo upon lliAt o.
Aclnl yeateFdaY LOT t1a pu1pose o. getting hsa
staten'enn o. ing iacts III mto t1se. 49,, Mr. Aar,
vey states tliat lllo taofefHne!,t hsu c4niIn Ut
titlc to this property, oa Which there
NaR - large accumu!ailoh Of 'taxes.'
The part!ca who hold lhe lisns.