The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-09
Alleged Counterfeit Bonds and
What Came Of Them.
BRENNAN AND GENET.
The E1-Sherif and His Sleeping Deputy,
Shislds Sent to Ludlow Street Jail
for Thirty Days Nap and to
Pay Fine of $3.50 Each.
BUSINESS IN the OTHER COURTS.

Yesterday the OF the Eagle Manufacturing Com
pAny OF Georgia Simeon Draper, concluded in
she United States Circuit Court before Judge Nathaniel
BhipmaD and Jury was action to recover $4723
Ae value OF So bales of cotton and SASS 90 for the de-
nton OF the same This cotton sold in this city by
TIE defe ndant when he acting agent for the
for the sale Of property seized abandoned in
the South during the and claimed by the de-
fence that the seizure and sale in question were made
during the war. By direction OF the Court the Jury
found verdict for the plaintiff the grouno that the
had been seized in December, 1865 when neither
martial law existed in the United States The
of Mary E. Wright against the same defendant,
which is trial involves question similar to that
raised in the above The government propose to
the Jury say whether at the date in question
She rebellion had terminated.
suit has been commenced in the United States Dis
ct Court by the government to 81 800 penalty
nom Andrew White. for failing. y alleged, to stamp
proprietary medicines
In the United States Circuit Court Yesterday Judge
Woodruff rendered decision in the collision of the
New Jersey Transportation Company against the pro-
vcer John Tyler The decree of the Court below
Aemned the vessel and the Judgment OF Judge Woodruff
main ains that decree.
Some time ago named George W. Smith, who
a Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue in the
Northern district of Mississippi absconded is alleged
With public funds to the amount of about SIS 600
md for this offence appears that he has been indicted
Ae was arrested in Connecticut by E. p Hatch who
proceeded to take him back Mississippi; but when
they got far Newark, Smith gave Hatch the slip
the and managed to escape from him. On the 10Th
~ August last hatch represented the Chief
Deputy Marshal Kennedy, of this district who detailed
Deputy Robinson to look after Smith Robinson acting
under his Instructions to several places and made
Intellectual searches for the accused but finally he, in
company with Francis A. Osgood, chief of police
ceeded in capturing Smith the day before yesterday at
Hudson about 70 miles from Boston, and then brought
him New York. The alleged fugitive is locked
up In Ludlow Street Ja, and in a day or two will be
taken back to Oxford, Miss, by Chief Deputy Marshal
xsnnedy and Deputy Robinson, there to await his trial
On the charge that has been preferred against him.
The case Of ex-Sherf Brennan and his late deputy
shields who held legally accountable for the
Of Genet argued at considerable length yeser
Any before Judge nies in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner motion to punish them for contempt Court
IN not conveying Genet to the City Prison after his
vSeton At the conclusion of the argument Judge Dan
asas promptly melted out to the exofcias the fullest
penalty of the lava fine of $3.50 each and 80 days
U1isonment in Ludlow Street Jail
Aa meeting yesterday of the Judges Of the Superior
Court Judge Mcneil was chosen Chief Justice Having
already served term OF II the Bench the posi-
dion fel to him by rank as well courtesy.