New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-04
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-FEB 4
Before Commissioner OSBORN.


ALLEGED MUTINY or MATE AND CREW
The United state. agt Charles Kelly Charles Berry Villa" Weeks
Lewis H. Thomas, Joseph BrSia, and Antonio Christian
The examination III this case, report OF the INST
hearing in which was published in our Saturday edton
was resumed on Saturday morning. The Commissioners
decided the statements OF some OF the dc.
fendent for the purpose o. forming clearer S S %
reefed It would have taken week TO get TO this port
He also testified that the captain was drunk a. inc a tos
short allowance for five six days before the dculy
tain and mate the captain went TO his cabin and rs
manned there until they took pilot on board helly ING
MAJ, , o, o ~ nc Yessei beGau se the can
tain would make time that after taking charge ne
Increased the speed two knots an hour that the captaE
was none too smart and had ordered him (witncsea
two things AT that the captain gave OrueIs
the men without saying thing to him and had told e
men NOT tn regard what he said and further that IL the
captain had ordered the sail reeed he the Wltness
should not have done what he did.
Mr. Charles DOnahue counsel for the Defendants m0yed
the dismissal OF the complaint the ground that the de-
PENDANTS other than the mate had not taken any set
to deprive the captain Of his authority but had
passive during the quarrel between c capran and mate
ana nan arrer tne afre ended End the captain had
tired to his cabin simply done their duty In obeying tho
was usfed y the exigencies OF the case, which were
suc that the crew even II they had taken active pan
I'm the matter would also have been Justified that II WAC
quarrel between the captain and the mate; that the
cpan had retired 10 his cabin and remained there ana
the mate and were JUSTIFIED IN using thelr uoss
endeayors reach this port and thus prevent starya
The Commissioner discharged Brntas and decided a
discharge the others their own recognzanceS unt
this morning, when he will decide the motion Tor tAe s
mssa OF the complaint.
Before Commissioner BETS.
A LAWYER CHARGED WITH FORGERY
q ;. agt John II Trap. "
This case. previously reported, ana IN wnlch uet
f.ndaut who i. a lawyer, Is charged with defraudin4
tho widow Of a deceased soldier out OF pension MONEY
due her was resumed but nOthngOt material Importance
vas elected Commissioner Birdsa, before whom raw
claims that the signatures TO tho vouchers for obtaining
the money were acknowledged. was examined but ne
could not testify positively the identity OF the pate
WHO U l. claimed appeared before him "a make such ss
acknowledgement The further hearing was then adjournes
10 Thursday next = ~
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MARINE COURT.-FEB. 2-Before Judge HEARNs.
JURISDICTION.
r = Sklnore ct a. sSt IlArrsoa COrvn 81 al
This was an action for an alleged nondeliyery 81
a part Of the cargo OF the schooner Dgent As II aP~
peared the return OF the process that all the parties 70
this action lsiX numbe nOn-resdents and the
plaintiff SkidmOrc, his affidavit which the shOrt
summons issued simply testified that he was non.
resident and had ~ action against the Defendant
Corwin but made alusOn 10 the other plaintiffs o.
defendants aud did not file securities for costs uth the
day, Mr.. LangtIee, the defend0nts couiiso<
moved 10 dismiss the complaint on the ground that tho
proceedings were void and the Court had no ursctlOn
of the action Mr. Brewster, plaintiffs counsel claimed
that the Court had Jurisdiction az security Was ed Do
fore thr summons was returned The Court held that tba
proceedings were void db'O and could not Dc aeadcos
and dismissed The complaint with costs
COURT OF COMMON PIEAs-sPECLAL TERN.-FED A.
By BRADY j.
DECISION.
Weston act. Naturalization granted with costs
unless plaintiff stpustes to try at next term and pay
costs. 80