, 1869-05-24

v, " and It u stated that her underclothipR Is
las found Z. Errenoack1 and in piece Of rspeT,
led up In her clothing sercatJ.nTc cents In frac-
From these discoveries, 1t IL evident that u,nr-
er for TIC sakc Of peFpctE1ttnz ROBBERY WAS not
he cause Of her death. Whether any violation OF
er pessoa waa committed, the post psoTt<m exaui-
1uruer BY strlnNnlatlon WIS committed, how
yer, there Il little room for doubt It ia to be
oped that TIC mystery VII be fnI'J cleared.
TIE snuR1s OF LAW AEp EQulTf. |
Supreme Court.
COMMERCIAL DECIGuE-sriTENEST OF
The failure Of the r P1odpoe.ss duo Bank and the
lnesdonAhie TRANSACTIONS Of HxtTcy Dootittie |
ONE Of which terminated tn hls Indictment {k1taI |
o1 yet hasQ. gate rtsc to severn! questions oftaw
he dectslon OF which nc Of great CON fncrctai |
niue. Among these none presented points Of
7elter interest thAn the can8e Of Albert Sturgcs
bS u Ssa sss a,c o. r.
+ Letter. fT1tle Of cause in Supreme Court}
Thls case was tiled in the CItruts Court Of this !
7est1aauon, 1nd With a result favorable 10 the |
laim Of the METROPOLITAN Bank
CASH STATED
,.y Of September, lse& Doollt,le, then Presi-
Az :!iiSy, sela = ria, Islme:: L. ) :, Letter :
" the f.od1cers' Hans On the Com Ezehange
Eiant Of New YORK. receiving pa, for the same;
me ni o. e3enapge oe1nE IN On taas uay iosws{neu'
Y @ e S, Ue s1e s5 ons
lor 10 900 on tho Na1ousi PsEk hank Of New York,
Stysns nls sneck or ais 3"n.shS lIodsessm +,
pay u,rnt on the 18th and disaonorcd. The check
being thus unpaid, Stuzgrs notified Dool!ttic that
tneS snoula ss9p pa5 n,eus u ntal ~ upon a.e
nea Inat paak nSeosntntls Msy n1o tS.esIspaGa p
the coin E1eaanse hanA III 70, 70 "nsea oanN Doohtue
nan ~ n sna' pa, ais ', ps
ssoEpea - nstG o ~" vsa @ e''oo
N SeM ao!1 ps.os 70 tae Ast.sM Q. r 1ae plis.
un nc Ssmc Eng ons tae t79auesss LANA sGspeaa.
CO, When tlcia ,, tamef II Leasf, netn& apprsnen.
alSe inak t1c oul lucy us1 rotEaaaeu ho0!a not oe
ptous pursued nAa 4Uuua Ds0utus W Tue us4t oSy
Sne istnh Wnea nc 1uloEnsu taSn t9Aa ~
ts naa N 'nas y, 3neetsn Eol
Mc ~ Sutn E1Gu1aHn naaA ~ -. ~ tu t!n onel
y: !emntanees Nne!uu1nR INC ss15Ees is oun % me
~ ~ ~ s9rnon rDn ths. ~, n,-
tt rts. 0a sn - naS ~ rot rHcIa e'ns ~ 1 ,rt;i
III ~ - an,n ,tno nav, a.v IN. -o-, rvrn,n
IAnk reesved Doonstleh letter enclosing the
~ @ Hnu u les ~ ~ ~ - 70
" etn4 M sent n n ,h,s Irtrono,.n nans
teh Lsi.eI, T. ~ ~ esn y @ - 1890 |, ~ ~ H1nn
Tnseh 10 On nc aame oet psssen.sn u 70 'as fask s
6AaA tvt i@sueus3 ~. mea ma ss'1ssu. M :. !ae ~!
d snu sqa ttS soe rssn1,
Stuisss eons es o'a"etst WIN 'ae fesu' a.seaV
eeasG .o,......u o., ~. .a,, .h., .,
1 ns,c ~ ~ " ~ sug n,i III ,at @ tae
E!u Was etaaonlcat.I oo.a:u ~ noousae ilVul
stu1yes Sous I'd the Snesaon II the Sass = = to Ge
osfasa @ % .te1 - ~, ~ nae u.ss ass
OF s1eid, raln1et LeiIe1; q ne ciscamssAhGea
tuoel w1nta Lnsy So ousoAea ~ ~ s4' VA @ae oe-
le4Se o. Nv ncs hseo dect.a y, N. s,,r.r,
es,n1a,z cn,nn,1Breese, enief Jasuee' delivering the
oplnio1- ,,
Atpeuans made ecfefal posntA
!; I9at tne enect s O. the ehunssemcns o. tns nLl
10 fhe 3eitppontan Hank 1ot Inc usc Q! apPeueea
was 10 vest IN The hank the legal title to the paper
whilst Tue eQultableatitlc rested IN aTre!lees-
2 The lan1 has the legal ttue, hut Il mas no
eQus having parted with , no consideration lof
tne pil, ~. tnetC1ole, nuGe. no' 70 p1e'Au
aEs1nsI tnE t,i sault1ea - y anpea ,aana
e w. sseu " ~ tn ~ s1is pa aS ,a ~
Hen aoss anT na4ins ies oeT ,.i ~ ~
eea e ahpYeaees s9ef me u n pe gofs,9ea pJ Inc
s,tE ~ Se,,rna1 ~" ~ ~, tsins,i ro1sGc,e
isslnR uoepttouess u Aos '0aso1E eoas4us'a-
uou' u...u- ...,.
e p tha ns ssx au nn, a1ar ana " II ~
n naa a. nea. 1aae m S. M an ,sts ,hsx 1a1 cen
pa.t p, y eae eeia - - ehe, ,, o, 49, d - ~. ~ -
stnnsteF subject t9e Isto. -.,,s
.,rs,,o,s 1,,aea ~ -o;ItE fAatSos'
pRsnt M t1an1sttan 1as ha,~oa N. a,
nc ~. uoolts!e, ana neNel oceuI!ca ~ ~ in1s
0, The 9I endorser of Il iii oi exehanrr before 1ts
aeo1, d,3 wv n1tar ~ nss,ns;fn 1o,1Se.on ,ra
, !, ~ no'ss t ~, sSn ~, ~ ~
M apns ~. ,tGs tton 1' VII ~to ls
,1 ,t 9,u 5h,ah I'VE. ,h eIJ hHa ~ ~ ~ XII p a X
t, tuIS 'a,s nana1 ~ x ~ nG sn11 han1 hrn,1ht
| IN the'f nAoes5 ,,.,>, -, .,.,.,,,. .,.,,
T., - rn1ppnrs,s - ~ msnsr vtSont nnsier ~ snv ~
fcnec tbsreto. nav afrerward without notice, d,
t.in the fresi tit3r which rtsta in The hnder h,
rriatton ram fhe tIme lie acauIred bis cu uitanlt
lille I'D there ID no rctence that Letter h4d al
notjec Of any defence At the :tne he acquired hi
& Thr notice OF the transfer to those having tht
nominal Ieea! tue wna equivalent 10 delireiy 0
lhs dTal. i apPsllseA u.,,.
bse consideration without knowledge Of any dc
fec1 Of title. and IN good faitn, holds it by uti
| snitd scnJnst al the world. tuaptc1ou of dcfec
| ~ ;nie ~ fhr trnr1ei,re or cIrf,,nataurrs whIc
would exc,tc suspiciou ID the mind Of q prudcn
man, - Eross negligence On the pa.t Of the takel
se TIC p0' Jetss sa n, s
| his nan, ..~
There is no evidence OF had faith on the pa,
70 foond thas tnere were no cncumstanees @ aitendin
/ thc transfer requiring him 70 make Inquiry even
be was bound to do 20.
The FRS, psopoettton Of appellants and the ihl1
Of sppeiiees Is 10 lie same enect, which ne nat
hing aa ss II :ae slt
10 Ehtcf isT governs Il, and the appellecs have ~
arrust the potpt. Field, Palmer Letter ca
eou,;ohle nns t tie s io Ias biif Of e1chsnxe. II
tsscrt tlt1e f,T tbe eud,rscmcut was III lie Aetr
nolitan Eant, md thry alone could endorse 1t
|
. - he,nr rraoraes, IN TIM bank far The use Of Z
+ nntsees rhe1 became thereby tne equitable owuel
, ! }fc1, he contest hsfIcen TIE eGu1tles Of the
t..i,s hro3ns sna vhnse'rauitY ID thn oldts1 4;
e' e~ =" "A-'-'Sf' -
, 81 !. +nx.x+rd Nv snoc,,eea that tf1ty acaui,,
tnlr wis II .hc 1 Wtthont notice nf afy defent
spsa Gs - 49, e t,s ~ ~. is,i t.tir IL M
: | 1.cr ~ thr tfrne Ehrn tbry ncoutyed shcir %,
: ts1ie att1 tuir We do 20, undersiaud the caec
: | showing in any bEanch OF Il tnnt F7ead Palmer
a | Yr,rr haye even ncouI,ei the legal tue to I.
4 | raner The suit Is brought by the baak =. hold