The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-31
A Vast Array of Legal Talent
Hope to Secure a Favor
able Verdict.
The st. Joseph Historical Com
pany has Failed to Give
Satisfaction.
And q Second Suit of Huge Pro-
portions Promises to be the
Result.
Correspondence of the BAzoo.

OSceOla, July %, lSS3.-A very inter
esting and important suit was filed in the
office OF the circuit clerk last Saturday by
the attorneys of John J. Spencer against
James p Landes; as cashier of the st
Clair County Bank. The facts in The case
seem To We that shout two years ago John
]. Spencer engaged in the furniture bust
ness here in a small way, and 20 continued
until May. 1882, at which time he sold
out to Samuel Replogle, the latter giving
a mortgage on the stock, the payment OF
which was 10 be made At the ST. Clair
County Bank, and the proceeds thereof to
be applied on the payment OF the out
standing Indebtedness Of Mr.. Spencer. MIR.
Spencer had no other personal or real prop
erty and Judging from the size Of the mort
gage and outstanding ndebtedness, he was
reported as insolvent through the CONNER
cial reporters agents.
Tire returns on the mortgage were slow
in coming in, and the bank lifted Mr..
Spencer's paper in st. Louis at fifty
cents on the dollar. In the settlement
with Mr.. Spencer, in April, 1888, the bank
charged him par value on his paper,
which Mr.. Spencer afierward ascertained
they obtained at discount. This SO az
grieved him that he consulted attorneys
and had suit Instituted against the bank
for damage to plaintiffs commercial chsr-
acler, alleging that damage to be $4,000.
st. Louis; Mead & Neal, A. E. Ross and
c. ]. Harrison, Of Osceola, and j. r Hop
kins, of Appleton City, are plaintiffs at
torneys, while the defendant will be repre-
scented by johnson & Lucas, of this place.
When the ST. Joseph Historical Publish
ing company were delivering the history
of Henry and ST. Clair counties, las, week,
many subscribers refused 10 take the work,
on account of its great inierioriiy. TIE
matter was left with an attorney to bring
suit against them for the price of the book
and damage. The persons refusing to take
the work are some of our best citizeLs, and
will fight il to the bitter end. We consider
the work a frst-class fraud, and any county
that allows the s.. Joseph Historical socie-
~ to write their history is going to be
taken In badly.
The sc>ne changes and the brick yard
is now the favoriie Sunday resort.
DIR. +. Parker, Of Quincy, passed
through Q Geo a Sunday, Ell route for Clin-
ton.
IT. NJ. Dozier, one of Clinton's mer-
chants, was here Sunday, paying his friends
a visit.
w c. Halsapple left early Sunday
morning for Collins township, on business,
of cor -se.
We think the swing in the court yard
shoul be declared a nuisance and removed
by tn city officials.
Mr.. Thomas Wilson went to Clinton
day evening.
Miss Mollie Butcher closed her school
near Johnson City, last Friday, and passed
through Osceola yesterday, on her way
home.
The white man, whether a painter or
not, who attends a negro dance should be
considered on a level with those whom he
associates with.
The Southern Methodist Sabbath School
association will hold q conference and
camp meeting on their grounds at Taber-
vile on the 10Th of August.
Constable Cumming, of Appleton City,
yesterday brought to this city John A.
Hite, and placed him in Jail on a charge
of burgarlizing the store of B. d. Patrick.
The celebrated boy preacher held forth
in Taberville last week. He raised cash
by the sale Of an album through votes to
determine the prettiest girl in the congre-
CATION.
Rev. Corkhill leaves in few days for
New York and other places of interest IN
the east. Rev. Taylor will fill his appoint
ments doing his absence. 1t is expected
that Mr.. {. will haye a wife to accompany
him.
e P. Baldwin, of Hermitage, ap-
peared before Circuit Clerk Pugh Monday
morning, and took several depositions to
be used in . case now pending in the
Hickory county court. Mr.. B. left Mon
day evening for Moberly, and from there
he will take in the Bar association at
Sweet Springs.
Atlanta Constitution: We feel il to be
our duty to warn Private Dalzell that Col.
Wharton Barker is about to walk of with