New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-12
aw Courfs.

mARrSx Coukr- Before Jnds- smith - Paul s,,.,..
Leo" bas'oa Action By person belonging % a.
fffH"h %. snu-N fhi-fs iuris ss-rst ih- .rt.-. -
assault snd h.,,sry and false irnpr'sonuen, ~ 49,.
Pies 81 want Of jurisdiction 10 st up la b.r IL l,,
trnd"d that beinz of the snf The dircuI,,
curing ON h- high 'c.s /, is matter upter h- trs.r
whieh comes wholly under The l.ws of Franc al -
only b. passed upon BY lhs French tribunal. -
French Consul To this IL wss replied that N. 49,.
vas not one OF tbs crew. buts domestic rmol',.s .
attend 10 the bsddipe SC snd ~ part Of H. 80.
oeswrrn the Company which hires ths s,ssn.o,, ~
the French Government which owns her H., ~
domestcs shsli rot BE- considered a. pant Of The -
also tnat there are cases even under treaty uh~r. =
tr-et tztwcsn the mss,rr and sesmsn can on .....
III ussg-. b. enDusd the seansa dschars.d .ntI.i.
bis action There were other points raised
The Court held that Jurisdiction exiss and she,. .
aggravated state OF f.ef. l. shown will D. exere.@ d.
comfy 81 oations n0t~.thstsndiDg-haf IL i The a.,
Of Judge permit the =ci- o. b. exhibited
them wsnt II jarisdiction Ouch ha' shr "a a.,
vessel 10 SEEN 20 non'ut he c-se oth'rso 80 !,
the Jury Jury was empsneled
Ar y Hall and Mr. Lux sppesred ~ rounssl for
psinu- Mr. Tlou. -itsr the -. Dt put prot.s,
on oehsf OF the FffDch COnsu sgsiust the lr.Gicns
OF The Court snd locker on without csfrnrirs n.
snit 40 ofcer # the Court In sud ststsd h-t -
Dad oeeG GA board the Pblsdrp his 10 subpoena ~
h'srs nut the captain refused g. permit hn q so 80
or 20 speak 10 any Of he sad No msn shou ~ On
'h're -nc he was obliged a. aeay without .sryrs
rsnopoepas lb~ Court sid tnst the captain Old roas
ana directed the cheer % the ne Chef q
Police who would that thu ur5.r. II the Court ue-s
euiorced Mr.. Iiou stated that ID. Consul would -
the City IN the mornus aud doubt % direct the Gao
tain 10 make al right
Mr. Lux opened the case In which he stated hat plain
tiif who Is gsnieel looking young man Svi.. "a.
cruelty bez'en snd injured dia-r-n, occasion. ~ N.
steward and his brother thst occasion he .c.ua
from them snd deck when the brother fsio "a
him Knocked MIN down. Sftrr which the esu,.,,
s-ized BIN. choked him. and then hsi him angg.d .rA
put into irons and kept t the doctor SAID h. on. ~.
endsneersd The Of tho sptsn doing 80 "a. h.,
D aintt sitter having Aer-bt times comp ned 10 N
cspta n In vain. the steward back 9TH h.te
but did not IN lure him.
Three witnesses (nel,her OF those poened shovel
wer. examined aud cor irnrd The st-ismsn' made ~
Mr. l. The case summed up bS Mr.. Hall and tie
iury gave verdict for plaintiff Of 800
Previous 90 the close 81 the iris, the plaintiff IN
60 the lower entry leading 20 the Couf, room and as
arrested by two police officers sw-rrsut desert
sr lie cried out. and the officers were brought Nf
contempt ct Court before the Judge They stated h.
did not know the trial ~ss going on sud The escufs
was admitted After the trial they made the sfres, ca
chslg. OF desertinn when habess corpus va. ssu'i
by Mr. Hall AMI the plaintiff sil probably b. bfousb,
up this forenoon The questions will be- ~heh~r h "a
really. ar not OF the crew snt secondly u h. %
whether the conduct pursued ON board toward BIN oil
not entitle him g. a discharge
lie has also an action for assault and battery seslfs
the steward, which will probably bs tried this forenoon