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The Bankruptcy Of the New York,
0swego and Midland Railway
Company-The Case To
Be Tried by Jury.
GEORGE B. GRINNELL & co.
4 Petition in Bankruptcy Filed Against the
COmpany-An Injunction Granted.
Action Of the Court.
BUSINESS In THE OTHER COURTS.

Yesterday in the United States District Court
In the matter OF Christian Kolle, a bankrupt, a
motion was made on the part OF creditor, who
had obtained Judgment against the assignee In
bankruptcy, to compel the receiver to pay the
Judgment recovered against the assignee. Judge
Blatchford said that such motion was entirely
irregular and ought not to have been made. 1t
was like asking one man to pay the debts OF
another. The motion was denied.
motion was made before Judge Blatchford yes
terday in the United States Circuit Court by coun-
Sci on the part OF Mr.. Abraham s. Hewitt, receiver
OF the New York, Oswego and Midland Railway
Company, to the effect that Mr. Hewtt's power as
such receiver be extended, in order that he may be
able to pay the wages OF the laborers employed
upon the road from January. instead of from june
1873. Counsel also moved for modification OF the
lease or the New Jersey and Midland Railway
Company, so to leave the upper line OF the road
under the control OF the receiver. The trains are
now running to this city over the Montclair Rail-
road. Decision OF the Court reserved.
Judge Fancher, In Supreme Court. Chambers,
has permitted the receiver or the Hercules Life In
surance Company to institute a friendly suit in
which to determine whether the matured policies
Of the company shall have preference IN payment
out of the assets. The particulars Of the case were
published in yesterdays HERALD.
The same Judge yesterday gave decision In the
matter OF the New York Floating Dry Dock Com
pany, Wherein as Will be remembered the Harbor
Masters assumed right to remove the dock. In
his decision Judge Fancher enjoins the Harbor
Masters from removing the dock until the deter
mination OF the questions involved by the suit.
Judgment was entered yesterday in the Superior
Court for $79O2 AS in favor OF Charles Guidot for
paving First avenue A judgment was awarded in
June last to the contractor for S57373 II Tor
paving Church street, and one for $5S,6o6 IS for
paving South Fifth avenue. An additional expense
Of $14,129 80 has been entaied on the city by the
Comptroller through disputing these claims.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Chamber of Commerce met yesterday after
noon, Mr.. Dodge presiding.
Messrs. Thomas Edridge, s. s. Fisher, David w.
Lewis, Abram Mills ana William Post were elected
members. Mr.. James p. Wallace was reelected to
the Committee OF Arbitration. Messrs. Dodge,
Opdyke, Stranahan and Chittenden were reelected
delegates TO the National Board Of Trade.
The following resolutions, proposed by Mr.. Z. +.
Shepard, were unanimously adopted:-
Resolved hat Committee No be instructed 10 inquire
into the cxpediency of action by this Chamber this
time respect to the establishment a Tribunal OF
Commerce or the speedy judicial ana economcal set
Resolved, That If said committee shall TO the con
cluson that practical effort can be made the
establishment Of such tribunal they Instructed To
submit Tor the consideration OF the Chamber a plan
therefor with the draft OF act of the Legislature
institute such tribunal.
Resolved That the Committee Of Arbitration and Appeal
be instructed TO confer with Committee No upon this
subject
Resolved, That the commercial and mercantile com.
muRlty generally are invited 90 communicate their
views this subject to Committee No. at the
this Chamber
The Chamber then adjourned
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ANOTHER RAILWAY COMPANY IN
COURT.

Alleged Bankruptcy-Thc New York,
Oswcgo and Midland Railway Conn
pany-Judicial Action.
AS stated in the HERALD some time since, peti.
tion was filed by Messrs. Tillotson & Greedy,
through their attorneys Diefendorf q Gedney,
praying that the New York, 0swego and Midland
Railway Company be declared bankrupt on the
ground, as alleged that the company had for more
than fourteen days suspended payment Of one of
their commercial notes. to the amount OF about
$4,000, given TO Tillotson Greedy. The prayer of
this petition granted by Judge Blatchford, and
the order to that effect was made returnable yes
terday.
Mr.. F. n. Bangs, counsel for the railway CON-
pany, appeared Yesterday, and on their behalf put
In general denial of the alleged bankruptcy. He
demanded Jury trial to determine the issue.
Judge Blatchford ordered that the case be tried
by jury.
1t is probable that the case will be disposed OF In
the November term OF the Court.
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CITY COURT.
Decisions.

The following decisions were announced in the
Special Term of the City Court by Judge Nelson:-
Tiff vs.. yictory.-Motion granted.
Angus vs.. SchOles-M0tion to strike out answer
denied; no costs.
Lambert VS.. Gessner.-Default set aside on pay
ment OF SO costs and on defendants attorney an
swering in two days, taking short notice for Octo
Der term and stipulating to try in third week Of
term.
Suydam ys. Decentralization to set aside at
tachment denied.
In the Matter OF the Sale OF the Real Estate or
Henry A. Mead.-Conveyance ordered
In the Matter Of Williamsburg and Flatbush
Railroad.-Ordered that the receiver complete the
laying of the track as preparatory and needful to
the sale.
Fenton VS.. Tnness.-Ordered that the notice Of
pendency of action be taken from the files.
In the Matter OF the Application OF Brady
Ordered that mortgage be cancelled by the County
Register.
sandman vs.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for plain
tiff.
Eckerson vs. Godfrey.-Extra allowance ordered.
Burgess vs. Beard.-The application to strike out
part OF the complaint denied; to make otner parts
more certain and definite, granted; no costs.
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Base Ball Notes.

Tomorrow the Mutual and Philadelphia clubs
play on the Union grounds.
The Chelseas play the Nassaus on Prospect Park
Parade grounds total ten TO four runs. Mat
thews' pitching was altogether too much for the
Centennial boys while the Gothamites experienced
little difficulty in puhishing Mcbride. Durng the
game some remarkably nne fielding was done by
players on each side. A running catch by Gedney
OF very long hit ball to left field was particularly
noteworthy.
The Nameless and Powhattan clubs play on the
Prospect Park grounds tomorrow afternoon.
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FATAL ACCIDENT ON sHIPBoARD.

fatal accident occurred yesterday forenoon on
board the ship Progress, now taking in cargo OF
oil at the dock foot OF North Tenth street, Williams
burg. Mr. John Finch, first ofilcer Of the ship
while superintending the storage OF an anchor, ac-
cldentally missed hrs footing at the hatchway and
was precfpitatcd into the lower hold, distance OF
thirty feet. The unfortunate mans skull was ter
riby fractured and both hips dlsocGted by the fall
lie survived his injuries only lew moments. Mr..
Finch was nfty-hve years OF age He leaves q
family In the state Of Maine,
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BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS
SUPRE NE C0URT-SPeCAL TERM.
Confusion to q Cabinct-NIalking Conn
pany.
Before Judge Mule

Before Judge Muller.
In April last a suit was brought in this Court to
dissolve the cabinetmaking company of which L.
A. Heath was the manager. Messrs. Theodore p
Austin and James II. lngerson brought the action
claiming that, through fraudulent representations
US 70 tne ,.n company they had contributed about
Two hunureu anu nity Thousand dollars capital to
the concern, and that through Inismanapement the
capital had suffered great depreciation Judge
Muller mas just rendered decision dissolving the
company ordering an accounting and continuing
the receivershp. Elihu Root for plaintiffs and j.
o. Williams for defendant. b "
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PAYMENT OF CITY AND COUNTY EN-
PLOYES

The payment of the employees OF the city and
county government Tor the month OF september
was continued yesterday at the Comptroler's
Office. The additional rolls under payment
amounted.to s1I,724 6s, winch, with those OF the
1st inst in the sum of s519,190 o. and S37.523 IS
for other claims, make the total payments under
way for Two days S694, ,432 %.
The scarcity OF currency caused some apprehen-
sion among the municipal employees that they
would not be paid promptly or their services OF
last month but. through the exertions OF the City
Chamberlain, this was obviated and special ar
rangements made by the Merchants. Irving Man
haitian aud German-Amerlcan banks, the deposit
tory banks OF the city Iunds, to meet all demands
with the ready money.
The following the additional rolls under nav.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

A Well-Earned Victory for the Mutuals.
The eighth game Of the championship series be-
tween the Mutual and Athletic clubs was contested
on the Union Grounds yesterday afternoon in the
presence OF about 1000 spectators. From the first
the New Workers took the lead and maintained 1t
to the Close coming in the winners by several fine
stops at short STOP and got in the finest hit Of the
day-a long three-baser to the left-centre.
The following is the score -
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SUPERIOR CouRT-SpsCIAL TERM.
The Church War I'm Harlem.
BEFORE Ludre SedpWick.

The particulars OF the controversy between two
sections OF the First Baptist church OF Harlem
were fully given in the HERALD when the matter
was first brought into Court several months since
Judge Sedgwick has decided not to grant the in
junction asked for, on the ground that the papers
fail to show who are really trustees de Jncto. He
also refuses 70 Interfere on the further ground
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The Chamber then adjourned.
CUSTOMS SEIZURE.
Pctticoats Weighing a Hundred Pounds
How q Customs Officer W las Bribed SIOO
to Pass $4,000 or Smuggled Goods.

How u Customs Officer W as Bribed SIOO
to Pass $4,000 OF Struggled Goods.
Yesterday afternoon Customs Inspector Chap
man, at Castle Garden. noticed that one of the
steerage passengers, a woman, who was stepping
ashore, had very peculiar and bulky form and
embarrassed gait. She was taken by his orders
into the female searcher's room when IL was dis
covered that under her dress was concealed a
large amount OF jewelry comprising watches and
trinkets. The underclothing, IL IS alleged, with
its appurtenances, weighed upwards OF 100
pounds Her luggage was found to be ned with
dutiape goods, and was accordingly seized.
colleague OF hers In the smuggling enterprise was
also arrested, and turned out to be ner nephew
VIZ, Matthew Weidemann who does business at
Philadelphia and Is q resident there. The aunt
who also dwells IN the City OF Brotherly Love. said
her name Was Catharine Jasper They offered Gus
arrest to pass them inside the Castle Garden ro-
tunda. The ofcer took the money, and instead of
pocketing IL, paid IL into the Custom House last
vAicd at $6,0o6.
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COMMISSION or APPEALS.

ALBANY, Oct. 2, 1879.
No. 1875 will be the only cause added to the caen-
dar or the Commission OF Appeals for Friday,
which will end the term.
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COURT OF kpPEALS-DAY CALENDAR.

ALBANY, Oct. 2, 1873.
The following is the day calendar OF the Court OF
Appeals for october 3:-Nos %, 3S, Al, AZ, 43, 6s
Exchanged with 80, 20, 81.
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RECEIVER OF TAXES.
Receipts of personal .$71597
Discount or. ............................... S24
- $7o,77s
Arrears Of taxes, assessment of water rent
ana interest,". S.62S
Interest on bond and mortgage, house rent
and market rents and fees........... LAG
BUREAU WATER REGISTRAR
Croton water rents and penalties. Ito
Permits TO tap water pipes. l39
l,Si9
ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF SEWERS.
Sale Of Scotch sewer pipe................... 1885
Connections with sewers and drains. 29J
2576
PERMITS.
Permits for street stands, signs, showcases,
&c..................;........ -. L475
MAYORS SECOND
BUREAU OF COLLECTION ASSESSMENTS.
Street improvements and interest. st......... 2739
Fees First Judicial District Court ......... 81
CORPORATION ATTORNEY.
Balace Of amount received by Corporation
Attorney for violation of Corporation
A5
Total. ........................... $S5022
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MUTUAL

Clubs. II. I'd. 3d. An. 5th. 6h 7fh, Sh 9th
Mutual s,rla9c ......S 3 9 9 2 9 z 90
Runs carned-Mutual, 3; Athletic, o.
First base by errors-Mutual 6times; Athletic time
Total fielding errors-Mutual, 8; Athletic, T.
Umpire-Mr. c. Mills.
Time OF gamc-1 hour and 40 minutes.
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In response to the letter of Edward P. Wilder,
late private secretary TO the Mayor published yes
terday ana rejecting upon His Honor MIR. Have
meyer yesterday gave to the press the following:-
ExFc DEpA Orrtc
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COMPTROLLER'S RECEIPTS

The following are the amounts paid yesterday
into the city and county treasury y:-From
RECEIVER TAXES.
Receipts Of personal tax .$7L5s7
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NEW YORK. Oct 2, 1873.
MY DEAR SIR-I have received of the 30h ult in
which you acknowledge the receipt my note Of the
18th OF september informing you that and liter the
lst Of October would need your services in
office. Will only add that for the reputation of the
office, am now satisfied you not dismissed a
ment too soon. Yours w. Il. HAVEMEYER.
To L. T.. WILDER, ESQ
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SAME DAY.-Purse 5000, for horses that have
never beaten 2:25 $500 to the first 5000 to the
second, 500 to the third horse; mile heats, best
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DEERFooT PARK, Oct. ! and 2.-Purse s40o, for
horses that have never beIten 2:33; $3.50 to the
frst 800 TO the second, $50 TO the third horse;
mile heats, best three in five, in harness.
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DEEKFOOT PARK, Oct. 2.-Purse S3UU, TOT HORSES
that nave beaten 50 S175 to the first S95 to
the second $50 10 the third horse mile heats best
three in nve, IN harness.
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MAYOR HAVEMEYER'S DISMISSED SECRE-
TARY

The Board then adjourned.
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sullivan. assisted BY Midshipnan Miles, SCI QUE G
Inns, whom we left lsboriousy forcing his WAY dcSS
the Tracundo. HIS party succeeded in reacSi,.S
following day he was relieved BY Lieutenant Estc@
BY whom the survey was at once continued doW3
the Cuta-
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS or THE LINE
Az this time Commander Selfridge, accompanied
BY the HERALD correspondent. started out to maks
personal tour OF the line under survey, ana q
proceed up the Atrato and gather information oon-
corning that river and general information VIVA
were Transporting another party under Lieutenaxs
Hubbard, assisted By Master Taunt, crossed ths
Marndo, which they surveyed down to its junctios
with the Napipi. taking careful barometrical obser.
vstiens for elevations. This survey Of the valley
creasin2 our knowledge Of the country In tho n
cini,y OF the Naplpi, and in giving a much better
idea than we before had OF the general lay Of tn
land in that direction.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
WINE an TINS WORK was ~ progress on shore tho
graphic survey OF the Bay OF Chiri-Chiri. Thm
work was under the direction OF Lieutenant CouA-
mander Jewell and Lieutenant Norris. and IL WAS
one involving no little danger In Its execution a
the heavy surf beating against the ROCKS oftca
very dangerous operation. by perseverance, ana
skill, however, all obstacles were at length over
come and photographic survey made that reflects
credit on all concerned.
RESULTS.
The foregoing shows the amount OF work accom-
plished up to date aud certainly gives ample cyt.
dence that the expedition has not been idle. win
regard to results, IL may be said that little can b.
have been completed Everything, so far, seems -
peiot toward ne valley OF the Napipi possessing
all the qualifications requisite for the canal The
water supply, before doubtful point In the minds
OF some, has been secured beyond peradveAtur4
and there is great reason to hope that some OF the
valleys soon to be examined VIII afford the desires
opportunity for shortening, to some extent, th0
tunnel.
SANITARY DRTAH.
The health OF tho officers and men has In genera
been good, Notwithstanding the arduOus service
that has been required OF them Some few sllGhk
cases of fever have appeared, but have yieldba
readily to treatment At the time of present writ
Ing ali the officers are well and there Is not ser1
GUS case OF sickness OF any kind on board.
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From the Providence Herald, March 29.1
A woman, giving her name as Ellen GIadding, OF
Brooklyn N. Y, was arrested In this city yesterday
for vagrancy. This was the charge brought against
her. but her mode OF soliciting aid was conducted
on more gcntcel plan than that commonly
adopted by the impecunious. With paper signed
by some well-known persons In the community
whose homes have not been asccrtained, Mrs.
Gladding gained the confidence OF many people,
and, telling plausible story OF her misfortunes
insinuated herself the more easily and securely
In their good esteem. She stated that her hus
band Is dead, aud that she has o sick child In
Brooklyn and sick father and mother and
that she was anxious to obtain sufficient amount
Of money ''to 90 West.r Certain circumstances
connected with her movements attracted attention
more particularly to her operations, and 0fflcer
Craddock, having instituted brief inquiry In re-
gard to her, informed 0fiicer Curtis. and he took
her In custody and conveyed her 10 the Central
station yesterday afternoon. The police, 1t APP
pears, formed her acquaintance on former occa-
Sion, about year ago, aud hence her movements
at this time were closely watched. When searched
yesterday the sum OF $50 was found Ia her possess
sion, which she had obtained from charifably dis
posed persons on whom ehe had called and whose
sympathy she had ELECTED. She Is detained for
further invcsttRnti0ns.
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him and held her on his lap most Of tho day. Mr..
William sF. Howe, his counsel. sat d.
rectly in front OF him. and, notwithstand.
ing the untoward look Of the facts In the case
ana the further faot OF having TO hight SINGLE
handed District Attorney Phelps and his legal as.
sociates Assistant District Attorneys Russell and
Lyons, wore that placid look Of easy confidence as
regards his client SO notably CHARACTERISTIC OF him
deed, proportionably marked as his case Is proper
tionably desperate. lie claims, however, to have
a good defence on the merits and 1t Is certainly
gratifying to know that no plea OF insanity is to be
interposed First Of oil, OF course was
GETTING A JURY.
This proved not to be the easiest or speediest
thing Imaginable. No one could complain OF Mr.
Howe in this regard. lie was as strictly stern and
exacting as the interests OF his client demanded
but by no means capti0uB. At the close
OF the day nine jurymen had been OBJ
tanned, which exhausted the panel. The names
OF the nine jurymen are Simon G0ldenburg. John
A. Simscott Garrett ID. Clark. james stephen
Scheli, Richard Sweetman. Charles J. stewart
Frederick Wendell Jackson, Alfred A. Couster and
Abraham F. Pruyn. Judge Brady ordered q new
panel for this morning from which to make up the
balance OF the jury. Previous TO adjournment he
told the Jurors already chosen that they could 60
to their respective homes as the Jury was not yet
complete, but notified them that amer all the jurors
had been obtained they would be kept together TILL
the close OF the trial.
1t is thought that the remaining three jurymen
Will be obtained without much dtfiicuty this morn
ing and that the trial will be. finished this week.
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THE LAST OF THE FREE LUNCHES

The Newsboys an. 2s5tblacks Taksun
Their Last Soup Dinner A Rush -
the Mcal-Intruding Visitors and In,
tcresting Speeches.
The last OF the free warm dinners which hAsa
been provided under the auspices OF the ChlldrsaAg
Guardian Society for newsboys, bootbackS -
other needy children every day during the go
severe winter, was given to the destitute utl1s
creatures yesterday. at Is Pork row. There weco
ABOUT four hundred fed during the day, on MIX
ture OF beef soup and rice, with bread. The highc
number fed on any day up to yesterday did not OK
coed $50. and the daily average number was -.
The whole number fed and taught BY the socies1
$23,3 $3.50 Il, or cost OF less than IS each.
The receipts exceed the expenditures by q bsl-
ance OF 500 40. In the expenditures are to b
seen included SUPPLEMENTARY teachcrs', yn.
itors and agents, bookkeepers,' employees anA
janitors' salaries The Society appeals for cover
ing material, which the pauctty oil donations aua
subscriptions rendered them unable TO procure
not only for the newsb0ys and bootbiacks, but ase
for the poor little children OF their relief ana ~
dustrial schools.
number Of gentlemen and lady visitors were
present yesterday TO see the finale OF this cna1te
bic business. Speeches were made by MT. p0fmaU
b. Eaton, Rev. DR.. q. G. Norton, Mr.. II. r. k00cft.
son and others, In which the poor little BOYS were
battered and praised to high extent, ana tem -
be good until next Winter, when they woum -
again admitted 10 their hcspsssble soup ana ~ess
luuchebns.
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, APRIL 1s7sQuADKuP1E SHEET

and with o business air, went into the establish
mcnt OF Leopold schefar, $50 Duane street, and in
troduced himself as William r Butler OF the rm OF
B. ". Reid Son, OF Washington, D. @. He was
shown through the stock and gave the firm an
order for $40 worth Of goods. He then
produced draft. and telling Mr. ScnefYar
he wished to use $25, requested that
gentleman to advance him that amount on leaving
the draft as collateral In the course Of the con-
versation he referred to several wel-kn0wn firms.
MT. Schen then informed him that one OF his young
men would accompany him to any Of the parties
no had named, and II they vouched for him he
would give him the goods and advance the money.
Butler left. accompanied by one OF the clerks who
had private instructions to have Butler arrested
at once should he tempt to leave;
The two had walked about two blocks when Mr..
clerk. oicer Ferris was summoned and imme.
Justice Bowling and held for examination.
James Doyle and Thomas johnson. the former
into court in charge OF an ollcer having been ar
rested for fighting and dsorderly conduct In leon.
S ms
countenance. and said quickly, "What is the mat
Mr. Thomas Johnson scratching the top OF his
headl-Dat's what's de matter with me. Use all
Judge bowling docking in vain for the marks,-I
Johnson-wcl, goliy got raped hard enough
to be cut.
Judge Dowllng-Doyle, what have you got to
say
Doyle-I was jusht taking the shoe or my horse
when this black man came up and gave lurch
wild his thruck and shot me half way on the side
walk. axed him what did he name, and he called
me some very hard names.
Johns0n-'Fere God ledge, never opened my
mouf to him afore he had me or de truck.
Judge Bowling ITO Johnson)-Do you want to
make . charge against himf
Johnson hung his head down and grinning
broad grin walked towards the desk Judge Dow
ling then turned to Doyle and said:-
'Do you want to make q charger
Doyle laughing go0d-naturedly)-r nothing
agin the man. II he wants to make charge, why
let him.
Judge Bowling ito Johnson) Well are you going
TO make complaint.
Johnson scratching ha head and laughing all
over)-Wa, guess not, sab, dis time
Judge Dowllhg-Shake hands now, both OF you.
Johnson and Doyle reached out their hands
simultaneously, and, exchanging cordial greetings,
both left the court room amid the amuse ment or
the spectators