The New York herald., 1867-04-17
SUPREME cuuar--xlHGs COUNTY CIRCUIT.
The Suit Against fhc Lnfe Sheriff.
Before Judge j. +. Barnard.

Yenni, Grsgory G Co. ps. McNamee Late SHERIFF
The plaintiffs claimed one hundred and tweny-three
barrels of OIL valued at s5 000 which they aege they
purchased from . merchandise broker who had been
employed to sell il by the owner and also by the Ocean
Bank who claimed interest In the OIL on the ground
OF warehouse receipt for IL given 10 them by the
owner OF II for loan they had advanced him. Subse-
quent to the date tho warehouse receipt! and prior
the date Of the purchase by the plaintiff the defendant
while sheriff Of Kings county, levied two executions IN
favor Of the Oneido County Bank upon the OIL
The Court held matter OF law that the title or the
Sheriff under that levy was superior to the te Of the
Ocean Bank under the warehouse receipt, and that
therefore the plaintiff received title through his
chase from tho broker good against the previous
the defendant for the vane OF tho oil, subject 70 the
opinion Of the General Term, when the exceptions were
ordered to be heard in the first instance and Judgment
in the meanwhile is to be suspended.
Another Divorce s;uit--A singular Case.
Eliza Bradford rs. W'iidn Bradtrd-Thc plaintiff
brought this action to procure divorce vnco, the
custody Of the children, reasonable provision for her
support and costs Of the suit She alleged that she was
LEGALLY married to The defendant in Ireland in the
1s2 and that in 1916 he abandoned her there and cac
TO this country Since that year ho has not ut all
trbuted 10 her support, and has, for the most time
lived with q named Eliza Cunning In adultery.
Tho defendant denied the alleged acts of adultery with
tho named above but stated that he had married
hor I'm lS49 He up bar this prosecution in the
fact that plaintiff knew of this alleged adultery within
five years OK the commencement or this suit and fur
ther sets UP the adultery of plaintiff with James
Hnter and others in the Old Country prior to his
rage with the woman Cunning. Defendant also alleged
that plaintiff has rad three children since he separated
from her and before his marriage with Eliza Glnning
and that In 1913 no obtained decree Of divorce from
her painti in the Superior Court OF Texas, which
before his marriage with Cunning. This decree, he
claimed no had lost by the burning OF the steamer Grey
hound, In 1854, of which he was captain.
From the evidence taken by commits sion sent to Ire
land behalf of defendant 10 shown in court that
plniT had been delivered OF several children In Iro
lind since Mr. Bradford had lett, the witnesses before
and cerpymen The dwife alleged that Mrs. Bradford
had confessed to her that or the children by
man other than Mr. Bradford. number OF witnesses
examined for plaintiff to reproach the character OF
the members Of the commission and also TO reort the
testimony taken bv them as regarded tho birth OF
children by the plaintiff since nor separation from defen
dant mpeach tho character OF the witnesses there
examined, ard denied that her mother had been de.
lvered OF any children during tho period between her
separation from r Bradford and his marriage with the
woman Cunning
For further defence Mary Bradford defendants sis.
ter examined and testified that the daughter OF the
plaintiff and defendant visiting her Mt Baltimore
after her arrival in this country, when tho dagher told
child which Mrs Bradford gave birth to while Mr. Brad
ford was Ia this country.
Some other testimony taken, and at ahout half
past five O'Clock tho case was given TO the jury, who
were directed TO bring in sealed verdict this morning
Both plaintiff and deendant present In the court
during the progress OF tho trial. which apparently
did not excite unusual interest," from tho fact per.
rley are middle aged persons, and residing in
his city,