The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04
DIVORCE AND ALIMONY.
Interesting to Discontinued Husbands
Important Decision Reversing
the Usual Practice.
MISCELLANEOUS COURT BUSINESS.
Criminal Trials Before City Judge Sutherland
An Insurance Decentralization in the
United States and State Courts

We call attention to the fact that the Court OF
Appeals has adjourned to meet at the new Court
House, in this city, on Monday the oath day of this
month. All cases noticed for argument before
March 10 will be put upon the new calendar and
heard Immediately.
A note Of issue in the appeal Of Stokes was fled
yesterday in the Supreme Court, General Term;
but 1t is not probable that 1t will be argued tor
some time to come owing to the mass OF matter to
be printed.
Yesterday was the sixteenth day of proceedings
In the trial OF John Scannell before Judge Brady,
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The defence
closed their testimony, and a large number Of wit
nesses including several medical gentlemen, were
called by the prosecution in rebuttal. The testi-
m0ny, it is expected will be entirely closed to-day
An application was made in chambers OF the
Supreme Court yesterday Tor an order Of reference
In an action Of foreclosure brought by Peter B.
Bweeny against John G. Thompson and others.
Defendants gave bond and mortgage for $4,000
on some city real estate, the mortgages being
Sweeny, Tweed Connolly, Hugh Smith and Thomas
Murphy. A reference was ordered.
In the Uuited States Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Woodruff delivered decision in the case Of
David j. Taft vs. the brig EllendOna. He holds that
the decree Of the Court below dsmissing the libel
with costs, must be affirmed. The Judge also de =
Cided the following cases James 8. Morgan ct al.
vs.. the ship Thornton; decree for lbellant in the
Court below affirmed. Angus Nicholson VS.. the
ship Chancellor; decree OF the Court below, dis
missing the libel with costs, affirmed John Sedg-
wick, assignee in bankruptcy OF Walk Brothers, vs..
Abraham Wormser; decree Of the Court below
affirmed. John Sedgwick, assignee, &C., vs.. John
Lynch; decree OF the Court below affirmed,
report has en- circulated to the erect that
Judge Davis, when occupying the position of
United States Attorney for this district, was in.
strueted by Attorney General Williams to file q
noHe proseqm in the Case Of Polhamus and Jackson,
who had been charged, in conjunction with Pay
master Hodge, OF embezzling money the property
of the government. Judge Davis denies this re-
port, and says that even II he had received such
instructions he would have felt 1t his duty not to
comply with them. In that case the District At
torney would have been under the necessity Of re-
signing, as all the District Attorneys OF the United
States are subject to the orders Of the Attorney
General. W '.,qsSss :, 4 . 60 -
The case OF f. M. skidmore, who is charged by F.
W. Brooks, a Custom House officer, with having
made OATH on the 25th of November, 1872 that
tain goods which had been imported were still on
board ship, was to have come on before Commits
sioner Osborn yesterday. but owing to the absence
OF counsel, the matter was adjourned.
All day yesterday was occupied before Judge
Harden, holding Supreme Court, Special Term, in
argument upon the demurrer In the civil suit to
recover So 100000 from James II. Ingersol. one Of
the alleged ring c0nspirators. The argument
which was not finished, Will be resumed this moru-
ing. The great point at issue is whether the State
or the county is the rightul prosecutor.
An important decision as will be seen by The re-
port elsewhere. was rendered yesterday by Judge
Robinson, of the Court OF Common Pleas. touching
arrests for contempt OF Court on account Of non
payment or alimony in divorce suits. The decision
tnaugurates change in the previous practice in
this regard
suit was tried yesterday before Judge Van
Brunt, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, to recover
$4,000 on life insurance policy. The defence set
mp suicide as the cause Of DEATH but this allegation
not being proved to the satisfact on OF the Jury
verdict was rendered for the full amount claimed.