New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-01
Court Calendar-Tm. oAr.
COMMON pLrAs-NO 10
pOINGS IN OUR LAW COURTS YESTERDAY.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr -(ieorgs Jones,
OF the passengers on board vessel from Liver
pool was ircd on charge OF stealing upwards
Of 4 80 in gold from fellow passenger, named WI
liam owens. Il j. suspected that he had an sccomplce.
but about hsf the amount OF money said 10 have been
stolen was found upon him. Nj Owens. and bis daugh-
ter and son testified A. having the money. and that
Jones near the bed OF Owens Two on three
during the night the money stolen. and 20 have
had his hand on the pillow under which Il was contain
Ell. Nj Owens testified 10 having kept the money con
e. aled but Jones requested the loan of shilling. and
saw from whence Owens took his money. Two black
men on the contrary testified that Owens was pr0nse
in showing his money and a boy named George Reed
spoke highly in favor Of Jones as related 10 the affair
The Court charged that The result lay IN the degree or
cTediblliy 10 be gwen The opposing witnesses Inc
Jury short absence returned verdict OF guilty
The Grand Jury have returned true Bills against man
for cuuutcriorng also against person resisting r.
venue officer IN not suing ms office when another
p, It Is said. was appointed snd against John Mil
Ter for attempting make revolt The bills against
" -edore and A. Walker were ignored.
MAINE Court Thomas Nelsop vs. John DaHe--Ac.
iinu tur assault and battery 10y SEAMAN OF the EMP b
dem against the second male, for striking him two ODD
three blows 10 was shown thar plaintiff made boom
fast IN such way "a 10 render h dangerous, when the
second expo situated with him. and the sailor j.
said cured him Va the swedish language, he being
swede. which language the mate also understood 10
dli appear thar TIE blow .ru any WafA- Judgment
for plaintiff cents which. In Marine cases covers cost.
George Lsris - John Dane Action by another sea
Of Dadem against the officer char ns hi'n
il said dull m the dis barge Of hs duty
and the him. but doubtful whether or
not with he Delaying pm. Judgment for plaintiff SO.
James Alien vs. Henry HanssoR The painuf 10 q
col0red msn and was chief cook on board the packet
shlp Ashburton having shipped ter yoy sge 10 Liver.
pool and back. He brings action 20 recover -l- per
month for 3 months The defence is that The plain
th smugglcd tobacco INTO Liverpool BY which the YES
sci was seized and had pay $50. There was clause
in the shipping articles thar any Of the were
known tobacco. they should forfeit their wa
yes The plaintiff insisted that such clauses null and
void The Court charged the Jury that It did NOT cen
s.der such inserted IN the articles such a
void clause i contemplated by the statute The
wages due N the time Of the smuggling could only be-
forfeited. The Jury found for plaintiff 80, being the
of the subsequent wages. deductng sl- paid
plaintiff IN advance.
iraOry s Plaf We William n J0hnsOH.-The PLAINTIFF
keep feed store. They bring action against Mr. j. 70
recover s22y for feed furnished 10 Roustones Riding
School averrng that he i liable for such On the part
defence Il is alleged that Mr. J. merely agent,
and that The charge should have been made against the
estate OF Mr. Rou-tone who IS deceased IL was shown
that two checks which had been gwen were protested
and that Mr. promised settle these -nd the balance
for the feed all OF which had been personally delivered
10 him. Verdict for plaintiffs s&i