The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28
THE BOWLING GREEN SAVINGS BANK.
Application to the Supreme Court by the
Receiver Of the Guardian Savings
Banz-A Sum of $4,000 at
Issue Opinion Reserved
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
General Sessions Decisions Death of Judge
Tracy-His Eulogy in the Marine Court.

In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday,
after the taken in the Tweed trial, Mr.. Ire
main, principal counsel for Edward S. Stokes,
under sentence OF death for the murder of James
Fisk, Jr., presented bundle OF aff1davits to the
Court with bill Of exceptions and an affdavit to
the effect that it was true record OF the proceed
ings in the CASE The whole was put in with intent
to set ASIDE the verdict against Stokes for certain
irregularities disclosed by the afidavits. The al
legged Irregularities set forth in the report of
the proceedings in another column. The case was
set down for hearing on Friday next before Judge
tBoardman, he having presided at the trial.
In the Tweed trial yesterday the whole Of the
session, with short interval, the brief examina-
ton of q clerk of the Broadway Bank was taken
mp with the examination OF Samuel j. Tilden. The
venerable reormer, lawyer as he is, cannot well
stand a legal cross-eXamination. A tilt between
himself and MIR. Field, which the former provoked,
was In the earlier part OF the session laughed away
by the latter. Later in the day. on his cross-ex-
animation, Mr.. Tilden got more restive causing
Mr.. Field some trouble in keeping him to his
figures and PAGES. But the witness would get the
legal bit between his teeth, stirring up the temper
OF counsel, TIL the Court interfered Mr.. Tilden
only left the stand at the adjournment to reappear
again this morning.
Application was made yesterday before Judge
Barrett at Supreme Court, Chambers on behalf OF
Jeremiah Quinan, Receiver OF the Guardian Savings
Bank against Sheppard Knapp Receiver OF the
Bowling Green Savings Bank to compel him to re-
for claim for s5s,000, which it is alleged the for
mer bank has against the latter. There was quite
an argument on the case, which resulted in the
Court taking the papers aud reserving its decision.
In the United States Court yesterday BENJAMIN
Schuman was charged before Commissioner Shields
with alleged participation In conspiracy TO de-
fraud the government Of the tax on whiskey manu-
featured at distillery in Spring Valley, RocKland
county. He gave bail in $4,000 to await an exam
nation.
We stated in a recent number Of the HERALD
that the case OF Magnus Ahlander, who had been
charged with having while acting i'll the capacity
of Chamberlain in the prison or Landskrona,
Sweden, embezZled about Jour thousand rix
dollars, the property OF the swedish government,
and who had been held by Commissioner Osborn to
await the Presidents warrant OF extradition, was
brought before Judge Blatchford on certtordri, in
the United States Circuit Court, the defen dant's
counsel Mr. j. ID. Reymert, alleging certain errors
In the decision arrived at by the Commissioner
Yesterday Judge Batchlord rendered his decision
sustaining the action of Commissioner Osborn.
Ahlander will, therefore be sent back to Sweden
under the extradtlon treaty.
The hearing OF the case OF George W. Bowen vs.
Nelson Chase was resumed yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court, before Judge Shpman and
the special jury. Mr.. Paul r. G. Perry, son-in-law of
MT. Chase, was further examined III relation to his
marriage with Miss Eliza Junel Chase Testimony
was offered to contradict the evidence OF Henry
Nodine, one OF the witnesses who had been exam
ined on the part Of the plaintiff. The trial will be
resumed to-day.