The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-20


respondent against Jacob Carpenter appellant ErAstu
Smith assignee. &c, respondent, against Stephen j
Brinckerhof and others appellants Simeon p iIun 70
Jones appellant agt Phio 0sgood respondent Oslcb
Crosby surv'r, &c, appellant, agt: Bradford H. Wood
imp'd &c, respondent, Moses Campbell cx, &C. respon-
dent, agt. John G Campbell and another appellants;
Samuel D. Vanderpoel receiver, CO.. appellant. agt.
Abraham p. Van Alstyne and another, respondents;
Gieson and another APPELLANTS Joseph Watkins respon
dent agt Amos Hewitt, appellant the people defts in
Rensselaer, appellant. agt James Kidd, respondent; Dan
Pew; respondent agt Benjamin Pew, appellant; Miles
Covel respondent agt Ebenezcr Hill and another mp
pelants Cyrus W. Field, respondent agt the Mayor.
&c, Of city Of New York, and another, appellants;
Hiram W. Warner and others. respondents, agt Oliver
Lee. Pres't. &c, appellant; William q Sands, respon-
dent agt William n Church and another appellants
Helen M white, appellant, agt Aaron Parker, respon-
dent.
abide ne ereM Charles H. Merritt exr &c. appellants
agt John r Seaman and others, respcndents John p,
Kaiirosd Company respondents; Sylvanus p. Jermain
respondent ag Garrett v. Dcnniston, surv &C., APP
peant; William g pierrepont and others, ex'rs, &c.
respondents agt, Frederick J. Barnard appellant; Will
liam Newton, respondent agt. James r. Harris, appel
liant; Lucus H. Bukcey respondent, ag't Eugene 6e-
teitas and others, appellants.
Decree in mart and affirmed in abraham
Hasbrouck and others exrs &c. respondents sg Ezekiel
s. Ettipg and others appellants.
Judgment If the Supreme Court reversed and judgmen, rem
deredtor plaintiff the demurrer Nth costs Of The Court be-
'ow-Danici Young, appellant sgt. Abram Nudge cxr,
and another, respondents.
Judgment IF he Supreme Court al ne general term reversed
and ha al the pcea, term affirmed uith Of appeal frow
he special 10 The general term The President Sc, of the
Bank Of Poughkcepsie, appellants sgt Jonas O. Has
brouck, respondent
Decree Of The Supreme Court reversed and poe Ctanceors
decree affirmed NTH Of the courts Jelow-Thc President
&C. OF the Chautauque Co, Bank, respondents agt VIM
d. White. appellant
Decree Of ne supreme Court re,ersed and Ma Of the special
term affirmed nth costs IN the court beiowWilam Sears
and others appellants agt John Shafer and another
spondents.
Decree AZ the Supreme Court aud of The pice Chancellor re-
psed and decree for he complainant according 10 The prayer
Of tie hH NTH costs Of The court belowGeorge Truscott
and others appellants agt Rufus II. King respondent
Judgment Of The Supreme Court reversed and proceedings
before the County Juse annued In the matter of George
b Norwood and others, appellants, agt Frederick ol
lister respondent.
Judgment Of Ge Supreme Court affirmed ercejs as 10 the
adrdQf costs Of Glen and Meyer ag Pennington and TO
so much Of said judgment is reversed and the costs Of The
Gibson, respondent agt Josias Pennington, ap
peilant.
Judgment beop reversed and judgment IN this Court rem
d7edt or the defendant on the demnrerFrankn H. Corwin
and another respondents agt Jabez Corsn, appellant
Dec7ee Supreme Court modified decree eneredJohn
johnson, respondent. agt. Thomas Taber, appellant
Decree a6imed-Elam c. Bliss, respondent, agt. Safe
Sweet and others appellants.
Judgment rerersed-Wm. Powers and another exrs &c,
respondents, against Tunis j. Bergen, appellant.
Judgment Of the Supreme Court al The general term reversed
and the judgment entered report Of the referee affirmed cih
the costs Of the appeal from the special TO the general term Of the
Supreme Covi-Eliza Hone by her next friend. &C. APP
pellant against william Kent, exr &C., and others
srondents.
Judgment ,eueased and judgment rendered for DEFENDANT
NTH costs If the court belouBenjamn Frees, respondent
against David Ford jr appellant William Burrows.
spondent, against David Ford jr., and another, appel
lants.
Judgment re,e,sed-.James Gordon Bennett appellant,
against Amos j. Williamson. and another respondents
Decree If court beiov a6irmed-,Jacob I. Walden adm
&c, and Others appellants against Mary Murray and
others respondents.
Appeals dsmissed-Ths Urbana Woolcn Manufacturing
Co.. respondents. against Henry Townsend appellant;
Henry j. > Brown respondent, against Isaac W. Collie
Westervclt, appellant William Gilbert, and another
respondents against Ray Tonpkins, appellant; Oswald
Cammsnn. and another respondents against Ray Tomp
kins, appellant dennin and Lockwood respondents,
against Ray Tompkins. appellant,
Motion TO dismiss appeal denied with $40 cos-Samuel
Wells respondent against Thomas p Danforh appellant
Buckley Ketsltds and SmiM.-Ths case, which was
action for malicious prosecution arising out Of dis
pute when coming from one of the theatres was tried be-
fore Judge Vanderpoe and verdict rendered for tho
plaintiff for $3.50 1t taken t. the Court of Appeals
on bill of exceptions Verdict SET aside and new trial
granted.
Court adjourned to the ID Tuesday of May next.
CASES uNpEcIpEp.-Samuel Thomas, jr. and wife.
respondents against Hosea Winchester appellant John
d. Gardiner and another respondents against Ferdinand
Suydam and others. appellants John Watts De Peyster
appellant. against Anthony Michael respondent John
Watts De feyster, appellant, against John s. Snyder
spondent; John " L. Oyerbaugh and others appellants
against John NJ Patrie, respondent; Hiram Chapman
ant James Lynch and wife appellants against Margaret
Livingston, successor &c, respondent
Police Intelligence.
Robbng Church. and .4rsonOn Sunday night Off
White and ver, Of the Seventeenth ward police,
were patroing their beat they observed alght in Ca
thoc Church in Third street between Avenues and b.
They cautiously approached the church and there they
found young man. named Samuel Roberts inside very
busy engaged in the sacrlcgious occupation Of robbng
the church The officers rushed in and before the rogue
had time to escape, they pouncod upon him and made
So 81 in money, and from adjoining which he
had broken open the rascal had collected silver vessel
and many other articles Of silver and gold church arti
vaI.t in urttr had nat.
laid side together the door OF egress while
he accomplished his wicked design of setting fire to the
premises in order to the traces Of the robbery
Two places discovered by the police where fire had
been made to effect his design The fire extnguh
ed by the police and the rogue conveyed before Justice
Mountfort, who committed him to prison for trial.
"A Singular Case Of Pocket-bcok DroppingOn Sunday
afternoon, officers Beam and Ottingdon, Of the Third
droppers" called Frenchy,' and Black Jocn who
were charged by man of rather genteel appearance
named Edward Cushnie residing at No 80 Vesey street
with taking from him pocket hook, which he alleged
contained money The facts related before the magis
trate, by Cushne, were that he passing through
pocketboo by his feet, which he exhibited and 1t
appeared to be filed with money. Cushnie then claimed
the book. but as he had no money with hira !, to
pay the amount required by the droppers,' they
pretended to walk of with the book and money
saying they would keep it. Cushnie. being fairly
trapped, thought it would be q fine opportunity
to claim the book his property, and accordingly
demanded it, which they refused to give up; whereupon
be called the aid of the police officers whom he made
the two droppers into custody. and found in their
possession pocket book which exhibiting to Cush-
ME he declared his property dropped accidentally
by himself and picked up by these two men The OFF,
knowing from the circumstances in the that
Cuhnie stating what untrue, conveyed all three
to the police court where the facts related to Mr.
Stewart the magistrate elect who showed the pocket
book. to which he was willing to make oath; and on
opening the it found ocontan lot of spurious
bank bills, placed in by the .droppers to represent
money. Mr. Stewart gave Cushnie rcprimand-
ing for attempting to practice imposition the police,
well M suhjecting himself to charge of perjury,
had he been permitted TO make oath TO the pocetbook
as being his property. They were all discharged from
custody Cushnie has only beenn this city few days
being native Of one of the West India Islands.
Charge V .qrson against Female Officer Daily Of the
Third District Police Court arrested Sunday an elder
ly female, named Hannah Joyce charge OF setting
fire to the dwelling house No. 100 Pitt street in the roar
1t that according to the evidence before the magi
srate the ACCUSED has temporary possession OF the ad
premises and rents portions of it to other families
and that about ten she took of her tenants
named Bernard Cah aside and told him that unless she
got another year she would take down all
the improvements made by her; and If he Calmly would