New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-20
THE WIFE OF A CATHOLIC PRIEST SUING
FOR DOVER.

'Oi SECOND DAY~MoSpAY Nov. 10
Julia Ann Smith wife OF a Remain Catholic priest,
agai1st John Mclaughlin, bishop Of Brooklyn, 10 re-
tover her dover in certain lands conveyed by her bus
band to Archbishop Hughes. For plaintiff G. o.
Unke VIM Fullerton; for defendant Alex. McCue, J.
A. Lott.
The examination of this case, which was commenced
on Monday the 18th inst, was resumed yesterday a.
ternoon s1 the following testimony taken:
Charles II. Smith, recalled for plaintiff have no
,ecoection of events previous going 10 the Shakers
except .eeing my father at house once this must
have been at Albany; wac living with my mother; 1t
as At the house my mother occupied; reconect sec.
ing him there at different times; DO not Know wna.
busiDess be was engaged In a. That time; cannon
recolect how be addressed my mothers aiter went
there recoIlec. he addressed her sometimes as Mrs.
Smith and sometimes Julia; myself aud fa'her were
together once in Boston and passed mother IN tue
street we .topped together aud they hsd an interview
of perbsps five minutes; was not present NJ any oner
meetings. they had in Boston, witness was shown
large nber of papers, and taid they were letters
written by bis father TO himD last saw my mother
and fath tos ether il Msy June 1885, this wasthe
time they met in The street. think my sister twenty
years of sge she ieft the Shaken IN about 1888 che
was between two and three years OF age when shs
went there she left there after my fathers death; my
sister is now residing near Phil sdelphia at place
called HolliDgshead. A Dasueneoiype was here eI'
hibited and witness declared 1t TO be correct likeness
OF bis fatherl
The direct examination Of this witness was here
closed. Counsel for defense objected TO proceeding
with the cross-examinstion until they had examined
the letters. Mr.. Fullerton offered one of them, and
it's admission was objected to. The letter was here
read and admitted by Mr.. Van Colt, aud the exceP-
ton noted, togethe! with two others.
After the letters admitted rs evidence, appllcs-
ton was made by the reporters present for the pTivl-
lege Of copying them but they were denied access to
them by Mr.. Lott, one Of the couse for defense.
The frat one referred TO dated Chelsea Oct. 2,
1850, aud directed to Charles Ii. Smith, in which he
says Won, o,s., ,.ms on b,-, last week and a.
pos,d me 60 s,tuaon che used such Ian.
Sn me ons mcnS p WHICH 1ty do
ard Intended to send you fifty dollars out oft"
In the second letter dated Chelsea April g. 1880 he
informs he son that Mrs. Smith had been on there and
threatened to expose him by publishing some letters
The case wss here ourIe ed 10 slo time for coun-
eel for defense TO examine the packages of letters pro-
posed 10 be put in az eviden'e.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAszNOy. 1s.GlsEsAL TERM.
Before Judges KGRAHAM DAILY and WOODRUFF.
DECISIONS
Noah Morris egt John s. Meyer-Report o. referee
abide event. unless plaintiff reduce the Judg
james b. Myers, jr., agt. John B. Overson-Order
appealed from affirmed.
John OrsoD, eheriff agt. Moses Grossmen-Judg-
Hannah Burrows sgt Jacob II Acknowledgment re-
Joseph j. Waldron agt. John Baker.-Same.
John Gastric sgt. Henry Granville-Judgment az
Michael Karebcr agt. Alex Fox-Same.
Wilson Small agt. Erastus WheatOn-Sams.
Michael Foley agt. James Giuge-Case sent back
10 justicc for Connection
William H. Csniff sgt. the mayor, aldermen, &c
smeut of Justice Green Ia favor OF paying
salary =. lice ceTk.Ju.s nent affirmed with costs
COURT OF general SESSIONS, Nov 19-B.fore the
RECORDER.
John Wlfon pleaded guilty to grand larceny in
watch and hundred aud ten dollars In money
om John Crehsn Of No 81 Oak street aud was rem nded Tor
sentence
Joseph Ansongcr and Henry Saomanskey were
tried on 81 indictment for burglary upon tbs store OF Abria
TUX from which stolen hundred aud forty dol srs
worth clothing Counsel for the defense endeayored to prove
an abb and the jury unable to late hear to agree
upon sverdet. go
Mary Su,th was tried ard acquitted on charge OF
grapd larceny stealing hundred and eleven dollars from
Mary 0asby Of No. ssl Mot, street. The Cour thea adj
ouIned.