, 1881-02-08
THE COURTS.
Judge Darnum Engaged with the
Doggett, Rassctt & Hills Case.
Another Phase of tic Illinois lsiycr
liailroaA J,itigati0n.
New Suits, Divorces, Judgments, Confess
6ions, Etc.
DoeaE'r1', nAssl:1"r t. HILLS.

DOGGEC1', 1}A3S1"1"r tE HILLS.
a n1otto1, was 1lslstlo yescr.tny mnsni,tg before
DoHxctt, ItuEsctt S: Hills. Tho bill wis tlletl
an,Ilo wecks agn by Mira. knta N. Dog9ots, widow
af W. II. nnepeft, tho scnior nlnM1or Of Tho
firm, cltnrHlut that tho EuryIyiuu members Ut
tto llrn ha,l falicd to rnaku Such settlement
With her ~ rfo desired, ai tntssnatlnx thor
business ntEntrs wcro IN act, II bn'l why thnt Il
III tho coursn of limo il irnkthy nl,swur ,Yns il!t
,Shcll. liko tho bill, rcce'vcd lbcrni notice I'll
Thu is|s'i; nsspeaiion yesterday was mado by Ger.
ses @ n Il M ~ ;xos ke s ~ @ s1r so,f ns M
divers Inventories lcd by tho stlrs living nrttca,
tho r,aN,rts thry I'M! mado 10 sira. Doyxett frpn
toc to te at!d also tic Affidavit OF tue COM
s,r.. iMKxett. n hcr n.lluvtt IN sl,pport Of the
sai u fa ncr 's s ,n 'f Mcssr 'fHi itclcek
lluprc, who nrc now the nttnrnnys for tho d.
ientnnss. loggei, ilas<o,t q Hills were hsr t?lu
1lltchcoek ind nnr TINT tho new iIrli Of Dog
gett l!nssett = Hills was ~ ilnanclal troa!,!e
, IT, Ia 3on ,s sipEm so c"!, " vI ,
tho intcrrst If Hills nni Cran wn,,id br,iit1rrrnt
trt''n hers, nfsd RI. ul1Eht To select II lrgnl nj.
II stMtcnient Tint lie wns feeling tho .lcIeaey
n ny 1 ";tH sns .has @ se 'ss wa @ sfafn viii
tho dissolution Of ti!u ',ltl and tho Formation 0f
tne sw i,r ~ Is sllne ny tse defendants, t
tocs nut kIl0w whit information l,sny knvG been
given q her attornrys ar TO slr. Grain. who Tor
'p tno tycnt ts tI # ] X Hs to % IT. II. H. H. SsHa ssa,t s
shire III thu nil tsrh, but it wns ps., to him IN
J9nunry, ls1I. antl then lnnnc'1 to tho new 'r.n.
A1,uut this tiinB She reeQrGtl another lDttcr
from her Mtt0rney, Mr. 1iftchcnc1I, lit which he
tntii,lutcl That Mr. ilassest wss lec"1nlng very
icrsst ii thc lin, pnid lin. md ssiugcstlng tilt
kho Rho,tid hnvo Il cnullslcntnl adviser III ttse
!!rm., About sly months nttcr tnis,, md
"ther !cttcr from Sir. liltshsock, kl,aity sym
pnthIzinx viii, her distress over ilcr busi-
sss @ csston s'hs t Us ID sS Sr uu fr rxts o I
xise.l hrr TINT sha could lns he!n hrrsetf @ = Nj
lassntt ce;,so q ray hlnissf ~, f that tho Old
tl,oy, p!ouse.l, wlti,M,t let or hInlrAnce. ii
vws "f liz ft'r Efcs escst !S er IL rho n ew s a
Mr.. cr"us, and strongly tssHts.tl hes fra'n e,.!-
lcng'nX controversy with thu TURNER p'trtnels.
It's stu wuftld thercby scrf!lpc hur Interest," or
frofn nntnxnn!z'g tl,cln or attempting TO tAkb
sles and entorcc hey rsnhts. lle etiSntcly I'd.
nes letters. IND Ut thu sIa1ne !I..o threw Il! uHoo,!
,xorsl fur Messrs. CrH,n aMd Hits. Fearing tt.4t
thore might hu soulo truth IN Mr. Hitchcock q
| been restrained froHl brugng tho conduct Of
tllo purtncsxhIr ninttcrs By the rartncrs iludor
| legal investigation until tho evsts threatened
| eGGn1 nlTNnat tn hISc cifIlc tU piss.
. TN tho part Of the dsseMlan!s, Mr: napee reas!
the answer, tho nidavit Of Str. Htecock, cx.
plnlntny his cont1net In what seemed tu be h4
Mr. Z. ii, Crrf,l continuing lilo cnpy Of IL letter
ho h,lfl written Mrs. Duggctt while She was In
| I:uropu,
| Mr. i'ike tf1n,t Opetct, te arguments IIo IN.
sisted, first tat iii unreasonable length az tt1ur,
uyer tlyu years lad clulIScl w!flltiit my nc.
! c0llnL hnyur brcn wiyt,n or ilnul srttft:ment
1 n,utjg SeGotlt thNt tic resident SURVIVING prt.
nurJ tf not nscIyrnt ul,otlt Which thnry ht.i,tl
10 lJc s,,li,t ttlIt,s1on h never denied thAt f1ey
were nat. Their answ2r WIS nvt!HiSt, shifting.
conld. nat pny, or hnd tr!slunscstly cot.