The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
TIVE COUR S.
When Do Acts Of Congress Become Law
Verdict Against the Government
A CANADIAN SPECTATOR IN COURT.
How He Failed in Wall Street and His Legal
Tilt TO Recover the Losses.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
An Important Bank suit-0ne Of Bergh's
Agents Gets Verdict in an Action for
LibelTrials in Oyer and Ter
miner and General Sessions.

In Uhe United States District Court yesterday,
before Judge Batchlord an order OF condemnation
was entered against two cases OF gloves, no owner
appearing to claim the goods.
man named Patrick O'Rourke was yesterday
held by Commissioner Shields, in default OF $4,000
bail, TO await the action Of the Grand Jury on
charge OF dealing in fifty cent counterfeit stamps
Yesterday three sailors, named Carl Jeneberg
Hans Ansen and P. o. wallsrein, belonging TO me
American brig Sara Carter, bound from Boston 10
Rio. presented themselves IN the United states
Court, before Commissioner Shields, and COM
planned to him that Carter, the first mate Oh the
ship and brother OF the captain, had treated them
in a cruel and inhuman manner, and that they had
not given Carter any cause 1or MS narsn conuucl
towards them On one occasion, according TO the
statement OF Wallstein, Carter few into towering
passion and shot him with pistol IN the leg, IN
nicting a wound from which he had not yet wholly
recovered. The Commissioner, having heard these
statements issued his warrant Tor the apprehen-
SION OF Carter, who is soon expected IN this port
The sailors who seemed TO have suffered good
deal and TO be at present in rather distressed
condition left the ship at Rio, and they were
brought on to New York by the English vessel st.
Ursula the captain OF which, Charles B. Dickinson,
treated them kindly.
Judge Blatchford called the jury calendars yes
terday in the United States District Court, and or
dered the following gentlemen to attend to-day
and show cause why they should not be fined $3.50
each for non-attendance as jurors:-James f.
Abbott, II. e. Gillian, w. 5. Gilman William Glea
son and W. R. Gould.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday the
case OF The United States VS.. James Hughes was
tried before Judge Nathaniel Shipman and jury
IL was an action brought to recover the sum OF
81, 900 on bond which. it was claimed by the gov
ernment, the defendant had given so far back as
1867 or 1868 in connection with distillery in
Thirty second street, between Ninth and Tenth
avenues. Mr.. Smith, United states Assistant Dis
trict Attorney appeared for the government, and
Mr.. James c. voorhees, for the defendant. The
witnesses called on behalf OF the government were
unable to say positively that the defendant was
the person who had signed the bond, while the de-
PENDANT himself pronounced what purpOrted to be
his signature the bond as a forgery and two wit
nesses swore that he was not the person who
signed the paper. The Jury found verdict for the
defendant.
In the General Sessions yesterday Gennessey
Brown was tried and convicted OF stealing gold
watch and chain and sentenced to the State Prison
for five years. PanZzl Alexandra, charged with
assaulting Daniel Mulligan with knife in a liquor
saloon on Houston street was acquitted and dis
charged.