The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-19
Part AMOS. sss4, ssss, osys svlo. $780, $780, ss1s
$780, sS3S. Part Mos. $3.50, 648S, $685. $780, $751;
Tho Central Bank.
Before Judge Barnard

DoiVhc JuUKe bhruaTu
Wtuldsn A. Fbtoter and Others Of the Pefnna-
"e'" wafer Board, us John K F1uvn, James
Es,oeu, ct at. Directors or the Contra, Bank.-This
action Is brought By the paInts to recover $2l Oll
the amount or money which the plaintiffs had on
deposit In the Central Bank at the time OF its sus-
pension IN August. 1870. The action ia against the
0rectorS IN tnelr individual capacities ana all have
RSs III Messrs Pruyn and Elwe
the Water Board has had no legal capacity to bring
an action ana also that 1t Is based on insuicent
grounds. The demurrer was argued at some length
yesterday, and the Court took the papers ana re-
served Its decision.
The Claims Of Aliens to IN Estate.
james Dohertv ct al cs. Ann Gleason ana Others
This Is case which involves nice point OF law in
regard to the rights or aliens to inheritance OF lana
In this country. II appears that one Edward Do
herty, nsturalized citizen. died in February 1870
In Brooklyn, where he was at the time residing
He owned two houses on Warren street, near Co
lumbia at the time OF his heath. He was unmarried
and without children. but left brothers and sisters
who was IN California. The plaintiffs claim TO be
entitled TO the property as heirs of deceased and
sent over James Donerty with power OF attorney to
sell II ana divide the proceeds among them all.
The defendant claims that the plaintiffs. beng
non-residents and aliens 1t the time OF Donerty's
and that Ann Gleason being citizen OF the United
States. Is entitled to all OF It, Her attorneys make
the point that II deceased had been an alien at the
time Of death the aliens would take a share but az
he was citizen none but citizens can become heirs
the matter was referred by the Court yesterday TO
ex-Judge Reynolds as referee.
.~ Conjugal Infolicity.
Ju,fet Ren,otck cs. Frederick W. Ren,rtck.-This
action came up yesterday on a motion of defend
ants counsel that defendant have leave put In an
amended answer setting up counter charges OF adu-
terry against the plaintiff The defendants afdavit
showed that the plaintiff had some years ago been
married TO man named Wright, by wn0m she had
eight children She was divorced from him ana
named Jones. bearing him two cbildren. Afterward
she formed her alliance with this defendant ewhO
mas become the father OF two children The parties
two years ago separated he agreeing to pay twenty
dollars weekly Tor the support OF the children; and
the painun recently instituted an action for d.
vorce. The Court after hearing the affdavits and
argument, granted the motion for an amended
answer ON the condition that the defendant pay
PLAINTIFFS counsel $500 within ten days to delray the
costs OF the litigation; otherwise denied.
$4,000 Claimed for a Broken Nose.
Francis Whitley us. Sarah McCdr,hy.-The plain
ti on the evening Of the Goth OF November last was
walking along Front street, In thus CITY, and fell into
al area In front OF q house which defendant was
caus ing to be built at that time. The area or exca
vatiOn In front OF the house was not guarded In any
way nor were there any lights to show passers by
the danger. The PLAINTIFFS nose broken ana his
hand and arm severely I'M ured by the fall. He
brings the SUIT recover So damages from the
defendant who was the owner OF the premises.
The defendant puts in q general DENIAL and al
eges that the accident was owing to the PLAINTIFF
own negligence
At the conclusion Of the testimony Mr.. u. p. Bar.
nard, OF counsel for the defendant made motion
for nOnsut on the ground that the liability Tor
damages was on the contractors to whom the con-
structOn OF the house had been given and not upon
the owner. The motion was denied. Verdict for
plaintlr, $3.50.