The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12
TEE SIMMONO-DURYEA TRAGEDY.
Difficulty of Obtaining Jury-The First
Panel Exhausted Only Eight
Jurors Obtained.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS
Bankruptcy observation-disclosures as to Right
of Burial-The shearith Israel Congregation
in the Courts-Pr ofessor Proctor's Dia-
rnond Studs-Convictions and SEN
fences in the General Sessions.

The case OF Bernhard Arrson ct al. VS.. Thomas
Murphy ex-COlector OF this port is still at trial in
the United States Circuit Court. The question to
be determined is whether a quantity OF oil I'M
ported by the plaintins-and upon which the Col
lector imposed duty OF fifty per cent. on the
ground that the article resembled non.enume-
rated essential oil {oil OF almonds)-is really the
latter article, or whether 1t Is ntro-benzole, COM
posed OF nitric acid and penzone, on which the
highest duty is forty cents a gallon. Yesterday
counsel for the government objected 10 the protest
which the plaintiffs had made against the payment
OF che duty, claiming that 1t was not properly or
specifically drawn up; but Judge Shipman allowed
the protest to be put in evidence STATING
that the plaintiffs could not be expected to write
the protest with all the technicality and precision
OF lawyers.
The case OF the United States vs. Cousinery
Co was concluded yesterday before Judge Batch-
ford. The question involved was whether guam
tiy of oil imported by the claimants was olive oil
salad Oil. the former being liable to duty Of
twenty-five cents gallon and the latter to a duty
of 81 q gallon. The jury found that the Oil,
as imported by the claimants, was olive oil, and
not salad oil. This is virtually verdict for the
claimants. Some law points, however, have been
raised in the case and these will be argued imme.
diately before Judge Batchford.
Charles Stahl and Charles Walton were charged
some EH1e ago Dei0fe commissioner Shlei0S with
having smuggled 500 cigars into this port and with
having offered them for sale without having been
properly stamped. Yesterday Stahl was discharged
on both accusations. The Commissioner held that
Walton had not committed the offence of snug
Cling, but decided that he must await the action
OF the Grand Jury on the accusation Of having
offered the cigar for sale IN o manner contrary to
law.
Morris Silverman was yesterday charged be-
lore Commissioner Osborn with having passed a
$50 counterfeit bill on Ignatz Steiner. keeper OF
store. No. GAS Third avenue. 1t appeared that Sill
verman got the bill from q woman named Mary
Cr0nn IN payment for some furs; that he took the
nete without being aware Of its counterfeit char
acter, and that he gave it to Steiner to get 1t
changed. The Commissioner on this state of facts
discharged Siiverman The woman, Cronn was
subsequently arrested. She said that she got the
bill from one Johanna Crimmons, who stated she
received it from a lady in Brooklyn Both Cronin
and CrlmmOns have been committed for examina-
ton.
samuel Stevens and David S. Rank, lawyers,
have been ordered by Judge Davis, Of the Supreme
Court, to show cause at the General Term why
their names should not be stricken from the roll
OF attorneys The former is charged with giving
illegal advice to client In regard to some real
estate transactions, and the latter with giving
similar advice to an Inspector OF Elections.
In the Broadway widening suits against the city
Judge Van Brunt decided yesterday that the
property owners on Broadway, Seventh avenue,
Forty-sixth and Forty seventh streets were en-
titled to 100000, the award as compensation for
the widening, also mortgage OF slol,oOo. costs
and interest included. He censures Comptroller
Green for refusing to pay.
Judge Lawrence yesterday confirmed the report
OF the Commissioners Of Estimate and Assess
ment for the extension OF Lexington avenue TO
Harlem River. He held that any inlormality or
rregularlty in the original appointment OF the
Commissioners was covered by the act directing