The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-25
A Leaf from Wall Street-How a Ref
cree Reported and How the Re-
port Was Set Aside.
SUIT AGAINST A CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
A Driver Shoves Passenger OF Car
A Broken Leg and an Action
for Damages-The Suit
Dismissed and Why.


In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday James
Cusick, VIGOROUSLY known as the eighth ward
man eater" was put on trial for an assault upon
one Isaac Robinson. The complainant wished to
withdraw the complaint but this Recorder Hackett
would not permit. The case went to the Jury, but
as both the complainant and the defendant were
Insulting to each other Cusick was acquitted of the
charge. Cusick was then sentenced upon q pre-
vious conviction of assaulting young woman and
sentenced to ten months Incarceration in the Peni
Tertiary.
In Part of the General Sessions the counsel for
Greenthal, whose conviction by Judge Bedford's
"extended jury" was reversed by the General
Term, claimed that his client having already been
put in jeopardy could not be tried again. He
therefore withdrew the plea Of "not guilty''
already made The full argument on the case is
to be heard to-day.
The case of Patrick Carroll, who is charged with
attempting to obtain money from the city and Cor
poration Of New York by fraudulently representing
himself as Patrick Burns q laborer the "big
pipe" works. was then tried, but the Court ad-
iourned before the prosecution had closed their
This is test case and if it goes against the
defendant many other dummy laborers" Will be
prosecuted. The Court crowded with small
fry politicians, many of whom are said to be ap-
prehensive OF the consequences OF conviction in
this case.
Yesterday ex-senator william M. Graham who is
charged with having, while acting in the capacity
Of President of the waikiki National Bank embez.
zled 100000, the property of that institution was
arrested on bench warrant issued out OF the
United States District Court. The bail had been
fixed at $4,000. Counsel for the defendant asked
for reduction OF the bail, and this matter is now
before the District Attorney for advisement. The
accused, pending the decision OF the District At
hao haa bod tosx
Marshal.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Woodruff delivered his judgment in the case
OF De Brmont vs.. Penniman. M. De Brimont had
married in Paris daughter OF the defendant, who
died after the birth Of her first child The question
to be determined was whether the law or the United
States would uphold Judgment of the French
Courts obliging the defendant to pay an annuity
TO the plaintiff, as his needy son-in-law. Judge
W0Odruns decision is in favor OF the defendant.
An important decision was rendered yesterday
by Judge Fancher, Of the Supreme Court, in the
suit by Lvermore, Clews Co. against Richard
cambridge. The original suit commenced ten years
ago, was to recover some thirty-hve thousand dol.
lars, alleged to be owing the plaintiffs by the de-
PENDANT through operations in stock speculations
on his account referee reported the plaintiffs,
however, as owing the defendant S120OOO and
motion was made to set this report aside Judge
Fancher grants the motion. His decision, en-
bodied in lengthiy written opinion, is given in
full in our law reports.
Among the many suits instituted against Mr.. w.
M Tweed was one on behalf OF the city to compel
him to transfer to the city. without payment Ger.
tain property which he is said to have purchased
In Putnam county for the purpose OF erecting
thereon storage reservoir for the Croton water
The case came up yesterday before Judge Van
Brunt, holding Supreme Court-Specal Term.
Counsel for Mr.. Tweed demurred on the ground
that the complaint did not state sufficient cause
OF action, and that 1t united two causes of action
An order was entered sustaining the demurrer
In q suit brought yesterday, in the Common
Pleas, before Judge ]. F. DAY. to recover $4,000
damages against the Third Avenue Railroad CON-
pany, on account OF the loss OF leg through being
pushed of one Of the cars Of the company by a
driver the complaint was dismissed. The ground
OF dismissal was q recent decision in the Court OF
Appeals exempting the company from liability in
similar case, and holding the driver responsible.
Yesterday William H. Burke, alias George Moore
house Of "a Amity street, was held in $1,000 bail
by Commissioner Shields to await the action Of the
Grand Jury on a charge Of having been concerned
IN what is called the "sawdust swindle'--to w.t.
sending circulars through the United States mails
10 parties Offering to sell them counterfeit money
Oh hoeral terms, and, in reply, forwarding cigar
ooAes stuffed with sawdust. recent act OF Con-
R'ess makes 1t punishable offence to use the
mails IN furtherance OF scheme of fraud