, 1881-02-25
His Argument in the Case Of the City
Of OTTAWA Bonds.
Judge Jnucsnn'g Neflnltion Of Nhnt Con.
stitntcs Iiabltunl Drunken.
ness,
The Merchants Savings, loan L Trust
Company Cots Rid Of Half It's
Taxes,
Rational prinlins fompany-jadgnenls, New Suits,
anl Criminal RuStrless.

pUwcrs III Tint p1Acc. These bonds werc boMEhe
hy u humber Of parties. About two ycHrs' h'-
torrst was pai on sMid bontis by thu City ot OF"
tnwn, IND tic municipal authorities of !hat
p1uco then c,lEno 10 tho conclusion that they
would pny nO more interest unless compelled !
to do so Thoy passed resolution to this
effect. \ suit wMs Instituted by tho botslhha-
crs Ut whum Mr. Lester II. l;nncs WIS tho prlh-
cfnal hnfter. This ease cnIne ,tp some time nEo,
AMI. Judgment WIS rendered, Tor tho ttefcnslnnt.
This Judgment WIS reversed by the surratAp |
Court Of tin GntGd Suites on tho Erosint' that |
the parties holding tho boNsts wero nnoccnt |
purchasers md. there being rrctNls OIL tho faco
Of tho bonds alleging thnt they were Issued for
municipal purposes tho city Ut Ottnwa was
cstuppe,t from t.cnylnE these rccltats III the
bands ct MI innocent holder. y rchcnring Of
the case wns imunn yesterday f'cfore '.udRo
l.lodects. Judge 1;tirIdHc anI ex-Silprame Court
linn sam;!s| ,lieho:s{ Sn'i 4. Z, Np,!.%ey 'S ,,
c.,ascsl by .ho pinnttGs ev1cncc. when Judge
Cation nrgSeeMd d tn M shnw tlS lti % ~ we " s ~ re
TIC Idaas y ywhs % ho GSio G OF e2sa q dr
Erpose f xenera1's nens;,s'ng ns tl9 sIy
# dag s ",Es Mch 'stfs stcd Il That TT shc
could confer upon cities a''d other nnuulpnlisIes
nn,l,ority 10 levy taxes md lN,rr?w ~ money for
iM ills Ease. he nrGued. w4ls not rs to who had
l,onu ille po4scsslo ot the l,olrls, hut whetlor
i,,o lnrnse,mnnt # the wat.r- r-lo,ver u sho v.
cnty u thu City Of ni.awn xAs Il N mm,'nieipal @ 9rn
corporate burmese Thc .ll'lge t!wst upon M ths,
fhese @ S'' os sSss 10 Wcr cteac was rs
municipal pnrposo sls was the slis.
'1,ns t ato o'!fS c 'GssS s By sots
hnd given its construction OF tho hlennins u
or nis y. ~ ss 'S,ss n t9
et'Ga To- ae rys u p ones 9Ts fnr s"
t..crs, 10 n,,la n,r,ai schous, md Fiu,lar acss.
These hnl NIL been sustained ty tho Surreme
Court Hs benH within tho meaning ct tug Cum
sttnuon fnr municipal pnrroscs;; IT,, T. followed,
ten' 'nS 9e ,mr a,1 NY ns sn frc"n "
t1n TN nnx1intn t, Glet 1rnoses e' Of tho c,ty
ns sisss were n1so 1 i' 1t te mcanfaT % o Of TIC
tend ito !nsnninE q ,le G;onstitatIon , 1y il;
nnnctnieta p WA st III ~. tmn t,'. ~ ~ ~
,orMatsoa tss't The sna5ter "l ths SIX con, o..
is,itntIoM I n"wcd M 1 t To- 10 posscss ar tic irxis.
co a., T. further: t .,,, .,,+ v,o, In o,,,os fin
roa,, nr os S"a iaa'I, t' tssa ue nn r. H."
rns!unn :. usstan tnesa T. uots . ~ t.
fhmt Tho h,tals .y,.r not i.s,,c,i f1r II municmi
purpose until he tnd heard that tito bonds lu1
heGu rGptAlnfel. fle WIS q clt1z4n .! bttnWa.
an It nS III ~ , n.Gs1no * ,, -, y, ,,m, .uu n
liz tnmrmi.,l lint even tho c;Inrt ila,l nlruutly
brought II stnin and II stigma upon tho co,l-
,'nlty 4. which ht lived; tAat mr. credit trtnro
s tnu W's. h WIZ tt Mt '' ~ mor.t, n~ Nv
inan wink! ,inr.. 1o lyp his money 10 hni1 hcr
Fur bptier eult tho srcilkur, even with tho
Vrnt{SS
fhosr inn,,s Ir Wished tn TN hjs trs,ltnnnv hi.
fore the ,lttic WorIl it, which bu lived tAnt hu
lid MT trilarn il, this olItrt. iIo feIt II n nor.
snnn! uprnnef, lint lid In,tnIcifu1lty pf Ot,nwn
wuuli irt,sr tl.cil: hnnJa II, apto oi nil bc COd
sav nt.ninst n.vii.y t,,lu nnnrst Ioi,t-n ,lNht
sS fi "st'S! ~ Ms'nH Hnr"l t,.,1 .tif,a" r. hio
II cnui,1 h" ',,owch ,xns n Iust orNN
ai,nnlr m.comv, IL" nfrau,s im.r,sto n ~ rnn,,l
snn n,',. 1 nj n,rrnrnH th"ir ,rnrL Sniti
ftv. Thb FMS. tic ,r,st !nyvtcrntu cnunIbnis
OF Afrttm. only Htyoisr tt.r ene,nlcs: tnov never
n,,t shcir drigrii. ~, ti,u suit. '"o' "e'''
"Thn men Viz, tm,nn rnrwnrd nn.t oircrcd ,,s
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1rntn ,,n,thor - ,pnr,i noimt nir :, fns,,f nv. %
s.niI hn nnhrrcfutn tht, .iis,rt ,t rer,ts,tnt;rn
1n nn,t,scIa. ~, nt,thoritins If thcv xm,,t"a ~;
$50" ~" ,Iso ~ ~ III it, e. '3 ~ r"o th,I.,
sinua ~ ,,,', i,nnin @ ~, ,,cn,di"iinm uoltn~
= nnt ~ ,yhisi, VII ,i","n 'I'si"riiW ~ nwmif ~
W. &posa . "n"r W.. H, n,sn ~ 'ii ME,' ~, ~
cunI mt III tGis t,cMsio, nnss witht entori,t, o
Me- ,r W. ~ ~. s, s .t ni1. sy ~ nn,.atttr M
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;,.; I"!.vs WHICH he nofea Liz i'o''of "oulo put
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IMuH9 i.!HGsnHa uGHAM VI MlEutatnt inr tno
Pnllhtia WHEN WIS uCDkeH ltltb ~ lho Hu1ouft1"