The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-16
THE COURTS.

Isaac Febrlch. Indicted for having committed
acts OF fraudulent bankruptcy was yesterday ar
rested on a bench warrant and brought before
Commissioner Shields lie gave bail in $4,000 to
await trial and was discharged.
Harry winters, retail liquor dealer, was yester-
day brought before Commissioner Shields, charged
with carrying on the business OF a retail liquor
dealer and dealer In tobacco without having paid
the special tax. lie was held for examination IL
$780,
temporary injunction was granted yesterday
by Judge Lawrence, In Supreme Court, Chambers,
against Charles HART, proprietor OF the .Cafe
Concert,n in Prince street, restraining him from
giving any further performances at mis- place
until be has paid his license.
THE TEMPLETON CHILD CASE.
The taking OF testimony IN the matter OF the
application of Mrs. Ida Ward Templeton for the
custody OF her infant child Was resumed yester.
day before Judge Donohue, OF the supreme Court.
There was large attendance, which, as usual,
highly enjoyed the frequent brilliant legal spar
ring between the counsel, Mr.. John d. Townsend
appearing for Colonel w. G. Templeton, the grand
father or the chid who now has the child. and
eX-Judge Busted representing Mrs. Templetou.
A. Il. Clifford, OF Orange \. u; Heroert Austlc
and eN-Congressman Francis Kellogg vera
called to testify TO the good cnara e OF MIS-
highly natterlng haa they not been put through
the test OF rigid S-eNanlnatlOn. III LufnCu
out that hey knew but little ABOUT her.
Mrs. 1empeton was next called TO the witness
chair and examined touching the various alega.
tons of impropretes on her part. Sne denled
that there was the slightest foundation Tor one 81
these stories, and she knocked the Wig business
INTO a cooked hat by swearing that she never wore
false nalr IN her life. Az the hands OF Mr.. Town
send she was submitted 20 the hery ordeal OF
most rigid and trying CROSSE EXAMINATION. Tie
worked zealously TO get at her age, but her wom-
anly wit made IL a pursuit OF knowledge under
difficulties. He traced her career from her earliest
DAYS, winding up with her latter day frequent
changes OF boarding houses in this city. As size
III object may il please the Court" said Judge
Busted, Indignantly, against tnese constants
repetitons Of the witness testimony. They are
an invasion OF a rule which ought 60 be known 10
the merest tyro who ever talked III court OF JUS
..Will Your Honor give him an intermission OF
ten or fifteen minutes 10 cool 0ff3' responded Mr..
Townsend with the most cntlIlng nonchalance.
In reply to- MIR townsend she denied tnat she
knew a man named Dean or that ne ever paid
board Tor her mother aud ner IN the Burnett
House Cincinnati or that she ever was in en-
cinnau in her life; she stated further that her
father died IN 1867 ana that ne was printer.
excuse me for asking TINS question-Was he
worEing printergn pursued Mr. Townsend.
Eyes an honest journeyman printer" spoke up
"A better man than ever you were" was ths
sharp retort OF Mr.. townsend.
OF the means OF her father-n.law, Colonel Babcock;
she ana her mother pay SIS week board and
Colonel Babcocx sends them t1s money
'What means have you Tor taking care OF the
child ~ asked Mr.. Townsend.
education,r answered Mrs. Templeton.
Mr. Townsend made pertinacous inquiries as To
the extent OF her musical education, where she
studied and VINO were her teachers, but she could
not tell the name OF teacher At the end OF :
three hon s. session the adjourned tl
next Saturdat when AIR. Townsend will continue
his cross examination OF MIS- Templeton
SINGULAR LIFE INSURANCE CASE.
Tue suit OF r. A. Ripley administrator OF An.
thony MacDermotJ, against the Mutual Life In
surance Company. was before Judge Van Worst
IN the Superior Court, special Term, yesterday, on
motion by delendants counsel for a commission
to Ireland to ascertain the correct age OF Mac
Dermott. In 1867 MacDermott, VINO - described
as an ignorant but honest cartman, Insured his
life with the defendants for $4,000, and Ia 1874,
wnle attempting 10 stop q runaway morse, ne was
Knocked down aud killed, leaving seven small
children, whose mother was IN a Iunatic asil um.
Yesterday Mr.. Andrews put IN ans werng af1dayils
TO the eject that Ia 1867 MacDermotL 20 save
foreclosure, applied TO the defendants Tor loan
OF $4,000. anu told tEat as condition he
axe out policy for $4,000; that he took IL
out, stating that ne did not exactly know his age.
but believed IL TO he forty years. The Court
granted the commission, remarKlng that II Mac
Dermott was compelled TO take the loan IL was a
lucky thing for MS children.