New-York tribune., 1867-04-01
U g. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-MARCH 80
CnlnmiSsiOner WHITE.

Mondtv these Viii be suspended and General Term held
by al the Judges
U g. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-MARCH S0-BefOre
Commissioner WHITE
AN RxTRADTrION CAsE-AN ALLEGED ASCENDING
SECRETARY or PEussIAM S RAILEoAP @ COMPANY
On complaint of Baron Guido Won GrabOw, Acting
Consul General Of Prussia for the United states that
Company Of Cologne, Prussia had committed eerialn
forgeries in Prussia and on the 0l 9aG
st Fon Du Lac Wisconsin and brought TO TINS CITY lor al
The substance Of the allegations against Heinrich are
that 1ssf'5. he with intent to defraud the railroad
pecaiy with having. in 1865, az Cologne falsely made
Il receps namely one OF H,i9FcG Dan ona VI If Wnar
Oasten of Cologne for 4O thalers one OF Herman Rich
srtz m Of CoIone for 500 thaers one of Wimar Gasen
coo thalers one of the widow OF Peter Joseph
for 7Os thaers % grosehen pfennn one OF the her
OF Kaiser Of Cologne for ASo thalers groSehe
thsers is greschen, penningS one OF Peter BasS LOT
a. thalers. u gToschen, pfennngs; one OF Ahureas
of Jacob Mall for AT thaers groschen pfennngs:
of Herman Riohartz. for 1890 thaer grosehen prem
pfennings and of VIM Gadhach OF Rlppes' ior oil
These recePtspurported to be signed respectively by
Te aggregate amount these alleged forgeres over
Il seems that the Rhenlsh Railroad, Of which Heinrich
Tss TSss SG roaS wsnted for own use
e lands were taken by the Government and these re-
ceipts purpOrted to be given fg the various amounts
forged papers Treasurer OF the road purporng to
be powers Of attorney emanatng from these
each one these alleged Heinrich also forged HenIch
had acted as Secretary OF the road from Dec 1885, ana was
In the habit OF obtaining from the Chief Treasurer OF the
Company orders given for the payment OF lands required
by the company Taking advantage OF this privilege ne
presented these alleged forged powers OF attorney OBJ
taned the orders for the money awarded 70 tne &
orders and obtained the money on them by giving these
TSe nToofs show that the Chief Of Treasury rendant
Phpp Kreck paid to Heinrich the amount OF the receipts
1850 procured free pass place the road on the
proense that he about to put his son into az
rooosed by the railroad company from the defendant ex
SSSnS feT noS BeSTe he left he had to
that he was going to take his son 10 Lon
Heinrich did not return but took passage for this conn
try arriving here IN March l he s n6 aGed easbbeS m
himself in business doctor and druggist at no 10
having been Joined by his family in the meantime. He
then removed TO FOn du Lac, Wisconsin having, II Is
going to various place but telling one the real place
At Fon du Lac he resumed the @ ne had
day which place he had been tracked through the
crsdit Is gwen to the Hon Henry CaGssnus Prussan
Consul Chicago for his skill and energy in the matter
Mr. Henry ID. Lapaugh appeared as counsel Tor the
Prussisn government Baron Won GrabOw was also pre-
The alleged fugitive quite an ordinary looking man
i rather sparey built complexion hght hair long ana
g0atee mustaehe and side whisRers OF the thin
nest possible kind. He appeared to be in excellent
spirits and was apparently the coolest and most nncon
He on being questioned stated that he not ready
examination, and had counsel At his request
the eTaininatOn postponed until Tuesday next, at
sOclOck pm, when, Il he has not obtained counsel
ALLEGED THEFT OF SEIZED WHISKY.
Before Commissioner BELTS.
U''d s'' against b E'|S S sad'a Roger Lang Jas
era OF seized distillery at No 81 Abattopace Roger
lang keeps liquor store at the corner OF Eeyenthaye
and Thiryfh-st II is charged that the night Of the
18th inst defendants secretly removed from This DIS
@ e fss Sa PsSdd 70 5es psv e
The testimony OF witnesses In substantation OF these
that they saw defendants remove the whisky Rogers
stor and Of the witnesses testfyng that he over
heard agreement made by the Ransdens to sell this
The further Examination was then adjourned to Apr g.
Nz0cockPm
COURT OF APPEALS-MARCH 3O.-Before all the
Judges.
ARE U. s. CERTIFICATES EXEMPT IRON TAXATION AS
sECURITIEsph
r:sD 81 rel m 9' NS sSs BaS SeTsy K, s: sa l I H .
These appeals from judgments rendered III favor
OF the defendants returns made by them TO writs OF
ssSnd 70 the appean the BrSdWSy and ohe
certain taxes paid by them In 1853 and 1854 on United
supreme Court Of the United States as exempt from
stss 10 S Ana ae e sc On 80 S on Ss as
decision authorizing and directing the Board Of Super
The supervisors sndited and allowed the claims Of this
and other bsnks and ordered S tne SSng ol b
the Controller refused 20 deliver hem the Mayor refused
seal Them on the ground that portions Of the claim
basod upon Certificates Of indebtedness OF the United
states, and that they not exempt from taxation
The appellants claim that the question Is res Gcdta
being covered by the decision OF the Supreme Coart Of
the United sates that certificates are securities Of the
United states within the meaning Of the act Of Congress
Of Feb ~ Tas sSs 81 I Te 5 anS eSes
tho words obligation or other security Of the United
9tates' shall include certificates Of Indebtedness"
Tho reators claim that the decision OF tho Board OF
Supervisors was judicial deteTm nation ana as being
final, and the Court below had no night 70 review the
on the other hand II IL eonen6ed that uncr the of
1885, left entirely open for judicial determination
paid by or collected nom any banking association Sc.
portion OF their capital stock invested IN eocuf
ties Of the United States BY law exempt fron ta1stiSn
from the taxing power OF the stseA II Is only where an
exemption arises from the nature OF the subject brongh
DO implied from the Constitution ttsef that Congress
might deoiare It. 1t plain that Of the sets OF
Congress exemptng Federal SECURITIES fron bfa9e TAXA
tiOn applied to certificates OF indebedness Desisson
- Thos IT. Rodman for Bank Of the Republic john z.
Burzll for Broadway BaHs; Richard OGofmsR for
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SUPREME coURT-sPEcIAL rERs--M1eH So.-Bsfore
y. Mr.. Justice sU1HERLAsD.
TGR CURRENCY QUEST1ON~-AN AGREKafRNT 10 PAY
A CERTAIN SUM IN GOLD CANNOT BIZ ENFORCED
AT Law, THOUGH AN A0RKEMRNT FOR THE SALE
OR PURCHASE OF GOLD NAY HR--IsfPORTAHT DE-
cTsr0H 10, HOLDERS or BONDS MADE BEFORE
THE LK0kL TENDER ACT. ~. .t
Z .I CsrSsss Hufrsy 81 Mar Rlru,oa and Obes
The facts of the case are briefly as follows:
10 FredsricR bronson Exeeutor &C. of Isase bronson
gold and sysr coin Of the standard by which ibs CONS
years from tSS date thereof with intscss q ne rat. Of
ss saRaS q
ssesfy The plaintiff Is sssignss S tkis Bend and mort
1s pscs srss' ana ss sns directed
~ ths judgment to pey cit ths MORTGAGE, atcetd