The New York herald., 1871-11-28
SUPREME cuvaT-TaAL Tfsx-7AaT |.

An Incorporation Attorney Pressing an Old
Cnse-An O1cial Who Permitted No Asscss.
ncnrs To BE Collected from Ills SuborGi-
nafcs.
Before Judge Van Brunt.
Nicholas Hill F0tDIer rs. Fernando W0od-This
suit, which has been in the courts for the past four
years, and the facts too frequently given in the
HERALD TO require extended repetition was yester.
day finally brought to trial. Nc. Fowler, an ex-Cor
poraLion Attorney, claims to have loaned Mr.. Wood
$1,000, and sues to get his money back. MT. 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 sai1 that
he loaned tnis money when he was Corporation At
tcrney, In 1865; tnat Mr.. Wood .ave hlin due oul
for II; that a.r Wood subsequently, recovered pos
session OF this written document 80 tnis he cannot
now put II IN evidences: There We're no wllncsses
his narration and gOne through the formula or an
extended cross examination the de.ence opened
with placing Mr. WOOD himseif On the witness
MR.. WOODS EVIDENCE.
Witness confessed to having rccclvel 1000 from
Mr. Fower, but said It was paid 10 MIN as chairman
OF the Finance Committee oi Mozart Hail. ana as an
assessment levied upol Ar. Fowier as Corporation
Attorney office then worth from $50 00J to $50 900
year and within the patronage OF Mozart hall. The
whole matter Of the alleged loan ne stated to bc
this-"ony this and nothing m0.e." Counsel ior
MI. Fowler undertook In the cross examination OF
Mr.. Wood to get the best OF The great ex-leader Of
the Mozart branch Of the democratic party OF this
gresham, INT ne failed III the attempt, as the
Iransaclun was proved to be purely political ole,
involving no Indebtedness on inc part ol Mr. Wool.
Judge shea, OF the Marine Court, was next called,
and testified TO ,he assessments levied on him as
successor to Mr.. Fowler as Corporation Attorney.
without calm! on his subordlaates for .
penny and to the fact that Mr.. Fowler
Wood the memoranda given for the money he
had paid him. lie Judge ohea) mad only Leld the
OlAce Tor aOout three months. having resigned IL IN
consequence Of the pressure OF previously assumed
duties. While so briefly acting as such corporation
Attorney the election assessments were levied upon
the otice, the Wno,e Of which ne himself hai paid
his suoordnates to be assessed and would, IN TACT
dismiss any subordinate who should pay II after
due notice not TO do TINS point IN the testimony
OF the witness created deep lmpressoa on the
Court Alter brief summing up the case was sub
mitted to the jury, with uirecil0n5 ~ Drlng IN Q
seated verdict this morning.
Who Looked On the Cup When tho Wine
Was Reds
otto Arend rs. LfrerIOol, Ne,o YorE ana Phf0dat.
phia Steamship Conapdnv.-This action-important
to common c3rr;ers-was brought 10 recover the
value OF q cask Of vino shipped by one Charles
wehle from Antwerp In January, is6s to Liverpool,
ana thence transhipped on the steamship Active 70
this port. When delivered here the cask was found
empty. The plaintln claimed It's value 70 be $500
and brought suit for this sum. The evidence
showed that the cask was shipped under bill O
ladlng excepting toe company from liability in case
or leakage or breaKaIc IL was further shown that
the passage was very stormy, aud that the cask,
supposed Lhen 10 be ful OF wine, was 10 have been
delivered under free permit the vae nsbs 0ehg ia
steamship company respon ilble and that the wine
ought to paid fer, ana accordingly brought In ver-
dict Tor so22 IL lor tue plaintiff
J. II. Rowan Tor plaintiff, ana James W. GERARD,
Jr.. for Oe1euuaulHs