New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-26
CTVIL COURTS.

sUpERIoR COURT-TmAL TERN-Noy s5-Beiore Jasto
| JOSEs
! AN ARREST or A PoLTTICIAE-ALLEGBD rMPROPRT
COE2Uor BY A POLICE CAPTAIN-THE POWERS OF
THg POLICE AT PRIMARY HETEROGENEOUS Ol
CITIZENS TO THE SIDEWALKS.
jos M Thompson agt Francis C. Speight
This action which commenced on Thursday fO
meeting in lie EiSenth Ward in September last and Whicl
Il alleged made BY the Captain through spite at Mr.
Thompson growing ofpotical differences was continued
Edwafd samon on behY OF the plaintiff testified that h,
member Of the Republican Ward Association, ana wa
prent at the meeting Mr. Thompson charged that the room
packed and the meeting an ontrage witness hiSS
ordered Thomson ito shut up ON the sidewalk BIO saw
Thompson pale and gestcuang aud heard Capt speg say
In bo did MOI behave himself would arrest him. then nter the
ery of Aust Fentons harbormaster" his did arrest M
Patrick KeSrney Democrat testified thst ne TOOK ~ VI "
friends Democrats the meeting who yotes there. =.
VIM Mountford testified that SPesht haa thIeS'ened ic
get With ThCnpson4 - ..to., ,ho. n. a,
Superintendent Kennedy for the defense tesea that no ~
sncd The order recurring detail Of police TO the primary meet
lug He remembered Mr. Suars calling on MN 70 rel9es,
allow MT M Stuart 70 control tbH police
Alderman Qtwen testified tNat he b T az az
soeatiOn and had requested Capt sPght to come hseh ana
CONS esriy M. o...u....,.
Arthur ROurRe srOundsmi testified 20 Mr. Thomp'0n'
having threatened 20 get Capt Spe'ght 1rohe.
The Captain gave his own ACCOUNT OF the MUTE , ana
Mr. Hal summed up for the d.e Item n I
The Court in charging the jury st,or of tSH frat
purity and order Of primary eec ICsD !. bS decided By the
Courts by the jury or in this case LIZ ~ n,e
ali uhp
honesty and IN tbe discharge Of his duty uicionsy from
private pione and without probable cause Ia te former
@ od and for the defendant in the atter for the painin
b law directing the police arrest ohenderS for breach Of
ne neaee or for action leading thereto was read by the court
aug me NV Of his latter law the Superintendent q Police bod
issued his instructions and the Captain ma sAsh W.
ne nrinarv rneeuq There no malice In ths ~ vas
that in every Association some one should have tue
control President, directors chairnen or wnse'ef ee AZ
ron Of tho President Of the meeting il he directs se
Y cNstinO mott members
ty OF breach peace and the police are bound 70
81 durber of the peace. But they have nothing to do
"a tho organization purposes OF the meeting a..
N Jury had heard the testimony as 20 wnai ~ 49,
as TO The facts As what happened IN the room aDese
nv n nothing do except as 1t might possio! p On th e
nY ofmolce person had no business to 0estIuot the
9 Even 10 assemble three persons on the Sidewalk vas
An oIs and the Jurors must nG oG ,v ~ Tbe sgc
az place for ngess egTess and passage OF persons
from the testimony the Jury came 20 tne ~
bs ~. Riff walking round using exciting language 70
his followers even language naturally tenGs az the
Ps ne 1weyer the plaintiff was not 50 doing the more
cl ta ne w mbes Of It TO breach Of the peace did not
iea q some ~ The Court further charged the onereus
i! ~ ~ ~ and the patience exhibited by them Dnt
"a ns Po. no right their position Tor thor own
'aaei tnat they hs to avenge their private wrongs
Nats purposes ted 10 bring in a sealed verdict but failed
u lac t{ Wts o X Saturday morning and were dis
charged 1y.,. for plaintiffs A o Hall for defend
'ntS s.,., or,.,, rov. 2s-Before Justice MoSELt,
-. H Ehe~Dsfault opened and iudg-
H. Iynds agt Jar and cause restored to calendar
nn vacated sad SCI a. ker ct a-Motion granted John
nv ! aIls Hgl ' y PetzeL-Order vacated and inuhc-
lien dissolved. or, -nstice ROBERTSON
beiors r Shi ~. ms Co-Judgment of plaintiff
With leave TO plaintiff 10 aWnFa
UNITED STATES CIRC9l s,S G0UET-NoT' 2''-beiOr'
Judge y 10 1a,,., s,,,,.
TRIASGULAB5o t snIOs. SUI corr,,rv not
Tfwia MoCOrd and The Washlss pots csinant ard he
Se steamboat Scranton FTcerR Beits and Robert Robin
TEEN propeller Vim. ,. Burden, III
on claimants. .oo,,,. a. % on tho OIL,
LUIS mdS PeCuliaI Caoo. - McCOrd a canal boat
ne I'm, iso' az, 49,; t,dPl the propeller VIM r..
urdcs coded with tbs steamboat ~ b ismshnrob sidc
ear tie Wliamsburgh Ferry slip on rongbt In tc district
by the Bbesns aainst both ths gsd NV be fspt Of
oller. Alleging that the collision was Ibslapts and The
aso now comes ap on appel The msin 'as IN fl, r
re- whether both the steamer ud prcpA one n "a CON
seded by tue oWpers Of he steamboat and p en- t s
lsm is to blame bot each says that or Hbanis
j. Fithian for he owners the seranOn nv L. - Done
ict for the owners Of the Nym- r. Burden ,cv.
ALLEGRO oARRYIEa OF CONTAINED ~ I'tscIis L.
United States ACT George Darby ,s District
& Tbe Geolgs Darby her scIa apparel I ,SsS I nd
srgs were els that Court as bsng iSri.st Treasury
yuatio6s authorized By thdVe as the gr'und q a,
% u5det the Exscutiyo roeanae on of ssfsa he ls5s
hioh authorizes conmercd nssfeou re IN certai ~ 81
irving forbddsR goods Sndl paraay inatihs D lqGr.
lore than 20 packages purpdpg TO 9Htan m ~ qpoa
nv goods and other unocen nefebai dl g We're ,tl -
laanaon after the seizure 10 contain whisky Ibet" euV
,Ok pace this port after thu ssel Ia taken cs ~ Ia
ace III the Custom House and having IL on b2srd 100
u INTO the proceedYn her voy age u"h As
dismissed the beh upon the ground thal VA
ns0 vns not mated and ouGd no be coAsSHm~ioi
81 s1jec he vese, 10 forfeit lTs Until she had sclly
sred from and trssed beyond hmi Of the port be
~ e sloop tive and oil or cases rising under the ~
IN The sarly mart al this eeI fury CITED ,ty
os for e cia naps ButIt as arg tho part u Il
ted states tbst e eases seod ed under the poea
.nguoge OF the Embargo laws 1at has snuch ~ ts MT ne
ounced by the Of 1901 the pr oeeng 70 STATE
lsarrecOn Ofense committed a. soon ~ ne snp
rOke ground with the intention a continuing upon h iefo
en- yoSage and st Of this intention tbs acceptance OF tae To-
al clearance from he Custom He was eydon5e Detsoa
esCryod. -. o..
For tie United States Grof r. LoWIey AMI MI court
sy u District Attorney for the yesso hessfs wooster
nd Craig.
United STATES CONN ISStONERS OFFICE-NOT %, I
Before Coz omssOner BETS
ALLEGED LARCENY At SEA- 4