The New York herald., 1875-12-11


cult Court till the 18th inst
Suit was brought yesterday in tie United States
District Court against thirty OF laces al
legged 10 have been smuggled into this port on the
steamship City ofChester There have been no claim
ants to the goods
In the trial Of the before Judge Loew Of william
Norton against Reddngton Co, 70 recover 81, 600
claimed due with interest for drugs sold twenty
years ago in san Francisco compromise was yes
terday effected between the parties and thus ends
old suit OF twenty years standing.
Ia tho suit Of John Polhamus IS william Bogert
decision rendered yesterday by Chief Justice Daily
holding that when party dies intervening the argu-
the decision aud the Court decides in favor
the plant the Court will allow the judgment to be
entered upon nuac pro tune that IS OF the day when
the cause was submitted for decision.
The United States Grand Jury, empanelled yesterday
in the United States Circuit Court criminal branch be-
Twenty NTH street az foreman Judge Benedict made
the usual charge before they were sent out
The suit OF the Government VI. Allen Dodworth, in
the United States District Court, 70 recover $4,000,
alleged due as succession tax, resulted III verdict
yesterday for the defendants the point being decided
in the affirmative that the government had failed to
make out under the succession laws OF the United
States
William A. Ross and wife took passage at Havana, in
1855, the steamer Isabel bound for Charleston, and
while the passage had stolen from their trunk some
valuable jewelry. They brought suits in the Supreme
Court, Circuit $3 600 the alleged value of
tho lost jewery. In the case which has been on trial
for three days before Judge Lawrence and the facts
have been published in the HERALD the jury yesterday
returned verdict for 81 600 in fnvor OF the plaintiffs
The trial Of the Of Antonio Cordona, charged
with attempting 70 pass counterfeit tendoiar bills on
the Poughkecpse Bank, took place yesterday in the
United States Circuit Court criminal branch before
Judge Benedict. Cordona and John Guellcitta were
arrested last September at the Grand Central depot by
Captain Kennock OF the Secret Service Division, and
Detective McAlahon, each having quite large OF
counterfeit money in his possession. Guielleita
acquitted at the last term OF Court, Mr. Benjamin +.
Russell appearing as his counsel The counsel
appeared yesterday for Cordona who likewise was
acquitted
of interest to stock operators for trial
yesterday before Judge Lawrence In Supreme Court,
Circuit William Jerks, Jr, the plaintiff bought Of Mr..
Saloman three 'straddlcs' in Lake Shore and Pacific
Mail stock at sixty days Before the sixty days ex-
pred defendant failed Plaintiff sued for the loss The
defence nterposed by Mr. John f. Devon was that the
came under the Gambling act because not bona
fde sale but sale Of property the party did not pos
sess The Court ruled otherwise, holding, in accord
ance with the points raised by Mr.. u. NJ Porter, the
plaintiffs counsel that the covered by tho act
OF 1865 relating to tho sale Of stocks and directed
verdict tor plaintiff for So 676 but gave sixty days stay
to allow the case to 60 10 General Term.
Francis Nacholt had daughter and Henry Lucas
The OF Lucas paid attentions TO the daughter
of Macholt, and the strength OF those attentions
obtained loan Of $225 from the girls father giving
security mortgage on the fixtures of hardrcssing
saloon in Barclay This mortgage had guarantee
attached by the father Of the young man and balance
thereon remaining unpaid Macholt brought suit against
the rparanor for the amount This suit was tried in the
Marine Court, before Judge McAdam and a jury yes
ter when the defendant claimed his guarantee OBJ
tanned from him by fraud The jury found in favor Of
plaintiff.
Royal Phelps President of the Society for the Preser-
vation OF Game, brought suit 10 from John A
Curner penalty Of $50 for having venson for sale in
his saloon the I'd or February last in violation of
the game laws The jury found a verdict in favor of
plaintiff, with recommendation Of defendant to the
mercy Of the Court Judge Alker said he had pre-
rogatve OF mercy in the matter One juror, on being
polled said he ''vos not so sure about dot verdict
Finally after being questioned by Judge Alker the
doubtful juror reluctantly assented to agreement
the verdict of his associates, and verdict there
upon entered for $50 in favor OF plaintiff.
A large number Of suits brought yesterday In
the United States District Court to several
amounts due warehouse bonds, given security
for the payment Of duties on imported merchandise
Twenty nine OF these are against the firm of Wyie.
Knevas & Co., to recover SIS, 000 These bonds
given between May, 1871 and September, 1873, with
Richard j. Goodwin aud Samuel GoiYin sureties, who
also made parties TO the suit Similar suits also
brought against the following g:-Schneider Held
louff for $780, with Adolphus bmgestedt as surety;
Merritt Price & Co for 81 1884, with Thomas J. Irwin
as surety same firm for So 196 with Henry Irwin as
surety firm for 1856 90 with Robert Tibbe,s as
surety, and Andreas Cassard Son for $3.50 so, with
w. B. Slckes surety.
writ of habeas corpus was taken out yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Batch
ford TO secure the release OF Samuel 0ppenhemer who
has been imprisoned as debtor in Ludlow Street Jail
since January H. 1870 in default of the payment OF
number Of judgments in the Supreme Court OF the
State against him, amounting in the aggregate TO
$4,000 After his arrest he adjudgcd bankrupt
III the United States District Court The course now
taken was TO secure his discharge in bankruptcy 1t
being argued that this course would secure his release
from Imprisonment In his decision Judge Batchiord,
from the facts stated that the arrest was founded
debt claim from which discharge in bankruptcy
would release the petitioner"
In October, 1876, Andrew, D. Campbell sued
Thomas O'Rellly, the father Of Charles II.
O'Rey In the Marine Court upon a note for
81 600 The note given 10 Campbell by Charles
H. o'Reily who testified that he had paid the amount
by checks and moneys allowed him by Campbell for the
transfer by him Campbell of contracts all OF which
Campbell denied The jury rendered verdict for
Campbell against Thomas Reilly after which Charles
II. 0'Reilly brought suit against A. d. Campbell TO
cover $3.50 for the transfer OF the above mentioned
contracts This case having up for trial yester
day, before Justice AcSert, of the Seventh District
Court defendants counsel served duccs tecum upon
Mr. Felix o'Dowd OF the official stenographers of
the Marine Court to produce his minutes OF the trial OF
Campbell vs O'Rey, taken in that Court. Tho
ographer appeared in Court in TO the writ and
objected TO read his notes, the groun1 that II
the duty OF counsel TO procure transcript OF the min
utes instead OF compelling him to appear and read
from the original Judge Ackcrt sustained the obec
tion and held that the minutes were the property of
the where they taken but that tho stenog
rapher had lien upon them until paid his statutory
fees for transcribing them; that stenogrspher can
only be compelled by duces tccum to compare tran
script OF his notes which is disputed with his original