The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-05
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
Liability Of Express Companies-verdict Against
. Railroad Company-summaries-C
lions and Sentences in the Two Branches
Of tho General Sessions-Part 2
Of the General Sessions Said
To Be Illegally Held

The arguments on the Dill or exceptions In the
stokes case were resumed and concluded yester-
day. Judge Boardman mentioned to counsel that
he would send down his decision at the close Of
the present or in the beginning Of the ensuing
week.
The hearing of the case OF George Washington
Bowen vs.. Nelson Chase was resumed yesterday In
the United States Circuit Court, before Judge
Bhtpman and the special jury. The interesting
feature Of yesterdays proceedings was the appear
ance Of ex-Judge Herring on the stand as wit
ness for the defendant The venerable gentleman
who Is in his ninety fifth year-was Judge OF the
Marine Court of this city in 1905. He was simply
called to prove the ancient custom Of letting
houses In New York from May to Nav. The testi-
be continued to-day.
Yesterday being the first day of the term the
fury calendar was called in the United States Dis
trct Court. before Judge Blatchford. Hiram w.
Cooper, Frank o. French David w. Halght and
James H. Sackett were fined $3.50 each for failing to
appear when called as jurors.
Yesterday Harvey Barnes, sugar importer in
this city, and his consgnor Mr.. Channer, of Deme-
rara, held in So, 900 each before Commissioner
Osborn on q charge Of having defrauded the gov
eminent by means Of false invoices entered at the
Custom House. About year ago Mr.. Barnes was
sued In civil suit in the United States District
government said they were defrauded by the under
valuation which they alleged followed upon the en-
tries in question. There verdict for the govern
ment for the full sum, but Mr.. Barnes, it appears
failed to satisfy the greateH~porton OF the judy
ment.
The case Of Aaron W. Fairbanks and others vs.
X. Kruger and others was tried yesterday In the
United States District Court before Judge Batch
ford and q jury. 1t was o suit 10 have the defend
ants declared bankrupts. The defendants denied
the acts Of bankruptcy imputed to them, and the
Jury rendered verdict In their favor.
In the matter Of Abraham Tully and others vs..
Leonard G. Haas and Alexander Sampson. which
suit tried before Judge Blatchford and q jury
20 have the defendants declared bankrupts, q yer.
dict for the creditors was rendered.
William Meeker, doing business as druggist at
Ninth avenue ana FOrty-seventh street, yester-
day charged before Commissioner Shields with
selling liquor without paying the special tax
quired by law. The Commissioner, having examined
Into the accusation, ordered the defendant to be
discharged.
The investigation touching the charge against
ex-senator William NJ Graham, President Of the
Waikiki National Bank Of Middletown, N. Y, OF
having Incorporated or embezzed 500, OO0 the
property Of the bank, was to have come ON yester-
day before Commissioner Osborn, but, by consent
Of the District Attorney, the inquiry was adjourned
for three months.
suit was brought to trial yesterday In the Su-
perior Court, before Judge Monell in which YER
aict was rendered In favor Of the American Mer.
chants Union Express Company. Laces of the
value of $500 were sent by the express company
from this city to Pittsburg, Pa, and they falling
reach their destination the suit was brought to
their value. The Court helA that $50 being
the limit of damages specified on the back OF the
receipts in case OF failure to specify the value Of
the goods shipped, ordered verdict for this
amount.
Application was made yesterday before Judge
Robinson, holding Special Term Of the Court Of
Common Pleas to set aside the late proceedings
before the sherins jury, in which $4,000 damages
were awarded against United States Marshal Sharpe
Cor alleged assault upon D. wemyss Jobson. The
ground Of the application was that the summons
was served upon an attendant in the once instead
OF Mr.. Sharpe, and therefore, that the proceedings
were irregular. The Court granted the apphca-
tlon, which compes Mr. Jobson, II he is determined
On pursuing the litigation, to commence de nopo.
While Part Of the Court Of General Sessions,
which has commenced holding its term in the
chamber OF the Assistant Aldermen, in the City
Hail. was yesterday doing a lively business in the
trial OF casos the question was suddenly raised that
the Court was Illegally constituted and had no
business to hold its sessions there. II fell like
bOmbshen upon the Court. statute was cited
restricting the Court to the New City Hail. and
then another statute was evoked giving II jurisdc-
taou II held within the precincts of the City Hall
Judge sutherland was evidently in quandary, but
concluded to go on for the present until he could
examine the case and see how the matter stood.