, 1862-04-23
LAW N7EKkIGENCE.
Interfering with Uncle Sam.

q case vas up before United States Com
missioner Phi. A. Hoyne, yesterday, which
ap1g illustrates the danger there is in med
ollns with an officer Of the United States
while IN the fu1fllment Of his duty. An exc
cutton Issued by Judge Drummond, Of the
United States Circuit Court, in the case o1
Lathrop IT, Harmon ct al, was placed In the
hands Of an United States Marshal not long
since, and by It's authority he took possession
ofcertain goods and chatte1s Of the defendants.
A party, armed with State authority, soon
after took the same goods into their hands,
setting at defiance the higher law. Hearing
OF this, the MaEshal caused warrant to Issue
from the U. $. Commissioner, and Messrs.
Daniel Harman, ". 8. Kil1en, Amos Reed. F.
G. Smith and F. R. Harmon, from the interior
somewhere, were promptly arrested and yes
terday appeared before Phil 4. Hoyne,
charged with resisting an q. 8. process, were
examined and finally discharged from custody
upon payment Of costs aud returning the prop
erty to It's original custodian, the Marshal,
Ihls little Interference with the government
officers cost the defendants $500 the Journey
to Chicago under arrest, not to speak of the
0N-'to~AA NeAAS~90@Ak AF0k1 lAE puQ4lE1tY given
their case.
PETIT JuRr.-The Petit Jury Of the United
States Court WAS discharged yesterday, to
convene ngain on Saturday forenoon, when,
it Is generally understood, the case Of the
State street coin manufacturers will he called
up.
iHE LLoID MURDER CAsE.-The case of
the People rs. John Garrity and William Glib
bons, the murderers Of the sailor LLOYD, came
up for trial yesterday before Judge Higgins Of
the Superior Court The defendants--both
young men of decent appearance were well
represented by counsel, Messrs John Van
Amman, Esq, and John Mason, ESQ.,, appear.
ing for Garrity, and c. r. Jones, ESQ, for
Gibbons. Nearly the entire day was con
suned in obtaining the following jury:
H. I. Thomas, Chas 7. BeaI, ". Goodwin. r
Z; Miller. J. B. Dickson, a. l.. Sfmonds. J. 4.
Flrch. J. g. Conrad, c: s. Bullock, Joseph Beman,
robert Bamber, H. A. Wynkoop.
The case was opened for the people, late in
the afternoon, by Carlos Haven, Esq, States
Attorney, who was followed by Messrs Mason
and Jones for the defense. Their arguments
we're delivered in good taste and with con-
siderable effect. The taking Of testimony in
the case will commence this morning.
The facts in this case are still fresh in the
minds OF our readers, and ne need not re-
publish more here than to say that Lloyd, q
sailor, on the evening Of the 18th of March
last, was killed in quarrel with Garrity and
Gibbons, on North Clark street, near the
corner OF hinzle street. All the parties were
more or less intoxicated at the time.
United STATES CIRCUIT CounrBsfore Judos
g5a"7ntond- = ~ f ,A5a-chancery- St. John ct
81 vs. Alonzo c. Allen; Court having fully consid-
efed the case, exceptions sustained as to the 9TH
4na 9Th pieas. and oFerrued as to ed, Sd and 6tb.
~ neeea TO Master to report and defendant ruled
No 5Chancery-John ID. Stewart ct ii % ys. Dsn-
5el 2. Bali ct al; on motion Of compiaipant's So
heltoI, mn ,o.;a;g isaEe gayen g to amend the bill.
1ion Of 7. B. Brown. Jr. - 'A'0 N'''E' LII
peaGt7TcSo eHsg1r cSonT Or cqsK yuagz
Railway Co. Motion for new trial withdrawal
by @ defendant, and Judgment on verdict. No. sis
Fsn dsasdsn ae%mAE e V Was fisk DC a
eeptions; No e4s-H. Nordhoase ct al rs rs Edward M a
); ssasnaa Barton; =, Appeal dismissed WITH pro-
Sc 5cSsnceFs Hr want Potter ef dart zen.
to answer: No. slo-cbancsry. F. Lehman 10 nl1sa -.
proofs N 70 dsapP 5 5 a5d be eSe
No. GEO. -Cbanccry-Charles Olsen - re-. GeoTpe
Scoy1le; time to answer extended two daTs.
No; n :, cbancery-0rson G. Miller, vs.. G. Miller
cree. No. S6s-Wm. X Kellogg VI. 4. .B. KellorS.
p)sintif moves to strike plea 7rom lie. Motl55n'
sustained e. and Judgment ahI dcet and court as
fu1th ct al; cauac submitted to court for tr,ai
Judgment for defendant, No 92s-The Chlcsgo
1stnlinF Company ys. Gerard c. Paoh ct II;
1nle 70 plead ext ended until Friday morning next.
10 18-Jacob Cert yg Peter Giniorf: yerdicr far
oe1eT6ant motion BY plaintif for a new trial.
NO 65s-A Smith ct al ys Thomas " Baxter ct al:
der adyisemcut ~A>~ '"Neo un-
SUPERIOR CoURT-Befo,e Judge Higgins, The
Psop1e 1na .a John q. cook ct al. Indictment for
tMEanslaughteT- tEa Defendants appear. and order by
each to appear ON day to day, with Geo. .. Drew
ct Al hecognizance entered in open court,
There wae no session Of the court before Judoe
Goodrich yesterday.