The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-07
COURTHOUSE LOCALS.
Complications Arising Out Of the Assign
ment Of Crittenden A. Cox.
The County Board Fix the Rate Of
Taxation at 90 C~ents-Other
Matters in the Courts.

Anna Lonergan yesterday recovered s
judgment against John A. Messe rsmith and
Others, on q note for 81. 232.
The suit of Sarah ]. Potter VS.. Hannah J..
Pate was dismissed in Room 2 yesterday, the
death OF the plaintiff being suggested.
The damage suit OF Lewis E. Camp bell vs.
The /. and V. Road is Oh trial before Judge
Taylor. The suit is from Morgan County.
Campbell is suing for a right-of-way over his
premises obtained by the defendant.
Henrietta and Frederick Buchert were re.
arrested yesterday by the Sheriff, and gave
bonds for their appearance in court in the
sum of 500 each, to answer TO a charge of
petit larceny. Their bonds we're forfeited In
the Criminal Court last week.
The case against William Moore was tried
yesterday in the Criminal Court before a
jury, and at n late hour a verdict of guilty
with a two year sentence attached thereto
was returned. Moore. with two cOmpau-
ions, named Jerre Harrington and Joseph
Weston, were indicted for assault aud bat
terry with intent IN commit robbery uDOn
Tim Griffin. The trial of the other two men
Will come up In a few DAYS.
Nellie Teneyok has fled suit for divorce
from Edward Teneyck. whom she married
in August, 1853. Sac alleges that her hus.
band deserted her last month. The Wabash
Road is made q co-dsfsndant as Edward is
employed by IL, receiving $50 monthly. Toe
household furniture was purchased on a
lease on which S2S IS now due. and the hrm
from which il was purchased is threatening
70 fOreciose. Prayer IS made Tor an order on
the railway com pan 10 account TO the cOuF re
for money now in its hands due Edward,
and for a manthly allowance thereof for
plaintiffs support.
Suit was filed yesterday by John c. Mat
thai and others to collect an account for
500 on goods sold TO Crittenden A. Cox.
Demand is made for the goods and $500 dam.
ages for detention. A similar suit was filed
by Strobel q Wilken, of Cincinnati, to re-
cover S615 SO worth OF goods and for $500
damages, and by another firm for 1929 worth
of goods and $500 damages. These suits were
brought to test the legality OF the execution
made by the Sheriff over a week ago,
under which he was 10 have sold
the goods yesterday. David D.. Long
filed his complaint, alleging the appoint
ment OF |. l.. Boomer, assignee of Cox, who
afterwards resigned in favor of Horace @.
Sleedey, and who in turn resigned in favor
OF Long. plaintiff herein. Long alleges that
on the 26th Of December, before his assign
ment. Cox confessed judgment in favor of
Joseph Gardner for 1881, and levy was
made by the Sheriff, and adver-
tisement was made for the sale.
II is alleged that the notices were not
legally posted and printed. 1t is also al
legged that Cox stated TO certain parties a
short time before the confession Of the judg-
ment that he was not indebted 10 any one
except for merchandise, and that he had
$1,000, $500 and 5000 invested in the
business, and that he was worth s., 600 over
his Indebtedness. These statements hao
also been made to the commercial agencies
10 order to obtain credit, but the complaint
alleges these statements are wholly
inconsistent, and can not be r~ec0nciled with
the existence of the debet upon which the
judgment was had. The suit referred to
was brought by Cox's Owl attorneys; ludg.
ment taken and execution issued by them,
after which they drew up the assignment
with one OF themselves as assignee" 1t is
then alleged that grave doubts have been
expressed by divers OF the creditors OF Cox
as to the validity of the judgment and the
indebtedness upon which it was founded, and
that such doubt is shared by this petitioner
that ii is fraudulent and without considera-
ton" and that the judgment was intended
as n preference over the other creditors of
Cox, with the interest to absorb the goods
thereby. Prayer is made in the complaint
for On order restraining further proceedings
by the Sheriff under the execution, and for
ten days in which 10 present evidence touch
ing the validityOf the judgment, after which
a perpetual injunction is wanted. Judge
Walker granted a restraining order till jan
Uary L.