The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-28
SUPREME CovaT-TaAL TfaR-7A3T /.

An Incorporation Attorney Pressing an Old
Cnse-An OMcial WHO Permitted No Assess.
nents To BE Collected from His SuborGi-
Before Judge Van Brunt.
Nicholas Hill T0,cler %. Fernando Wood-This
suit which has been In the courts Tor the past four
years, and the facts too frequently given III the
HERALD TO require extended repetition, was yester.
day finally brought to trial. Me-. Fowler an ex-Cor-
poralion Attorney, claims to have loaned Mr.. Wood
sI,ooO, and sues to get his money back. MI. Wood
denies the money being given him as loan, and
accepts the arbitration Of the Court Mr.. Fowler
relied wholly on his own testimony He said that
he loaned this money when he was Corporation At
tcrney, In 1865; that Mr.. Wood save him due bill
for II; that l.r. Wood subsequently, recovered pos.
session OF this document. 80 tnas he cannot
to the Erans act.ons. After Mr. Fowler had Gnlsned
his narration and gone through the formula or an
extended cross examination me de!ence opened
with placing Mr. Wool hlmseii on the witness
MIR. WOODS EVIDENCE.
Witness confessed to having received 1000 from
Mr.. Fow.er but said 1t was paid TO MIN as chairman
OF the Finance Committee OF Mozart Hall, ana as an
Attorney an otce then from $50 OOJ to $4,000
year AID within the patronage OF Mozart hall. The
whole mater OF me alleged loan ne stated TO o., DO
MI. Fowler undertook In the cross examination Of
MI. Wood to get the best OF the great ex-eader OF
city, the ex-Mayor OF New York ami present Con,
gresham, blt ne failed III the attempt, as the
rransacliun was proved to be purely political 0ne,
involving no lndebtedness on Inc part VI MIR. Wood.
Judge Shea OF the Marine Court, was next called,
and testified to The assessments levied on him as
successor to Mr.. Fowler as Corporation Attorney,
which assessments. BY the way no PAID
penny ana to the fact that Mr.. Fowler
told him he had surrendered to Mr.
Wood the memoranda given for the money he
had paid him. he Judge shea) mad only he'd the
0iace ABOUT three months having resigned IL IN
consequence OF the pressure OF breviou y assumed
duties. While so briefly acting as such corporation
Attorney the election assessments were levied upon
the office, the whole al which ne himself hal paid.
hts suoordlnates to be assessed ana would IN TACT,
dismiss any subordinate who should pay II after
due notice not TO do So TINS point IN the testimony
OF the witness created deep impressioa on the
Court. Alter brief summing up the case was SUD-
miited to the jury, with directions ~ bring 10
sealed verdict this morning.
WHO Looked On the Cup When tho Vino
Was Rcds
otto Arend rs. LtrerI0ol, Ne,D YorE ana PAf'adal-
phia Steamship Conpanv.-This actiOn-important
to common c3rr.ers-was brought TO recover the
value OF q cask Of vino shipped by one Charles
Wehle from Antwerp In January 1853, TO Liverpool,
ana thence transhipped on the steamship Active TO
this port. When delivered here the cask was found
empty. The paintln claimed It's value 10 be $500
and brought suit for this sum. The evidence
showed that the cask WAS shipped under q bill Of
OF leakage or breaKagc. IL was further SHOWN that
the passage was very stormy, aud that the casK,
supposed Then 10 be full OF w.nc was 10 nave been
delivered under q free permit, the vaNe being
therein Etate0 under $50. inc jury thought the
steamship com pany respOn slblc and that the wine
ought paid fer, and accordingly brought In YER
dict Tor coz ~ Tor tue plaintiff
]. II. Rowan Tor plaintiff, ana James W. Gerard,
IT.. for defendants,