The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-17

Judge Nelson-John Locke Va. Joseph hastings, VIM
III Breckefi, John r. Wheeler, and Benjamin Biasg.-
tent right One Daniel Bates obtained patent in Au
gust, lsi3 for improvement In the manufacture OF
assigned to Foster and Lock the plaintiff his interest in
patent until they should relinquish On the 2th of
June lsa5 Foster released to Batesand Bates on the
18th of the month"; assigned to Breckett who af-
forwards assigned share to Hastings The counsel for
the plaintiff insisted that Foster could not alone assign
or release without the consent Of Lockthat the word
Them which the word used In the contract meant
both Lock and mId ina b hnS
otherwise, and granted non suit. For plaintiff MIR.
Marsh for defendant, Mr. Shannon,
The grand jury returned into Court having found
three true bills against John X. Wood for counter
fsiting the coin of the United States
CiRoU,r CouRr April l6--Befors Judge Edmonds.-
.Aueusfe Bropns The First Pres6ysrian Church Of
Brookiyn-This was an action for work and labor The
plaintiff the deacons, elders trustees &c. OF the
Presbyterian Church In Brooklyn for balance OF saso
list The first witness called was David $. Brown the
father of the young lady Mr. Crest for the defendants
insisted having the witness sworn on his rdire dire
CouNsEL.-Pray sir was your daughter 81 when she
entered into tho engagement with the church
WITNEss-(very much excited)-I consider sir. your
question is improper and II submitted to answer it,
It would be invasion Of my domestic privacy Here
the witness handed his card Crest with intima
ton would his questions at another time
another place The Court inerposed and stopped
the bsligerents and the proceeded 1t appearing
testimony that the engagement with Cyrus
p Smith Esq, ex-Mayor for $500 year, with $50 or
500 inaddition, II it allowed by the trustees and
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full the defendants counsel alleged Doctor Cox
called for plaintiff to establish the claim for additional
compensation but he denied all knowledge of the mat
ter making It, he said matter Of morality not to
interfere in the secular arrangements Of the church
The Court deemng the claim for additional compen
sation proven, directed . non-suit.
william Strong vs. James Hough and othsrs-This
and two steers The plaintiff resides near Newburg
Orange county; early in September 1886 he sold to
named Fink the cattle in question which were to
be delivered Captain Armstrong, Of the steamboat
Highlander to BIO brought to this city and to DO paid for
delivery Strong on tho 9th or 7th of September,
gether with the order the payment Captain Arm
strong refused the order and would have nothing to do
with Fink The plaintiff son then entered into an ar
rangement with Armstrong to bring the cattle down TO
this city to have them sold his fathersaccount and
that Armstrong might reimburse himself for freight and
other Of the price Of the cattle Armstrong
accordingly brought the cattle and on his arrival here he
lot him have the sale Of tho cattle Armstrong
ed and Fink drove them to the Bulls Head to DO sold
The defendant had previously obtsiped Judgment
cution placed in the hands Of the sheriff and caused
him to levy the cattle and sell them The defence
was that there absolute sale of the cattle to
Fink by which the title vested in the latter andthe
defendants therefore, had legal right to make the levy
fer there was an actual sale Of the cattle Fink the de-
fence could not be sustained andhe could not evil
ence lead them to that concusonto infer that there
absolute SALE they should find that strongs
acted agent Of Fink and not Of his father In driving
was tn
clearly proved that there was delivery OF the cat
tie to Capt Armstrong for Fink but 1t was proved
that the cattle delivered by tho young man, with
the advice Of his uncle to Armstrong to be sold for
account of his father However If they thought there
anything in the evidence that would warrant them
to find that there SALE they ought to find for de-
PENDANTS The jury retired and shortly after returned
with verdict for plaintiff for 1915. For plaintiff Mr.
| N. B. Blunt and MIR. Browne for defendants, Mr.. +.
Sanford.
action of assumpst to $500 being insu
money received by defendant from various insu
rance companies in this city The facts are as follows
large quantity of pins-the goods were taken by de.
PENDANT on special agreement to keep them insured
special permission while In his defendants possession
and insured. A fire occurred the Goth Of May,
goods were afterwards valued and the defendant
vcred, account OF plaintiff goods, S5l3, which he
refused to pay and plaintiff was @ TO pting rhe
sequcnty entered into agreement that the defendant
to keep the damaged pins and pay tho plaintiff for
them II they sound and th. the plaintiff after
wards refused to carry out And secondly that BY
special agreement defendant entitled to for
this entire claim The Judge charged the jury that
agreement set up BY defendant was in the first place
should be allowed to defendant for Commission and sto
rage The jury found verdict for plaintiff for the sum
claimed less the commission and storage For plaintiff
Mr. q. NJ. Speir for defendant Mr.. X. 5. Rowland
Counr OF GENERAL SESSIONS April 10TH before Recor-
der Scott and Aldermen Purser and Tappan John Mcr
Keon, Esq, District Attorney.-Tral Of Wliam John.
Ing the trial Of William johnson for burglary
sumed The case having been opened for the defence,
the following evidence was adducod VIZ,
CLARIssA KERR examined am the mother or Will
liam II. Thompson's wife have been In the habit Of
frequently visiting Thompson's house do not know
the prisoner to the best Of my knowledge never saw
him at Thompsons house he not there on the
night Of his arrest or should have recollscted It
have entered fhompsons house without my knowledge
there three four families living In the house
SOPHIA moore examined-i have known thompson
for the last ten years he married my sister; wa. At
Thompsons on the night Of hi. arrest never saw the
| prisoner In my brothsr-in-aw's house. No man was
there that evening
JOHN P. MIcHAsLs examned.--I have known the pris-
for about ten months by the name Of VIM Valen'
tine | heard him called johnson until after his
arrest He boarded and worked in my house he work
ed at making ladies' boots and very industrious
young | Thompson until he tried
last month.
VIM HueHEs examned--I boarded with Mr. Michaels
in December last do not board with him John.
boarded there at the time did slept Ia the same
room with him left the house before Johnson was ar
larry. The case was then submitted to the jury who
after brief Absence rendered verdict Of guilty Re-
handed for sentence.
Plea Of Guiity-A lad named Edwin Travis
rested couple Of days ago. charge Of stealing gold
watch worth about $50 indicted by the grand Jury
on Thursday, and being arragned yesterday entered
plea guilty and to the House Of Refuge The
Court then adjourned until tomorrow morning
CouRr CALENDAR THIS DAY-Superior Court--6l
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a. "a Al 3d. 81 e5 81 rs, H. 49, 80, A. 49, a. TO- 10
81, 26s, SO, 273, 90, ITO.
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Sporting Intelligence.
New ORLEASs.-April Jockey Club Purse, $500
| two mile heats
w. J. Minors CHI. g. Verifer, by Bsshazzar, out
out Of Britannia, yrs old. .............. 9
Maj Orran Byrd a. H. Carnals) CHI Matilda
Bynum, by imp. Glencoe, out Of imp. Delight,
ayrs old. ................ l dis
Duncan +. Kenncrs b. Night Breeze by imp.
Leviathan, dam by Sir Archie, yrs DID,. dis
Jas Jackson Davidson Cos CHI m Sarah
Ellis, by Pete MILESTONE, dam by Stock
holder, yrs. old. 4 4 dis
Kirkland Harrisons CHI Sally Riddesworth,
by imp Riddlesworth, dam by imp. Lsvia-
than yrs. old. .......... dis q
Time, 357-3;63x-3:6l.
New York AND ERIE RArLRoAp-The subjec
of the location of this road was definitely settled
the house yesterday By vote Of 60 to IS that bod
struck out the enactng clause Of MIR Wrights bill
a..ia In