The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-22
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John Pritt, an alleged deserter from the Russian
ship walhulla, was brought before Commissioners
Sttiwen yesterday, and charged with desertion.
This is the man for who's Deputy Marshal Stephen
son was looking when he was killed by Mechler, a.
already reported In the HERALD. Pritt was ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Croly at James Bassett's
brick yard. South River, N. J. number Of Rus
sian workmen employed there attempted to res
cue Pritt but Croly told them that If they inter-
fered they would get badly hurt. They acted upon
this advice, and Croly, securing his prisoner,
brought him on to this city. The accused viii be
examined to-day before the Commissioner.
In the case OF Peter Stafford and others, who had
been indicted In the United States Circuit Court
for alleged fraud In the manufacture OF whiskey,
Judge Benedict yesterday rendered q decision TO
the erect that the motion to quash the Indictment
must fail except In regard to the fourth count. The
fourth count appears to be double, and must be
stricken out unless the government elect between
the offences therein charged and enter noue
proseQM as to one OF them.
Yesterday, Henry Freund was committed by
Commissioner Shields, tn default OF $4,000 bail, for
examination on o charge OF having committed
perjury while Offering himself as a surety for Per-
dinand Rudolph, and in swearing that he
owned property which did not belong to him.
report, which appears to be well founded, was
circulated in the United States Courts yesterday,
to the effect that the State Department has over
ruled the decision Of Judge Blatchford in the mat.
ter Of the extraditon OF Carl V0gt VOgt, 1t will
be remembered, is o Prussian subject and he was
accused Of the murder, at Brussels, Belgium, Of
the Count de Bots de Bianco. Judge Blatchford
decided that Prussia, under the authority and ju-
risdiction OF her courts, and In accordance with
the terms Of the treaty between that country and
the United states, had q right to demand vogt's
extradition. II the report be true, this is the de-
cision the State Department has undertaken to set
aside. The proceeding is novel one and 30 is the
point in dispute-whether Prussia has right to
demand the extradltion OF subject for an offence
not committed on her territory. 1t IL said that
the papers authorizing the discharge Of Vogt will
be received to-day by United States Marshal FISK.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Tho Loss OF tho steamship Atlantic
Actions Against tho Owners OF the
White Star Line.
Actions have been commenced against the
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, of Liverpool,
known as the owners of the White Star Line, by
Simon Camac1o, Of Brooklyn; Freeman D. Mack
wauld, John spencer Jones, Lewis Lewinson and
Thomas Murphy, Of the city Of New York. and
James Bateman, Of Massachusetts,. to recover dam,
ages for the injuries they received on the occasion
of the wreck Of the steamship Atlantic, In which
they were passengers and also compensation for the
loss Of their baggage These suits have been begun
in the Supreme Court and the Court OF Common
Pleas, OF New York, the City Court Brooklyn, and
the Superior Court Of the State OF Massachusetts,
presented petition to Judge Blatchford,
In the United States District Court,
to the effect that they not responsible for the
loss Of the steamer and that 1t occurred IRON no
fault OF theirs, and without their knowledge or
privity. But they further say, that under the act
and Tor other purposes,n passed March g. 1851 they
are only responsible to the amount Of their inter-
voyage on which she was lost; and that they are
willing to pay into Court the amount OF such Inter-
est and the freight money in question: or give
stipulation, with sureties for the payment thereof,
into Court whenever the same shall be ordered.
the Clerk to take testimony In relation to the
amount Of the interest in the vessei, with Q view
to arrive at conclusion on the allegations made
IN the petition.