Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-07
Decision IN the case Of the Bank Of Kentucky
VS. THE .ych,uuLW Bank --Judpe KING on Thurs


vs.. The SchuyLkW Bank.--Judge KING, on Thurs
day. sitting in equity, delivered the opinion of the
Judges of the Common Pleas in the case of the
Bank of Kentucky the chuyk Bank, long looked for
by the community general and the stockholders Of those
corporations in particular The opinion though of the high
est importance, is too volumnous for publication in
paper occupying does nnctyhrce pages of manuscript,
and his honor was hours and half its delivery The
points decided arc, however, clearly given in the following
paragraphs
LIST. That the Bank of Kentucky, although foreign
peraon, competent enter into in Pennsy-
for the establishment of agency here for the
Of It's stock
3D. That such contract was neither opposition to posi-
tive law the general policy of this Commonwealth
3d. That the SchuyIkll Bank, banking corporation,
legally competent TO enter into such contract with the
Bank Of Kentucky.
4h That the Kentucky Bank the creation Of this agen-
c, not only acted in conformity to its general charter powers
but pursuant TO the mode pointed out by its charter
5th. That the Bank Of Kentucky responsible TO the
holders Of the spurious stock issued by its Philadelphia agent
far certainly he bound make compensation the
holders Of such spurious stock
9th. That the Bank Of Kentucky having actually made
such compensation, had its remedy in equity against the
Schuykil Bank, deauing agent for indemnity and
that under the act Of 1912 pasedby the Legislature of Penn
syyana for the relief Of the Bank of Kentucky that Bank
properly represented holders Of spurious stock whom had
not made compensation.
9TH That the liability of the Schuylk Bank for the acts Of
its cashier issuing the spurious stock with
the indemnity OF the bona fe purchasers Of stock
9Th. That in point OF law and in fact the Schuykil Bank
its corporate capacity, wis., from the 18th of March, 1885,
the 10th Of December 1885, the transfer agent Of the Bank
Of Kentucky, and responsible for defaults Of its organic
unconares the execution Of the duties of such agency.
9th That the formal proceedings in this perfect
regular whether regarded with reference the general
principles Of equity practice, the special jurisdiction given
this Court by the act Of Assembly of s42 before referred
The Court then dccreed in favor of the Bank Of Kentucky
and made order in reference the computation the
issues, and the Of indemnity be paid the Schuy
kill Bank under this decree
The decree final appeal being allowed by the act Of
Assembly vesng equity powers in the Judges Of the Com
mon Pleas philadelphia U. $, Gazette.
A GREAT WRose.-we find the following in the New
York papers
ushcred into the police office at the omb
by officer of the police who charged her with attempting
pass counterfeit Finding herself thus rudeiy arrag-
ed, the lady seized with succession violent spasn
occasoned doubt by the excitement caused by inc unuu
conduct Of the officer On examination Of The ease was a
ceane that the lady Washington market IN the morn
ng TO make her usual purchases and offered in payment for
article half dollar which was declared spurious The
lady her. but instead OF her being allowed
nav that or leave her purchase she m she was hand
ed policeman who took her to the ombs me ma
gistrate, OF course, dismissed the case ri once.
If the case of the LADY exactly ought to infer from
the above paragraph those dealt thus with her deserve
life term in the Tombs What compensate good woman
such an outrage dragged through the street from the pub
lie makctpace feon and thrust into the common prison
of ropues Of every Such person may he dismissed
innocent and the will be able declare that she
guilty But who else will fail to make Of the gross out
rage Who will spare her her children when the time for
aunting shall come for either Nay, who shall bring her
of the atmosphere Of the Jail, with which her mind must
feel itself constantly surrounded We repeat It. IL that woman
was innocent there scarcely degree Of punishment short Of
capital for those who dealt thus with her II she
guilty, why such statement Of her ~ s. Gar.