New-York tribune., 1868-06-29
THE COURTS.
CIVIL

CIVIL.
No voluntary petitions in bankruptcy have
been fled during the past two weeks
Surrogate Veeder of Brooklyn has issued
letters OF administration the estates OF Ehzabet l
Waring Henry Bearnnie, William Bedell, Thomas Byrne,
and Bridget Graham.
Gideon j. Tucker, Surrogate, Las granted
letters OF administration OF the estates o Thomas Gilek
John Beard Michael Flanagan, Eliza Hyland. Mary sill
Peckham, Thomas II. Smith, Jonathan H. sarles, Eli
White Thomas Nee. Thomas Riley, Daniel McHugh,
Alexander McCoo Frederick Wendell.
In the L. S. District Court, on Saturday, the
case OF Anderson ct a agt Bonneau adjourned TO
the I'd proximo OF Crockett et al ag Jewett et al. TO
the goth inst and Of stroock agt Bowman. the 2lst
proximo In the cases OF Way & Darron agt Winters,
and Way barron agt C9kns the debtors were adJ9di
the Of Ackerman agt. Harthill.
During the week ending on the 27th inst,
each OF the following named persons mas received dis
r. Rathbone, Robert ii. RathbOne, Richard b. Cary,
Abraham Bussing Henry Bange, James W. Reynolds,
John Livingston. Ely B. Hayward, Wm II. Bergman,
Samuel Cohen, VIM. Perry Darius Taman, Roland s.
Dop, Geo. II. Butts, Andrew Barriklo James Bennett
VIM Wilson, VIM. Sutherland, VIM III. De Graaf, Edwin
Clement Samuel s. Chichester, and Franklin Chiches-
ter.
The Court Of Appeals, which has just closed
It's session. rendered decision In the of Maurice
Ianergan the condemned wffemurdercr, reversing the
Judgment and ordering new trial lanergan was tried
in June 1861 for the murder OF his wife, which occurred
ON the 26th OF March 1867 at No l35 Washingon-st He
was convicted and sentenced TO be executed the 9th
day OF August following. Mossrs. W. f. KNITTING aud
Charles s Spencer counsel for Lanergan sued out writ
of error I'm behalf Of their client which stayed all pro-
ceedngs until the of the by the Court of A
peals and its decision, which was announced only on
Saturday, after lapse OF more than year District
Attorney Hall will move the case again for trial. t Is
understood after the warm weather Is over.
In the suit of Howell and another, brought
to restrain the issue by tho Chicago and Nor western
Railroad Company OF dividend OF 10 per cent IN Doth
ureferred and stock those stocks, Judge IN
Graham IN the Supreme Court Chambers has denied the
motion for an Injunction The plantins damned as hOlu
m of common stock and OF stock entitled 70 be converted
into preferred stock that they injured As 10 the
first because unless the dividends oualed 10 per cent on
both stocks they would not get full dividends m the IN
creased preferred received chat amount ana as 70
the second the watering OF the preferred sIS
essened the yalue OF their privilege OF cOhversioh ty
further up that former Board OF directors hau
ied n their report Issue more stock ana thAt e
Company had no power under its charter to Issue STOCK
for dydend purposes In his opinion Mr justice Inbra
ham holds first That the Company have the IoWer 10
issue new stock for construction purposes hseonud 81 ~
moneys properly applicable 10 dividends we're ApgeV IN
improyeiuent of the road 10 optional Win 'Ie
directors TO sell equivalent amount OF SOCK 70
rpace such moneys and pay dividend or 10 ssne the
stock as dividend 10 tho holders or stock hhu ths
latter was more advantageous 10 the stoekhoCers since
the market value OF the stock was below Per, lhlru
That M the present market value OF he preerred anu
common stocks tho former got dividend eqla 10 hDou
and the latter about per cent and as tue preferred
stock WAS entitled TO 10 per cent before the common sock
got over T. the latter not Injured Fourth Ihat
The acts OF prior Board Of Directors c0md not restrain
subseauent from exercising It's awfh powers fntn:
That there being actual fraud CHARGED the pl9lntHs
could mainta the Injunction as bhuholuers, snsh