New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07
the suit against Luoinda starkweather the e1ecur IF
Mr.

Mr. Htarkweather.
An application was made yesterday to Judge
Davis, in Supreme Court Chambers, by Peter Mitchell.
for the release OF Joseph Collins habeas corpus Col
Inns arrested for keeping policy shop, and held
10 bail In $1,000 His counsel insisted thai tins was no
onense under the statute the charge shonld s'o
the PROMISE 0f prizes for pecunary consideration
Judge Davis reserved his decision
William II. Willis, at the time the Erie
Railway placed in the hands OF receiver brought
suit TO forecose the Buffalo SewYork and Erie Rail-
road He holder OF OF the few first mortgage
bonds, which had not been merged in the s2OOoOoOO
consolidated mortgage. Yesterday Judge Davis, In su
preme Court Chambers granted motion "a strike out
several defendants who merely judgment creditors
of the road and whose judgments had been satisfied
In the case of Philip Caswell jr., against
Henry ". Genet Judge Larremore. in Common Pleas
Special Term, deaded yesterday that Sheriff Conner was
not bound ~ retain money out Of the proceeds OF sale
Of Gene real estate under executions issued 20 hun IN
the citys suits against Genet 10 an attachment Tor
$500 il issued To sheriff Brennan II that attachment
properly levied the sale made subject TO IT, anu
Casweli was secured IL u was not MI Conner Ns no'
responsible for wris that had never come to ms hs
In the suit of TUE TRIBUNE Association
against J. Burdette smith, given for advertising
in which the defendant allowed TO abandon his first
defense and substitute another. condition that he
paid all previous costs and costs OF the notion the sn
perior Court General Term has oyerruled win co,Is
Judge Freedman holds that the new defense was com,
plee substitution and its nterposon not clear OF s
PIGEONS o bad faith, and therefore severe terms were
proper
The first four cases on the calendar of the
Supreme Court Circuit before Judge Donohue were those
o; Coroners Kepler. woltman, Eiekhof. and Croker
against city for their fees for the rst quarter OF the
present wear The Controller had refused payment on
the ground that their charges for jurors were not Wal
ranted by the facts They yesterday went the stand
and produced their books, showing the SERVICES rerft
and the Jury awarded $1,000 70 Coroner kepier 95s
Coroner Woitmsn, 1892 10 Coroner Eickhor' and
S6.2l7 20 Coroner Croker.
In the suit of Jarvis 81 Co. against Drugs
A. IN tried ferla bpf FORE nd
Common Pleas the defendants submitted to Judgment
the purpose of carrying the % the Court oil h
peals The defendants hired a warehouse at Pearl ana
South-st part of which fell Under their lease they
had right 10 surrender the part untenanabie Ih'y
claim that they did The plaintiffs took dsposes
Ing warrant against them FOR nOn-payment O rent ana
as defendants had desire to occupy the untenanaoe
premises they made opposition, AMI Judgment wac
taken aainst them disposSessng them FOR n0unt inht
81 7Gj rif. The present suit ID Tor thai sum- ana -
under recent General Term decisions the action pi us
tgici couri such j. conclusive 10 the amount
due tac defendants only relief by review OF those de-
cisiOns tie Court of Appeals.