The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-30
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
The case of Lawrence Hughes V.
Edward Mooney and wife was argued
before Judge Dibell yesterday Mon
day.
noon and last evening.
Hughes purchased Il mortgage on
MONEYS farm and asks that iudg-
ment, which he paid as security on
MONEYS note. be added. and that the
property be sold Immediately.
The defense reSiStS upon the ground
that Hughes is attempting to ruin
Mooney out of personal enmity. Snow
for Hughes and Nicholson Il Seeley for
Mooney.
MIR. James E. Porterfeld was a
happy man on last Tuesday even
ing when the jury in his case against
the city of La Sale come in and rem
dered verdict of S., 600 damages.
The argument in the case of John
SlingSby against the Commissioners of
Highways in the Town of Wallace,
was in argument before Judge Dibell
Tuesday, Argument being finished at
five O'Clock and the case taken under
advisement. Messrs. Conway and
Mayo & Widmer and Maloney & Stead
were the attorneys in the case.
SlingSby is the owner of fine farm
in Wallace and the Commissioners of
Highways, of that town, decided to
drain an important road, but in such
a manner that the water would be
turned upon Slingsby's land, inunda-
ting it, SO he claims, to depth of sew
eral feet in important places. He
claimed that the ditch should run the
other way, but as this would inundate
Matthew Whites land, this also met
with opposition. The question in con-
trOversey may be summed up in a nut
shell-whOSe land shall be inundated?
Boiler, who shot and killed Mic Hau
at Streator, and who has already had
two trials before Judge Blanchard
and was granted new trial by the
Supreme Court, was brought into
court yesterday and upon motion Of
his counsel, James H. Eckels and Rec
tor G. Hit, was granted change of
venue. He will probably be tried be-
fore Judge Stipp.
Red" Brennan, the pngilist, was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail, he
having already been in jail thirty days,
making his entire term sixty days.
The case of David Evans V. James
Mason and Charles S. Borchsenius was
submitted to the Court. BOrchSeniuS
hired man purchased a buggy of
Evans, who is a. carriage and buggy
dealer, and give BOrchSeniuS' buggy
and money in payment. BOrchSeniuS
repudiated the deal and brought suit
to recover, winning his case before the
justice of the peace. Before the twenty
days allowed in which to take an APP
peal, had expired BorchseniuS levied
upon the buggy and secured its pos
session. After the levy Evans APP
pealed and the decision of the justice
was set aside. BOrchsenius then
offered to return the buggy, but Evans
refused to accept it, demanding its
value in money, which he now sues
for.
The DufIy-Nagle horse difficulty
edded in verdict for the plaintiff,
the jury fixing the damages at ten
dollars.
The case of Sarah Code v. Francis
Buckley, having been settled, was
dismissed upon motion of the plain
tiff.
Hughes v. Mooney: taken under adj
viSement.
Mason v. AslaksOn, ct al: masters
report of sale and distribution APP
proved. Stricken.
Lucinda w. Dalrymple, ct all. V.
Ramstead, ct al: masters report APP
proved.
Mead V. BONNER; dismissed.
New Cases.
George II. Haight filed narrative
and affidavit in the Circuit clerks
Office Wednesday, introducing the case
of Walters & Baumgardner V. Edward
Duffy, administrator of the estate of
James Clancy and the widow and
heirs of the deceased, for mechanics
lien upon the building occupied by
w. II. Hull & Co. and G. NJ. Forbes,
alleging their damages at four hun
dred dollars. The firm placed a tin
roof upon the building about two
years ago.
Mile Paul. resident of Streator,
asks for divorce from her husband.
Geo. X. PAUL. to whom she was mar
ried on July 3, 1880, aud whom, she
claims, deserted her on Feb. 20. 1887.
She desires that she be allowed to as
sumo her maiden name. Reeve. Filed
in the Circuit clerks office Tuesday.
County Court.
Judge Snyder rendered decision
W'nesday in the matter of the petition
of residents of Grand Ridge for the
Incorporation of that settlement as a
village, granting the prayer of the pc
titioners, and ordering that the ques-