New-York tribune., 1868-01-20
Law INTELLIGENCL
TIE CIVIL COURTs.


A Jury in the Brooklyn City Court were dis
charged Saturday having been unable 20 agree n us
os Mrs Mary Tate against the steamer Norwask s
$500 damages for running down and drowning her aus
band while hshlng IN a row-boat
Gaius W. Hubbard jr. and other proprietors
OF giftconcert frauds who ad taken "a lion against POST
Kelly recover 3O25 letters which he Intends 10
send 10 the Dead Letter Office did not appear before
United States Commissioner Osborn, on saturday. They
are 10 be heard this morning.
Surrogate Veeder of Brooklyn has granted
letters OF administration the estates Of Garet koyen
bowen. Mary Clark EleanoI GeIston stuart AoI '9ha
wig. and Mary C. Moore, all Of Brooklyn.
In Justice Quins Court, James Hickey, late a.
confidential clerk for Messrs. Mckilop sagde OI inc
United states Mercane suSe 9t and
payment and the plaintiff that the dismissal Vac daIea
anterior to the expiration Of a contract
Surrogate Tucker of New-YOrk has gEanted
letters Of administration the of Edward Hare
Phebe A. Kirby, Rachel owens Peter Peterson Julius r.
son. Patrick Lee George Lorentz Patrick Walsh William
Mcknight, Margaret Barry Caroline Campbell. Elhabeth
Wildman, Alexander Blumenthal Louise inthOm, Adam
Duncan Stewart Margaret Jantz aud Margaret A. Good
win.
In the case of Fisk, Hatch and others against
The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company the sit
being prevent the further utteance Of stock Judge
of the books was either too late esrlytoo late IL
It was intended to enable the plaintiffs TO prepare tier
peadints they bad already served their eomlia,hc
too early. if they needed 1t to prepare for trial as mo
time which the defendants had 10 answer had not ak
In the Brooklyn Supreme Court, Circuit.
Charles Kelly, riparian owner represented to Justice
Tappan leased to VIM B Barber store houses ana
wharf at the front OF Sedgowlekst or the STORAGE a
inspection tobacco for year. at the annual rent OK
sS7Oc beside oneah OF the sum received ivt StVasge,
the last quarter only the defendant refused TO pay ana
Kelly sues therefore S415 The defense that tue
plaintiff neglected 10 Keep the premises IN repair ana
thereby occasioned 5000 worth of damage The jury ON
saturday unable 10 agree, but are expected to rem
der a verdict to-day.
George de Forest Lord, counsel for one OF tho
creditors OF J. Ogden smith involuntary bankrupt,
moved in the United states District Court on Sstutaay
o have the proceedings taken from Register Fitch ana
given another Register on the ground mat kegser
Fitch had attempted to influence several OF the cred9s
10 vote for Isaac M ADdruss assignee whereas ~
the Bankrupt act the creditors have the fu power 10
choose such assignee entirely on their own Vonlon r.
Fitch denied that he had undertaken TO influence the
creditors Ahidayts were read by both parties an4
Judge Batchford ordered that the adjourned meetns OF
the creditors held becra him the 9Th OF nexs
| February.
In the Supreme Court, Circuit before Justica
j f. Barnard. Abraham Lewis ct a. TOOK action aganss
Abraham Marcus ct AL The planlns prOusnt uls suit
against defendants 10 56. alleged 70 be due
r %es M S.S Se 70 oS t6e b had delivered to
H. Cohen at the defendants direction The defendants
alleged that first two bills. amounting to about tt6o
sold directly 10 Cohen, aud on h credit so nos on
the credit OF the defendants The other four Ds e de
PENDANTS admitted they bought on their own account bn
they averred they thirty days credit and
at the suit brought the credit had not yos
slI sold for cash, and not on time. aad
were all sold on the credit Of the defendsass.
bills were sold directly Cohen his credit and defend
ants proIuced the plaintiffs bill Tor the made ous
! ~ the name OF Cohen Defendant Marcus also swoto
that the five bills OF goods sold credit oil thirty
DAYS and that the credit had not expired when the sue
was brought and by way OF confederation. prOduced
plainr bills rendered him for the same aud. In tho
face, which appeared that they were sold oh cTedis
OF thirty days. The jury rendered yerdtct Tor tho
| defendants all the issues.
Before Justice Thaddeus III. Lane. on Satur-
day James Rooney proprietor Of rectifying dstilery
on Fifty second-s Elevcnth-aye, was accused of
| selling one gill Of g1n without license. Policeman
Mclaughlin preferred the charge, and swore that on
October 1857 seeing the door OF Br Ro0neys eetab-
lshment open, he entered, and gin drawn from .
key tasted IL when IL brought out 10 the street
a enter and get bottle hllsd with gin and pay
rs cents for several and women get liquor
and leave the with It, Mr. Charles s. Spencer who
appeared for Rooney, refused to crOskexamne the po.
| lceman. On Mr. Rooney's examination be swore thas
| every word sworn to by Policeman Mclaughlin Wa
false that he sold any liquor at retail that only
and that that person wanted bottle OF fusco 70 admin
ister To sick horse. Witness also testified that lssi
Summer he appeared against Mclaughlin In criminal
prosecutlOn and the policeman then threatened TO gel
even with him" Mr.. John Kelly, contractor MI Pat
rick Menten blac ksmih and Mr. Cassidy. baker, tes
tilted that Policeman Mclaughlin could not be believed
! under oath. Judgment given for defendant. Tau
Vas only OF avalanche OF complaints before thts
Court Saturday the defendants beuH either grocers
or rrcter. and In each OF the Judgment was given
for defendant grocers and reces do not procure
their licenses from the Excise Board. and the charge
against them was either for selling or for publicly ex
posing for sale liquors In quantities less than hve gaios
IL is said that when defendants show disposition "a
have a taken to the Court OF Common Peas, tbe
Board OF Excise Immediately reduces the claim fol
penalty from $50 TO $780, TO keep the trial In the Ds1Ilc
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