The New York herald., 1869-05-08
NEW YORK CITY.
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THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Alleged Mufiny ON the High Seas.
pefore Commissioner Osborn.

AIie&eu uutiny ON inc Hhl8u 6co1s
Before Commissioner Osborn.
me United States u.s. w. @. ParEer, James ~
Robinson. Bsryamtn Ss,ror. James Cummings ana
Ben5an.in Hagrtson.-The defendants were seamen
on board the steamer Java the Second and were
charged with mutiny in combining together and
assaulting and maltreating John Jones an officer
Of said vessel NJ. Tney were committed to await ex-
Charge Of Illicit Oscillations
Before Commissioner Shields.
The United States rs. George LIE Gr0nd.-The de-
fendant is charged with Obtaining fraudulent bonds
on which he engaged in the business OF dstillation
Committed for examination.
The Charges of eFraudulent Bankruptcy Dis
missed.
Before Commissioner White.
ne United States rs. abraham ana James Volk.-
The examination in this case was resumed yesterday
- hear the summing up Of counsel for respective
parties. Edwin James, counsel for the bankrupts
made nable and elaborate argument on their be-
half He commented upon the various sections and
provisions Of the bankrupt law, and c0ntended that
no fraud was proved He argued that many Of the
wealthiest merchants VINO carried themselves "high
upon the mart" had been compelled to make sacrt-
ices IN the hour OF pending ruin and disaster Every
divided among the creditors By the defendants, until
they we've compelled to succumb when their whole
eloquent address moved for dismissal Of the charges
Mr.. Mckeon counsel for the creditors, dwelt upon
the large amount OF purchases AFTER the DankruptS
must lave known that they were tns0lvent and the
fraudulent preferences TO fav0rites. He concluded
an able address by urging the Importance OF the
case to the whole mercantile community.
The Commissioner, In deciding upon the case, re-
viewed The testimony, and said that he was unable
t0 lind that there was any proof OF fraudulent in
ten:ion the part OF the accused. They might have
acted morally wrong In purchasing goods 80 recently
before their failure but all the testimony established
shat the proceeds Of the sales were applied 80 Tar
as they went, TO the payment OF their debts. The
transactions with Messrs. Lord Wurmyer were not
lmpeached and they acted under the advice OF cOun
sci III making the transfer Of their property. The
Commissioner then dismissed the charges made by
oil the creditors against the defendants.
Alleged Forged Bounty Checks.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
Eebert E. Ten Eyck, an actor at Fisk's Grand
Opera House. was arrested yesterday by deputy
Marshal Dwyer on, charge of obtaining payments
on twelve paymasters bounty forged cheeks for 500
each 1t seems that the Sd Of last February
eighty OF these checks were supposed to have been
forwarded from the Treasury Department to various
parts OF the United States to quidate bounty claims
against the government held by discharged soldiers.
Twelve OF these checks were returned to the Trea-
eury Department as having been paid and cancelled.
1t was subsequently ascertained that payment had
been obtained on all OF the twelve by means Of
forged endorsements The checks were traced to
the possession OF Ten Eyck, VINO denied having any
knowledge OF their being forged and asserted that
they had been transferred to him Tor collection by
Richard Harden, whose name appeared on the
backs of all the twelve checks.
Special agent Gayler on investigation, ascertained
that the checks In question were never sent through
the mails from the Treasury Department. and 1t is
therefore, almost certain that they were stolen from
Eyck was brought before Commissioner Osborn and
was held for examination In default OF $1,000 ball.