The New York herald., 1871-02-17
KNIGHTS OF TIE CUE IN COURT.
Trouble Among the Bill
liaI.diStS.
Legal Tilt Between Humphrey and Ru.
dolphe in the Marine Court
No Points Given.

host or the most celebrated and expert billiard
lists in the country assembled In the chamber or the
Marine Court yesterday morning to witness an
interesting in which two celebrated knights Of
the cue figured as the principal parties. and which
was to be decided by Judge Curtis as umpire II
the fourth case on the calendar, whereon 1t ap.
peared as ~-sr-.
HUMPHREY vs. RUDoLPHE.
The parties, 1t s unnecessary to state, are known
to fame the latter, especially, being distinguished
as eX-champion OF the United States.
Among the celebrities who appeared In
court on the OCCASION and with whom The merits
OF the case were an engrOssing topic OF CONVERSE
tion were Dudley Kavanagh, George Horne, Kelly
and Leon, and MIR. Coender. The principals stood
behind their respective counsel, watching with
eagerness every move In the CASE Mortimer Hum
phrey. the plaintif, was represented BY MI. L. B.
Rudd OF Fullerton, Rudd and Knox, While Adol.
phus P. Rudolphe, the defendant was represented
by Mr. Huntington.
The following are the circumstances which gave
riseto
THIS INTERESTING CASE.
Mort Humphrey, VINO was employed by Rudopne
as his business agent went 10 Buffalo q few weeks
ago to make arrangements for the match which was
recently played there between Rudolph ana Parker.
Humphrey alleges that In the performance OF these
duties he Incurred debts to the amount OF $780, which
he charged to Rudolphe; but the latter refusing
to pay it, although repeatedly applied to- both in
Buffalo and this city, Humphrey was compelled to
clear oil the Indebtedness with his own funds.
Hearing few days ago that Rudolphe had ar.
ranged TO go to San Francisco on
A PROFESSIONAL TOUR
and had expressed his intention OF permanently re-
siding there, Humphrey again applied TO Rudol phe
and demanded his money This was again refused.
Humphrey then consulted lawyer, and under
is advice applied Tor warrant to attach the per-
sonal property Of Rudolphc security OF his claim
This was granted and placed in the hands of q
DEPUTY SHERIFF,
who in due time made q foray upon the French.
mans goods and chatIols The articles seized were
q trunk, containing about six thousand dollars
worth OF jewelry and a considerable portion Of the
owners fashionable clothing, and the seizure, In
addition, included a case of billiard cues.
When Rudolphe came to realize how completely
was naturally very irate and vented his wrath IN
words not suited to ears polite. But he vas
AT THE MERCY OF THE LAW,
and had to endure the agony of beng deprived OF
the luxury OF wearing more than u few pairs ot
so many varieties OF which he is SO Justly ceIeprael
among the many gay ana festive gents OF his ac-
quantancc.
This serious inconvenience, however, was with.
out much delay obylated by his legal adviser. IL,
only cost some twenty-five dollars as olicers' tees
to regain possession OF the trunk &C.. bonds to the
necessary amount being lett with The clerk Of the
court in lieu.
TIE CASE IN COURT.
The merits OF the controversy were, as already
stated, set down for discussion this morning. Judge
Curtis was 10 preside as arbiter. For abOu. half
an hour before the case was called there was
scarcely an inch OF standing room obtanaDle in the
little court room When the case came on Mons.
Ruiolphe's counsel
OBJECTED TO THE VALIDITY OF THE ATTACHMENT
PAPERS.
The undertaking did not specify the amount OF
the security. This was trumped up case, and the
claim was entirely denied by Rudolphe lie was
anxious to have the tried on ts merits, and
would not have made the objection, but one or Ills
principal witnesses, Mr. julius Goershall. or No. 3jl
Broadway, was laid up with rheumatism. The
gravamen Gf the attachment was that s'the de-
iendant ~ about TO leave this State with the intent
70 deiraud MS creditors and has made arrangements
TO 80 10 Sau Francisco, CAL, to play match, and
mas state his intention to make San Francisco his
future residence.n Here there were no facts stated
TO Justify the conclusions In the attachment. Tne
person 10 whom he had declal LED hs intention was
NOT mentioned, and many other material facts were
Counsel for plaintiff stated that the papers though
not e&acty artistic, were, III his opinion, sufficient
lot lor lle purposes or an attachment so long as the
stalements IN them were uncontroyertcd The papers
had not been prepared In his Office.
peiendapts counsel admitted that his client was
an allen. lie had been about three years in this
Judge Curtis sald-Had 1t appcarc | on the paners
that itudolphe was native OF France that would
be false 10 my duty as Judge If allowed an attach-
lnent like this to stand. could not do IL wlthont
cnn SnH moral m conviction mat had been guilty OF the
onlce, which would not be for any man alive
grant the motion 10
QUAsn THE ATTACHMENT.
Counsel for Rudolphe then moved to have tho IN ca
dismissed, on the ground THAT the Court had losr
fnal lari,dction;; There had been no summons and
Judge Curtis suggested that the heat rrcthol
wonid be to try the case on its merits
Counsel replied that his Client did not intend
'eaVng lor California for some ten days yet and he
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