Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-10
Svrra.o. Ceya1, Friday, Feb. e.-Bsiere Judge

city, and was important inasmach as several other
suits were depending upon this case. Mr. Forter
son came to New York in Nov 1885 and agreed 10
purchase quantity of tea of Mr. Phenlx. He ask
ed Phenix if he would allow the tea to remain IN the
store at his own risk I'LL could be shipped 10 Hart
ford. To this Phenix agreed. The tea was destroy
ed by the FIRE. A Mr.. Collins was brought up 10
prove that such was the agreement made by Mr.. r
The counsel for the defence objected the introduc
ton Of Collinsa a Witness because ne had bought
teas al the same time and under similar ciaeulnsan
ces; and he had made verbal agreement 10 ABIDE
the issue of this trial.
The Judge decided that no parole agreement could
bind the party to such course and that although
some courts might decide differently, his own mind
was fully madeup on the subject.
Collins testimony was then admltted-and the
plaatlfil0 lost his suit.
Bad effects OF the Credit Advertising sys-
tenn.
CIRCUIT COURT Friday Feb. ga most amusing
trial took place today in this Court Huntington one
OF our very best Police officers, brought action
against Morris J. Chanpin, of Broadway, for the
sum of $500, the amount of reward offered for the
arrest and conviction OF a certain individual.
Ii appears that the 22d of Dec. 1886, there APP
peared in the Courier e. Enquirer the following art-
Gle -
FIVE HsNpRED DOLLARS REWARD !!!-Lost yes
tsrday afternoon Dec. 2lst between two and three
o'clock in going from the Union Bank in Wall street
10 nv store, corner of Broadway and Cedar street.
three $1,000 bills on the Union Bank. The above re-
ward will be paid 10 the finder if he will return it to
Messrs j. CHAMPLIN 81 Co.,
l26 Broadway and Cedar st.
Greatly astonished 10 this, Mr. C. who had lost
no money went 10 the Courier office TO demand the
author but they could give him satisfaction. Mr.
Cs creditors learning that he had lost $4,000, came
upon him for payment of several demands. On the
3lst of December, appeared the following in the
paper -
"NorIoE-The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween John Champln f. H. Amidon is this day
Dec. 80. +. H. AMIpoN."
This notice, as might be supposed, brought the
whole crowd OF Mr.. C.'s creditors upon him to know
what arrangements had been made for the settle
ment of their accounts. But the affair did not end
here. This notice was followed up in the same pa
per next day with this announcement:
"Died, yesterday, after very short, but severe
illness, MIR. John Champn, aged q years, months
and IA days His friends and relatives are respect
fully invited to attend his funeral from the National
Hotel, Broadway, at o'clock in the afternoon"
This was too much-to rob him, TO break him up,
and then TO kill him in ten days, was more than he
could stand He went down TO the office of the Cou-
rier and obtained the three manuscripts Of these
amusing morceaus, and he found them as badly
worded and badly spelt as above; and none but
loafers the newspaper business would have insert
ed suck documents, under such circumstances. They
could not have been inserted in the Herald for two
good and sufficient reasons In the first place. the
very printers devil in the establishment Of the He
raid, would have known that such bad grammar and
spelling could not have been genuine. Again, the
boy, who il appears wrote them cut o mischief
could not have raised the money 10 paw for the ad-
versements on the cash system of the Herald But
these but few of the ills that arise from the Gre
dit system Of advertising.
Mr.. Champlin then offered reward Of $500 for the
discovery and convirlion of the author of the bels,
and Col. Webb offered 500 more. They then had
Walter Field, clerk in the employ of Mr. Boomer
arrested Finally Huntington by the exercise of his
extraordinary skill, dexteri,y, and lndomtable perse-
verence ferreed out the author in the person Of hey
named Colvill Blanchard, who had been in Mr. CT
employ, and whom he had discharged. The boy
confessed and Mr.. Q. forgave him in order to get
! clear of the payment Of the reward.
These were the facts of the case, and the Judge
charged that whether the plaintiff had put correc,
construction the contract 10 give reward had no.
thing 10 do with this case. The only question for the
Jury 10 pass upon was, whether Huntington had pro.
we'd his case. He had proved his agency in the bust
ness-that he discovered the boy-took him TO Mr.
Champln, and offered TO furnish the necessary evi-
dence convict the boy The defendant had entire
ly failed TO produce evidence that Blanchard was moi
the boy; neither did ne deny that Huntington was
the dscoverer of the beler If the plaintiff had made
out presumptve case il was sufficient for him to OBJ
tain verdict.
The jury found for Huntington to the full AMOUNT
Webb has agreed 10 pay his 500 without trial.
CouRT or CoMaoN PLEAS, Feb. 9.-Before Judge
Ulshoefier. Joshua Scholefeld and others versus
John T. Huntington and others.
This was m action 10 recover SlS02, the amount