The New York herald., 1875-12-15
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Mr.. Wheeler H. Peckham stated TO a representative
OF the HERALD yesterday that arrangements had
made have the trial OF the civil suit against William
N. Tweed take place in January next and he did not
intend therefore, to further urge that it take place
during the present month.
In the Marine Court yesterday, before Judge Alker
and jury John +. Muller recovered judgment
against the sixy-fourth street Methodist Episcopal
church for $2l0 6s The claim of plaintiff was for
balance of $412 so for carpenter work. but defendants
insisted that $500 much as he was entitled
The question TO whether '.jute rejectons," under
the act Of July II, 1862 are liable to the duty Of -
per ton charged ue, is now on trial in the United
States Circuit Court II is the suit Of Wills, Edmonds
4 Co. against Collector Arthur and the result will be
looked forward to with interest by jute importers
In the suit of j. Rosenthal Co., against Collector
Arthur, in the United States Circuit Court before
Judge Shipman recover alleged duties paid
under protest. the jury yesterday returned verdict
for the plaintiffs The plaintiffs are importers of rubber
jewery and upon this the Collector demanded thirty
i've per cent duty ad vaorem as goods in imitation of
Jet the plaintiffs claiming that only twenty five per
cent duty ad valorem should have been paid.
A decision rendered yesterday, in the United
States District Court by Judge Blatchiord in the mat
ter OF William r Janeway & Co, alleged bankrupts
upon motion made for second meeting OF the
creditors and denying the motion. he decides that
the composition agreed npon must be carried out and
the firm pay seventyhve per cent Of their indebted
ness in instaments OF fifteen per intervals OF
six months He also rules that the members must
meet their full individual indebtedness in inslalments
Of twenty per cent at similar intervals.
Circuit Court criminal branch for alleged pension per-
jury tria yesterday before Judge Benedict The
Indictment charges that, while the wife OF named
Coabaugh by false swearing she drew pension the
widow oil a soldier named Neskey S. Nelson White
appeared for the defence and was successful on the
points raised. He claimed that unknowing the accused
had married Coabaugh after he had boen divorced from
his wife upon charges OF adultery and could not there
fore under the laws OF the State of New York marry
again Thus her marriage with him was null and void
Gb inito and discovering this, she had left him and re-
sumed the of Neskey, and swore truly that she
was his widow. The jury returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
somewhat interesting case came TO trial yesterday
before Judge Freedman, of the Superior Court Ex-
Alderman Monheimer obtained from the city contracts
paving certain streets and in the city. In
paving Seventh, Fifteenth, Fifty and Fifty
eighth streets and Seventh he used the Stafford
pavement agreeing alleged to pay certain royalty,
in other words certain percentage the amount
received his contracts Alderman Monhemer did
the work received his pay and put it his pocket.
The suit the royalty II claimed by
the defendants counsel that any such agreement with
q city contractor contrary TO public morals and
therefore that the plaintiff not entitled TO
anything Judge Freedman charged that the agree
ment private one between the PARTIES and that
the city had nothing whatever to do with it. verdict
rendered for the plaintiff for SIC 464 40 being the
full amount claimed, with interest