The New York herald., 1873-10-15
Criminal Business in the United
States Courts.
Presenting False Paper to a United States
Officer-Conyicted and Sentenced.
CHAMBERLAIN PALMER AFTER HIS PAY.
Suit Against the Oity-Argument in
Court-Decision Reserved.
BUSINESS IN f1AE OTHER COURTS.

Some OF the reporters OF the public press having
yesterday applied to the Clerk OF the United States
District Court for information respecting the fling
OF petitions in bankruptcy the Clerk asked Judge
Blatchford for directions upon the subject and the
Judge has now directed the Clerk not to furnish
the press with any information relative to any in
junction order in any bankruptcy suit until 1t has
been ascertained that the order has been served
The application Of the reporters in this instance
was altogether suggested by recent developments
In Wall street and also by a desire TO furnish the
public with the latest intelligence respecting al
legged bankruptcies in that quarter.
James Herman, who had entered INTO bonds for
the appearance OF Woodruff, Claim and Blood,
Indicted for sending obscene publications through
the mails appeared before Commissioner Shields
In the United States Circuit Court and surrendered
his bail. With the consent Of the District Attorney
the Commissioner discharged the defendants on
their own recognizances. 1t is understood that
the old indictments, three in number, which the
defendants were originally accused, will not be
tried; but from the remarks OF assistant in the
United States District Attorneys office yesterday,
1t would seem that the idea OF prosecuting Wood
hull Claim 4 Co. upon new indictments Is not
wholly abandoned.
John Carr, Of 42S Second avenue, fireman in the
Custom House, was brought before Commissioner
Shields yesterday, on warrant charging him with
having stolen from the oflce OF the Surveyor OF
this port large quantity OF permits to land goods
from steamers, tickets for storekeepers of the port
ana also public store orders. Defendant was held
IN $500 bail for examination.
Yesterday, in the United States District Court
before Judge Blatchford, upon the application OF
Mr.. Kellogg, counsel for the Bank OF the Common
wealth, the argument OF the motion to vacate the
order made by the Comptroller Of the Currency for
kha mi nf Rail-
Of that bank went over till next Tuesday.
Ephraim Miller and Samuel Secor, who are
charged with conspiring with others to deiraud
the government out OF tax on whskey, appeared
yesterday before Commissioner Shields and gave
bail in the sum Of S., 900 each.
Edward NJ. Grandon, who has undergone years
Imprisonment for having forwarded obscene pub
hcations through the mails, was discharged from
custody yesterday upon his application to Com
missioner Shields, and upon proof OF the fact that
he was unable to pay the fine-s5oo-that accom-
panied the sentence ofincarceration.
In the United States District Court a suit was
commenced by the government some short time
ago. against Augustus c. Downing, Francis
Dougherty and Graham Rogers, for $4,000, for
alleged violation OF the customs laws In the i'm
portation OF goods. The case was never brought
to trial; but 1t appears, by an entry in the judg
ment record, that IL was settled on the 9th inst,
the defendants paying $780, 900
Ex-Cty Chamberlain Palmer, now that he is out
Of ONCE, does not get along very smoothly with the
Comptroller. Mr.. Green, it appears, refuses to pay
him his salary as City Chamberlain from the time
the new city charter passed until his successor
was appointed-a period OF twenty-seven days
and for which time Mr.. Palmer claims pay at the
rate OF $4,000 year, the salary as now fixed by
the city charter. As will be seen by report be-
low, Mr. Palmer is seeking to get his money through
mandanus proceedings against the Comptroller.