New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
CIVIL.

In the Supreme Court yesterday the suit of
John Growentha against Frederick Bredt and Others
the plaintiff and njurng blm terminated with verdict
for The defendants The plaintiff charged that the acct
The case of John Graham against Gregorio
Domnguez up yesterday the question Of settling
the order to the amount OF bail to be required The
defendants counsel eontended that common bail was all
that ought TO be required but the other side claimed
that the amount Of bail should be equal to the value Of
the bonds s6Oo alleged TO have been forfeited TO the
plaintiff Decision reserved.
In the Supreme Court, before Judge Bar
bour, the suit OF Rebecca Davis against William Hughes
ages for assault and battery and rape. The plaintiff
says that after drinking drugged liquor, she went to
open door, and committed the oiense She had 1t is
claimed previously lived with man as his mistress six
present husband The defense is that the whole thing is
q put up job" The case is still on.
In the United States District Court yester-
day. the OF Chadwick agt The Steamug Jack Jewet
was decided Chadwick, the owner OF the steam-tug
Gamecock sought to for services in saving the
Jack Jewett from destruction by fire, In October 1866
The Jewett took fire and was run ashore at Rikers
Island. and deserted by her crew. The Gamecock went
TO the rescue, and played small stream Of water on the
fire. and her claimed to have thus saved the hull
Of the Jewet The OF the latter denied the value
or the necessity OF the service and gave testimony to
show that the fire was put out by their vessel rolling
and that the Gameeock was informed that no help
was required The Court decided that nasmueh as the
beant sued for his individual benefit 10 was
not salvage case, and decreed hm remuneration Oh
only $3.50, without costs.
Court General Term yesterday ordered Judgment DIS
missing them by default and affirming the orders OF Judge
Sutherland maintaining the injunctons against the Erie
Railway Directors but modifying them. Judge Suther
lands decision was published NJ tine Time was renueIeu
=. The Court heard argument yesterday on writ OF
issued In behalf OF Margaret Welsh the convicted
murdoress OF Policeman McChesney The facts OF the
well known. On the night or Oct ~, 1857 the
prisoner was intoxicated aud dsoTdery IN sanast ana
the officer attempting 60 arrest her she drew small
knro and plunged In his neck soyering his juguar and
causing almost death ON Dec 20 she was brought
TO trial and was convicted and sentenced 10 the state
Prison for hfe Tho argued yesterday on excep
tons To the Judges ruling and charge In the trial Two
points-that she laboring under delirum tremens
and that the officer matreated her. rendering her act
justabe as sefdefensewere mainly relied on Decision
reserved.
In the Supreme Court Chambers Yesterday,
two cases were argued together before Judge Ingrahan
1.-THE legal points differing in scarcely anything and the
facts alleged by the defendants In each differing but In
degree both against tho Police Commissioners for
satonng policemen before the plaintiffs places The
first was by Augustus Hatoh the proprietor OF the con-
cert saloon broadway known the palace Garden
the other by David J. Mack, the keeper OF similar
saloon called "Ihe Dew Drop Inn." Both complain that
policemen stationed In front Of their saioons warn