New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-17

! wing received the note from M L. inuo7sed ana
| handed il to Mr.. Pierson.
formed part of the note, the plea Of want OF con
sideration would fail, and the plaintiff entitled to
recover Verdict for plaintiff, with interest, Sle7
! For plaintiff, Mr.. B. Winnie. For defendant
Messrs j Graham and r. D. Holmes.
Before Judge Sandtord-GdrTet M Mafeee vs.
Curtis Boon To recover $3.50 for bill OF lGnl-
Der furnished in building two houses belonging 10
DR.. B. in Fourteenth.st The defense is that the
lumber wss furnished 10 Mr.. John Snhep, the con
tractor, while for plaintiff it was said that Nj >
threw up contracts be had at the time WlEa d1iier
ent parties for the erection Of three churches and
these buildings, and that the latter were completed
By days work. To be continued.
GENERAL TERY.-Before Judges Duer, Mason
and Campbel.-Ladrie' FW1aaE. e.rccHoret ia
5ricl Fa7man. deceased, vs. Tie CITY Of Nslc York.
This is very important case and was before
argued, but new argument ordered Mr.. turmah
held lot E feet wide at CoraerS Hook. which
was part Of the old Delaney farm which farm
was escheated TO the State during the R3yoIa-
tionary War Nj F bought the lot OF Mr. Quack,
enboss in l7s5, and the grant WAS confirmed by
the Corporation of New York in l>04 Il was
then on Water-st. which adioiued the water 50
that it had water front, AMI the grant was that
it could be extended " n a street to be made to
be called T roDt st. The City concluded TO make
South st being block still further on the water
doing so under grant TO the City by the DOugan
and Montgomery charters, Of 400 feet under water
beyond low water mark. along the East River
from the Battery to Coraers Hook and on the
North River to near Chsrltonst
Mr. Furman asks for perpetual injunction. and
claims that having owned the original aud bound.
ed on the water he has right still to the line OF
the W alter and the advantages and profits OF the
water ut the bulkhend. and that he should have
been allowed If the city required it to be done,
to make South.st, filing in from Front st, aud
| owning the land, with the water front thus filled
up which is denied
CorRr OF COMMON PLEts-Before Judge
Woodrutf-Jobn Larson and Join W. Sherman
VS.. J0i8 ID Ma8bS-To recover for alleged taking
Of more property than was contained in chattel
mortgage given on hat and cap stock aud tools at
No. Bowery. Ii was said son OF Mr.. l. bought
the establishment of Mr. Mem. giving six notes
in ALL for $500. and chattel mortgage Of the eff
fects as security that young /. died in abouttwO
months. after having paid one note when his
father administered with a view TO save the pro.
perty, and the establishment was carried on by
him and Mr. S. who paid the second note that
the third came due on Saturday, when they said
they were little short, having to pay their hands,
&c and TINT on Monday, Mr. Mem. caused the
property of the establishment to be taken on the
chattel mortgage, and not only caused unnecesaa-
~ waste but took ELECTS to the value of SIS not
included in the mortgae. This was denied. The
question wGs whether more had been taken or
not The Jury was not satisfied that there had,
and found for defendant.
T. s DISTRICT CorRr-Betore Judge Judson.
-H,7jeas CorpuS-N ajumetre and the other two
persons claimed by the British Government, as
having been concerned in a robbery al Paris, and
ordered to be surrended, were brought up on
habees corpus They deny being guilty of what is
charged in the warrant. Mr.. Hall, District At
torney, contended that after the action OF the
Commissioner, approved by the Secretary OF
State, this Court, under the Law OF l8is has no
control over the case at any rate not on mere
denial without further testimony. Decision re
served.
L. s. MARsHAL's OttIcE-Thfee seanlen OF
the Devonshire, who have been already referred
to, rs having been before the Police, have been
taken into custody by the L. S Marshal charged
with having been concerned in the robbery OF the
mail OF the steamer Helena Sloman, alter it was
taken on board the Devonshrc.
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoNs-- Mondol-Be'
fore the Recorder and Aid. Franklin anu Conck-
continued in the Court of Sessions yesterday, but
the proceedings dull and embarrassing III the
extreme The witness, Ellen Williams, was
upon the stand all day. undergoing most rigid
examination. She stated that she had not made
! known her transactions with Niles TIL she went
!
was going to the station house for. Witness
| then stated the manner in which the evidence
was taken at the time OF her examination She
| also stated that she saw the Messrs. Richards,
| Gale and Mr. Proper at the stationhouse. Gale
| said he knew Niles was cheat, that he had been
| in his Office and knew all about him. W illness
| then went on to state that she was Intercepted
| as to the amount Of money she received from Mr..
| Ravens and she then first learned that he had
paid $1,000 instead OF $500 for her, in her
| behalf She was kept at the staton-hoase all
night. and on the next day saw Mr. Ravens, who
was also examined Two papers were shown 10
| witness one bearing the signature OF Ellen Wi
| liams the other that of Ellen Sullivan. These,
| she said, were both her signatures She said she
called on Niles, and he proposed to commence
| proceedings against Mr. Ravens. The witness
declined answering many questions which were
put to her relative to her intercourse with other
men than Mr.. Ravens. Bat coming a. length to
the part of her testimony which related to the
friend who Niles met as he was going to her
house the counsel for the defense demanded the
name OF that gentleman. This she also declined
giving saying that she had taken an oath not to
diyulge it, The Court told her that such Oh oath
was not binding, and abe must diyulge It. It was
finally proposed that the witness should give the
name to the counsel for the prosecution, to be by
them transmitted to the Court. the defendants
counsel and the Jury, the name thus not being
made public This course was adopted, and she
wrote the name on piece OF paper, which was
passed to the Court, counsel and Jury The wit
ness here became so much latigued that the Court
ordered the cross examination to suspend for the
day.
IMMATURE ALMAsAC..-..THIs DAY.