New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-09
SUPREME COURT-SPEoIAL TERN.-JrLI7.
AN EVENT Is THE WALTON MURDER CASE
Ellen NJ Walton agt. John Walton.

Ellen NJ Walton agt. John w alton
The parties TO this suit have become notorious In con
Of murder Of The % .:sh ng was as
. .an ne ago asans Mr. Walton By vie
accounting and payment Of moneys alleged TO nave oee %
s 80 IgP near es so The ' Of he
9t he Sa & any The her
Twenty street. which expended for the benefit Of her
ton on the 2h OF June The sci for defendant asked
Tor an Of time in order to move for settlement oil the
set forth that the defendant died suddenly ~ this city the
morning Of July J. 1850 leaving last WIN aud testament
W w S hG Ss b S1a
baie to The Surrogate Of the City and county, an" nS' the
The sppcson was .ubseq aeny withdrawn and the case
viii come another form before the Surrogate ,rno
THE WARDS ISLAND CoNTHOfERsf-hEA'i "SpO'
MEYT AGAINST THE CITY.
Alexander McCotter sgt- the Mayor &c, o. Neg,l
After many years of legal contest Mt. h ,ana Sa
cdng the controversy in favor Of the plaintiff apps I
The 5.Ie decO. and h b. rsne chsaed Sst ea.nda
NeCoter sued the City of to compel usntS pad
nsde viii rim BY the Common Council In he complaint
which was drawn up by Mr. McMshon and w he ie ,ass
decided 70 nc s 70 & desadsnts that they
certain pieces Of land Wards Island paIncusy aeS
and described in the complaint for reasonable pce 70 De
by arbitration This proposition, after having been before the
Common Council for some months resulted on The
yor posed by both bodies and spproyedby 'he aeyo' Oh ~
OIL, Of this resolution the Mayor the same day
ranrS r schefnerLom arbitrator the part of the city
I he olsina appointed on hi part h. McGowan ihe.e
or S sS wssr rights claimed be owned by the
psutia which be could furnish Nte AZ 81 sd an
e. fbe whole Of about $50 and hled the aG ara on
tS no or The - At day with ~ Clerk OF the Common Connei
d gOee hssS to ssh Pnm sSo thu. lie wa. ready
but on the 5th d March, 1885, resoluon winch nsa pre-
loo, tbs Mayor recinding the resolution of Decsn
Der Il l5y to prrc the lands at apce to be hned " tn
sratos The plaintiff having been given 70 sS H. ao
the Cooperation would be willing 70 purchase te lana o the
ton $3.50 acre he Ienqhns an setssid Hade
written proportion to that effect which Was a cs,oe a ra
Board Of 4dSFns aa Pace. of h BSsd dated L May
ies and rcsoutcn passed by the Board Of Aldermen on
cssn s S OF OF tie it day Of month co., =, ,
T resolution vetoed by the Mayor On bo s i Boad over
SG veto md became binding the 9Th Of August s
In the time and while tie Pa1af SaPP@ea n on tie
Sb of NAV be sddrossed communication TO te BOARD o.
u C. s R5SRsSa aHs
tie complaint npsnsnee thereof % hnrS tbe cs.
se Of The Counsel OF the Corporation 70 the suaceney
title thu lsh Of October 1876 and Jh 's and
from al claims under the award 70 the Con,roe sn Gds in
ayment wehtwSs , coused Of abou. % Of
ind and foads and about foy-soen acres OF NJ halo ~
S;nh vs,eI issk THIS wstergh was the subes, Of go
deal of simadyeIou by Mayor N Que " t ds ot
bT epon e May contednR that the city dld no. nee
al the lands upward Of forty oI my Zee. 10 Inc
l. mson Superior Court The par
ties have been trying the cause before hil ~ mot on
% ,ns @ made by m, Fly on part Of the city and "a
Vey Loeugy argued BY M MeashoI ior p'inn hs
ned the Iaoton for 1onsui delivering the following 0P
ion VIZ: -. .-.,,o,. rronnds. which
49, b.cn srred At length by the counsel ior tne
nses Tie nj ground taken BY the eounelto te IL Il,
49, dat Il aid not appear tht tho ogIsl opposition ,,ns
IL decrSa uts A. Ell forth In the comp snt was IN
reooed BY the sstote Of frauds To tins "o t tISt
rss No say that IL does not appear BY the
ys mo, n whiting and the agreement being u VIZ ~ go h,f
edm;ed BY the answer, tho deiondahl '' ~,
SS ~ civ on the statute Of frauds should have ses ~
h. lie snswer This well established W ~ ea1 Tor,ns
IL ~, 5,fer 20 Harris nj Knicker0ockef a 80 ar "a
~ G.ban Paige III But the force OF tlis 1T ,b,
entirely removed By tho subsequent pooi o. "a by proc
~ ~ los and OF Is CONSENTS Indeed y haiu AMI
edslatiye body would deliberate upon Ieei W mon ,erbs
ssaIis ns.s RESOLUTION IN matter Of uch moment uP
proposition .,..t.. ,..s No accept nee by the Dc
said hOweyer s, there M and nd no setIng mind,
.nS soa.ousnts no conta The proposition i. mo-
80 III rtaiu specified lots the Tesontoh 49, ,ln
sn s.n asssed IN anfwer 20 Dir Naottsrs p''ge,...
oelira G,PWeCs1,rs as owner Of ~ Tie hss F''P'N