The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-12
THE COURTS.
Penalty Of Playing the Game
Of Confidence.
A REAL ESTATE DISPUTE.
The Right to Assess Church
Property.

JUQQe UOuOuu6 gave MS ucClsou yCSlOt~oy Nc
ming the motion made on Wednesday TO amend
the answer in the suit brought oy Micnael Noonan
against the city to recover balance claimed to DO
due for the construction OF sewer in Fourth ave.
nue The motion was urged on the ground that
Noonan when he receipted for his last payment,
signed a release OF tire entire claim. The motion
was denied on the ground that no denial had oeen
made OF the allegation made by Mr.. Noonan that
the Comptroller told him he would not be debarred
nom bringing suit for the balance.
the trial OF Benjamin r. Camp, Jr., was con-
cfuded yestei day in the United States Circuit
Court before Judge wallace. and resulted IN
verdict against the accused. Mr. Camp was act
ing assistant paymas,er in the navy, and on the
settlement OF Ma accounts in 1864 1t was alleged
there was Q deficiency OF $4,6s5 49, to recover
which an action was brought by the government.
Tho case was submitted to the jury, who rendered
q verdict for the government In $4,000 So.
Captain staples, OF the bark La Planta trading
between this port and West India ports, WAS yes
terday under examination before Commissioner
Shields on charge OF having cruelty reated one
Of the seamen Of the vessel. Tho charge against
she Captain, after full hearing. was dismissed.
Rockwell Tyler. deputy collector OF revenue Tor
the Eleventh collection district was yesterday
brought before Commissioner Shields, charged
with having received s2o4 OF the pubic moneys
He was held for examination in $1,000 bail.
The Jury In the case Of Herman against Colec-
tor Arthur to recover an alleged excess OF duties
on imported cloths, yesterday returned q verdict
for the governments.
SWINDLING JEWELRY DEALERS.
The facility with which business men sometimes
allow themselves to be swindled found inrcible
and probably instructive Illustration In trial
yesterday IN the Court OF oyer and Terminer.
before Judge Barrett. George Weyman was
the party placed on trial. The papers showed
that several indictments had been found
against him and Hiram Kraft Jointly. though
the present trial was on one indictment only,
Kraft having expressed . desire to be tried sepa.
rstely, which request, as usual in such cases, was
OF course granted. This indictment charges them
with having, in November last swindied various
jewelry dealers In Maiden lane and vicinity out
Of some $4,000. Having obtained the confidence
or the dealers, the nod,ls ope'nndt was sending
orders for goods, under the pretexr OF having GUS
toners for their purchase. These orders being
fued, the two men ned to San Francisco Win
their booty. where, however, they were speedily
traced, ARD, on a requisition from Governor Dix,
arrested and brought back to snY city. Among
the goods alleged to have been obtained in this
way were fve bracelets belonging TO Kuhn
! Co., ana 1t was to answer this charge,
larceny that wevmaa was placed on trial. Tae
court room was crowded, made up largely OF his
victims, who naturally felt an interest in the
result Weyman was represented by Mr. william
p Knitting, and the prosecution by Assistant Dis
trtct Attorney Russell
Charles Kuhn was the fret witness called. He
detailed the manner OF getting possession Of the
bracelets, as described above, ano then was lol-
lowed by other jewery dealers, who gave similar
Iecttals OF similar swindles practieed upon them.
Mr.. KNITTING made strenuous opposition to the
admission OF tne latter testimony, but Judge Bar.
fest overruled his objection, subject to an excep
ten. NO witnesses were called for the defence,
Mr.. Knitting relying on want Of SUFFICIENT proof
for conviction. BE made a forcibie summing up.
however. making the best OF the case that was
followed. and then Judge Barrett charged the jury
case as OF considerable Importance to the mer
camille community as we'll as to the prisoner
and suggested that they thought tHe
prisoner guilty they should allow no feeling
o. sympathy to influence them in his behalf
but do tAelr duty TO prevent his going un
whipped or justice. The jury were out but about
half an hour when they brought in q verde. Of
guilty. Motion was made ior immediate sentence
but Mr.. Klnfztng asked that sen tence be deferred
till next Wednesday, when 10 was expected the
Court OF Appeals would give Its decision IN the
case OF Bieischofy which he argued before the lat
eor Court on the Attn inst and which involved che
question OF the adrnlssibllity OF the character o
evidence to which be had objected Judge Barrett
Said the point was an important one, and express
ing the wish TO give the prisoner the benent o
any erroneous rulings he might possibly have
made, granted the request and deferred the sen