New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-25
THE CIVIL COURTS.

In the Forrest divorce case the semi-annual
order FOR the payment II Mrs. FORESTS almOny was
made yesterday by tho Superior Couat
Petitions in bankruptcy were fled, yesterday.
by stephen b. smith George Doughty ana Ed%1rI =.
". Rogers of Cold Spring. Putnam county
Justice Jones of the Superior Court has de-
cidcd.. In the injunction case Of DePo against the5
danseo'S auEu ib ,ocF CROOK pav that the niunc,
ton must bo 90 far modified az TO permit her 10 dance al
Aibo's two nights
In the Supreme Court the case of John o.
jackson against the Second Railroad Company was
called gp yesterday The appellant was elected trom one
six cents fare oct a. 1854 at which time the legal fare
Term Of tho New-fork Common Pleas
The Brooklyn City Court was engaged on
Monday and yesterday IN the trial Of Mrs Jacobne Eek
hart German midwife OF Dclancey-st.' New YORK
death Of Mrs. Mary Louisa Morchouso Of Poarl.st.,
uos,es were examined and the evidence being deemed
conclusive the jury rendered verdict Of guilty OF man
slaughter in the fourth dcgre1 The prisoner was there
upon remanded for sentence.
Judge Blatchford. in the United States Dis
trc Court granted the owners 81 the steamships city Of
iar ManlataR, bauf ffnIss ana A9erSS
i6ont noiiacntion fTom the United States Officers that
the laws respecting steamship accommodations for
passengers had undergone any modification whatever,
and that now the officials had sprung the law upon them
aud compelled them 20 bond their vessels
Before Judge Leonard, in the Supreme Court
Mr Edwin ypmes applied for writ OF habeas corpus
compelling Mr KIRBY u No $40 Broadway. merchant TO
mother alleged that she married Mr Kirby IN san Fran
cisco in 1889 and cohaoed win nm uht Juy ihs pu,
then because Of cruel treatment agreed 10 quit ms peg
aud board condition Of his giving her house ana
furniture at No 10 East Thirty sXth-st ana fluO
month. Mrs Kirby now charges that her husband has
surrepOusly obtained decree OF divorce, and That he
Ina, been guilty Of adultery. The Court directed the writ
10 be issue and be returned Saturday morning next
I'm the Marine Court before Judge Hearne, yes
terday Mr. Grcye sued Mr. Paner recover the oss
OF services aud companionshp OF MS we ana TOT aetA
gouar Ut
sSu SIl0 va, ese AZ folows The plaintiffs wife
In passing Plattners store In the Bowery near Fourtht
awning which was in a diapidated condition falling
her head She carried across the street 10 her resi-
deuce by the defendant huso ad connned 70 htr ioOm
bree weeks Defendants counsel endeayored to throw
tbr liability upon the landlord OF the premises occupied
by defendant Judgment was given IN favor OF the
plaintiff for SEQ, with costs.
In the Cape May Circuit last week, before
judge Elmer. an important case involving the rights OF
the andhoders along the railroad routes was decided
II the case Of william Garrison vs. the cape MAY ana
Ulvc Railroad Company, action being brought by the
pnnh the value O 800 acres OF timber lands
alleged to have been burned by the defendants IN May
1894 by tho careless management az dummy engine.
Large tracts belonging other parties were burned at
aton The damage was laid nj from COO $1,000 The
defendants insisted they NOT liable because the
between the railroad and the lands Of the PLAINTIFF that
they were not guilty Of negligence, and Il liable the
favor OF the plaintiff for A'OoO o.
Judge Balcom of the Supreme Court heard
nm Interesting case Yesterday, between Nicholas walsh rs
Executor against James SaNOn. The latter Il NdONer
Ills wife, short time previous to her death, made nm
GIT without any writing OF promssory note, made
PAYABLE order, aud Endorsed by her ana also OF
quantity OF stock in the Chatham Bank and IhrdhFe
Railroad the stock being collateral security Tor tho pay
neDt of the note which past due. The Executor OF
be uteetate now to recover from Defendant, lor
he bcnet of ntentes estate the stocks In question on
the ground that there being power OF attorney gNeh
me ute.fate TO defendant Tor transfer OF the soch 10
him rom her nor any personal effort made ny her 10 e
feet .ch transfer the books OF tho BANK or faOau
ennnanv There Was no passing of title, nor legal death
nod I'm The Court took the from the Jury on ms
& noinf and decided the point In favor OF the plaintiff
defendant will take the case To the Othcral AcIih' Aho
uolut lny olycd Ia and very important
In the United States Supreme Court John W.
wicker appeared against Ell HOppOeck To recover dhn
nge. FOR the breach Of an alleged agreement 10 pu On
c.tan property nj "A Sher's sale In Illinois Inc prop
crty 10 he sold belonged 90 John T. CHOPIN Co ul wa
an The nossesson OF Wicker who held " Tor advances
made upon IT, 10 had been levied upon TO SATISFY
ment i'm favor Of HOppoeck, and was redoemapie ~
Chonin A Co on payment Of tine advances Inc prop
erty consisting OF machinery ana INturts loI dy
wns 10 real estate, upon which HoppOeck ne
gage aud which had been leased to Choph 70 oi
renal enual 10 the interest OF nOppOecks moIlkhf
tbe rent natalie 10 Uoppoeck This remaining unpaid
III claimed that Wicker labe for the whoe an,V'
This was denied, and In order TO cut OH 1oPi n
Was agreed that IlOppoeck should proceed 10 Juusu'
against that frn issue execution, levy upon the ~ ~
and sci n M for sale and that Wicker SHOULD @ ~ V
Tor tho amount Of the Judgment The circuit tid
the Northern District OF Illinois hea sSroupe ro1rt
aoreemeut Appeal was taken 20 the supreme ,oul''
where II was urged By plaintiff that ihe aHIeemet ~
invalid. and that, therefore, be cOuid MOI "h'ny o w
the property. The case Ia stu on
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