The New York herald., 1869-09-17
NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS. .
INVITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.


ment Case--Bonorable Discharge Granted
10 Sheridan Shook.
Before Commissioner White.
The United States Us. Sheridan Shook ana j. p.
Abrdhanls.-T case, in which the defendants are
charged with embezzing O check for 81, 700, and
with depositing public moneys IN banks other than
public repositories, was resumed yesterday before
this court.
John sedgwick appeared on behalf of ex-Collector
Shook, and District Attorney PierrepOnt appeared
IN person on behalf OF the government
william H. Rogers, receiving teller OF the Nassau
Bank, called by the government testi1ed-The
check In this case deposited with me on August
Shy u. B. Matteson, and was entered IN his bank
book; the check was endorsed Sheridan Shook.
The defence said that they admitted that the item
SnooS's cash book, and that the cash book was the
record OF the Collectors daily receipts.
the government asked an adlournment on &C
count OF the absence OF Messrs. Wood and Colgate,
could be secured.
Counsel for defence desired to know whether any
additional evidence would be offered against Mr..
Shook.
and said they would let the case go to the Commits
sloner on the evidence against Mr.. Shook.
Commissioner Wnite--Then suppose You with
draw the charge as against Mr. Shook, as there Is
Mr. Jackson replied in the negative.
Commissioner White replied that he would dispose
Ol the case as 1t stands summarlly. There was
nothing whatever against Mr. shook in the case
The evidence showed tnat he has had nothing to do
with the transaction l shall therefore discharge
him.
Mr.. Shook was then surrounded by his friends,
who complained bitterly OF the outrage OF which he
was the victim.
The case against Abrahams win be resumed next
Saturday afternoon.
The Raid ON the Lager Beer Brewers.
The United States ps. j. r. Sutton ana ATdre,o
Tteger.There are several cases now pending before
Commissioner White, IN which brewers and lager
beer saloon keepers doing business In Morrisania
are charged with drawing lager beer from kegs with
out cancelng the internal revenue stamps attached
thereto
Tne case Of J. F. Sutton lager beer saloon keeper,
and his barkeeper, Andrew Flieger, was taken up
yesterday, and testimony given for the government
showing that on the 4th INST Andrew Flieger drew
lager beer from keg having rst instead OF cancel
ling the stamp affixed thereon, removed It from the
keg and put 1t IN cigar box, in which box several
other similar stamps were subsequently found.
The defence Will open on Thursday next
One Of the ssWar Widows' Under Investiga-
ti0n-AileGed Fraud and Perjury.
Before Commissioner Stilwell.
The United States us. Harry Ennts.-The defendant
claimed and received q pension as the widow Of a
New York veteran, Michael Ennis, the amount being
paid on condition that she should not marry. When
she called at the Pension Once to receive her last
payment, $59 80, she was arrested on a charge OF
having defrauded the government by receiving the
pension after she had become the wife Of another.
The testimony for the government to the effect
chat defendant had been married to her second huB-
band, James King ABOUT two years, and has during
the whole OF that period been drawing pension az
Union soldier
The examination will be resumed on Tuesday next.