New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-07
CIVIL. NOTES.

The Knickerbocker Ice Company obtained
Judgment against the city the Supreme Court
Circuit yesterday before Judge Van Brunt for tue loss
OF tho horses which fell and were badly damaged owing
10 defective pavements.
Fenton +. McElroy began n suit in the
Brook branch OF Court yesterday against
Justice Quinn Of this city $500 lent by the
plaintiff on fraudulent mortgage alleged TO have been
pronounced genuine by the defendant while acths as
his counsel.
An order was granted yesterday by Judge
Pratt. in the Supreme Court, on the application OF
Judge Dittenhoeffer, OF the counsel for w. f. q.
shanks, City Editor OF THE TRIBUNE, to have Judge
reference to Judge requiring Mr. shanks 10
reveal the authorship OF an article In THE Tribune
should not be vacated
In Part III. of the Marine Court, before
Judge McAdam, the following inquests aud Judgments
were taken by the plaintiffs with costs and S5 allow
ance Nathan Michaels Clara Bunckner for e226 10
Lauterbach IL SpringarD for the plaintiff ana Bumen-
aet Fowler and others for t25T II; a. w. Nes for the
plaintiff and A. T. Gurbetz for the defendant.
The General Term of the Supreme Court
entered orders yesterday In the Of Tweed, Inger-
SOIL and Genet, TO show why their names should
be che roll OF attorneys, making them
returnabe on the third Monday OF the present term
Tweed Is to be served personally Ingerso through the
Warden OF Sing Sing Prison anu papers VIII DO ieit AZ
Genets last known place OF residence
The report Of William Blake, referee in
the OF Molly L. Uo~~r,s ar~ns. Dwight webb and
others, appointed Dec g. s73 TO ascertain what prop
erty the hands OF the Receiver shall amount TO one
fourth part Of 500 shares OF stock OF the Newfork and
Ohio Coal Company the value thereof IN property OF
money &C., has been confirmed Dy order Oh Juuse Law"
renee.
The Brinckley divorce suit in which the
plaintiff her position wife Of the defendant,
claims that she formerly his mistress came up
in the General Term OF the supreme Court yesterday
after hearing sides of the decided that the
evidence conflicting for him TO decide upon and
argued that sitter had gone to trial the Court
should have opinion. Decision reserved.
For some years past floor at No. 81 Mas
saut has been leased to the Corporation Counsel for
Offices There only two rooms until Mr.. OGorman
was appointed Corporation Counsel, when seven were
taken at rent for for 1871 aud 1874
was brought against the city, and MT Gornan SUE
sessor allowed 20 80 Sy wrapce on behalf
of the city reopen the default and put IN an answer
This opposed the ground that the rent was rea
sOnaOle Decision reserved.
In the case of Charles c. Goodhue and
Charles E. Butler as trustee OF Gerard II. coster.
against Nafta X Rosenfed and Others in the Supreme
Court the action being instituted for the purpose OF
foreclosng two mortgages upon real estate situated In
this ctyOne held by Charles c. Goodhue on whlchl
due 10000 and interest, and one held by CHARLES r.
Butler, trustee, which Is due $4,000 ana interest,"
Judge Lawrence has made an order OF service OF sum
mons by publication. on Albert 4. Sater and Ann Slter,
his wife, defendants mpeaded, who now reside AZ TENN
Kong, China.
In Part l. of the Marine COurt, before Judge
AIker, James Murtsugh obtained Judgment by order
OF the Court against Christopher Keyer for $685. with
costs and s25 allowance W. Marks for the plaintiffs,
and johnson Wade for the defendant. The following
inouests and judgments taken for the plaintiff,
with costs: Montague l. Marks agt Gustayus IorenZ,
for Silt go SIS allowance; Marks Roucher Tor the
plaintiff and Gardner Goodheart Joachimsen for the
defendant. Thomas X. Dowley agt Matthew A. SiDitn,
for SIS 20; D. Riddle for the plaintiff and }. b. Aiken
for the defendant Emma Bartlett sgt Jacob Bogert,
for $50 IS; Hayward Crawford for the plalntln and
n. A. Chedsey for the defendant.
In the Marine Court, Part Ill, before Judge
Gross yes erday, Hannah Kasschene sued her aunt,
Julia Hai to recover $780, which she claimed was due
for services servant for the plaintiff from March
1863 to jan 1873 The plaintiff further alleged that
the defendant had promised to pay her the amount
when she married. condition which she herself
had refused to fulfill. The defendant, in her answer,
said that in 1862 while she visit TO Europe she
went to Hidesheim Prussia, where the plalnf, then
girl years old, residing with her parents, who
were destitute circumstances, and unable TO support
begged the defendant take their daughter
America with and the plaintiffs mother, being
her sister, she induced To do and treated the
plaintiff she did her children She did not take
her N a servant require servants duties IL she
did promise 10 give the girl $500 when she was married.
the promise made in writing The testimony |
was very conflicting the plann testify that she did
a servants work. and badly treated The jury gave
"A verdict the plaintiff for $780, l.. Goldsmith for the
plaintiff, and Anderson 4 Man for the defendant.
CRIMINAL NOTES.