New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-Dec. li-Bcore
Judge SNNLIFV.
CHAMPAGNE CASEs-ALLEGED DECENTRALIZATION OF


United States sgt 800 eases Of Champagne Wine.
This is of several suits brought By the Govern
ucnt against certain wine merchants and imPorts Of this
oi Aegcd fraudulent naturalization OF Invoices Of cham
Paso| o Flu So5a 0 s Uno states sa@
g. Courtney FOR aPosPcnement OF the trials until ne March
term GU the grOunthat material witnesses for tho Govern
Ient in California for the purpose d tsylng an
similar there that he had made no
should be tried this term; at the had been pending be-
the term Of his immediate predecessor and that Mesrs
Evars and Lowry nnt recently had The prosecution Of
IN their hands but that he had now taken charge Of
them~y direction Of the secretary Of tho Treasury, who had
instrsi linn NOT 10 have them urea until the March II
possible tho Government would not be ready until That
Jiney webster opposed the motion and read three adavs
Cor tho pupoof showing that agreement ha been made
Mr. Low1 then read letters eontradisti9s the ahidays
read by Mfr Webster and said that Mr. Webster in stating
that argument bad been made aboied under mSappc-
hcnsion that be Air Lowry In conversation with Mr. Webster
reference 70 the trials which Mr. Webster has construed into
agcemcnt that Mr. Webster ad no right to so consider H.
for he Ir Lowry bad Informed Mr. Webster the next day
aae conversation that Ae would not be ready to try the
Tbo1rt informed counsel that stipulation or agreement
for TRIAL between counsel for claimants and any ohG party or
Parties other than the District Attorney even II proved
WOad his decision IN relation 20 this motions he
should only recognize as binding what took place between
The district attorney then said that the management Of
those having been until recently in the hands OF Mess
Of then Of this term except By saying that he was willing
ready vAsr counsel on both des agreed butas seemed
that no acment had been made and a had been recently
instructed by the secretary Of the Treasury TO take fun charge
of the caes and had done he had received
slructos Try them till March account OF not being
rOsdJ he should certainly not agree to try them now and there
being agreement the counsel for claimants were not
Igshed in their efforts to force on tho u h ~ tne
plea that many Of their witnesses were here nom
distance and.hat the pOstpOnemcnt would put them TO ser
Gus ncc1Tenencc trouble and expense They had seat or
thos9 WITH aitebeng informed and warned mat tho other
aide wcro not ready trial In December and could just well
have prevented their coming but they were here DO
would tho Court aud counsel for claimants that the Cow
eminent willing that the testimony OF these witnesses
should 10 taken and should be received the trial.
tho same n the Witnesses wcrepcrsonnlly present
Mr. Webster replied tho suits had been pnding two
xsrs tbsf bonds bad been given 10 the extent OF s41cO IN
gold securities for claimants anxious 70 have the
oases settled that they might be reeacd that there had
the Attorney wanted the cases postponed Tor the eon
nee tho Government but he tMr Webse hada right 10
demand that tho a should be proceeded with as the Th
Of his clients Involved that he considered any one OF h
oeats would have good night 70 ask for the poponeset
0f.tho casesproyidng the Government was anxious 10
neSce and vet the District Attorney wen
know that the casf the situation OF the parties
10 this action were rcvcrsed-aL application by them uhe
WOuld laughed and he M Webster thought and be
lssed that any Of his clients notwithstanding the power Of
and repeced aud shOudfeceiye the treatment in
Ger kind and have much Difference paid 20 hs wishes
the Secretary Of the Treasury any similar public Official
Samuel c. Courtney United States DistIictAOrney, for
th0 0overnmon Sidney Webster and james Craig for the
ciaimants
Returns Of process made in the following eases;
Custom House case.-U. s. agt. Twenf i've casks sc; go
spirits found on Puton-st Same sgt twenty-five bbls do
fcaRd No 76 Fult0nsi Same agt Fifteen obs do found
q no i9 Lberyt same agt -Four bos do found at No 30
Fulsonst Same agt One s found Of No l6l West Twenty
ssvonh Ct sgt One hundred and nineyeght bbs dis:
tiled spirits found on East IwsSysizhst On o,,on q,
Pheps Assistant u s. DistfictA Attorney DEGREES
entered condercning them By default.