The New York herald., 1874-12-19
THE COURTS.
The Postal Card Case--One ofthe
Jurors Arrested.
The Juror Nathan Myer In the
TOmbS.
wHIsKEY DOCTORS DISAGREEMENT.

NnlchEl UOtlulto Dlohui,LEuLN1.
Yesterday, In the Cni.ed States Circui. Court, on
motion OF counsel for the government, mol. pros.
was entered In the case OF Patrick Connors, who
had been indicted Tor smuggling cigars into tais
port from Cuba
The trials OF parties accused OF violating the Ex.
else law, and which were set down for yesterday
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer were postponed
t TUESDAY next on application OF their counsel.
who was not prepared to proceed With them.
Grand jurles were drawn this n1oraing before
Judge Brady, In supreme Court, CHAMBERS for the
Oyer and Terminer and General Sessions for next
month. Douglas Taylor Commissioner OF Jurors,
superntended the drawing. assisted by Deputy
County Clerk Gumbleton The juries were drawn
from the whole panel.
An injunction has been granted by Judge Davis,
OF the Supreme Court, sustaining the Comptroller
from selling the 81. Joseph's Catholic church,
corner OF Ninth avenue and l25th street. for non-
payment OF an assessment for the Morning Side
Park Improvement This Injunction. however, Is
temporary, pending q nnal decision In the courts
of the question whether rne law exempting
churches from taxation includes exemption from
assessment.
Some further testimony was taken yesterday be-
fore Surrogate Hutchings as to the signatures to
the viii OF the late Bartolome Blanco, the million
nare old bachelor. when the matter was adjourned
until to-day. The Public Administrator OBJECTS to
the admission OF the Will to PROBATE on the
grounds that all the witnesses to the viii, the
executors named therein. and the notary before
whom the win was subscribed to are dead.
In the civil suit brought against the estate of
Barry w. Genet 70 recover s15o,000, alleged to
have been embezzed oy him in the Harlem Court
House matter, q motion was recently made before
Judge DAVIS, In Supreme Court, Chambers, on be-
half OF Genet for o reference. Judge Davis yester-
day denied the motion, on the ground that 1t was
too late for sucn an application when the case had
been reached on the calendar.
THEeSCURRILOUS POSTAL CARDS.
A HITCH IN THE PRocEEDINGs-A JUROR AR
RESTED.
the trial OF Moses chamberlain, who Is indicted
for sending through the Post Oface to Aaron Won
yalkenberg postal cards, on which, 1t Is alleged
scurriious remarks were written, was resumed
yesterday morning in the United States Circuit
Court, before Judge Benedics and tue jury. A |
long argument took place In regard to the admiss,
biiity OF a letter alleged to have been written by
chamberlain, the defendant, and while the argu- /
me1s me A. was progressing MT: Nathan Myer Of No. I
Mr.. Purdy United States Assistant District At
torney. offered In evidence letter winch was
written, as be alleged oy the defendant IL ap-
peared that IN this letter several words were mis-
speit The word Villain was speit "viilen." and
pose and object IN Offering this letter was to show
tnat the same words were misspeit in the postal
Valkenoerg. From this lie argued that the cards
as well as the letter were written by Chamberlain.
3, he quoted contained therein to TINS ef.
feet "A tailor OF Ayr, Scotland, OF the name or
hao died leaving CONSIDERABLE property without
any apparent heirs obtained access to the garret
or 81 the nd h0nsT usDo occupied BY during h
ters which had reference to his family.
These letters he brought away with MIN.
OF similar productions which, as was claimed,
clearly proved MS connection with the family Of
trial it happened that there we're number OF
woros IN the letters (the letters pIrporting to be
spes in the same way and some Of them So very
peculiar that, on examining them minutely, there
same nand.n "Tae case attracted the attention
OF the Inner House and the tailor was brought TO
the the Court S He was made to wri.e at the dicts-
sion Of me LORD or se aa 70 iSsg
way He then confessed mat the letters were
fabricated, and that he had written them on old
the lnrodncton Of TINS letter in evidence. II must
g. sso9 D9 I @ q fs se
Brought to trial at time when the judiciary OF
conntry. Il IS not case that should be received
as a precedent IN the courts oI America.
JuQge Benedict, WITHOUT taxing IN 10 cOu6tdera.
tion the English case adverted to, satd--l do think
the letter IS admissible for the pnrro5e ndicAted !
BY coupasL J. therefore. admit the letter.
THE ARREST OF JURTMAy MYER.
Just as the argument had closed boy entered |
Court and informed the Judge that Mr.. Myer was
unable to attend, as he had been arrested and
locked up in the Tombs, where he had just seen
him. In q few minutes after Mr. Myers counsel
appeared and said Mr.. Myer was In the Tombs on
charge oi conspiracy. and that he expected 10
give bail In . lew minutes, when he would be on
hand.
Mr. Purdy said ne did not know anything about
the matter. .
Judge Benedict stated that the Cour: woald
take a recess until one O'Clock, when he expected
there wou.d be some explanation OF the proceed
fngs that had Just been proUgat 70 his attention.
The following letter was received by the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court
PoLIcE CooRr, FIRsr DISTRICT Dec. la 1874.
To CLERK THE tMsLn STATES CIRCUIT COURT
No. "a Chambers street,
directed by Justice Kasmre to inform you that
Mr. Myer in your court. as we are Informed IS
detained here charge of false prctcuces IN default
"SA'~ JOHN B. xcKEAN. Assistant Clerk,
Shortly after O'Clock Judge Benedict teak
hts seat on bench, and said IL seemed mat ,he
Juror would not be able TO attend to-day
Tine Court, therefore, adjourned until Monday
SUPREME COURT-CHAMBERS.