New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-21
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME CoURr-SPEciAL TEsN-ocT. se-BstOre JaAs.
RoosEyELT.
Sau ue Townsend The Empire Stone Dressing Co 81 81
TIE plaintiff in this action employed the Empire
Coup.D furnish bin stone for the ustiop Of ns house
Il S Of i. or sS. laS sess %ss the
'ged should Re fun .hed and .hs. was not fer
tereTpoa brought The Superior Court damage.
.. the ts cO%pa3y TS . was Ssf s sSd s s
Cor Pany had to their agreement in reference 70 ths
dawn S p b 5tn tDs Nth Mr. appt.red
Mr.: TcwLstrd in e9r,er.aion with him had wsCed az
tesimoLy udsu ent VA. sven ssain., the plaintiff the
ter o damages The ssense Of the Empire Company. who
am ss % @ s. 's ' WORK I so1tH c% 20 S
hea BY The e,%ony o the same storney who .wOe that
ibcrcforr tr'e-,d for the defendant 10 this
by orne,. both de. that they would abide BY the d
ei:ior tlere .iyea end not appeal further,
counsel then into TIE the part OF that gentleman
end carried the the Cor Of Appeals the rround that
stipulation the contrary made without the
Mr. Townrd. and therefore not binding him Ths Court
Appeals however thought differently and dismissed the
Mr Townsend IL en- flied bill IN the Supreme Court to
Testimony the rsae d.Sidsd that tho psina bad w.ived h.
claim fer damages and had agreed to for the eNt> work
.sed that witnesses who could prove this perjury
had te,n discovered since the trial at ne sans time tempo
lew he cuoI which had been issued 'he defendants
ntn coI,iuue the pjrnctior, the antih Offering 70
give bonds that the amount should be paid The Judgment were
Jrtqe Roosevelt this morning derisd the continuing rjunc
ticr s'.ed for He based i decision the old Latin m.xIa
pero Court ccud be s,de in the Supreme Court aud
tidal eisnted the ground that witness bad fd.elv
bill in the Superior Court Sc, ssde the judgment in the Sa
pr.ue C'ur', and without end
sspxsy c'rs-l for plaintiff Neither Of the firm of Cram
Cornell who argued the motion Ov the defendants
tSG @ .y sf on eST These a
have beer cuIse fr the Empire Company but s9pear
for other pa;ties
COURT OF GENERAL sEssI oSs-oc,. :o.-BefOre Re
Shortly after tie opening Of Court this morning,
Thous William. placed at the bar to be tried for feo
Tbrreprh Precrct Police o. the Esd of September last,
Officer Howell the principal and only wne:s testified chat on
lie. wien the prisoner came up and squss off, offered
20 fsht lin witness toia prisoner to go on 'ss9 the :eu,,a
clothes With his shield concealed after several similar wste
az and tef 'ss ne. sG $ @ IN ne 1o es no 20 mmed.t
eSnT down std thn took wil,ms nto cnssods woes. ct
cut ,one brr cuts by te knife in the
hands tsms ed by tbs oceI la wrench-
%s se .e the ,' .. .oGe.t G is oSes The
here the ielCniens part Of the iHdc'm'ot The s
on ard trurk when be ssssted the officer The Jury.
upcu these Immediately returned verdict OF sty Of
battery AID the Cou a. senteced ;he accused
TO the Peritettiary tcrG mouths
,Joln Oliver Indicted for grand larceny, was next
put urcn his a The allegation ss,inst lin that the
10th Of a. the d. ts 60 1se 8.eS "a Se e. a bns tns
yslrG &l75. Ro'se Japse daughter OF tho comPanso.
girl IS ts' AZ the time aforesaid sh; saw
the coe in question resting bis sm witI." at the time
.tand outside the upon the 'dewaf she asked the
bought teen father witness replied 70 this dt Dot
bs.e iDd % s ~assS ,.ar on WIN 'e Ptps ss
,fed before h arrest he dropped te clothes aad rr Th,
testimony Oliver deposed tbs he 10 S old born 10
Eussnd ,sOE b Ocsup.iion ard w% er,ns INK wSso 10
mon ,h t,d.lce sbd heu returned verdict Of guilty of
grand ceDy The pri.creT wa forthwith sraand for s
to the State Prison for three years and six
Jcfr Murphv was tber srrsigr cd upon Indictment
b.ve beps on tee st Of October at tue Five Prs
e H city, .pGs Mr. ToS1' & BIsErsG a. M e S k.ndSo'
tbi. rho.y b., the parties preferred ,.p.se TIA tbt
ns5 On "I0 S S fny y' Th- eoSnaB. cdssed s., %ssc
wotn SO been taken from h The first aud prrciosl
the rbfery be just svsd in this city from Rondost he
bad been living 10 The coutyi be was uLacq wh Toe
Baxter .r,ee: where making his Temporary re.dcrce
the light question wtnt.. "s ons qs n is o wlp H. sOe I
vic ry Five Pont' sbon ocoek At nsht yin.s,
sir be had projected far before three meL aud one
wcnFn csue him and sde deustd Il bis @oIey
sps him b, the threat another By the hands the other
searched bi. p9cet h rssn Sssfed bin nso ,s s.t .,
b.r f.d back through the sey~ay the vita then wpt
m c.n while ', were FoIsn. M tassp, bin Is sId Ii.
epgsgtd IN lbirg BIN Murphy ~ss arre't-' 20
sory va. coomitted Ofeer Mc9o~sn testified that ns
sIe-d Murpby about It O'Clock On the night 9e, n aad
that Breppsn perfectly sober ct the time anrphy con
petit cery d-ed the charge Of robbery He depS,e6
b.re the Nsgsrs.e that he h twenty years vas oin
IN Englsrd and I. printer BY oeeup.ti9L he GnstsS ~
,b chsce Tie Jury hesitatiDgy found DIG tuy eho
yesr' This !, tho lowes. tenn o -, a ''
Hugh Ri. incioted With Murphy tr ps'u'ipa'1h
n t cine was p>ced the bar toE trial Tee
evidence in tbs wa suo't.nA "a, ' n5osss an,
"a Ia The robbery with the pesiiveress he
Sd Mpbs The gssght shirlns directly 10 tee tases
i to Officer 81 GoEsE of his guilt BY 's,rsee
rnld ,s the ,fcer where the ws could oe to!nd Tne
ucL BE- s,itstor also oaLd verdict of gI v IL
h ca. .he Court 1t ouee sereneed the Sc-'eo &c tae
STATE Prison for the term ct 10 yesrA -,
D.rrie Syiyep was then pisceo upon TAI, inG'ctfc
for bbery the f-st degree ccnn.ed upon hs ~ nef
Th of the tssnou1 for the VS. tns.
gyeu BY su biuef who osthsd ;hst the pT,shei WEE
four ots=rs frst up to A@ sDd .ssa rsa 49, Hd &
h fI ste.hiy 10 Psmsrs vest pocket anc Hoc ou
40. ~ 5ssaueL,y Wit ust the same oarts Ia "ste-
street d Peek clio ad they ssed ann ash 70 s
s, a. b party HIN By tho tet. ard thire dc tes
rohbs they ok witness this time s. II money
laid examination Of tee sitne5s wss made ty oy M
Philips tue defs-se aiming TO sho~ that the wness
ss duk the rohoeEy alleged - nave eeso petPe
ated but IT'D. u coDsequsnce The Jory een
farrsd Il tksir sests upon this evicence
tun DICT Il gLi.y Of robbery 10 faa nr, eegee
.ccustd aIrsign.d 70: .eotense and hie a %
sent 20 the stste rfi'on TOT tba
,firc ttgee sld xss sentenced t>ite ssass Ft''A "
yeais snd six UOatbs
Adorned 70 II O'clock 20 norow moIni-L
cor.pr mr. s,vcrAL svssIOHs-oer ao-BsfO's JS'sies'
Osborn ard FLAspRsAu .ormitssd a
| Charles Adams and William Ready CouIs, C,ha Is,h OF