.First District....in said....City...., provided by the corporate authorities of said....City....for the holding of said Court, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and... .fourteen.... and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and.... .thirty-eighth.... Present: Honorable....John P. Williams.... Attest: One of the Judges of the....Municipal....Court of....Chicago.... Frank P. Danisch, Clerk.... BE IT REMEMBERED, that heretofore, to wit: on the....fifth....day of. .August....A. D..... 1914...., the following, among other proceedings, were had in said Court and entered of record therein: .... The People of the State of....Illinois....) Examination for....failure to enter recognizance.... No....210546.... V. ..Henry Allen.... This day again come the said People, by the State's Attorney, and the said defendant also comes in his own proper person; and now the said defendant not saying anything further why the judgment of the Court should not now be pronounced against him on the complaint for examination heretofore filed against said defendant in this cause, and the Court having examined witnesses in the Court and in the presence of said defendant, it is considered by the Court and the Court finds that the crime of....larceny....has been committed, and that there is probable cause to believe the said....Henry Allen....guilty of said crime. It is therefore ordered that the said defendant be and he is hereby held to the....Criminal....Court of....Cook.... County, to be and appear at the said....Criminal....Court of....Cook.... County on the first day of the next term thereof, to be held at the....Criminal Court building.... in the.... City of Chicago.... in said County, on the.... first....day of ....October....A. D....1914........, .., at the opening of Court on that day and from day to day and from term to term, and from day to day of each term until the final sentence or order of said Court, to answer for the said crime and to abide by such final sentence or order; and it is further ordered that said defendant enter into a recognizance to the People of the State of....Illinois...., in the penal sum of....Five Thousand ($5,000.00).... Dollars, conditioned upon his appearance as aforesaid. And said....Henry Allen....having failed to enter into such recognizance as aforesaid, It is ordered that said defendant be taken from the bar of this Court by the Bailiff to the common jail of....Cook.... County, and delivered to the keeper thereof; and that he be taken by said keeper and confined by him in said jail until the final sentence or order of said....Criminal.... Court of....Cook.... County, or until discharged by due process of law. STATE OF....ILLINOIS.. County of. Cook.. .City of Chicago.. ..... ss. I, ..... Frank P. Danisch.. Clerk of the.....Municipal.....Court of ....Chicago...., do hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a true, perfect and complete copy of certain proceedings had and entered of record in said Court, in the case of the People of the State of....Illinois....v. ....Henry Allen......... WITNESS, ....Frank P. Danisch.... Clerk of said Court, and the Seal thereof, at the....City of Chicago.... [COURT SEAL] aforesaid, this.... ninth.... day of.....August.....A. D. ....1914.... FRANK P. DANISCH.... CLERK. 203. Petition for Change of Venue. STATE OF....ILLINOIS. County of........Cook.. ....City of Chicago.. ..First District SS. In the....Municipal....Court of....Chicago.... The People of the State of....Illinois... V. ..Herman Frank..... ....... Gen. No....211549.... The....petitioner, Herman Frank...., respectfully....shows....to the said Court that....he, the petitioner, fears....that....he....will not receive a fair trial in said Court if the said cause is tried before the Honorable ....Judge Henry Walker...., one of the judges of said Court, on account that the said judge is prejudiced against....him, the petitioner. ..... so that ....he....cannot expect a fair trial in the said Court. ....Petitioner.... therefore....prays... ...a change of venue in this cause or for any order that the said cause be tried before some other judge than the said....Judge Henry Walker...., pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. HERMAN FRANK........ Add properly acknowledged affidavit by....petitioner....of the truth of statements made. See No. 199. In the.... Probate....Court of....Cook.... County. To the Honorable....Charles S. Cutting.. '...., Judge of said Court: THE PETITION OF....Robert Hayes....respectfully showeth that ....he is....a resident of said County; that on the....ninth....day of ..September....A. D....1914, Robert James Hayes.... of....Evanston...., in said County, departed this life at....Evanston Hospital...., leaving a last will and testament, duly signed and attested, as your.. .peti tioner believes...., which....he....now.... presents....to Your Honor for Probate. That said....Testator....in said will nominated your....petitioner executor....thereof. That said deceased left property and effects as follows: Personal estate not to exceed in value....Four Thousand ($4,000.00).... Dollars. Real estate not registered under Torrens Act not to exceed in value ....Five Thousand ($5,000.00).... Dollars. Real estate registered under Torrens Act not to exceed in value....Two Thousand ($2,000.00)....Dollars. That said....Testator....left visible estate more than sufficient to pay ....his....debts. That the value of the whole estate of said deceased does not exceed ....Twelve Thousand ($12,000.00).... Dollars. That said deceased left....him....surviving: NAMES . Robert Hayes. RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE .1920 Chicago Ave., Evanston... ....his....only....heir....at law. That the names and residences of the Legatees and Devisees under the will of said deceased are as follows: NAMES RELATIONSHIP ...Robert Hayes........Son..... ...George Hayes... ....Cousin.. RESIDENCE 1920 Chicago Ave., Evanston... .Riverside, California.. ...Frank Hayes ... ..Nephew... That the....petitioner resides....at No....1920 Chicago Ave., Evanston...., and....is....willing to accept and undertake the trust confided to....him....in said will, wherefore your....petitioner prays....that said will may be admitted to probate and letters testamentary thereon may be issued to....Robert Hayes....after proper hearing and proof, and that the hearing on said petition may be set for the....tenth....day of ....October....A. D....1914....at....two....o'clock....P. .M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, and that all other orders necessary may be made. that Your....petitioner....further....represents....to Your Honor ....James Smith, Frank Peabody....and....Harry Parkin....are persons of discretion, not related to the deceased or interested in the administration of....his....estate, and....he....respectfully..... ....recommends.... their appointment by the Court as appraisers. ROBERT HAYES.... NOTE. Should be acknowledged before an authorized official, usually before Clerk of the Court. 205. Assignment of Dower. THIS INDENTURE, Made this....sixth....day of....August.... A. D....1914....between....Henry Porter...., of....Cook.... County, in the State of....Illinois, party....of the first part, and....Rebecca Por ter...., of....Cook....County, in the State of....Illinois... widow of ....Francis Porter...., party of the second part, WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, said....Francis Porter....was, in his lifetime and at the time of his death, seized of certain lands and tenements in fee simple which by reason of the decease of said....Francis Porter.... descended to said....Henry Porter...., subject to the dower right of....Rebecca Porter.... NOW, THEREFORE, said....Henry Porter does....hereby endow, as sign and set over unto said....Rebecca Porter....and said....Rebecca Porter....agrees to receive and accept as said dower and her right thereunder, one-third of all lands and tenements of said....Francis Porter...., which portion so set aside is described as follows: ....Northwest One-Quarter (4)....of Section....Six (6)...., Township....Four (4), North.... Range... ....Five (5), East....of the....Third....Principal Meridian, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto the said....Rebecca Porter....for and during her natural life in the name of Dower and in satisfaction of all dower rights that she ought to have in or to the said lands and tenements which belonged to the said....Francis Porter.... IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and date first above written. 206. Codicil to a Will. ...... HENRY PORTER... . [SEAL] I,.... Albert Smith...., of....Mount Carroll...., in the County of ....Carroll. . . ., in the State of....Illinois...., hereby declare this to be a codicil to my will, which bears date of the....third.... day of....June.... A. D....1910.... WHEREAS, my.. ....son Frederick....died on the....fourth....day of ....July....A. D....1914...., leaving....two....children, now I hereby declare that such of the children of my said... .son Frederick....as shall survive me, and being male attain the age of....21.... years, or being female attain that age....or marry...., shall take by substitution as tenants in common, in equal shares if more than one, the share of my residuary estate which my said....son....would have taken had....he.... ....survived me, and in all other respects I confirm my said will. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ....tenth....day of....August....A. D....1914.... ....Probate....Court of....Cook.... County. To the Honorable....Charles S. Cutting...., Judge of said Court: Your....petitioner, James Hardy, shows....that one....William Jones....is a resident of said County, and has an estate not exceeding in value, as your....petitioner is....informed and....believes...., the sum of ..Ten Thousand ($10,000.00)....Dollars. That said....William Jones....is a....lunatic....and wholly incapable of managing said estate or transacting business. That your....petitioner is a relative....of said....William Jones.... and therefore....prays....that a jury may be summoned by this court to ascertain whether said....William Jones....be a....lunatic...., and if the jury return in their verdict that said person is a....lunatic. ...) then, that this court may appoint....this petitioner. ...or some other fit person, ....conservator....of said.... William Jones....and of....his....estate. Your....petitioner....further....prays....that a summons may be issued for said....William Jones....to appear on the hearing of this petition and show cause, if....he....can, why the same should not be granted, and abide the order of this court; and that such further proceedings may be had in the premises as may be authorized by law and may seem proper to the court. JAMES HARDY........ NOTE. Affidavit of truth of petition acknowledged before authorized official should accompany. See No. 199. By statute, county courts or probate courts are usually given jurisdiction to protect insane or lunatic persons. There is an interesting article in 16 Virginia Law Register, page one, giving authorities to show that equity still has jurisdiction of such matters in many jurisdictions, even though statutes have been passed giving jurisdiction to a special court. If petition is filed in a court of chancery, the bill should be drawn in the usual form of chancery bill. See Nos. 126 to 130, inclusive. 208. Proof of Claim Against an Estate. STATE OF....ILLINOIS.... In the....Probate....Court, ....Cook.... County. ....Henry Jones...., being duly sworn, on oath says: The annexed claim against the estate of....Frank Warren...., Deceased, amounting to the sum of....Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00).... Dollars, is just and unpaid, after allowing all just credits. HENRY JONES.... NOTE. Add acknowledgment before authorized official. 209. Release of Dower. ... KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, .Rebecca Porter...., of....Evanston...., in the County of....Cook.. in the State of....Illinois...., widow of....Francis Porter...., late of said County and State, in consideration of....Five Thousand ($5,000.00).... |