New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22
law LVIE'LLIGENC,E.
SUPREME COURT-GENERAL TERh-JuNE 70.
THE NEW HARBOR MASTERS.
Spencer S. Benedict sgt. Edward HoIley. :,

Spencer S. Benedict sgt. Edward Holley ,
Some four weeks ago upon tue aldav' o. t ,s
docS under the old regime mad numbered nun ~ .h
discharge Of his duties an order OF arrest WA have
agreed upon the following case to be submitted TO tn
section s27 of the code of procedure. - .s ,,ou
Facts submitted the Supreme Court as agreed upon
Spencer s. Benedict aud Others before the day OF
snd eeGted upon their duties as nc day
Of April 1857 In the division the labor into districts
f sS No. i en R' o city, Which
as P1 So IS East River beonsso the City of
York and is by them leased to the present holder
the 9nsi ss the Pier above
That on the day Of May 1857 said Spencer Benedict
claimed the night to regulate and station vessels At :d rI
Harvest 10 be hauled berth said Pier ordered others to
accommodate him and that the said o Sss s
eommodsted he claiming the right to DO SO as sucn oo
The question submitted whether, under the laws of the
New the said Benedict has he power t. 70 reg
late and station vessels at what are called corporation
whether the power is in the Dock MasteI' ttor.v
Cite asd cosaty Of Nec YOrk s:Charle' DOiohne being
duly sworn that he counsel tor sPehSGT The
submitted ard that the same are true and as tsy e1y
parties herein and that these proceedings ns
ated in good filth by the said parties: to de'emHe he re-
tpectye rights and duties and 70 settle the question 50 SUP
Chas plaintiff Richard Busteed for defendant
SUPREME CoURT-sPEcrAL TrRM-June 20. Before Jsdss
MITCHELL.
DECISIONS.
IL The Of the Petition Of the msory OF the directors
the NewYoIk and Havre Steam Navigation Company Tor
Ordered that the prayer of the petitioners be
granted and that Just distribution made OF the I
in according respective rights after the payment OF all
Also ordered that referred back to the
~ he sopted receiver Of Company the Of the
who be proposed for the receiver ana 10 'ne
suaicienoy aud fitness Of the suIetes ,,
lbanG q. Spencer
Judgment to stand as security on the pialn.n DING
ing himself defendants costs the latter should '0ooee
SUPERIOR couRT-GEsERAL TERM-JuSE @.-BefOre
all the Judges.
DECISIONS
John Tupp agt. Peter ID. Observation-Disclosures for
plaintiff aside and Judgment entered for defendant with
John Lyon ct al. agt Benz. Blossom ct al-Judg-
Jas. Kearney agt Albert Acknowledgment
Mortimer Livingston, receiver, &c, agt Marshall
twenty days accept $500 is the lesser sum meu'
Jas. Moore agt John j. V. Westervet, Sheriff.
Judgment for plaintiff on snosrt Of yeJdist
Shs a. ss and 81 fun
face Of mOrpse and interest with 1!eI.. from shs tune De-
Stephen Vail agt. Geo. c. Smalley ct al.-Judgment
Special Term med plaintiff at liberty to amend in twenty
SPrcIGL TERM.-Beiore Judge HorFsAk
Mary Ann Graham agt. Owen Dunnigan. Judgment
Knox agt. Reconsideration continued until
C. ii. Wheeler sgt Wa. Lake and auOth er.-MO-
Brady agt. The Mayor, &e.-MotOn for gu allow
Alfred Trisot ag. Henry G;sson.-C ommssisn or
derea.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS - JusE 9.-,bsSsFe
Recorder SnITg.
Thomas Holland, convicted uReer plea of guilty
two indictments the last November eleoo rad
his sentence deferred till the first day Of ne term before me
Henry Homer, having pleaded guilty to felOnit us
.seut and battery from mitigating elrouusauces connec"
with the ohene om the abundance OF testimony 10 good char
soteT and the direct pteposoI OF The complainant himself
sentence was suspended Bot remember said Che Recorder
th sentence IL only suspended aud caught IN
toicsted again. you his committed
II viii surely be executed.
The sentence Of Daniel II. Pierce convicted for
day Of nest term the Recorder desiring fol
motion 10 discharge Thomas Reed and Henry
Kline indicted for forgery was denied and prisoners
Abraham johnson colored, indicted for assault aud
Here the Recorder retired, and Judge Russell took
the Judicial chair TO act upon few convictions found be
Mary Allen, coored having pleaded guilty to petit
larceny was sentenced 70 the Peuentiay ioT months
Hiram lie Barnes, indicted with lAniIrd for arson IN
the fret degree IN setting he to his lie bsrnes own
the northeast corner Of Broome and " Sostcr on T
attempt al sIsop the fourth degree was men bVes ~ o
judicial action John Graham esq Le Barnes counsel pro
Ton Of sentence in which he read INJURIOUS exa1ts
iayits he held in h hands l argued eafast
A. reihly support of the entire 81 ns CLIENT
saving that only n consequence Of me uuibuu- net
Of suspicious circumstance that Surrounded l. b4e,
that induced the plea he ksd AID tas ga only
done upon the earnest and PeTeht oulnen atom 81 ~
counsel They assumed the whole resp ~ mis-
Aday - read giving him an usuec chaa-eE from his
oh,ehoSd % The time Of tins sscnTse,e, M g.,
,ile address Of Mr. GRAHAM was he ss II y 'ciSors in
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