New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-16


CIRCUIT CouRT.-Nos 49, 7, 2s5 40 III l7g ls0 1885, li
81, SO, IS, IA.
SUPERIOR CouRr-Nos IS, a. H. 16 H. 10 90 81, 2 %,
TUESDAY, November Is
CIRCUIT CouRr.-J. ". 3. II. w. Spencer vs..
josiah Barber.-1he defendant surety for Barber
Savage of Utica who agreed send all the produce pos
sble defendants and draw upon it, allowing = per cent
commission They overdr-w TO the amount OF 5000 On
rendering Of sales &c Mesr Spencer charged =
per this sum- and the plea OF usury IS set up. The
jury gave verdict for plaintiff in clamed-SS 5oc
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Jerenliah Potc vs.. North
Rig ms CoThe grocery and dwelling house of plain
tiff caught fire the adjoining building the night OF
18th Feb last, and partly destroyed. Mr. p IN.
sured 300 and claims 10 have $3.50; but the
is disputed, and action is brought The night was stormy,
aud the house took fire twice, causing the property not
burnt TO be removed into The and greatly injured
The case is still on.
Joseph Oat,osH Robert Douglass-Ac,ion to
OF loss make SLIPS worth OF mante
pieces for buildings ia Suivan.street The defend
ant refused to take them and as they were adapted 10 Ike
particular premises great sacrifice took place in the suisse
quenl sales Verdict for plaintiff $40.
Court OF SEssIoNs-Before the Recorder and
Judge Lynch.
The Court imposed fines Of sos each petit Jurors
for non attendance to serve
PETIT LARcENY.-Sarah Gale, colored girl, was tried
for stealing Not guilty.
Observation-Disclosures Allen put upon his trial Tor
msdemeanor, charged with violation OF The Pilot law, III
having, the 18th August last pioe the brig Hazard TO
from This port by the way Sandy Hook he not being
OF the licensed pilots OF this port at the ime IL was
proved That the accused board the brig and went
down outside OF the bar al Sandy Hook in her; and al the
usual place pilots being taken off he called NewJer
,ey pilot boat take him off, which refused and be
a,erward taken eff in boat and placed on another
vessel 1t proved by Capt. Carh, Of the Commits
sioners of Piotage, that the accused was not licensed
pilot, and that he confessed he had been board the
sci and sorry for it, that the accused came 10 the Co.'s
assoners for license pilot and asked how he could
expect be licensed when complaint fer violation OF The
law was hanging his head twas also proved that be
had poted another vessel cut beside the Hazard. Ii wa
proved that The accused gave order on board The
brig pilot but it proved hat he hoisted red Jack
Oft the Hook signal 10 be taken off, The Recorder
gave fair and impartial charge to the jury, who found the
defendant guilty.
INDICTMENT OF Col. wErg.-The Grand Jury came
into Court with number Of bills, among which
gains Col James Watson Webb, charge OF felony,
leaving the State for the purpose of giving or receiving
challenge 10 fight duel-the former indictment having
Geective, has been previously published inasnuc
as it did not that The derndant did either give
ceive challenge, and therefore had Lot committed any
offence against the laws Of this State The present bill
charges Webb did receive challenge and covers
the whole ground Col Webb appeared and gave bail in
$4,000 answer 10 The charge.
The Court then adjourned to Wednesday, IL A. NJ.
SPECIAL Observation-Disclosures the Recorder, and
Aldermen Lee and West.
Several persons tried and convicted Tor stealing AS
sault and battery &C. and several Others accused oil ptt
larceny assault and battery discharged tor want
of evidence; and lr Court adjourned 10 Friday, a. NJ
CoRoyER's OFFlcE--KlLLEp BY AN OMNIBUS
The Coroner held an inquest this morning a, the Aims
House in the Park, the body OF James Vec native OF
Scotland aged S. carpenter by trade lately residing IN
18th street The deceased occasionally Incorporate
and on Monday evening little before O'Clock was seen
much intoxicated by watchnan in 18th street near Christie
phe Not long after the Broadway stages driven
by man named Davenport, passing along 9t street
near Amos the deceased reeed of the Sidewalk into me
street, and suddenly fell head foremost between he tore
and hind wheels and although the driver checked Inc
horses soon possible the hinder wheel passed over ms
he breaking his lawbone aud otherwise fatally Jurlng
him. He taken in the stage 10 The sd DElrci wach
house where he after died Verdict that se came 10
his death by being accidentally run over by an OMNIBUS