, 1880-04-16
THE COURTS.
The Unlucky Stockholders Of the
Post and Mail"
Moving Wooden Buildings-Reoord Of
Judgments, New Suits, Etc.

yesterday before ,1uttgo jameson, but tlevef.
opesl very little richness. After tho proving
ZIP nf the clajm Df lh.g' T. Dlckcy fur rc,,t
for s7,4SJ Ngalnst tho Company, alltl the III.
PRODUCTION Of sonle 1caacs md other written
Testimony, S1r. II. II. G. Miller was recalled.
lfe testified positively TINT le only sub.
scribrd IFS name In the stock-book, but did
not PIT ai,y figures opposit Ills tame, or a,,-
ttlorIze nny one else to I'LL out for him.
A[r. 7. j. Needles, Auditor Of Stnto, tcstl-
tletl TINT Alr. .. a. willard called on lin
about january, 1878, Mt Springfield, ard gave
hllh glowing account of.n newspaper com
fnscs!! for several teAsons, but Willard finally
cGt1yfticed him he wns 0iie Of tho prominent
lheI bf tho county, thing he did not KNOW
nct0fc liallgl1tgrl. and ct lust no put Ills
g.: slST't q not s called on to pay nnything Ito
tslng and Wiliard M sai A' Il 1o iii u tl'at 'is liz
sl,s sl,o!!lt not PS called on to pny enythInE o,,
the l,rp'!lng Of tllo subscriptlon-book, bntsipe:
i,oset lta tlit ns 10 rlgts lit his senses would
lust lie l!cnrd of the matter Until oil attorney
y wrte rot ,i tla. by had been sued, and asking
the linz. lie wns willing TO- sayt however,,
TINT It wns ny Ills nttorrcy. Mr.. Root. who
wrote the letter.
On @ eross;sxatni,nation, X, witness aala he l!atl
Saiin, but McSfMiiin di not y ssk < hin, If no 10
COME and testify, nnr did be- get the pass be-
cAtse lie was u cts-st0ckl,olter with McAIul-
lIn. a certificate Of stock WINS sent to him,
sri, ca,!ss i'e di1 rot s Outsider katNSs ~ "a
s'fskSo!asf; r. " sicGnuelry, Warden Of tho State
l.erltc!lt1nry. WINS tho next witness. lie
s4. sSafeH .iat Willard cane to seq hin after lls
January, 1878, and proposed to lin 10 take
- 5000 20 note Of tho Post aatl 3iail, aFd did
St sly WI prdns f. g. n It { ha e ss9e sR9 f. MfEa aV I'D
n1pto tlle. stock, should be canccled. Witness
did 1H!y Il, n1at repeatedly nske.T Willard to
caMeei hts kn1bscrlptlon, md the latter rs
c,1i Christian, Adrocaic, was another OF tho
Victims WHO WIS induced to Sign his nnino
lust for aGcolnmoslatfon, and without
stiiFi!clon stnai that It'.ao e waa subscribing tor
stoef but sn at II case g of saS fataro co'. aay
ti,grilcies he might Take some, On cross
examination lle admitted that ho was Di~
rector uni Vice President Of tho Company,
hoiders' h, .a meetings, bnt never voted, though
he Was once put on committee. lto hnd a
certtlicate Of stock sent him, but returned It.
Ii,o afternoon session was nearly 9ll con-
nuihEel ~ aciUhs-eSMnIllht1uH0 OF Df+ EnNhruB,
ance @ Of the responsibility Of his act In Sign
br. ]. s jeweii was recalled to prove Ills
ss,nbserint!on s,1l was only conditional, and tint
Hugh \. White, another stockl,older. sald
loa,, Mr. Willard $500 aud taho ii ont In
printing, ltc stpposcst hfs nnme woi,ld bu
Wiilar!i he visited It understood he did not
subscribe for any stock. {fo was shown n
proxy rt1rpnrttns to have been signed by
n1iti, Dit claimed 1t Wa9 not Ills signature.
LIZ cross-eSasttnatton will be concluded this
morning.
REMOVING WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Judge Barnum yesterday rendered m
opinion, OF some interest on the construction
of city ordinance. The caso was
that OF Michael Mclaughlin against
tho city and others, o bill for In
junction 10 prevent Potter DevIne from
moving wooden building to lot on
Caual street. Some weeks ago complainant
asts 5 sggf s. Rstsa r knE aaIE n
move : tvo,story Wooden MbHilling 81 flom i'olk
street tn n lot oil tho west side Of Canni be-
tween Tween poik aId Taylor streets. Tho ortl!-
l1aneg N question proylel tt,4t ANY person
tho written, assent for sitch permit from
parties owning majority OF tlle feet front OF
lots ~ the same block, on the same street tn
which 1t is proposed to locate such proposed
fegt opposlt the proposed location and within
l50 feet Of tho same" The Superintendent Of
buildings Issued the required permit, aufIi-
clent number Ut proper being IT. bis
It!l!Ef'ln asked to have 1t revoked, claiming
that there was not 4 sufficient number of
represented III tho petition