New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-11

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| Stewart for the defendant
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JAN.
| 1o-Beiore Commissioner CsBoiS' ,,,..,
| ALLEGED FRAUDULENT RETURNS TO An INTERNAL.
| REVENUE COLLECTOR BY TOBACCONISIs
L. s. agt. Alexander Ross ct. al. q,
| The examination IN tins case previously reporter
! In TIE TRIBUNE ana in which dctendants Who We're
Fuon-st., are charged with committing fraud on the
Revenue by emitting 10 make full returns Of the business
transacted by Them to have been resumed yesterday
but am the parties not being ready the further hearing
adjourned to Friday the 18th 1nst at O'clock p H.
| SUPREME CoURT-CHAMBEEs-JAN 1o-Before Justice
BARNARD.
GIN BUTLERS CASES,
Siebrcht agt B. J. Butler T5en a Sane heany agt Same
These are suits against Gen. Butler, arising out OF
acts OF his az NeW-OIcaus The cases come up now on
motion under the act of Congress o. 1867 lcnded IN 200
TO transfer the cases TO the United states courts lnaI
act provides that when it appears ny peoh sc,thg
forth tire facts that the acts COMPLAINED oil were GOe ~
nm order " the President Congress during the Rebel
lion the cause Shall DC transferred from the State to the
In the first ease the complaint for labor and ser
vices I'm transferring furniture, &c, from the house OF
In this suit It was claimed by Mr.. Brown the counsel for
the plaintiff that the claim arose on It's face as2hsl Cen
under any authority from the United states. 1t was con-
tended the other Eand that the Whole matter arose
in connection with the cOnfic1tl0n OF the properly OF
Rebel and was therefore within the meaning ana intent
! of the act Of Congress.
In the case Mr. Dooe stated that the complaint was
for tie conversion OF the steamer CarOtta Ihat the
Iacts alleged IN the compat ana ail 40 VIZ R
IIonwcI against his Will TO part with this vessel which
he to,d ~ sc0 6oo for ga C1 which cen Butler had
paid for I'm his personal check at valuation Of $4,000;
the check being paid IN currency Whlch reuuced 'ne
amount paid Ia S25,5OO That this steamer was run on
one voyage which it was intmated the block
adc with qunine and other valuable stores to the Dels
and was then chartered to the Government ar $3.50 per
day Mr. Hcnwcll having been willing TO charter IL az
$50 per day, and that ultimately lost ana te Gov
crnncnt charged $4,000 for it, Counsel stated that ne
had been personally in NewOreans where ne had cndcav
ored TO learn the facts and that Griffith the agent had
Buffers brother lie claimed that this in no sense
done by authority Of tie United States In the hrd
the PLAINTIFFS papers set ont that he was ueaer
I'm New-Orleans, and had on the 10th of May 1852,
been possessed Of naval stores 10 the value Of G ana
that Gen. Butler had compelled nm TO part WIN tnese
stores for S79, In Confederate currency, which, by Gen
Buffers ORDERS had become worthless, to A. D. But
Ter his brother who sold them IN Boston ana received the
Mr. Choate behalf Of the plaintiff in this case con
tended that this was mere act Of conspiracy ana oPprc5
sion; that it not under any authority Of the fTes
dent Congress that the general orders issued by him
were the best PROOF OF ms INSTRUCTIONS anu
That these orders forbade pundering; made the rece
t0n Of Confederate money optional ana on me lou te
day OF the seizure forbade the circulation OF aef INC
In al these cases It was contendcd that petition
merely settling forth that me acts were done Dy GENERA
by authority of the President Congress was nSuft-
be 80 far e forth i'm each case ms to make II only prima
aoe the satisfaction Of the Court and that mere al
In reply SIR Trcll ard Mr. Hac,ett argued that Cen
Butler IN his earnest efforts to rcpreSs rebellion a won
pathzcrs, and had done very many acts HEnuy ana
properly which might be made the GROUND 3t suits 10 hs
great annoyance. That the allegations ~ the complaints
VIII l fb ii ud thst these facts could MOI be tried or
argued On this manner, or before Judge at Chambers
Thai the act u question passed expressly 10 meet
ts,ass of cas,s AGAINST officers who had done their
,uty I'm the war; and thus exposed themselves to CON
tuUa suits, TO prevent them from being dragged INFO
Courts a the country, and couinc their asalai to
thc United state, Courts That the must eventually
co those Courts either directly by appeal and that
Of The petition effected tie transfer, the motion being
mere matter OF courtesy to the Court and the opposing
Tic Court took the papers, rc7crylng its decision.
CONSULAR rEivILEGEN.
Francis " Uirig e al ag. Gerhard Jansen ct al
motion wa. this morning made to compel the Hon;
Leopold schmidt the Consul OF ~ ~ t D nrpDs
OF The S6th and 3ist sections Of the Code OF Procedure
iapang gppcgrcd as counsel for the Consul and
Acting Consul General and opposed the motion; and after
the same the Court denied the right OF the plaintiff 70
examine the Consul such witness, and dismissed the
spsnldng Richardson attorneys for plaintiff Fincke
& Lapaugh, attorneys for thc Consul
DECISIONS.
! Avais Poucct agt. Frederick Porget
ASA r. Butt, ago, S. G. ButtsBeports OF Referees con-
/ nrred and Judgments Of divorce granted.
A. NJ Haley aet VIM. y. IIalcy-Reportof Referee con,
frucd ANA Judgment u divorce granted Custody Of
ii'rn ~ savage agt Chas. c. sayagc.-Report Of
Referee confirmed and judgment OF divorce granted
I'm re- Tho arbitration Of Vim. D. Reynolds ast. Chas H.
Reod.-N Allowance o. 500 granted
Geo Krtz at aL agt. f. a. Hurd.-Ordcr for examina-
' IN The pailti,n NJ J. B. Morrel to set aside assess
mlut for paving neutrality-suspicious. must be
In re- Geo Harden ag' Christopher Fine, an attorney.
TSos. s. sanford agt Mary NJ. Pcgram al.
owen McMauus ast. Elizabeth J. Henry, &c-Motions
Win VIM. BrIel agt VIM. Il. Palmer.-Motion denied; $40
Mary vasheresca gt Desire vasheresse ordcrsettled
SUPERIOR COURT-sprcIL TrEw-Jan. 1O.-Before
Justice ROBERTSON
DECISIONS.
Robert ~ Austin act. Cesar Fontara.-Moton de-
] .fI ~
CIarI,, Brink agt Tile Hope Fire Insurance Company
Upon the plaintiff stpuatng 10 strike out THEN prayer
frauduen-tho motions denied IN each case with -
! costs. ,,,.- =. .,.- -....t.,
and cause referred 10 referee, 80.
Same agt. same. Findings, &c ON flle.
Before Justice MORELI.
Jacob Strong AIT. John +. Betz-MotIon granted and
| caUsc I,fcTstd 30 u referee
samuel B. Potter agy Mary ]. Gnochio-same de
sr6rio Brllas agt The Atlantic Mail Steamship Co.
SpIn iIstf"r att The NewYork Ice Company
! Jacob sghwartzwald,r uBt. VIM. X. DetAer.-Aouohs
Frederick Dlcz agt Chester Lamb-Moton granted and
proceeding stayed Tor 20 days -,
Modesto Grorctd agt- Giovanni Lag0nnoaneni-Mo-
! ton granted with costs
| MARINE COURT-JAS. lO.-Bcfore Judge ALKER
ALLEGED ASSAULT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
! Margaret Bos AIT. Virginia FcanL
From the evidence IN this case 1t appears that the
plaintiff was one OF number Oh women thpoy e' Oy tlr
Dudant In the manufacture OF feathers ana oth'r
adornments pertaining to adys IeaddIess. Prom rom
clc> but had TO suspicion OF her employees. finally
very valuable feather was missed under circumstances
which led her 90 suspect that either the pah or GER
tain other OF her employees had committed the theft:
The plaintiff at the request OF the Defendant allowed
herself 90 Doe searched, undressing hcrSth NWuhtahy'
The missing feather not found ON her person but-
ing the search the foreWOman and another Of the en-
poyts guarded the door For this forcbe detention and
he n6utatlon thus cast upon her character she now
brings suit The testimony Of the defendant showed That
after the search she found the missing feather ON pile
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