New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-24

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told hun won't rnpiedsiey ssss up sad be
ssrs ~ .sd 800, ss BIZ Wesley came w: W .sass AZ
chsA .sied Mr Harper h.d consulted h. sher be then
.sa no. certainly undsrsood Mr. Har
per and him ttsr the purchase vas to be msts Mt Wesley
that all parties consented.
O. Aer the sock sooJ 10 The name Of Mr. rper IT, the
defendant dd know any oteer person - owner but hun
O. Did you Mr. Hsrrer en, aaer the eonv-r,stien Of
wheh you have spekcnt A. did Sir, the day iaIms
d'stey after the eo9veisson Mr. Jones ,Od N. that ,. wa.
thought Mr. HarreI would no, part with t he said II
" 10 he r.. nS b. them tod me- tie 1;ss The
hsssiu mentioning particularly the fact ths he bad ANITA
ecrsuted ks isthsr Mr Jones replied. Il DO that
il material Mr. Jones said IL OF hi. business but he
ma he hen made proposition about my tskins PAT Of
III ssd TO him ths, preferred 70 have nothing {" do VITA
I would go Immediately and him. which did,
ssied hm il his sons selling bis stock ws with his sssen DO
,1d thai he was very much surprised st then told him that
advising his concerned, n. .led Mr.
Wesley and myself wished his Of the Office.
go Of the estsbhmsnt told him that relations with
hi. sou had sway. been very pleasant, and TIA, should be
hch has been spoken Of and said that unwi
AMI talked he matter overs We had half hours
should think about IL be said that MI. Wesley and myself
TIA. Otherwise he would object to bis leaving; told him that
hsd such wish and that did not think that $50 far IS
cur relations interrupted he ssid putting L the
ground feeling and not OF interest and wsnted know
told him that far concerned not but that my
with the business department had not been such
pesod tea, had never heard Mr. Wesley say anything
Il, that was the substance Of the conveTsaton;
CrosoxminedMr Harper SEN, has paid assessments on
Edwn smith booleeper of The Tines. testified that he saw
M hand Mr. Harper the purchase money. note and
soey the purchase the shares Mr. Harper took
@ kst he bad to ssy Before gong he asked Il the powers Of
attorney good and M Jones replied that ws regular
returned md aid hi. father would the sale ~
Jones replied Tha, no sas Of nine Mr. Jones then $50
rendered him the money and M hsrper len With Il for bic
think Ii. spirit Of b, taking the money s,hs
bargain hinge hi, fathers effect that be
rd not get without hsiathers pesson Mr. Jones replied
M Wesley recalled and produced the dOcs in this
$1,000 Of attorney receipts in the stock book The
~ xh Hafpep and Jonc. Voluntarily ro%
the Company until the propreorshp Of the 30 shares In dispute
Fletcher Harper j. shall receive per week from the Com
Faoy until the decided when Il the decision Is adverse
Nr Moves counsel or the plaintiff said they had no more
Mr. oConor fer the defendant moved for non-suit After
summing the evidence in the he chaTacerzed
by surprise .oou as he came into the office be ten
dered money and the latter taking without
1 10 s 10y "s Ii. back turned Mr. jones'
said 70 himself We'll don't care old boy have s trapped
The counsel conended that the acceptance Of the money
ws Iurey III G ne ~o%s Ony sScsPt h
father about that he left the Office In this therefore, the
bargain concluded Mr. OConor cited from the statute
OF Frauds support argument and aso from Chief Baron
Conyns Digest T. Assumpt where IL Is held that bar
due consideration resulting meeting minds Tie
continued There may be good many Of these trap
was wealthy and celebrated Alderman In this city,
.h s Ss Sf ISss int
this elecion for nobody abuses me declare III could only
awe him SIS day. was n fellow who happened TO DO
present said nothing the Alderman but bdns the barber
mis- offer spooned the Alderman ylanousy that he
Iii for SO for esbt dsys services The Alderman refused to
tsy him snd the up before Judge when ofus
got t25 eeeh to the Alderman from Judgment for the
akug the Alderman the Three OF
the Jury said the bargain sill sht the must have his
h AJermsn Gained bis case The counsel sked that the case
M % SsssTs there ws' y % r.
oossdeSatO3 nSney or Of any Psf, sse n.,s ,, h.
polite the this of little i'm
Jortance but he felt that Involving the most serious
established the stock the propeTyo OF Fletcher Harper W
who Of experience and deemed capable Of taking
prominent part tho OF The Daily Tmes
paper; thoit stood the books in his that he
b. share OF the dividends and reee pied for them lie IRE.
queuy offered this stock for sale TO different parties naming
sieration end ~ Jones accepted his offer with equal
creumspecon Counsel reviewed The evidence at length,
able and bsinesske that unfair adv had bean
that he had complied with terms OF MIR.
HsIes own free offer and that the Statute Of Fraud did not
Apply 10 The ut all The statute only applies TO goods and
constte' the most valuable portion of newspaper property
The only uIde rstandin. between Jones and Harper
twsep row ard three ococS on Monday, the properly
hal be yopE. NJ JSne' merely complied with the
hsd BY h se-ubsequeaty admitted the legality Of the bar
offered go to be released from his bargain And be bad
accepted the ureha's and loaned 70 the Nassau Bank
eG ressng bis urrrse that % Dir. Hsrpera years aud
understandings should be willing that his counsel should attempt
release him from business obligation by pleading Tho Baby
The Judge sad Ny impression present that the s.tue
look between this and Tomorrow morning; but at
even supporg the conyersaton Of Saturday DO
deemed OF bushes. and abandon, which
The witnesses for The plaintiff testes to the closing part
Tho Court adjourned to II o'clock this Inornns.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cOURT-Jm e;-Bsots Judge
INGEss0LL.
Joseph l.. White and others.
DAY APPOINILD FOR THEIR TRIAL-M0IIoN TO Qu ASH
THE INDICTMENT.
Yesterday morning Mr.. McKeon, the United States
TIM epaush Joserh Fowler the Chief Engineer Of the North
Lht and Joseph l. White that he wouIt ~ the above
week 'nee On de hsse 9. oo.ustss pnsed states Officer.
i take place Immediately the captain and engineer would
ssI day their regular voyage to Nicaragua To
IN and CLARK who appeared behalf OF the secn,d asked
&c ii: en- issy ss s e snssa . Tss
perusng tho counsel made the motion to qaash on the
EFT The District Court Of the United States. Of which
process issued Court Of limited jurisdiction doe. not
Cont bad jurisdiction Of the subject matter.
Second The Indictment Z for obsrueins not the United
the roess No other than commissioned ohee Of
nitsd wibn the desgnson OF officer" 10
tb- w OF I7sr under vbich his Indictment found.
Bes.rs Mckeon and Joaehlaso argued ssaint such
sructoa OF the s,ge and eDdes'ored TO uphold the jade-
Tbs Laadsd 70 the Judge who announced hat be
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