The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-22
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.

Mrs. Leila O'Conor, whose SUIT AgsinN
her husband Martin A. OConor, was ven'i-
lated in the circuit court last week, was
given a verdict against him on Saturday, he
being found guilty Of extreme and repeated
cruelty. A divorce will be granted her.
A. Rose, relict of j. F. Kendig & Co.
withdrew his appeal in the Chrstman vs..
Kendig 4 Co. case, yesterday Chris'man
was given verdict before Calvin for wages,
and Rose appealed.
Nsw CASES Aancery-Leser II Eames,
has brought suit against Peer Dunlevy,
James Burke, George De Long and Alfred
Cote, for the recovery of six thousand dol
lars, with interest at seven per cent, loaned
Dunlevy in 1881, for taxes on the property
mortgaged to him (Eames) to secure the
loan, and fifty dollars attorneys fees. The
case is somewhat complicated, the property
having once been sold Tor taxes, and again
on an execution, issued to satisfy judg.
ment obtained against Dunlevy by b. +.
Lincoln, Esq The court is asked TO appoint
areceiver.
The First National Bank and Cotton &
Hamilton of this city, have filed bill.
charging that the execution issued out of
the circuit clerks Office, to satisfy the
judgment Of Susanna DAILY against Baker u
DAILY, should be nullitied, first on the ground
that il was not issued in accordance with
law, and secondly that the judgment note
upon which confession was taken, was
fraudu ent paper designed to defraud otner
q ound that the judgment upon which exc
cution was issued, was entered by the clerk
of the court. during an adjournment, as in
vacation, which the complainant claims is
illegal, as the court had been in session dur
ing the entire week. The declaration is
that no Indebtedness existed from Baker Il
DAILY to Susanna Daily, and that the judg'
ment note was given for the sole purpose OF
preventing the bank and Cotton Hamilton
from collecting their claims judgments for
which have been entered in the county
court, and executions placed in the hands OF
the sheriff. The court is asked to set
aside the Judgment and direct the sheriff to
pay their judgments out of the proceeds OF
the sale of goods now in his hands. The
coroner is directed to summon the defend
Susanna DAILY. James Baker, Jas. R DAILY
and sheriff Morrissey, to answer at the Jan
uary term.
Law Ctses.-Five confessions were en-
tered against Co~les Bros dry goods mer
chants of Marseilles, on Wednesday evening,
and execution Immediately issuing, sheriff
Morrissey closed their doors on Thursday
morning The first judgment was in favor
of the First National Bank of Marseilles, on
two notes, one for one hundred and seventy
and the other for two hundred dollars, dated
respectively Oct "a and Nov. 80, 1883. The
The second is also in favor of the First Ma
tional Bank of Marselles, on a note for one
hundred and twenty five dollars, dated Nov
6. The third is in favor of Hiram Hill for
two hundred and sixty-three dollars; on
note dated Nov. 10. The fourth and fifth
are on notes having the same dates, one Of
$l,sOl made to Pierhene E. Cowles, and
another Of 1929 20 made to Jas. Ampkins.
The aggregate of all judgments is 81, 625 20
Ralph W. Gridley has commenced suit
against Edwin c. Allen. to recover $4,000,
on bond for the payment of which Mr.
Allen went the surety of ". F. Kellogg.
against whom judgment vas rendered for
the smount in the Probate court in July
last, in favor Of Gridley. The bond WAS
given after a judgment had been rendered.
as an appeal bond to the circuit court, and
the circuit court also holding Kellogg TO be
in possession of the amount named, belong
ing to Gridley, the latter begins this suit to
secure the benefits of the judgment, and
claims Sc 600 damages.
A. g. Leonard & Co. bring suit against
Maria Brown, of Seneca, for five hundred
and twenty one dollars, for goods and mer.
chandise. The afiiant charges fraudulent
copcaoImapt IF gon6s