New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
PERSISTENT PLIINIIFF.


Mrs. IIcttv Green is conducting n big lawsuit
in Chicago with persstency like that OF the
late Count Joanncs and with an amount OF ready
money which that tenacious and gloomy historian
and counsellor never possessed lie was on one
occasion convicted Of barratry when the climate
Of Boston, previously propitious TO nm as ,n"O
of the still vcXcd Bermoothes' or the Nallcy
Of Avilion suddenly became too cola lor MN
and never suited his constitution aitcrward. An
action Of similar import is said to impeAd over
Mrs. Green in the hope that its decision may
effect i'm her case similar change IN the lsother
NAL conditions Of Chicago She is worth ABOVE
$40 O00. 900. and in business affairs ranks rs
man-ranks as several men. is. to use familiar
locution, "a whole team and dog under thc
voronr-aud can give points in policy to jay
Gorld. and in economy To Russell Sage, ana III
financial forecast to the late Lord Rcyclstokc
Chicago courts have always decided against her.
but she serves notice On them that she has come
10 stay. and If they do not give in before her
death. she will leave the matter 10 her cXccu-
tors. heirs. administrators and assigns, with
money enough 10 keep them going till the city
lies in ruin on its lacustrnc border.
Till the slow sea rise and the sheer Gins crliinDle'
TIL terrace and meadow the deep gulf drink.
This is Il cheerful prospect to the bench ana
bar of that expansive and ambitious commune
and particularly So 10 the Defendants VINO VIII
hovc 70 entail their e. - also and provide fees
for the unborn practitioner. who, in after ages.
will oppose, To- the purposes Of this obstinate
woman his ouiddc.s. his outlets, his case. IN,
,cnurcs aud. his tricks Mrs Green seems Ia
think that Chicago ought 70 cherish her and IN
yitc her 10 citizenship by making the action of
IFS courts bend 10 her occasions. She thinks
that Size might float bonds for the municipality
i'm emergencies and be otherwise useful, as well
os picturcsouc and ornamental against the flat
ness and uonotony of tie local horizon, which IS
doubtless so; but all these advantages might be
purchased AZ too great a price II would never
do 10 pcldc out favorable judicial decisions IN
n,t1,rn for them nor heed her threat that She
will pump the fountains of Ihcmis dry and shed
their floods in dcluCe on the tribunals Of sue
cccding generations if they do not give IN 10
her.
The case is a curious one and it's issue will he
watched with attention. female multl-mllhon-
aire with legal purposes OF such tenacity and IN
ncNihility is Of course an object Of peculiar IN
tercst 10 lawyers. and there will doubtless not
be- wanting effort to keep the flame aIht on the
altar Of her determination, particularly as she
.rpplles the oil for that pious purpose. But
81, H. was said by Lord Chancellor Ihurlow, " II
concerns the State that there be an end Of lIiga-
tiou.7 and II the complainantS plea turns out
to he as untcnahc rs scrics Of courts have
pronounced it, she may reverse her decision To
keep il whirng forever in the judicial echptc
and come back - assist in the ilototion Of the
bond, OF tie J. -. leaving the stih-ncckcd and
rrhcllious generations Of tie West 10 whatever
fate their rejection Of her suit and citizenship
may have invited.