The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-01
THE CHATHAM SQUARE MURDER
Tria! Of Michael Nixon for the Alleged
Murder Of Chas. Phyfer-Eine Jury.
men Obtained History Of line
Crime and the Defence.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
Dumrn aries-Action for Conversion Convictions
and Sentences in the General
Sessions-Dec

In the United States Circuit Court yesterday, be-
fore Judge Benedict and jury, Simon Donan ana
Christopher Flood were put on trial on ON indict-
ment charging them with having cefrauded the
government out OF the tax on 5000 gallons OF
whiskcy, manufactured ct the Spring Valley Dts
tIIlery, Rockland county. The defendant Flood,
was the government storekeeper At the distillery.
ind he is charged with having received bride
from Donan and his associates for c0nniving at the
alleged fraud. The case Is still on.
In the United States District Court yesterday,
Judge Blatchford granted an order which confirms
the sale OF the lease OF the building lately occupied
by the Stuyvesant Bank. The sale is for an un.
expired term Of ten years.
Application was made yesterday In the Supreme
Court, Chambers before Judge Fancher, for the ap-
pointment OF q referee In the case Of the Bulls
Head Bank. 1t was claimed that upon statement
OF the accounts being made the banks s0ivency
would be shown and an end would be put to the
litigation now going on In the United States Courts
as well as in the State Court. The application
was granted, and exJudge Em0tt was appointed
referee.
Most Of yesterday was consumed In the Supreme
Court, Chambers, before Judge Fancher, In hearing
opposing affidavits and the arguments Of opposing
counsel upon an order to show cause why re-
eeiver Of the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Com
pany SnOuld not DC appointed. case exnlDltln8
such an array Of curously conflicting afldavits Is
rarely presented in the courts, and the litigation
opens in way promising to be rs lengthily drawn
but as It is strangely conflicting. Judge Fancher
took the Tapers, holding his decision In allegiance
till he can give thorough and extended examina-
zion.
After an interval Of over two months-take the
average OF murder trials, this, after ALL is pretty
quick time-since the murder Of Charles Phyfer,
his alleged murderer, Michael Nixon, has been
brought to trial. The trial began yesterday In the
Court OF Oyer and Term:ncr, before Judge Brady
At the close OF the days proceedings nine jurors
had been obtained, which exhausted the panel. A
new panel has been ordered for to-day, and the
probability Ia that the remaining jurors will be
speedily obtained, and the trial proceed without
delay. AS there are not very many witnesses to
examine 1t Is thought that there Will be no trouble
In finishing the trial this week.
Judge Brady, in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
yesterday, denied the melton made several days
since to amend the Judgment in the Stokes case
BE stated that, from the examination he had made.
he was satisfied tnat the matters in regard to
which it was sought to amend the record were
outside Issues and that the only proper course to
sako was to bring them before the Appellate Court
BY oerti0rari
IN the United States District Court yesterday, In
the case OF L. G. Hyde. assignee Of Edward W.
BrinkoH and Michael Stiner, Judge Blatchford or
dered the defendants to pay $o,691 %, being the
amount of property which, It was alleged they had
disposed OF In contempt OF q previous order Of the
Court.