St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-23
DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS.
Various Litigation, Chiefly Con-
corning Money Matters.

Various Litigation, Chiefly Con-
corning Money Matters.
In the case of The Lebanon Savings
Bank of New Hampshire against F. b.
Penney and John +. Travis, Judge
Young instructed the jury to give a
verdict for the plaintiff. The suit was
a part of the long litigation that has
grown out of the Rush failure. 1t seems
that Ii. j. Wilcox was related to Rush.
and his failure put him in Strengthened
circumstances. Then the New Hamp-
shire bank prevailed upon Mr.. Penney
10 give them note for the amount of
WIlcoX's indebtedness, the latter trans
ferring property to him to secure the
note, he understanding that he was to
hold the property in trust ior the bank.
Penney was willing to surrender the
property and get back his note, but the
judge ruled otherwise, and he will have
to pay the note of 81, 1872.
The Monitor Plow Works of Mime
apoliS and Frank Spatt, of DIESEL,
Mimi, have filed an application for the
appointment of a receiver for John
johnson and Frank j. Chevre, who
were in business in Litchfield under the
firm name of johnson & Chevre. The
complaint alleges that Chevre alb
seconded and left the state of Mime
sofa, taking with him money. notes and
accounts of the firm to an amount eX-
ceeding $4,000, and that he also trans
ferred certain property in Meeker
county for the supposed consideration
of $4,000, the transfer being made with
out any valid consideration, for the pur-
pose of defrauding the creditors. Also,
that the insolvent has paid to William
Deering & Co., one of their creditors,
large sums of money with intent to pre-
fer over the petitioners.
Hill, HOsmer & Co. have instituted
suit for Judgment against Abbott q
Clark and Horace G. Henry to recover
for materials and labor used in the cree
ton of a building, the amount due
being SIP.
The suit of Charles E. DAILY for $40, GOO
damages sustained by fall from a
bridge scaffolding. for which c. P.
Jones was the contractor, was decided
yester lay, the jury bringing in YER
dict for the defendant. Jones had paid
all doctor bills, ETC., before the suit was
commenced.
A. o. Case complains that he has re-
ceived the worst of it t, the extent of
some $500 in the winding up of the af-
fairs of G. H. Spencer u Co., insurance
agents. The case is ON trial before
Judge Lochren, without a jury, and
will probably he finished tomorrow.
The Bridge Square Grocery and Pro-
vision company. otherwise L. Freid-
helm & Co., who made an assignment
some days ago, have filed statement
placing their liabilities at SlO.572.97. and
their assets at S4,574.33, the heaviest
creditor being the 1rish-American bank,
to Nhic hthe firm owes S1,500.
The creditors of Valentine G. Hush,
insolvent, are not satisfied with the
manner in which the trustee, Albert B.
Hush, is conducting affairs, and have
filed complaint to show cause why the
court should not appoint another in his
place.
The Nicollet National bank has
brought suit against Walter Ii. McCague
to recover on promissory note, amount
ing to $1,000.
Olive N. Allbee has brought suit to
recover 500 on a prOmissory note given
by Charles I'll. Allbee.