The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-26
Court Cu{liHOs.

Th0maS N. Drake mas brought suit
against Bartholomew Cavagna, and the
case is now in progress before Judge
Cox. 1t is an action to recover ST. 400 as
commission on farm which plaintiff
claims. according to contract, as he
found purchaser for it in b. =. Hini-
man. who was willing to pay the pre-
scribed $4,000. He also AYERS that de-
fepdant by some inducemont, deferred
Hiniman from compelling him (plain-
tiff to fulfil the contract OF sale by law.
The defendant denies that plaintiff ef-
fected sale with Hiniman, and on the
other hand that Hiniman refused the
purchase; then he had fulfilled the con-
tract. Plaintiff also claims that by an
alteration Of the contract Hiniman would
pay the 1irst installment, and not get
possession OF the farm for several
months.
The case of the State v. Michael Finn
and John Murphy, jointly indicted and,
charged with having stolen lot Of pis-
tolls from b. Kittredge, valued at $1GS,
was proceeded with before Judge Muir.
dock yesterday. On the demand OF a
severance OF the cases Finn was tried
yesterday. The testimony offered was
that the pistols were sold by defendant
and that he on the way to the Station
house protested that he had found them
in an ash-barrel. The aefense was the
statement of Finn of having found the
pistols and OF several gentlemen who
tes tilted TO his good character. The juiy
found defendant guilty Of receiving slo-
len goods and valued them at $3.50.
In the case OF the State v. Clarence
Deloyse and Charles and John Mason
charged with stealing II lot OF gas fix
lures from G. X. Wellington's residence
on Seventh street, plea OF guilty OF
petit larceny was entered, as the goods
appeared to be worth only $35 and the
parties remanded.
The case of Margaret Burchardt v.
James Potter came up for new trial
yesterday, the defendant having been
found not guilty of bastardy. A new
trial was refused. In the case of j. d.
the action was to recover under con-
tract for setting up an Adams printing
press for defendants; the jury found a
verdict for plaintiff for 1921. The jury in
| the case Of Rowland II Wills v. John
Curren b Bro, rendered verdict for
defendants. The action was to recover
| for the price OF thirty-three bushels of
pIums alleged sold and delivered to de-
PENDANTS. The jury In the case of Mary
A. Davenport v. Theodore Schomaker,
rendered a verdict for the defendant; the
action was TO recover SZ,OUU lOT ualnaSeS
alleged to have been done to her proper
| ty BY the defendant in excavatipg Gel
lar adjoining. The defense was that tine
defendant was not liable unless he dug
nine feet below the curbstone.
William i. Weir, William Hanna, Will
liam Parems and others yesterday flied
two bills in equity in the United States
Circuit Court. asking for an injunction,
and also for damages and relief for the
alleged infringement of a patent for an
improved cultivator. The one bill is filed
against the Brown Manley Plow Works
and others OF this city, and the other
against the Brown Manufacturing Com
pany and others of this city. The peti.
TONERS are all residents of Illinois.
West & Bond, OF Chicago. attorneys ior
the petitioners.
John l.. Nesmith: by his attorneys,
Donham e. Foraker, yesterday filed a
libel against the steamboat Ella fol
$149 80, services as engineer.
Gottleib Strohm yesterday commenced
proceedings in bankruptcy against Blu.
ente g. Phillips. The parties are all
stone-cutters Of this city.