The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-26

feture ths Tinted States directed the District Attorney
70 open ina Judgment aud the nformer claims that u s
was done without his ON the 10th Of December
the goots were by The CLAIMANTS consent, AGAIN coa-
aennso Ia tho meantime al act was passed providing
- me lofmer sct Only meant 10 give S5ooo ana
ledge Blatchford decided 'hst il did limit and from
hsvlns been given in ksrcn 1854 his rights nformer
accrued under hs law OF 1884, whichg gave him moiey
ana seas shs suoseans action o. Congress could nS G
lhs seysGnWsat cla-s that NO rghi Of an IN former
became vested until the Judgment ana final OF the
proceeds into cour thai The Judgment in this case was
right as IL did in August 1860 10 alter the then existing
laws a. 10 the right OF informers and thai under the
law OF August lsc0 The ,nformor entitled TO only
The Cour, took the papers and reserved ,s decision
Counsel FOR the appellant, Mr. Charles Donohoe For
the government Mr. g. Courtney, UnItsd States Dis
trict Attorney
Internal Revenue Cases Csndemnations.
TIE ui<d States raree Barrels o. Dssflted Spirits
and ne Dsipe'y ard al Azssrs and Thin0s herein rita
ate at 1914 Ear ncenly:tfA ssee-This case, which
stood adjourned from Friday last when the testimony
and summing up both sides had rested, was re-
sumei this morning. Judge Ba.chford, in his charge,
read and directed the stention OF the Jury TO the thirty
first, forty eighth and tweny-fourlh sections OF The
Internal Revenue laws, upon which the in hand
was grounded II the Jury should ind thai these
tcns had been violated strictly complied with in
truth the government must be entitled TO . verdict
Mr. Barrett, for the defendant prayed tho Court that
might be an instruction 70 the jury that pasmuch
there vas not the shadow OF evidence show that Mr.
Costello was in any degree partner or part proprietor In
the dtstlery, all reference 70 him might be withdrawn
land Mr. Whssn held and regarded the sole proprietor
thereof and that there was neither conesalment nor
untruth chargeabls against Mr. Whean In that regard
Judge Blachford instructed the jury accordingly and
they retired 70 their
After brief absence they returned 10 court with
verdict for the government.
The United States 100 Bas Of E5vsis Wool in Three
Consignment containing 81 2es This case ~as given
toa jury before Judge Batchford IL involves the for
probable value OF more than 500 000 From the
ment Of Assistant District Attorney Phelps II appears
that those consgnmens wool from Liverpool arrived
In the port OF New York in March 1862 ana were then
seized by the United States Collector Of Customs a.
having been faudulsnty nvoced by the cossignor in
Liverpool and the circumstances this elect by
an act OF Congress OF 1879 It provided that the
duty or tax upon wool from foreign countries arrival
value price would sell for a. the port from
which 1t was exported and THAI wool OF the value
III wool q nos %
TO duty or tax TO the United States in the port Of
New York Of twepty.four cents per pound
Hence there was wide margin for persons 50
| disposed to commit fraud, and IL was
charged in this that the in question in
voiced - unwashed wool and under the advalorem
value Of twenty cents. whereas the United states
government In $780, commended that the wool Of
higher value and came under the provisions OF the acts
OF congress OF 1899 and $780, sDd therefore liable to the
tai Of tweniyfour cents per pound and the govern
mont Of the present day MAINTAIN the ground taken by
Mr. Meade, the Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
at the port Of New York IN 1850 the first witness
produced by the government, and be testified 20 the
arrival and seizure Of the wool 10 March, 1850 Case
suu on.
Final DISCHARGES In Bankruptcy.
The follow ing persons who had applied for the beneft
Of the Bankrupt have received their final discharges
in bankruptcy in the United States District Court for
the Southern District OF New York james A. Rhodes,
Edmund Russell, Harvey Sheldon, Joseph H. Gardiner,
James Williams George W. Peters,. Isaac Edrehi.
Norris Ash, john Bethany, Louis hawsop, John
kaurage, Vincent Chapman.
Petitions Filed in Bankruptcy.
The following petitions were fei yesterday Patrick
McGee. New YORK city, referred Register Williams;
William H. Chapman New York city, referred 70 Regis
tar Fitch; Albert houl,on, New York city, rersrred
Register Dayton; Richard Marsh, New York city, re-
fcred TO Register Alien.