Atwell v. Jenkins

This is an action to recover four hundred dollars, put into the defendant’s hands by the plaintiff through the Western Union Telegraph Company, under the following circumstances. One Hoes, an inhabitant of Chicago, committed an offence here and was arrested. It seems to have been for his interest to keep the matter private. He retained the defendant, who, on receipt of the above mentioned money, recognized as surety for him and obtained his release from arrest. After-wards a nolle prosequi was entered by reason of the insanity of Hoes. When arrested, Hoes telegraphed to the plaintiff, “…