, 1875-01-23
MIR. SCamm0n Is Given a Little Time
to Study Up Matters.
Life Insurance Policies and
Insanity.
Judgments and New Suits.

10 WHICH 60 postpone IAe a1SulAeos Mi' oo
Moyne, attorney for the complainants, asked the
- .Ia -...;a. H. Arar -, haba]f NJ
meoe OF the mouon. hl8' asei. ~ oonA1-
&tr. Scanmpn, said thas be wished inc atsun'eh'
until Mr. scammon could answer the
bill There was great doubt whether such bill
.o,,,d Ia t;,oa Nv = r,inoI;tv of tbe Stockholders
eou.o -. ~ Anoe =, . ~ h.,l- ~ ~
against maJor1ty 70 "1no up Luz o41A' aae 40
the affairs OF Mr scaInmon wore tho!!ougn's ie
viewed ia the bill he should havo ample time to
read it and prepare his defense.
NJ e.4nou 1uo4A o1 49,. s1 s;n,a ,,;u con-
into history OF the hahk ever ssuce n4a eoa~
nection with it, and 10 should want ~ 'eass teu
days to prepare his defense. He also wanted to
oa, tha denosition of Mr. Rogers, who had been
- te 49, ,s",,t. ~ ,aorv veara and vas as
WIN tne ponA Aot lu.u, ,sa-D, ~ toots+ooI,
respectable man ns toere "as on 'no ioot''oe!'
Judge Farwell said he was inclined 70 glve 1ne
time, asked as no did not soe tnas tne1e "oulu 10
any great distress or Iass; lnste ~ va sEha1o ~
necessity to hear It At once IL was case Mheie
the parties should have chance TO be heard
snd whera the motto should be to hasten sloWaF,
as it involved large business transactions. me
books could not 90 altefoa IN 1he "eA's'alo' Iva
the papers be disposed or
Mr. Lh Moyne SAD ne wished 60 ne nnasa so;5 oS
fore the Court decided the question. 1e sa1u
tho present case was not IN nnpi,cauon 1or tne
appointment OF hecelVef 1or ~. ocanln!9u'
but for the Marine Company. and by az amua-
Wit OF Mr. Bogue already hleo' II conla 70 sEta a
t6at ne fn nns seg to tie eeos bt
meeting OF the Board OF directors haa neen neta
the day before the oll vas ned, ano WIN Aytee
that it would be hled, az "ncn meeHue
it was voted to make no oelense r, W
the bill. Mr. LeAioyne proosedcd to remark tna,
Mr. Scammou had pretended TO be the ean1, anu
had persisted in holding On to the eeen a'ser ene
contents were exhausted. ne Aad also squan,,
dered ths money Of the 1anK: ana, g. appeaae1
BY the affidavit Of Coaolrfson 1Al.u6es' .ta9
taken number OF tho BANKS notes, cance1eu
ma1a them The affidavit referred 70 Aueees
that Sca1nmon lately TOOK four notes for Sioo
each. one made by John FORSYTH, another by one
Eyarts aud third by Rore:a, and surrendered
t1,ano to the makers, charging the amount
r. tba uold organization account" Counsel
nrred that it VAS necessary to have an early day
appointed to hear the mutton lAak II "ot'44 NY
;nterfera with Nj. scammon personally, and that
be could have plenty Of timo IN which to an
s,rar tha bill individually.
Judge Farweu, however, declined to pusE
nottaTs and postponed the argument on the ap-
;,o;ntrneut Of : Receiver until . week from Mon.
dav. 9
SANE Or INSANE.
In the case of Chapman Shlpman vs.. lne ~.
nnhIic I,ife Insurance Company, Judge Blodge It
rnade a deciglon YESTERDAY upholding the right
n An insurance company to limit its hab!!i::!
against deaths from suicide when the lnsuItel
Committed the decd in moment OF insan't9.
contained = promisa TINT the Comna1N'
shonld not be liable where death was caused o5
tho act and intention Of the insured A replica
ton was filed on the ground that. When AZ.
shipman shot himself, he VAS so insane that he
could not perform voluntary act To this reIl:!-
cation demurrer was filed, and sustained by the
Judge. who held the plea good. The case WIS
similar to the Biglov case last spring. where tile
Judge reviewed the conflicting authorities At
length, and decided in favor OF tho CqmpauJ's
authority to limit its liability.
DIVORCES.
Ellen HeidermAn comrlnins that her hushen d,
Thomas Heiderman, is IN the habit OF giving Z er
almost daily corrections with strap. occasion a.
ly varying the exercises Wltn threats o. asme:
and those aho fears still more severe, she an
endure It no longer and therefore ASK 1or u d.
vorce.
Mary Johnston complains tnaS hef nusottuu
hmse to p5aeeis ish
Emma F. spohn states that her hqsla na,
Warren spohn, was convicted OF burgia'y @ N
Canada in October last and 10 now serving
seren years sentence for that crime. a. ac-
cprdingly asks thai she may DO forever ueeo 1soin
ouch a man. ..
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Palsce-Car Company, filed two bills ono a::s inst
Michael Eyans to RESTRAIN the collection of s.tate
and county taxes, the other against George Won
Holen. to restrain the collection OF city ta7se on
the capital stock OF the Company IemIta raIy
inlunctions wele issued under bonds for 910 ooo
JW. Drexel filed . bill against William la
leigh and Charles III: Smith to foreclose rust
deed for S3,o0o on suo-lots -. ~ ana !, ~
the subdivision Of Lots and 2. IN Block !, Of
the Canal Trustees Subdivision Of the W. n, and
part Of the S. f. Il Of Sec. a, 80, a,
The American. Life Insurance Company began
suit against the T9wn OF N9rton Tor e. y! y S soo
a third against the Town Of Limestone Tor ,59o
another for oo3 tEaiRst the T2T9 1nf q !qss S
J. r. Cowing, Philo CoWlng, and Geo'e y moT-
ing sued p G. Goble, W. Il. England and L. =:
Estee for S5,ooo: oo:-
8ANKnqpTcx ITEMS.
In the matter OF 5Ghn A. Gr1msn, J9sepn
to tho excessive charges made BY him or be
. G. ". Corderman aud F. Knueger were ad-
Indicated. bankrupt BY default, AID 'farrants
A composition neet1ng was held N tn's case OF
Euge} d Livingston, and tna cfed1torb VoLeu 70