New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-22
CIVIL COURTS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-Before Judge
BTIIPaAN.

Joseph W. Itaueor sgt The Steamboat syracuse.
On the night Of the 10th OF Of, May, 1865 tha
freight while on trip up inc Hudson Eyer ooa 9a %
syracuse and was very n,ueh damaged. The lIbelans
sbOyenamed was the eharterer Of the NIP van WHILE
damages at $4,000. The cause came to trissan6
after witnesses were examined pro ana con. uae
took the papers for decision The Court now decides
1.-The for the belant hedipg that he Is entitled 70
lie delivers long opinion which concludes th1s; Ias
son and the syracuse s@ps room TO pass to the vest
ward. Thc Johnson did 60 with perfect safety. The
collision with the Van winke and must be held IN fanlg
and responsible FOR the damages Let decree be entere2
sonsT TO- scSn mule tbs da%agcs
10. r. sionfahen foR the hboIant; Benedict Tracy n
OPINION OF JUDGE sHIPMAN IN A CoILEsIon
GAsE--CoNFLICTING TESTIMONY.
SHIrMAN, 1.-The iibelants are owners Of the
steam ferry boat Warren which they run on their CRY
from the foot q % thc Ioot o.
morning OF the 18th of November, 1883. collision took
ssS n @ ss Tsr TSe %ea
her NewYork TO her Brooklyn slip, me CommonwealtA
to her dock The struck forner her port SIDE
just abaft the wheel delng CONSIDERABLE damage HIS
wealth. and have brought this suit to recover the daass
TSo witnesses for the two boats are In plain contradict
ton on the most material question In the case Those
for the Warren insist that medlatey after she Gang
wealth 20 20 TO the right, and that the Warren kept on
do the same that the Comaonwealth was then near
the NewYork shores that the latter made no answer W
tho signal but began 20 starboard and sheer t9wa
the Brooklyn side until she reached poG little ease
of the middle OF the river when sue Struck the WARES
as stated. =. r.. E.- 81 go.
On the other hand the witnesses for she Common,
wealth say that the latter was coming down the river
near the middle, when this Warren seen coming ous
of her SLIP that the latter blew two whistles the sgnnf
that both to- the ef and Strengthened up tue
river that the Commonwealth answered by two whistles
and Continued her down the river without change
until the Warm porteder wheel and seered across tns
Commemorative track when the latter 1mmcdiateyfys
versed her engine but that t was to late TO AVOID shc c
lsiOn. -. .......
Another large steamer the City OF Boston was passing
down the river oaIthe port bow OF the Comnonwcasns
aud little ahead OF her p 90 "a.
II is impossible 90 reconcile the statements OF the Wit
nesses both cannot be true ana after careIV
considering them accept that OF the Witnessed Tor tnc
Commonwealth the most reliable Babbington TUG
pot OF the Warren, and her most important Witness ~
clearly mistaken on two pointsone Hs TO the position OK
Commonwealth in relation to her distance from snS
shore other n~gegar to the position ana
OF heC1ty OF Boston II he had understood correctly tn
position Of approaching boats 1t Is not TO DC
that he would attempted 10 pass to the left OF potn
or 10 the left OF the and between her ana
the City OF Boston. His statement that when ne c's
covered these boats they were quarter OF fpie
the former close In to the shore and the atsf
10 the Brooklyn shores shown to be erroneous butt
do not propose TO rchearse the evidence am 49,
fed that the decree shcd be for the camsns Les tns
decree therefore, be entered discussing the Del W~
costs - !.
Is Observation-Disclosures Judge BLATcHFoRp'
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed ~ Danes
r. Denniston OF New-Wndsor. Orange Co, y, Us ana ~
Julius Heye David NJ Mellius aud John u denfles "t
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