, 1873-10-30
Curious Verdict in the Clarity
Case.
Libel Suit Against Two Propellers.
Alleged Fraudulent Contracts
Infringement of Pntents---
Criminal Cases.

qualifications. however, woro not considered suf-
1cient. The Indictment charged him with u.s.
eaultlng Samuel J. Medill, with intent
to kill him. Tho facts wero given at
large In tho papora, OF tho timo Of
tho occurrence, and 1t will DO sufficient
to relate thom yory briefly. Mr. Modill was paas-
Ing along tho wost side OF Clark street, Just
north Of Adams, when man jumped out from
bohind q support to ono Of the ropeH OF tho Gov
ernmept derrick, and struck him on tho left edo
Of tho hoad. Mr. Medill kept on bis way and the
SS Vissio B's H. Stod iE' recognized @ 3 III lid posi-.
lively when ho vas confronted with H. him at
s he a fGsi and ad ssson saan & aaa oas
The dofonso Attempted to prove tint the pros. :.
eouting witness had told Mike Mcdonald that 1t
was small nun who assaulted him. Mike Nc
Donald, assisted by A. S. Trude, managed TIE
other, in most surprisingly regular mannor,
Thoy all know Just what was wished aud bad
romarlably vague ideas Of everything else. The
contortiens through which some of them won't
wero struck dumb by tho force Of tho
gopus evidenced by the defenao, and Miko
Mcdonald WAS gratitied by knowing that this one
away from him. Tho jury, after half m hours
consultation, found John darrity not guilty..
LARGE L1DEL BuIT.
4 libcl against- tho propollers Arizona and
Mercantile Mutual insurance Company, Tie Pa,
cigo Mutual Insurance Company, The Orient
Mutual Insurance Company, and the Phm1ifx
Insurance Company, in the United sa States Dis;
&Eiot Court, for the recovery Of $34. 900 alleged
to hayo been paid as INSURANCE..
Tho comp1ainants state that they insured TOR
Of vhoat, to bo car;led on the Ar
Wills on her voyage tho Arizona colidod with
tho B. W. Blanchard, and theswlleat was lost.
Complainants have accepted tho abandonment
aud paid tho insurance, md now Bue tho propol-
lors for this sum, which they, have been COM
peilod to pay through the negligence Of tho Cap
tainB Of the boats.
INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT.
A bill for IN infringement OF patent tsas filed
in the United States Circuit Court yesterday by
Edwin @. Austin and Andrew P. Boynton against
Samuel I. Russell.
Complainants allege that in january, 1867,
AuBtin invented q patont tool for cutting
mouldings, q half in which patent was sold to
Boynton. The defendant has boon using tools
for cutting moudings like the compliments
patent. and thereby defrauding thom :. thoy
therefore ask All injunction against Russell.
SUIT TO ESJo1N SUIT.
Barbara MoAfuhon yesterday filed . bill against
Patrick F. Mca1ahon, hor husband, md W. T.
Ball. She states that ehe haB commenced suit
for divorce againat hcr husband, which
ls still pending; that ho is worth. moth
property In 1871 she purchased of Ball q span
Of horses for 81, 800, Ball giving written war
ranty, but by some mistako, or fraud, her hus-
bands name was inserted instead OF hers al
the ono to whom the warranty was giyon, and
about year nfterward ho commenced q suit
against Bull for q breach Of tho warranty. ThlB
cnso was set for yesterday by Judge Rogers, and
Patrick ayors his intontlon to push tho case
plainant alleges tiat hor rights Wiii be- fatally
Euined il she cannot restrain anch Judgment from
being given in his name. She therefore aaks
an ini,inctiou against McA1ahon to proyont him
nhtaininr futfcfncnt. ttst Bho rnay bo Rubsti-
tuted in his placo in the suit, and that tho war-
rantv nav DO amended BY Tho insertion Of hor
namo instead of her husbands. W. s. HrBt ap-
pears as solicitor for complainant.
in T tho United @ statos Court against oarKo Lipo,
to set aside m alleged fraudulent chattcl mort
gago, Complainant alleges TINT in June,
Wabash avenue, where there WAS large
quantity Of furniture and other personal
property worth $4,000. On this ]. II. Garlnnd
gavo ehattol mortgage to secure the payment
Of $500. The Assignee now claims that this
mortgage had no real consideration, but was
nude to protect tho property against seizure ;
also that Lipo knew at tho tino Of taking it that
Garduor l. %. were insolyent, that the debt "ns
thonco that tho gale should 10 declarod void,
and ho DO allowed to sell tho property for tho
benefit of creditors,
PETITIONS FOR WIDENING STREETS.
Two petitions were filed by the, city for the
assessment OF damages for widening streets.
One is for tho widening and oxtoudiug Franklin
street from North avenue to hlenomonce stroot,
the estimated cost Of which is S41 700 tho Other
petition is for widening West Eighteenth atroet
from Halstod to tho seBt line Of Block 2, Asses
eorR Division nf NJ " II of g. f. X Of Sec.
20, 80, II, or May street. tho damages being com.
Tuted at B25, ,30I,20.
INJUNCTION WANTED.
Clara J. Turner filed bill yesterday against
Aaahol Ernigh and Justice ]. G. Hainos. She
sets out therein that in 1868, ]. :. Turner aud
vito contracted to sell to Gavin II. Turner, he1
husband, Lot 80, In Block 2, Of .. L. WalkoE't
subdivision ol tho VIZ Of the NWI OF SEQ
81, 80, Il, in trust to give complainant tho rents
for 16 years. Before making tho decd, 1t wat
arranged that II Gavin H. Turner would buile
house on the LOT, md occupy It with his family
as homestead, J. 8. Turner would decd It te