, 1880-12-23
LUCILESS CREDITORS.
The Lawyers, Courts, and Assignee
Take the Pile.
Winding Up the Old Chicago Fire.1n'
surance Company.

Winding Tn the Old Chicago Fire.Ir.
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Tho Skeleton of tho old chicneo Fire 1T.
snralce Cn'npany-a prcml''t''''i"te conrcr'
,"'r, w nv "is IL, s.L"ns ~ ntvc,, ant.cr ,,crl.
WIZ, ~ es,'t,,,. ,,.,,o, H.
oa'eN' f'ell1'hE S's'eIaaS nlolni"k Wlc'' -
creditors were callctl into llcgls'er l'sh]artFs
presence fnr tho pnrposo nf llptl!I1H ~llat
WIS expected IL he the llfal meeting over tho
in t0wn. and fl attendance, we're not very
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@ 't I, os, III a",,s,n,dtsi,,,
nii'' III eSetits rfoseo. w"fc III. s''1s.an!'a,.y W.
rsiale Inns l,ep,, administered through sonvs
MIN, %un,s nf n,rrfnt nura,n,r i. If IlisyeIl
r",'ros,n,ic,I sS,trn w,rti, nf Tho st.Ax,.tKO of
!.tes.''e" - 3e'u" u ,, Nv ~,
nrl II. :5r,lg,nali s:rl5uD. Tho oll'etal un-
,pr.pkrr OF t|,o concern, James X. Murphy,
,,,har,v;sc ] " kmnwu nm No In Xss)unec. j. IS
.In.,,.r IT. n,t,,r,,o,. n',,,ni If ricrka rrom
t TIC la,itrs IS "cc, an Srsrary sprnklins
of unknnwn ou.sidrss, nttrarted by the
pusprct Of buying ,'1rt-c'.a.p n few Of the
assr,nbly. 'rj,ess "ssc,s consisted Of suMlry
specimens nf tlIc J. D. II: order nMl nlIiI1''gr
hf Judgments, whici, II long surles nf expcri~
lneIls liad tlG,lDslstraicti tn DC eXrclitiofi-
stblo might soi,'e tlny l,ecome worth tritle
,nurG tim the venerable pnner they wert.
written IN. The suit altoyetler represented
sanie ~, ,D nl Indebtedness, and WIS bought
'rl,r lust rerl,.ant Of the concerns ancient
belongings l,nslng been disposed 81, the
creditors turned their attention to other and
more Important nntlers,-
THE AssIoSEE'g ACCOUNT AND THE LAW.
YrH'H Ii1l.1.
Tile former was fitlYl ou the I'll, Inst. anil
WIS slightly nntIcltmtory In its character.
Me@ s Ssf at 'tS Soisrs IL Ss sE H;it est
pf" 'ns piffSSss'y e sass.s 1 ws n4 an tse seu yssoy
rS,'ort tic en,ire is assets psnred ollt Just
Sl4i,ln;:. Tho other s'do Ut tlio arco'!nt
showed wslnt had become of the snlvaEc.
expenses; S.N l!s| for clerks fees, 81. .rW for
MarsI,al's fees, sl.uiG for REGISTERS fees,
scrylces up 10 alay j, 1s7p, insIatlliaE olilee
| rent, clerk hire ttc.,-Or Il total expense nc.
I'liu allt[cl,utnry part of tho account con-
sisted IL cilargtng, w, sa1,N5 rs cr,sll
paid To Sleeper IL Wilton, the attorneys,
SERVICES iron, AIuy i, 1870, IL Dec. !, 1850,
wlle,l rs 1t afterwards appeared, the nttnr-
ncysea I;,. ,, "Hly cks'sa h. s S1 20 o. d na s Az
1J npt allowed, ns tic @ casy ,n1gi.t br. "
Tl,r crrllsors Ind alrc0,ly bec0t,,o familiar
with tho Assignep's nec9ulit, but tho Htt0r-
ncys' BILL WIS something new, rs well rs
something Interesting, al,a they accortllnEly
po'l,'eetl nlol # forthwith. The nralld t0tai
was oilly iof ICES aiaa aaspinIseet's i ,r1.an
MEs, pnt 81 a'S f nl'"nt rt,tn u I ~ ,aE
N!taet ts.t tllG{ tiu a ~ ~, c.! 1an G,
eral VI ule items
Tl!u largest WIS ono Of s:U, loo, for docket
fees lii l,74u suits nvnraged 1T $lI apiece.
Then there wasam item Of ..0oo. With the cx-
plallatl0n. 40 psr cent stipulated to
al pa'. Inns - Collected 'i':et 1b By tre'l, r
on Premium clninls u; MI itcm Dt s., 600 1ar
netting rs et.,l!scl aid appgarinE before tlia
,itlgu and Register. for eight years, atseiul-
II s:.5O Il ycar; aid nh Item 1t 81 900 for
services III attending to and trying litigltcd
suits. =,
Mr:, Sissnn, rather funnrealiy observed
pretty well swallowed ~ IN attorneys fees,
to Which Alr. Sleeper replied that there l!atl
l,ec,l great doubt us to whether many Of tlsa
clG!ms could eyer 10 collected. AT; sissill
81, to which Mr.. Sleeper rejoincl that wlsat
tlu lNad stntcn .WnS CORRECT; LINT lia lli.tt
nftma''y 'f'eo ''ao'o '''1' LIZ eoA'es's'' e'''ea
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pcg, }S p}Ie.,S W., ~ '!!s s,tin, H. ~, ,oo'lio
o'.. wv H.u M. .vn1i !, raini t',n InMvr ,y,th
sets avt' ,s.,,... a',u ~ I'm '.o, ''
a,,. Su t t,'at mt'H T. " s''o '''''a'
Mt. olsson ousel'su t,,''s H.
APPARENTLY TOOK ;: TO COLLECT 81,
TO which AIR. Sleeper replied that tl!e clerks
neys: The creditors were further GnlfGi..
etle4l BY tito lawyers clerk, who sehtcrti0lts.