The New York herald., 1875-11-02
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

There win be no courts to-day, being election day.
AZ yesterday vas the opening Of the November term
II the courts but little Was done beyond calling the
calendars and fixing the time q trial Of cases
Judge Blatchford viii can the jury calendar in tho
United States District Court az eleven A. NJ tomorrow
the clerks oocs viii be open and there win be return
81 processes in the District Court
George Mott, captain OF canal boat yesterday
arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Harris the
charge u passing nAy cent counterfets upon one
Drury barkeeper No 81 Broad street He was
held IN 81 900 by Commissioner Shields for eXamlna
ton.
Judge Robinson writing the opinion. decided yesterday
that Mr Rosenhal interpreter of the Court OF General
Sessions, IS Simply an attendant on that Court and IS
entitled TO only 81. 200 year salary.
The Court OF oyer and Termner opened formally
yesterday, with Judge Davis the bench, and then
adjourned until next Monday. Tho Grand Jury were
discharged until the 18th inst, and the petit jury until
the Sih INST The first the calendar for trial is
that Of Michael Finne, charged with the murder of
the Irish Giant, O'Baldwin
Judge Lawrence yesterday directed mandamuses 10
issue against the Registers OF the Eighth Election DIS
trict the Seventeenth Assembly district and Of the
Eleventh Election district Of the Eighteenth Assembly
district requiring them respectively register Will
lam Pardee and Michael Freiry. Both employees OF
the government at Washington, and Judge Lawrence
decided that they do not lose their residence here and
that exception must be made in their cases to the gen.
eral rule requiring residence Of thirty days previous
TO the election In the districts IN which they wish to
register.
There was quite an argument in Supreme Court,
Chambers before Judge Donohue. in connection with
the Taylor will An order having been made by
the Court at Utica compelling Charles Tracy 70 turn
over the assets TO the newly appointed receiver, Wlll
nam Benty, Tracy sues to be allowed 10 retain the
assets until certain unsettled accounts between Ed
ward H. Tracy and James B. Taylor, deceased be
fixed, and also until payment Of his counsel fees To
this end motion was made yesterday. After hearing
the argument Judge Donohue took the papers
In the suit brought against the city by exCorpora-
tion Counsel Richard OGorman TO recover $l3 600 tor
services IN connection with the street openings during
1871 and 1872, decision adverse TO the claim was
rendered yesterday by the General Term OF the Court
of Common Pleas The Court holds that under The
statutes this comprised portion Of the duties of the
Corporation Counsel and therefore that he is not
titled TO any extra pay.
The jury in the Of Archer against the Ocean Ma
tionai Bank TO the value or bonds deposited
there when II robbed came into court yesterday
afternoon and informed Judge Wallace, OF the United
States Circuit Court that they unable TO agree
After further charging them that 1t was the duty Of
the defendants when their cashier and president
the stand TO chow that the bonds had not been
cepted a collateral If such the fact, they had
every opportunity to do So but had failed TO show
what the agreement really was. The jury were locked
up the night with instructions for their discharge
II they agreed on a sealed verdict