The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-07
THE COURTS.
THE POLICE JUSTICES M'BR0GLl0.
a Decision i'm Favor of tn q
New Board.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
icgraW Sill Struggling in The LEGAL
Neutrality-suspicious.

In tho matter OF Alexander de Castro and others vs.
~ Il. Garrison. c. K Garrison, Daniel II. Allen James
Motley and others and the Brazilian Navigation Com
pany which is suit in equity m the United States Cir
eut Court for discovery and damages the defendants
yesterday fled in the Clerks dice demurrer to tho
compliant the grounds that II docs not set out the
NacG sufficiently clear entitle the plaintiffs 70 the dis
eoyery and relief sought and that there il defect
OF parties In the complaint recitng that the Navigation
company If eopartnership instead OF corporation.
solomon ID. Hosenthai. who is charged jointly with
Jacob Rosenthai with having concealed portion OF his
assets from his creditors ny 10 alleged. Of
Keeping false accounts, yesterday required by Com
missioner Osborn to enter into bail the
fion in question.
In United States Circuit Court Yesterday in the
case OF Ebert T. Bass the Steamboat Transit, ana
Charles Hewlett VS.. the same. Judge Woodruff affirmed
the decision Of the Court below disng the libel with
costs
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday Judge
Woodruff ordered the following gentlemen, who had
been summoned as jurors to be fined $3.50 each
attendance I'D II. II. Cushmau, NJ. w. Cooper, j. Z.
Franklin j. B. NJ. Grosvcnor. Henry oelrics and g. X.
Yaudci ". Il. Fearing and R. W. Trendy ordered
70 show 10 day why they should not be fined $3.50
each for not attending jurors.
Judge Woodruff sat yesterday in the United States Cir
cult Court and called the civil jury calendar Many of
the legal gentlemen concerned in the be tried
appeared and stated that they ready. Among
suits to be disposed OF is quite number involving the
construction of various laws affecting the customs and
intcrnal revenue The jurors In attendance dis
charged until this morning at eleven O'Clock.
John W. Hogate was CHARGED yesterday, before Com :.
missioner Belts, with having committed fraudulent
Bankruptcy and also with having to schedules
in which. Ii i alleged he omitted reference 10 q con
ederahle amount OF his assets Two warrants had
issued for the apprehension Of the and he
held to bail in a5O00 each He gave the of bail
required
the state courts adjourned yesterday out of respee
10 the memory OF the late e1-Judge tdmonds Except
submitting decisions in the General Term the Court OF
common Pleas including opinion in The police jus
hces abstract of which win be found below and
an opinion given by Judge Lawrence, OF the Supreme
Court in the Legrave matter no business transacted
In the report embodyng the opinion OF Judge Dono
nue. in the Of the New York Mutual Gaslight Com
pahy. published IN the Sunday HERALD the bid OF the
company for lighting street lamps enormously
Stated at S65 year piece The bid was SS5 lamp.
tong way below the figure prevailing under the
nat0n of the old gas companies and brought about by
xhis infusion OF competition
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday Recorder
,Hackett on the bench, Grand Jury empane Ied,
And after brief charge the trial calender taken up
Henry Howard pleaded guilty OF burglary, and
Fenced to the state Prison for Ave years Owen Trainor
who pleaded guilty assault with dangerous weapon
and David Darcy and Minnie Nelson, who ssed
attempts at grand larceny each sent to the State
Prison for two years and six months. william Rafferty,,
making the same plea was rcmanded for sentence and
Rudolph Behnken, for like plea, sent for year
10 the Penitenary. plea Of assault ana battery
accepted from Francis Campbell for firing pistol
james Enrght, and he remanded for sentence.
'George Ambrose acquitted OF charge of Illegal
practice with his sabre the head of assault
ing him; and Theodore Wetz likewise acquitted OF
nteaded wrongful act in the purchase lead