The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20
BROOKLY COURTS.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouaT-EAs1eaM DISTRICT.
still Another Triangular Collision Case.
Before Judge Benedict

Patrick Quinn ne Steamboat Transport and ns
wJHiam r. Cheney iibellant was the owner Of the
Lucy Pratt canal boat which being towed BY The
william T. Cheney from Elisabethport to New York
laden with GOAL. the 10th day Of June 1895, whom
she was sunk BY collision with the transport belong.
ing 10 the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company The
TOW consisted Of nve canal boats three the port ls
and two the sarboard side Of the Cheney The Lacy
Pratt next the Cheney. on the port side Tho libel
liant the owner Of the boat and alleges that he
passive party the collision, being towed aongds aa1
ssls outside Of him. and sunk without any fault %
his part BY collision between the two vessslG
seek to shin ths responsibility and negligence from ths
boat TO tho othereach Charming 70 have been fee
from fau. Of any kind, and that the other Il wholly
Il appears that the Cheney. with her TOW, came %
through the Kin KuIi on the Jersey side 81 the
stakeboat passed TO tho southwark Of Shutters lsan1
and sailing along the Staten Island shore aboa6
nine O'Clock in the evening, which was atsriishs aa1
some quarter Of mile Distant hsAdins directly fos
tAsm Tho Cheney sounded one dislinct whists which
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ing each other the transport was hailed By the Cheney,
s:s az &. .ss sn. S' .ss the A ''s c.s
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such violent blow Nat she afsr sunk and ssca.s
total wreck The pilot OF the Tnnsport says 10 oaiv
% snS e s
going In the direction - the Transport The coo
Be- -s
Bsebs, Dean Donohue for the Cheney, Sanford 8
Woodruff Ter The Transport a~angS at iN4 &
ChanpaGse Versus Whiskey-Ths Trtaa On sho
Alleged Distiilery Frauds Postponed. sos
Before Judge Benedict
Al the opening Of The court yesterday morning Uas1
States District Attorney B. r. Traosy moved for Ne tr
Of the parties In the above named -Nssa Dsvlfn
Tappan LSvan and Pnilip& a tt
The DEFENDANTS were m court and were represented
through counsel BY Mesn Evarts and Dc VITA TAa
governments represented by Uaitsd States Distee
Attorney Tracey and Assistant District Attorney John
Allen.
Mr. Evarts In answer 70 Mr. Traosy's motion, applied
TO the Court TO postpone the hearing this for the
present term, on the ground nrst that he was en-
champagne cases on trial before Judge Blatoh-
ford, which would occupy the court some ten o.
Of the most important Witnesses In the case was
seriously H. the afdavt or the physician attending him
present unayodaby absent being In fact out e
the State and could not reach here In time The trial
even went on In addition these cogsnt reasons No
saying that no member Of the Constitutional Con
vensOn now sitting ,S Albany and ns you'd a. -:
Mr. stoushton, associated with Mr. Tracey ana Mr.
Allen behalf OF the government admitted the foroe
Of counsels reasons for poslponement far Is the
unavoidable absence OF important witnesses for the
defence went, and counses engagement In another
federal court but he thought that the para
OF counsel as to other engagements should interiors
with the hearing OF the case immediately after the ooss
Of the Champagne trial
II was also urged that the champagne case wouiA
occupy ten or twelve days longer and the socalea
Deviin case, when called would occupy consider
sbls time over the duration Of the term ITSELF would,
IN Wow Of all the circumstances DO better 70 postpone
the case until the opening term In the fall
Judge Besndict though anxious for tho trial Of the
case, considering the interests the dsfendans had -
stake and the expense the put TO- zee
recognizing the force OF the reasoning OF counsel for
posponsment over the term aDsntsd, and the
accordingly put on for the term.