Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-17
THE COUNTY JUDGES AT JEFFBR-
SON CITY.

Prather, harrison anu AoeAoaA'' :"
obedience to o mandamus from the U.
S. circuit court, appeared before Judge
Krekel at Jefferson City. The man
damus was in the case of James A.
Draper vs.. Lafayette county court, on
Washington township bonds, and
commanded the judges to appear and
show cause why they had not made a
levy previously ordered by the court
on a judgment in favor Of Draper.
The bondholder's attorney, Mr.. Kent.
of St. Louis, III writing out the order
that he asked the U. S. circuit court to
make, copied an old one OF Mr.. Skin
ker's In another case, and e~rroneously
included Mr.. Steele, the county clerk,
who was properly in ski"ker's case
bat was not a party to Mr.. Kent's case,
so Mr.. Steele. who appeared in obedi
ence 10 the courts mandate, obtained
an order from Judge Krekel assessing
the costs for his appearance against
Mr.. Draper. Mr.. Blackwell was in
attendance as attorney for the town.
ship, and on behalf OF the county
-T.jG.s 800 f6a 1aJI, NO err
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James A. Draper, Relator,
Against
Lafayette County Court, Respondent.
In the United state Circuit Court. Eastern Dr.
vision Of the Western District OF Missouri,
March term, A D.. 1888.
Nox Gonna. ,r.m.. " H.rri.on and John A.
ro.Lh.r, ius,,c.. of IN. coun,v court of ssid
IssH.,s san.,. a,a 1ohn A pr,tber .x.
,"..;.s CON-, ard for can.e pbv
- ,ns,,oa. .ho,,d not Iva attached for
IL. Ia, ~ ,oxe. far the navment
-r-.,..... ,,d.r.,t h.r.,n 40 commended nv
80 h, order of ,b,s Hon-
$50 60, ~ ~. e7,h ,., ~ Anr;l 1881. and
..,n..ah,. an ~. eo,h dov n, November 1872,
-, -hr ,h.v % .ucb In ,ti,a, sbonld
...s..,t,.h.a ~, t.i,,,. tn mot. return m sa;a
-. :. ...a.. .,...,o,S r.o,.o,fn,I1 otota apd
-. e., :, fs,1ino IN meta ssid lew and re-
80 IT, A., NOT ,na ao not ,n,,nd any d,,re.
49,, !. ~. uonoroh,. rorr. or ,ta nroc..s That
.noh GAME ne =, can he called n failure, tn
- ,.,, ard rct,rn woa and ;s The ,eeiti.
,,o,a o.n.,n.;v. .na intendad rssn,t of n com.
,,.n,s. IN Good fifth made and entered in,o Mt
~. .,,u ~ o. Ionic m tho ola, aav of .Jvr.
1900 hv and h.tween tn. indebted townships of
"a I.c.,.,,. .ou,,r h, a,d ,broucb ,hs;r
.nnoint.d renressntat,ves and the ared,tors
or.aid ,ovnabin som. NJ whom were nersonal.
!, ro..nt at and n,r,icipa.od In SAID comnro.
v,.. wh;,., o,b.r craditors were represented in
said compromise by their attorneys, the relator
herein being one Of the latter class Of creditors.
These respondents state the facts to be, that
after the issuance OF said writ OF mandamus' as
and before the return day thereof, the
creditors Of said townships representing about
one hundred and thirty-three thousand dollars
OF said Indebtedness, by eminent and distin.
guished counsel appeared before the county
court Of said Lafay cite county at the June term,
1882, OF said court, and on the 5th day of June.
1852, and then and there urged upon said court
and thr rough said court upon the taxpayers OF
said townships the appointment OF representa-
tlves from the indebted townships of said county
to meet the creditors Of said townships, or their
representatives at the city of St. Louis on the
9oth day OF June, 1889. for the purpose OF effect.
Ing and making a settlement and compromise OF
said township indebt, dness, and that in &C
With the wishes OF said CREDITORS, ex-
pressed at the time and in the manner aforesaid,
and at their special instance and request said
county court, at SAID June term, 1852, by and
with the consent and appreciation of the tax
payers of said indebted townships appointed
Representatives from said township to meet said
creditors at the time and place aforesaid, and
for the purpose aforesaid they, said creditors,
by their said counsel and atiorpeys then and
there. In omen court. at SAID June term. 1881, OF
SAID court agreed to and did subsequently give
public notice in the newspapers of the state OF
'uo. "v'rns H1 OF. Hvuis -"t-sue object and
purpose thereof. That In response to the propo-
siuon Oh saio creditors made to SAID county
court at the time and place Aforesaid, and at the
special instance and request of said creditors,
and pursuant to SAID notice, the representatives
Of said townships, appointed as aforesaid, on
the said Both day of June, 1882, met said srsdi-
tors at the law office OF Genl. John B.. Hender,
son, in the city OF st. Louis; and that after two
days discussion of all matters and subjects In
any way connected with said township lndebt-
. iness and its csmuromise and composltion the
following PROPOSITION oil settlement and COM
of said Indebtedness was on the 2lst
day of June, 1882. made In and to said meeting
by tIenl. John B.. Henderson. who in his then
individual and representative character repre-
sented over one hundred anu twenty thousand
dollars of said indebtedness, to wit:
Lexington township-(5e. Louis s st. Joseph
bonds not Included in compromise)- Flo fudg-
ments, I7K per cent, Tor bonds and coupons Is
per cent. Washington township-For judg-
mants, 87k per cent. +; for bonds and coupons,
IS per cent. Sni-a-Bar township-For Judgments
32K per cent; for bonds and coupons. 80 per
cent. Davis townshlp-For judgments 30 per
bonds and coupons IS. Freedom town