New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-23

two barrels 90 found M No. 9lO broadway; same agt
fourteen baIcl, dc. found ct No. 2s Icarst No claim
" X Phelps, Assistant United States D,iuc-Attorhe
DEGREES were entered condemning them by default
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JAN. %
Before Commissioner SiiLLN ELL.
ATTENTT TG oBTaIS BOUNTY MONEY by FORGERY.
Jrie states agt Charlie, J. brennan allies william Mligan
The defendant was volunteer IN tie thlOn army
during great portion % the war, and previous - TINS
charg being brought against him bore an honorable re-
t a.. - 'li go WIN a.tIl m, .ti,,, 10
money by means ~ forged papers Inc testimony was
Charles Huegins~Am employed in G. s. B. swlfts
ofnoe, az No l4 Broadway prisoner is known 10 mo na
10 he a SnlirIi d'rfaIc' from CO. G. Fourth Regiment
Ncw-iork Light Artillery; that paper was presented TO
our Office boy the prisoner the 81 instant he wanted
1866 hc 1 tic paper his discharge from the service
the discharge is -sary voucher to collect clam
Ghovn application and youchcr these were signed by
the prisoner H my presence; filing the discharge he
as been in our ofnce several times IN reference to i-
claim since s arrest he has told me That the dScha4eo
now produced was genuine one.
George W Holt-Am a clerk IN the employ OF Chapman,
h' y ~ 40, ~ bloaW.y reoSso1@ ,is 1o,t
claim against the Government for additional bounty
MulIgt discharge from Co. D. Foltyciehth New York
Volunteers shOW prisoner presented this as his discharge
tIom the army; hc has since denied g me that he ever
pee such discharge as william Mul!lsan; nay tnc
vouchers he signed William Mulisan aud they were
,igucd ID. him in my presence.
William H. HogaI-Encw prisoners he was Tor some
time li ~ company, Battery a, Second Bhtta heN
York Artillery lost sight Of him IN 1852, at the battle OF
Malvern Iii, where lac was wounded never was con
hcclcu WIN inc itA segment, New oIA AZ u9If @
charge Of Brennan shown that is not signed ny me
although my attached TO it with the exception Of
the middle letter H., being LETT ont
il win De nom the evidence that the prisoner pre-
soued two forged discharges 20 different claimants
seems hc ana NOT obtain the bounty III ellnc csj' pl
had received advances from the agents on his alleged
claims The prisoner was not represented 10y counsel
ana p, que Sl,u'I"h on lue tN lu-Lc' i
but pleaded iaOXIcatiOn, poverty and iIendlncssl ID mt
t-atioh lie croaseA amHcd one witness ON!
logan. The Captain testified that prisoners cohduci
while first sergeant OF hi, company unc1ceptOnaDle
Before Commissioner BETS
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT oHhNMENr OF BAck-PAf AND
u.i'ei states agt John H. Trarp. .,...,,,.,-
reported I4, ,f.HdaHt, who IS lawyer, d. charged
with obtrur ard retaining for his own use the backpay
and bounty money Of a decea ed soldier by means Of
fraud ana perjury It's alleged that having been en-
puysG ly Martha Priest, the widow OF john Priest
Vic Er-on TO obtain the order for the bounty money
and hac-pay Cue hrr deceased husband john t1"t nc
f-r~. n u1lr.l Iucut uUOu H received the money md
forged o receipt for Tie following is Mrs Priests tes
MaiRa Fric,,-Know defendants am sstcr-nlaw Of
Francis PRIEST he ana went To Geiendahi oIIlce ~
August 1867 defendant was theie he h9d tgd me Oeloiu
that time that could not dlt" the money dut my nus
band, and that I must bring my brolhe lhiA"i my
was coming 10 ne: never received uIy money from de
l0ndant iu my i have -eeL Gei, hIa s ilHS S lttr
ard vas expecting 600 every day, bat never saw
the answer Ae bass told lac that dozen uin'a since De
iued,1y husband John Priest d,din Ma,
death only went once 90 dci"udant, Once WIN my
lfJthcf-law. have sr,u lr. Fox ia defendants ofnce
M. friLer examination was then adjourned e. the 18th
.nst. at ,. M.
s-rRuYE C0uET-GEyrEH TERw-Jty. 22.-Before
Justice, Leonard CLEkKE and IN0HAHAM
LIABILITIES or RAILROADS TOR PASSENGERS BAG-
GAGE-PEOPIKTY OF WOMEN
Ic.ic, ;-vs.f .g- TIE ptat'7falla RAILROAD no. p,
This Waa nu action brought To recover tht t+lagta
,r ~ Two tfuAk- con aiming. according 70 the tosti
ioly ol the plaintiff cntlns and JeTelry t. trS amount
rn' 3 75't. t.s t!iSi, VA, - W,-Ion Ire ordinnry
,nt. fir d, Sc,r-Yora. receiving ticket containing
- ~ lowing notice or contract Ti, ticket entities the
if ,ye- .o u.s. baggage fl,r and not at rate ca
.-Irr i1 yils si1 i,iess Iot.ce given, and nu extra
amount r,id double fr,t cia,s freight rates no road
,.t. 4. Iy other ~ these tickets j, responsible ,or
Ths tuuls wcrc thru checked o.. M3lon 20 Pittsburgh
rsA..r.rt. ~ Pittsburgh they were checked 60 New
e points f.m and 20 which tho trunks were To DE con
v I'd ou sd road accident occurred, by running INTO
coi t.l.u pud the trunks were burned cor desiro! rd
i-irr. rc r fioa Tie husband OF the plaintiff
Ihe .ry below gas, verdict Tor the full amount OF
The grounds t..t9 by the appellants were that the
property coming ~ grelt measure from lhr hu'p'i is
maiued BIS property; and mat Hs iAe contract WIZ hu,
mon i4w " II lurt il apply EE,A q. gu a. u ,
-, u.. ~ tho wife, which constitute her paraphri-
ia DO not thereby become her separate pIoIeriyi Du,
subject 20 h. d,p'sll-they are htcsSilts ne II
bound O. furnish thnt ut common Law, me habll o.,
common ~ passengers l- limited 10 Feas""dO'
amulut of Urd,np baggage Nh'i l.l'l'S ",.S SUI,
articles as travellers usually carry with them Tor personal
convenience that essential or necessary 10 tc cuuIS,
az p uuru,y thr compensation for which Is included
FL the .srg.g's fare The amount ana Nalut oi thc
bl.rf.t claimed was unreasonable, uud AN abse oI the
custom ~ ctri"r; that PASSENGER cAnhol carry u.s.
ordinary baggage more than IS necessary thnt h'I
hsrrurr being Of unusual Nalpe, she was ghl'l
az WIlul neglect ana oHCea.mcnt, dciiaudiB tr car
ricr OF his inst compensation; That "A common carrier
may by agreement, p,i1hi i'.il,l, or ..'i ia Z
aScc ard tlr dcfrnoan. were relieved by contract Tor
Tc ui,ut. M Inn rrpIy coutcndcd that the liability OF
amount PLACED 300 bis hands. 10 bring himself "lthh any
contract Doc must show that tr contract vas nio.&.t
home 100 the notice Of ana ",,tug" 20 W 'e i,' . -,
that &c Lv 81 tii, state rce.icd iLr Hin' o., ,i'
uglutlff personal rrf4 always following lh' Icl-"H
aud that by tine law 81 ths STATE married woman was
the lcgJli owner of all her property.
The Court reserved Co. decision.
Ar. Porter for plaintiff Mr. Randolph Tor defendant
ClRCUu-Bcturc Judge itNHAM.
INSURANCE LAM.
Rear Wsrrg 3D. IL Indemnity Ere Insurance Company
Til, action brought hy the plaiutiis on one OF
II poc- containing u the body, noHg others, the to
lowing words " on refined carbon OIL %c thcT own or
held mn tfi- ar ON commission SOid. int not rcn0rcd
contained m Bonded Warehouse h. No. ., &c, al the cor
uer of Ash and Dichrrspu sis, Philadelphia Nnt OF the
Coiru,ui i,d Tie los. leaving two tho defendants in
against whom The plaintiffs commenced an Hcloh. ih"t
AGAINST tho Hoffman Insurance Company j. SIN pehdiug
oil insured by IN" policy WAS situated In building not on
the corner of Ash and Dcgcrsonss., rs the plaintiffs
claImrd but the corner uf Ash and DlCkWA0ralsi
second that the oil insured Instead Of being III Dolusu
warehouse, was stored In an open shcd; eApSsc1 20
Danger and third. that before the fire the pants had
sold the oil aud been paid Tor the same huu u" o ,t
Of tho fire had parted with a their interest Inc iiht
and second dcienscs tho defendants abandoned on me
trial The plaintiffs chimcd tht ~ was 10 VVaaVl 'st
such that the policy contained the words helu III
trust sold, hut nat removed ANA That ms long rs Tue
oil remained u the warehouse aud the pmcy hhu uot s
pred covered the same, and that they were entitled 10
recover for the benefit Of The real owners .,
The Court, after hearing the argument OF collSe,
AZ d