New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-29
LAW INTELLIGENCE
SUPREME COURT-CaAxsEKs-JusE 2s-Before Justice
PECKUAM.


TIE WEST wAsHISGToS MARKET CASE.
The OPT onng afdavits 10 the motion were read to-
James b. Taylor and Owen w Brennan made joint sdsyi,
bich they deny the statement made by the Controller that
the Judgments in question had been obtained by COLLISION
Mr. Jan rs B. Taylor the plaintiffs that he had
gs,n hr prsoa attention to theae suits from the commence
e.n the matter That the trial Of the action before
Jdsr Poe he sahed aud advised BY his counsel that
the evidence clear that the whole of the West Washington
Mar prop the property Of State and that the Jary
md that the Nm. =" feG west Of low water ,,. Az
Jury grossly erred assessing the damages and that even al
cn ssSs - verdict % for
fGI these Be s's.nsd With The s;. Of aid
that aggea tskvn tia. The de.ndat. also .ppssed
from tie sd dsm.st The oonnss Q, the Co s
night the whole Of tho property in que, on and the
d for damages be more than doubled entered hit
t.Ieo In . greatly to the advantage Of the city
view with the Controller who dssvOwed hs nerOn to open
The pdgemna he offered I, open the udgm-n on terms bot
then lis desire to have Mr. Taylor JOIN with hun
procure the passage act suh rng Land Commission
been ed IN you'd line previous grants of the city,
d to artko the Controller to raise the necessary money
Re,is Of psniiT That ii W johnson drew the ars. ssch
ds h. s. .s o to M I s s
the the i.: to irtod &c The biz IN question ' ~ '"
business foi 6m aws and tell Nj Hall 70 tste charge o
,o ssg s he I Hsw U what but
Re expect Il the bill passed 70 shcn M Haws replied
settle up p the matter within ten day. se R
pied With Mr. Bswss directions and the bill TO Mr. Hail.
s IN II liz as i With Mr. H.w ss.
doubt expressed tho title of the State the property in
Ea-Judse Edmonds made an affidavit which set forth
and 5 lie not s sSs o any p uds s
hsys been taken for the defendants that trial
jury The profits aud pien -s against the evi
deree and advs the plaintiffs appeal That when heard
' having rendered much than the dfenda ITS had
done That In the ttsls before the referee the d.en,e was
Cooperation counsel. That hing was taken BY con.
:a and were %sAs ii e o s' ss ss w s
much 1S,s ssisHes' and ten,sSity E. any Gaze
in offs note from the Controller he called him
hi January last At rsh time the Controller showed him the
Controller Il he wanted the judgments opened he (dr.
nsa . ,S., s ns 50 ana sey G MD be
plant by claiming uon and half Of dollars instead Of half
nil.n lhi. offer inside upon calculation that the
OF b bic prncP had heen laid down by Hon. O. Bron
Nh Henry w johnson testified to drawing the bill in question
b) the objection Of Mr. Taylor and submitted the to the
ssls Bos testified that he ws Chairman of the tenant.
IN the Maret that 10 after the Of
McKeOn that the, believed the property the State and
Dor ~ the city, IA OF this information the tenants
Ex AID Bradley testified that the of the Sink
hs pnd retained Mr. Kekeo "A. the solicitation of the Mayor
aud tha the close Of the year less he (cKeon received
sl,e for bis ices a. such counsel
John H. P the sitorney for the plaintiffs made affidavit
setting the legal already In the case
txJudge ldI.onds made further affidavit showing he
had applied the Controller to make an affidavit in this case
mon r.,i,n n,sts vbicb h.. ,.Ss.5tnJo IA -' 0aSo
he testinsary ~ M, Rnfr. InS,y, an. ., ,h Gamma,
form sry .nrssya nv IN. civ 4, ri, cs. INA \.
=. I'll; r., III ~ W s cssS was read sppeafed
which bad been concued In BY oil other counsel that the
city could not claim the property In question He also stated
I expressed his satisfaction with the verdict
IT. 80 ;5o,v n ~ ~ co~nor..,, c., p,.l, -,
Sl.o 80 h' rh,ch 4, ~, ~ ionsia pufsed
n, MAJ, isDsnn =, h ~ @ tc ONE
Mckcon Moves and Andrews w.re n2esp th pnsni%oa