The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-11
UNITED STATES DISTINCT COURT.
Habeas Corpus-The Case OF Joab Law
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Yesterday the case of Joab Lawrence came up
habeas corpus The defendant charged with being .
fugitive Michigan where 1t is alleged he has CON-
mitted frauds in mining transactions amounting to
considerable of money He is at present in the
tody OF the Sheriff of this city, under warrant of
tradition signed BY Governor Dix who granted the
M Allen, IspIsssntny The District Attorney 2, the
under the warrant Of ssaed BY Governor Dix
Mr. W. .. Bartlett OF counsel for defendant traversed
the m to The writ % The sa the Papef
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sides, remains in the custody of the Sheriff
Bankruptcy Proceedings.
In the matter of Douglas L. White Co., who had been
a6judicated bankrupts. there application the
of the creditors to have General Barlow Mr.
Alfred Wilkinson and M George G. Peters appointed
the creditors The amount involved is said to be about
$lDOO1 The matter was adjourned over till next Sat
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Case.
Judge Batchord has rendered his decision in the
OF the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Pleasant Valley and the steamtug Samuel
Rotan. The ibenants. owners of the canal boats
Samuel Lawrence and Charlotte Nesbtt, bring suit
against the Pleasant Valley and the steamtug
Rotan to for the damages sustained by
pscs the sa OSS
City ssw in YdIs Hudson hs cans. s5... on oen ing
at the time tow of he p as Ia se D he'd to her
canal laden with cargoes bulk,
and were on the trip from Permont TO Eoboken The
Pleasant Valley was on trip from New York to Fort
dismissed with costs and the bellants must have de-
against the tug with costs with reference to
the re set orR in hs bs p Een
Haskell for the Pleasant Valley. W. X Beebe for the
tug
Another Admiralty Case-Action on a
Charter Party.
Judge Batchford has also rendered his decision in the
ship Francis Wright her tackle, On 18th Sep
party with woodhouse Rudd, owners of the steamer
Francis Wright then at New York whereby woodhouse
Rudd charter steamer the libelants the
OF six months between Philadelphia New York
and Galveston, or any intermediate safe port
in the United States, any foreign port not pro-
hibted by the insurance, with the agreement
that the Hbelants are TO have the privilege of
eaneeng the charter At ne expiration OF three nhs
payment of 81 500 bonus The vessel engaged to
voyage to ;s Teas 2 to S ks On hoard
rigerator for the preservation OF the meat The libel
ants aege that on the voyage to Galveston the steamer
her boiler tubes blown ana by great and unusual
leaks in her boiler tubes. which rendered it difficult
tions gong show that there had been viola
ton he charter party in that proper repairs had
ants Woodhouse Rudd, set forth that the hbelants
had and of the vessel that the
repairs which the claimants were bound 10 make were
made and the steamer tar as the claimants
bound to do so, kept called for by the charter
party and denies all the allegations Of the libel
which the lbeants claim a recovery
Judge Batchord, full consideration of the whole
case says he come TO other conclusion than that
the libe1lans have made out the OF action
forth in the libel and that II must lie dismissed with
costs r. d. Benedict for the beants; c. Donohue for
be caimauts