The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-29
THE COURTS.
TWeed's Bail---FuIl Attendance Of COuH-
sci, but No Argument.
A FORECLOSURE SUIT.
DE-. DOre1nuS and the
COrOnerS.
a Mexican Insurance "Reminiscences OF
Maximilan's Regime.

motion was to have been argued yesterday
before Judge Davis IN supreme Court, Chambers,
or the appointment or Commissioners IN tho
matter OF the proposed military parade ground.
II was nnaliy arranged to postpone the hearing
n the case until the 9Th OF next month.
Gardner 8. WaIllnR, Of the police force, brought
from California TO this city George Weyman and
HIram Graft, on requlslnon from Governor rilden,
and his bill amounting 80 $e05, the Comptroller
refused 90 pay, insisting that expenses should
be paid out OF the contingent funds OF the District
Attorneys ONCE. Tine was argued at some
length yesterday before Justice Spetr, holding
Special Term OF tho Superior Court, a demurrer
TO the complaint Judge sper took the papers,
TIE REDUCTION OF TWEED'S BAIL.
Ii had been arranged that an application should
be made to-day in Supreme Court, Chambers, TO
reduce the bail Of william NJ Tweed from the
g., 600, ooo AS fixed by Judge Davis In the clvn
suits pending against him. The understanding
was that this application should be made before
Judge Donohue, ami counsel waited some time for
sne latter judAe put in an appearance at the
court House but getting trei evidently OF watt
ing the matter brought mp before Judge
DAVIS, holding Supreme Court Chambers. Mr..
Tweed, Of course was not present, but HIS counsel
were At nand in fun force, rs was also Mr. Peck
ham, 20 resist the motion. After brlei parieY
between counsel, IN winch some little leellnR Was
expressed, IN tie course or which Tweeds coun-
gel Intimated that they would Withdraw the app-
cston, it was lnaily arranged 70 postpone inc
matter until Wednesday,
IMPORTANT FORECLOSURE SUIT.
In the suit brought by the Equitable Life In
eurance Society o. inc United states against
Pheoe oteyens an Important decision was given
yesterday by the General Term or the Court OF
Common Pleas, Judge Larremore writing the
opinion. winch Is a very lengthy and exhaustive
document The Defendants testator gave his
bond 70 rbe plailtlf S35 900, and Tor collateral
security therefor executed q mortgage on certain
real estate In this city. Under decree Of lore
closure tho real estate vas sold at auction Tor
$38 500, the plaintiu being the purchaser Ihls
amount was insufficient " satisfy the mortgage
claimed with assessments and interest. suisse
quenty plalntia sold ne property for VT 5oo ana
theu applieo ior ieaYe " uIlhg w acLiou ~
the bond 70 recover the deficiency on
sae foreclosure suit. From the order grant
che General Term. Judge Larremore holds thal,
Notwithstanding the seeming hardship Of me
as disclosed by the papers, there y no au-
shortly directing that the profit realized ~ The
subsequent sale.shculd oe applied 70 oGset the
deficiency that the amount ior whlch we prop
erty Was first sold must be assumed 70 be lts
actual value ut that ume; that the appellants had
the respondents, and that 70 invoke q court or
equity TO restrain or refuse an action at law
acciines 10 assume q responsibility when
the obliree for self protec Ion IS forced 70
we'll grounded apprehension OF Lord Hale 'tnat
by the growth oleQuIty On equity the hea o. the
c0mmon law Is eaten out.n Alter discussing some
or the other questions which are SIMPLY questions
ofprsctice he nolds that tGe order should oe a.
1rmed.
PAY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSES
Dr. Robert Ogden Doremus, the well known
chemist OF this city, was employed by one OF The
city Coroncrs TO make genealogical analyses OF
the remains OF certain persons VINO had dted I'M
der suspicious circumstances tending 70 the belief
fat, 4fu rafun me-
60 get his bill paid Or. Doremus brought suit
against the city and having been defeated IN the
lower Court he, through Mr.. A. 0akey Hall, hia
counsel, carried his case, on appeal, 10 the Gen.
eral Term OF the Court ~ Common Pleas. decis
ton was given In the matter yesterday, Judge Lar
remore writing the opinion OF the Court. Judga
Iarremore holds thet, while there is no dispute as
rendered. and he comedies tnat the only
stacle 20 the recovery therefor Is an alleged
Coroner 20 incur sucn expense as county liabL.
~. yet under the ruling 10 The Peop,e ~ rsl
there could be little count OF the yaoity % PLAIN
uns claim as the law tnen stood tHat the DOUBT
30 10 the validity is raised 0y recent legislation on
tnis subjects that neither under the act OF 1865 nor
1871 can such expense uecome county hAOtIty
mat external examination ana autopsy were the
only modes OF examination provided FOR the uts-
coyery OF crime IN the case OF death occurring IN
a suspicious unusual manner. he concludes
ms opinion as foll0ws;-"tully recognizing tne
utility ana necessity OF chemical analysts, in FUR
Sherance OF justice ana the detection and punlsl-
ment OF crime, am lOI GET 10 the conc uson mat
plaintiffs services, however meritorious were IN
orXed, ana his appeal should be addressed 10
the Legislature anu not 70 the Court
AN INTERESTING INSURANCE CASE
The case Of william Lletcn vs. the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company was brought 20 re-
cover on a policy or marns insurance upon the
cargo OF q vessel rom Laguns, Mexico, 10 New
orleans, poruon OF the cargo being 1900 Mex
team douooons paid BY the Juarez governments
20 Lietoh, and slowed away under the ballast Of
the vessel Co prevent It's capture by the forces 81
Gns tmperialist government, which held posses
sen OF the opposite slGe OF Laguna Bay, whore the
vessel lay. ON her voyage TO New OreAn the
vessel encountered heavy gale, anu then sud
denly sprung aleak and was abandoned water
logged, without giving opportunity, as alleged TO
the specie or the oiner portion OF tue cargo,
consisting OF mahogany and iustIc The company
FeIused payment OF the foss on various grou2os,
among others that 10 specie had Oee1 put on
board, and II IL was that u was not loss oV peril
81 toe sea- and that the voyage was smuggling
and Illegal one. The case was tried IN the Court
or Common Pleas over = year ago, ana resulted in
a verdict Tor the piainGll. Tue Genera Term yes
tefday affirmed the judgment
HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST RAIL