New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20
La W INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT oouRr-M,vls-BstoreJu Juds'

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURr-M,Yla-BefoceJu Judge
NELSON.
ACTION OF TROyER IoR STEAMERS OCEAN BIRD ST.
LAWRFNCE AND MEXICO.
John Ggshsn sgt Lewis II. Meyer.
This is action of trover TO recover the yalue O
the Steamships Ocean Bird and St Lawrence and Of onehd
Mexico having been wronsuy T. h owo use
BY the def ndsbt. Tie mount claimed Is $500" There .
now ait n equity peudns m tnis Court against Edward
suct en- Cornelius Poon kchsd PoIon. The BILL which
cred J the defendant Sucker who denies entirely
N, rial stAeHeLts ts forth that
in D-ctn.b.r la6. the iD;id owner OF the steam
Of oue-hiYd Of the Mexico That the legal title 70 the
Ocean Bird in in Richard Poon defendant by bill sale
wssworh f1,eooo the ST. Law 5000 and third Il
hens srge the Ocean Bird and 81 Lawrence
and a, ,,, II the suEx. son Of r. Pon to M james
NTH Of h, cty That Nrsnith Welcome Bcrb; Of avs
@ B D1H to G pssngS sa a Be5e pa9a @ ' on % S h
The plaintiff wshed $4,000 at four mouths upo the
security Of the ships, and willing pay bJuus Of
5000 hnt Nesmi,h aud Beebe waited much larger bonus
The ihe met again on December At Beebes ehee when
y, stated that the required could be had Tor bonus
.,.ss - C,, Gbsm .bat he could have the 5 IS coS fr
s,aep 10 S.p p, t e S Me- S,prsrp bmsen ct
$4,000 paying $500 10 tue party who iuaagac.d he
tbc ST. Laweuce very day f sale uP,n
uen and ofcer thee waiting in his (B ot ofel tor
hi ony. That the 9TH Graham accep,ed the ban on tho
proposed conditions That B be- hearing tbs left as office
r'uned with Nesntb v no haa in his htad three bills of
sale Frady iorexrcuou O th'sc one was drawn from n
Pacu Meyer stucken absur Oh It's face Of the OCEAN
Rird he ns
coud nom GuLam to Meyer sucsen also absolute on 20
fac. o'tte Lawrence. fS c00 with warantee sud tho
third from Giaham 70 NJ s. OF Sne-thi the Mckee likewise
absoute On its face. for tloOH with warranty alsh nat
ed execute these papers insisting tha he seci
should BE- by and by bills o sale mt Beebe per
than mortgages: ts tH,ey day practice Suh
and lie tGraiin should have a; sy time ~iihn the
rnonhs conc, i Meyer sa Stdceen 70 rs'e tne YES
g.. on repay OF the an. That the plaintiff rely
and gwen excud the b for
the S. Lawre and Mexico ad POLL NJ At hs requs axe
FIN Ocean
delivered Beeb and Nesmih. They wee uy ressred OF
recorded the Custom House the day OF delivery Dec
iron h.r delivery Stsnith eft Beebes office aud
tunee checkr sd7c ich dsiyeToa to the Shor
IFS eff eu az the Office OF Beebe C"pt Graham oon h
the 5h Dec The Oce Of MeJer Siesrn "a" tae
they IN 81 ban.er' anG ne GrahAn) hae c-ser
leave the Lauee Their hands to be- drawn uP'q b. um is
wh bis counsel Mr. Dsunr. went about hsins tnH qpract
reconytyarc, The yess executed IN doe % aecofdns the
Nesnh Bee Sir Duuning ad
quo % ~ m ,S, s @ - bopus Of s2pos bur th rectal
ws ice stricken Toe ssreemsnt 10 recovery
NJ st1cksr I, never was execu,rd N4smh and bee
BE- rr, not, siltH says his agents ts ptfns .c,ou
b., Seyer suckeu. The d atei the loan had
On Effected pr creded fit cut 81 Law euce in
which he sailed f., Cubs master, "a the "a Of Dcrinb"r
Previous 10 50 leaving this port sui @lthn or "o ser
bills e sale had been excuted b Meyer saken be tGrr
hsn) was seLt b,ebe Office, where h. met Ncsnith,
B,e6e Mr. Lane the attorney fr MyerI sur1.R They
that the seement TO- recovery saos run Ia he uAns
Of freId of Ggaham To "dch he, orahan ass'ntti
's s H%! ND, TS aesaa aIf' Io "i The 'A'a ss6sS
to rseoyer ,6s % y|'e; - 0lon "a, sI Se & S, sss a
Be oesrSted by him (Grnhsn Thi' Also ~sl never done
few days sr hT PaEaa va. .''n and ' Lspe % T. Tbs Sos Os
psed him this have tie in"uat OF recovery once
rvu c. ls Psilou he creditor OF uraham To
tis he uraIem sented as he says could get
With this a, urd-rs andig fr pl'inf
SON tLereaRi was further proposed to Graham chat ths
contract T. colyry should b. rxccud to him. MT bS Meyer
stlckn but by Ee.nth and Lane per'oniy Tor them ou
de lth De,enb,r pi,er according y executed b.
hens 'nS Lane. & % s" G~H eTer aT .taSs Ss,Si
within tSeuy days 0u that date euter int written con
with comeins P,idou 70 reonvy The vessel within
sud further hs My StackeU should prfHt Poog - take
Il T. CUE be-, sue s S1 to ne i Ss'sa' ad a. o. A po
ush, chooSe. Meyer Sucken. the pLinf aleg-S 'ab.e
the smr, By .,erPsrs delays, g. Oa the 1872 APn 1875.
b. sEe. Nj sucken BY neir s,tonry' beeb aLd Lane.
Bird at lis al VI Tue 2rh May then neat to- the possession
Of the St LA~npce at Hav.ne through their asu there
sasb May Meyer s.aeksn sold, platia aeles. he
op,id Of Mexico by their bill bills of sale for ta5ieo
prt,. il Havana I'D ad ste,mers arr NV .aiag undet
cpins tie narrative GransI torth Ia his 6l 10
he eqy in eqLiy which i' sill peudhg The depo' ions
taken 10 thai sui, read os evidence by aa.en M On me
present sl also Oral!y examined M
suckeD absent n Europe when the sui; was c'Hneneed
The plaintiff ih, ;he ttaasacon btween hirsf and
trsseton. srownz cut Of fraud upon his rights he
he rLsgrstion of usuIy nteV-d imply as mean. 70
of sny portion # their asrces sud bpGs which he uteE
should 6 shsed ia their favor The defendant the nans
was 10 party erstioa" !, tlrre tue
bgsiue-s onsseted By sskea while be Meyer) was In
EuTop. -,
udEe Nel,on among other q the close Of his charge 20
the jury oeryej II the jury 20 The conclusion that
the tarsecton Meyer suckn gsurou trans
scn qucuty Illegal sud void that t6en, the suit
the paintd had right 20 recover the ysne
the hres dispute without regard 70 he moneys
that had ben by endsI That the moO7y i'd
aucsd forfeited being IN violation VI Law Inat
M cou Equity whsfe he plaintiff hed b 70 set ASIDE
and cad the oef-udALt he sIirrl
20 ooytr trnSacon then IN thar c,uEt the pAinn 81
DO equity and mu., pay the actual Eooey. advanced
sih interest bu, Tie borrower seek rolef in sn, q.
law rs.4b.h the usuTOn contract and te u ttled 70
recover any prpry tha, hA1 passed y way OF ec1ny
ihou II the onty or &c osr % paJ H. and
that Co Ds;rge, them according 70 se law ;he
nd would advise them In this S that
The the plaintiff had voluneay seed % propossd
,hst he Jury should deduct all nonis hs, had been ad
ysneeo their ellen: by Meyer sgckcr sid 81 eHpe t,st
hs9 the b. -; Of tae ships down - 1s time
az The ioau sui wronsful conversion.
In. Jury re'ired ard ser absence q i've hours
rendered for he psuf foE the s1ra OF ;~o Eradted
thOa.and dars With inteT-s, f Apr IS makns stosal
TWO hundred znd fri) thousand dollars, BRING toe fu
arf cied iedrcng the voluntary reduction agreed sp1
by plsinr:s o.,tr u,n
!-lns. p. aesadaa James Bssdy and EEJUdgs Dean
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