New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-24
LAW LNTELLIGENC6


SUPREME coCRr-cH,NStss-oer. 2-Bsfors Justice
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ASSESSMENT FRAUDS
In .. the petition ct v beskDsa
10 this csse. the petrloner moved 10 Nsca'e tue ~
sessren for curb, an'ter, &C. in rb,nd avepae, ron
sixty fr-t TO EghysiSth street, on tue folio ~ns
facts: II appeared that the 24'h Of Eeordsry, 49,
TIE Corporate, imposed assersDeut OF SIS 20 u
for .etiirs curb ard gut'er ard Gsy.rg four feet in
sirth of the s0e~sks IN Third av-uus, from sixty
sIs. TO Egbty street, Which men. appeared
her uPon the property 10 quescr. Tue Corpol aeoa
entered into a conrsct sifb Bernard CalSnsn ~ 10
tlIs work Re beirg the lowest bidder, <hica con-
tract has never vet beer fulfilled but renzine 10 tu
force Subsequently, the Corpors'ion sner-d iu'o 5
contract TO DO The work with Charles Deyiin At greaer
prices than sgreed on oY Csllsbso Tha' tbs thsn
rect Commissioner in his return 10 the Assessors,
fs ely certified The rates 3. snc1 the SoiS ras done
hi. Boyle, the Surveyor in his retgrn to the Asses
sois tet to.th hat the fouosng amount OF WORK had
bsen dore:
las. cubic y.rs. earth excavation.
So cubic ysIcs rob.
The petition th,n alleged ths, thi. return vas alter
ward altered 70 IS 70 read:
4@sl yNd' q earth ssosvsiou
81 yNds II Iock.
SSs Yards Of tsrh 6Iinr.
Ard that the amount OF ths alteration formed part
Of TIE as.essnent roe charged uprn the property.
Upon these facts tee petition asked that ire a-'ess-
luebt be declared void.
The statement of the petitioner being snpported by
letert evidence the COM on SNuf1tF 10 40
or6sr setting the assessment ssie sna ordered thai
the land De sssesed for -uca snouLt only IS Soud be
justly chsTgesble if the frsud had not been CON-
ni'i@d.
GfAsR.L TGRa-Beore Justice. RscsEyELr, cLASXs and
SOrHgRLNO.
TIE POLICE CASES.
Tha People re-, rhomss Besay The ard OF Police.
The usubers i the Old police force asa,n Lled the
ccuIt THE mornpg ~ hear the arguments on the
appeal from Judge Roosevets on the spphcs,
for = msDdsmus against the Board Of Poles.
hcKscu Dean and DeveTeUX for the r,lssors; 4 ield
and Noser for The respondents.
CASH uF JAMES SHEPPARD.
On molten " the District Attorney, the case OF Jss
Sheppard convicted of arson 10 the irs, degree, was
RENTED to the Sessions the Court OF ApPess having
ersntAd the accused new trial.
DECISIONS.
Ossisn ID. Ashley ss. Gilbet \. Marehal, ct AL
Wm. atkinson sgt. Cornelius Colins.-Judgmert
The bridgeport City Bank egt. The Empire Stone
Drsss C. 'rroc yet asde, ard Lee thai ordered ccsn 10
SPECIAL TKSn Before Justice DAVIES.
DECISIONS.
Msgdelers Hsr bach ag.. LOUIS Hanback,. Report
q ret IL, corfrnss sid le gn.rt Of divorce granted
Samuel T. Chauprey ast. Jared W. Spencer
MerCbsD's' Insurance Company agv. CaTisss G..
HrT,n or teeRd 20 sPPra On ss'ps oo' security
Before Justice l>GRAH.N.
Luher r. Marsh ct al sgt. issac Blrdsal ct al
Judsruent fpr plaintiff or demurrer Is frivolous
Jobp " treceiicks aat jacob Decker ct al. -
Furtbr pIecs'dre. order Stayed AID @oumtd 70
November TO- to cradle defendant move 10 sfJ n iasnet
on record ., =, =.
IT, 70 petition Of Union Bsuk srd Of jacob H. Mott,
kc.-hot0u granted fOr payment Of $40
SUPERIOR CoURr-sPscrAL TsEs-ocr. 22-bsiore JUS.
nee BoswoRTH
| Philemon IT, Frost sst- Jay 81 Bu''erworth, Etscn.
tor. sc, Il loren Jon's-Spehe ptormsncs refused saa
nussd with cost', u1s. plainh consent 70 ts
p,i Of the Contract with the moefc'ns 'pesled
| tipits left with the Special Term Ciers)
COURT OF GENERAL ssssios,-ocr. z2.-ss'Ots R'-
cotdar BARNARD.
| This the lsrt day OF tue term. number Of
Who had been rem'aded FOX sentence were ofoosht OF"
Lor's. saith alas Emma Myer. finale burglar, zen
Johp John.5n l.no va sentenced STATE Prison {,
stabbirs HIS step father an old m"" VIII
sn S o,s 10Y y-sr, Of age, tried or causing he dsa
| and 10 the touse Of Refuge
jam. sG Psssa sy to, to i Ta as,e n; burg '0
Edsr Matthews fE smi ar ehen'e Ts' sent to the Fenen
nGeose mpsn, for burglary sent to tho reasn;ii
william Bearaen was sentenced fer fye months for petit,
rOfse Dsno for .'mp commit burglary 10 the third
delree the Tit-nti.ry frr
pjuiy the people Eii.hs S-chcr srss
IS M ars.r 10 ', G Tor wo "a. ,iesd bns 't Who
relative concluded appeared tina, be pd)nsr owo~d
TIE presumption h,, he did Intend % peure hnse
but sin ply erred IN iehpins the petnre Il bis d.
Tie Jury rsffed ~ - aver 40 sb-rn'r oi ihlg
minutes Ieurr,a Nth Verde. Of Not gu A. SON a
the rrrnan their decision the sFed wife Of The
rto hs and vent 70 her joyous en- ol
| IN a very sfrctius usnDsr .
two Depuy dr, arrested him cs process haSog r'ie
eprr of th. judgments alluded toe rl som, o
be friend, sggles'ed the ppnsty Of syns bail which, gas 70
fso bJ the 0ceTs Hh.reoPon hs conveyed - Edndso
street ISL.
| COURT CALENDAR-Tms DAv.
| L. z. DIsTRICT CoURT-lJury cau'esl-Nos. %, ~,
q - - 81 D. oi Admiralty cau'eJ-so' o. ~ 10 iV
I l0s 10 ia 49,
| SUPREHE COURT-CRCUIT.-Par I.-NOS. bib
21 2ls9 ga 261. 1873 2j. 1919 2lS Il6 I5 4i'J fNl
22T9 zls3 z2t ZT, z2s al, 2.st Pers u Nos ls It5H
1914 2l5a, 2G 2J'3, % p 27o 2, Sf, S 2i AZ ~
| 2i7s 24s4, 241 2fss, $50 Giz -
| sUrRsNE COgkT-SFEcIkL TERM.-Nos ID ~,
ISc 23 80 $40. lei lis 81 S. s. 81 81. S2 So e3 20 ~
III 70 60 s6@ ~ ~ 81, 80 SAL 10 1914 5i.t 30 5ti
! So 3Ie. 80. lTa .6l &G 3lil - 80.
! SrPsRioR CorRT-Nos. 40 AZ, 1904 liz ia
49, al. 81 100 SIS 553 f62 56 76 a. 81 500 ia, f,1 ti
81 sil, iso 81 49,, 49, hls, 90. j'J, 30 " ioL
i - In n 81 AfAlllled