The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-11
Circuit Court,


Before Judge Kent.
supreme Court did not get that hacked courtn in the
Oyer and Terminer for nothing. The court room has
tasteuly fitted under the direction OF Alderman
REPAIRS and made worthy New York court Of justice.
If the Marine Court, and others that might be named,
could receive similar attention. it would be OF
benefit to the character Of the city.
Nathaniel A. Lowry vs. Josiah HaH-Mr. William L.
Hail. at that time residing at Erie county Pennsy lvana
but recently figuring in the Washington and other banks
of this city, in 1885, set out to making his fortune in buy
ing wild land getting bank facilities and finally establish
ing banks He was concerned with man named Pratt
who to New York, from Erie, 1887 but returned
with pocket full of rocks" taking from his belt
showing to Mr.. Hall bill of the Merchants Exchang
Bank of this city for S. 0O0 other money He Offered
to buy Hall out in speculation they had boon engaged
and gave drafts New York for the purpose, but the
bubble burst the money had been expended and the drafts
lay Major Hall and Pratt both to this city and
went strong into the banking business and the credit
system" Mr.. Lowry, his brother,in law with Hall
boughtthe City Bank, at Lowell Halls portion of the
capital consisted of his for $4,000 Pratt also
strong at Rhode Island, having bought doubtless with
he kind of cOin the Scituate Bank in that State
When these banks got fHy going the parties calculated
takeup all the protested paper aud do the clean thing
nut somehow other they didn't appear to CO. and Ma
or Hail. after various attempts at making fortune, in
his way, finds himself petitioner in bankruptcy, with
schedule Of debts amounting to something like 900
# which the $4,000 item for the City Bank at Lowell
forms part premature gray hairs and reputation for
financial acumen Of the best. While in Pennsyva
and other banks Judge Hail. the defendant in this suit,
endorsed draft for him for 100 which TO be dis
counted at the Erie Bank and it is asserted the proceeds
,ashed by the Bank, and Mr.. Wm L. Hall subsequently
gave it to he plaintiff the latter contends for value
Action is now brought to the amount. Judge
much, il is asserted by land operations sc. He
tends that the note had been misappe and he
no bound to pay it, The trial lasted two days, during
which considerable fortune making operation exhi.
oited. The jury found for defendant.
For plaintiff Mr.. C. Tucker OF Chaauquc county, and
Mr. Marven For defendant, Mr.. s. Sherwood and Mr.
Hazeltine.
Hora,io NJ Carr Henry d. Holt.-Lbei-When Mr..
Van Buren, to this city in the summer Of 1885, all
his friends and admirers, g. those that held and those
.d w ana hm
hearty greeting He was met at Newark, j., by spe.
cie delegation escorted through Jersey City and finally
kept by the plaintiff The defendant printed little wing
paper at Jersey City, called The Jersey City Advert.
'er and particularly complimentary in his illusions
the then President In his columns the Sd july
the following article -
1.-THE President passed through this city yesterday and
treated his with becoming respect by the
partizans. At Newark the New York democratic deega
ion addressed him in indicating that they
'dered him their President rather than the chief officer OF
he nation, and he approached the metropolis the
contaminated democrats" treated him for all the world lk
one of those noXious animals aking.
"The price Of the show at Newark the life of a little
boy who and killed by of the cavalea
IN escort.
He put up in New York with singular taste at a motto.
rious gambling rendezvous, the Washington Hotel the
most likely place however that account to come in
contact with of his disincrested and vrtuous SUBJ
treasury friends
This latter paragraph sthc complained OF, and for
which damages sought 1t appeared, however from
he evidence of Mr. John G. Coster that no damage hac
accrued to the plaintiff he in way concerned in
he pecuniary affairs ofthe house. having received SALARY
Of 81 900 per annum to conduct it. The jury found fol-
defendant.
For plaintiff Mr.. John w. Edmonds and Mr.. A. S. Carr
For defendant, Mr.. J. II. Patten.