New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-19
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coURT-Nov. It-Befses
Jsstice NxLssS.
IMPORTANT LAND StIr-TITIE OF BVFFAIo CITY lois
II pIsPUTE--rwo NfIrfoSs DOLLARS ISvoLYxp-
EARLY HISTORY or wEsrrRs SEw-roRK.
VIM. Snelilns ct al at wIn J. Fargo e, al.
This suit was commenced IN the Northern District Of
NswYOTk end action Of sec,o,n ssoSsA, By the plain
liz. Wm Snslinx Geo. W. Barnes aud T. Oeo.t - ,rs-
ssr. and ssrSss ssan., Wa f.rse sod cspsay.
recover possession q certain r'oeesy ~ a. Rs sss oy
on one and lake fie the ether and eonanns .sss.
% sse whole sPS@ mh Ssd = between two and three AL
title, In ss Martin Middansh the only white resident Of
The place called Lewistowu. seven miles above NHsas
on their way 70 Csads The hsboa he occupied eee q
the old houses len BY the Mohawk lnisns n ~. BE ssss
the whole TO nine anass Mss.s MeS 90 s sss s %
the other side where be built log house and followed sss %
eupSon Of oooperna His former location i~seo nom h
by brother sc'euqusds Indian who lived "a the P
Midaesa bad great deal q nercoarss With The ae,an aud
daughter who married naaed Lsne. Lanes daughter
Mssary who Is s, living aud 81 years Of age married ss
Mssssy Mann claimed the title from Ar ssih,hsr Gid
deosh She leased The Pren.e. in s 70 sosass sCs.n.
price be liked and subsequently, he PureaeeS the eu
srty IN possession q Morgan might become yalasble for com
mera purposes and being understood At tie time that Ms
sell at larger than had agreed TO let Morgan hasen
for MoSa es; 70 70 saS M, ccu az
chancey for the specific peelnAnee Of her contract asa
.he refused Il TO h She delivered tho deed 20 him.
and Mr. Morgan esned surveyto be made, wEh view o.
dividing into cts lots Morgan dd in 1884 leaving
will nnaer wheh Albert Morgan took various mortgages made
during his lifetime rssiduary legaiee Sabse-
qaenty Albert T. Morgan assigned the moFgge' to srues
0cott Since the OF the sa baTnes has ded
George Barnes Olcot forccloed these mortgages sold ts
property and bid & ia IN December 1881 The suit
encedin March. 1885, II the ntcnon Of the plaintiffs 10
examine A. witness Sesauqasa Indian Of the Senecs
tou who present when the ain to Mdtsngh made aud
who is l0syears sold.
The defendants on the other hand claim thar Joshua Nor
an title defective. They contend that IN l7 the right 10
the soil Though the sovereignty Of the property
ton cedcd BY the State Of New orb 10 the Se Of Msa
chusetts The latter state by various conyeyance.
dee ded the property 20 the Holland Company 6 fIonhe
made by and through the Holland compeny
various parties the defendants elsm hold tide Is k con
that MddauSh held possession Of the property
subordnafion the legal title,
through him. adverse the legal title had not been held long
enough to Legal title in his dscendants and thoss
claiming under nim
The ease excie considerable interest account Of Ia
liar history and the large involved large number Of
Buffalo aad this city engaged n the cause for
plaintiffs John L. TALBOT Of Buffalo, freacis b. Cutting sew
ard Bachfod and Grswold and Charles oConor 81 New
York, defendants, Henry w Rogers John Gsnson. ID
Bowen aud Joshua L. Brown all Of Buffalo.