The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
THE COURTS.
Was the Little Emma Silver Mine
Ever Sailed?
SUITS AGAINST THE CITY.
The Salary Of the Commits
sioner Of Jurors.
SUITS AGAINST THE CITY.
A RAILS E D D r A F T
Twenty Years Imprisonment for
Highway Robbery.

Paul Rames charged with opening letters and
emoezzling the contents. whose examination
was set down before United States Commissioner
Shields waived examination, and yesterday
gave bail III $1,000 to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
Ex-Sherifr Brennan when in once arrested
Lagrave on two orders OF arrest issued in the
cases OF Adrience b Co. and Bacharach Co.
These orders were subsequently set asidcsby the
General Term oil the Supreme Court. on the ground
that Lagrave was frauduenty extradited, and
could not therefore be arrested. The Court OF APP
peals however, finally reversed the decision OF
the General Term. and decided that Lagrave could
be arrested. In the meantime Lagrave to procure
his release, had put IN ball. but they failed 10
tustify Yesterday the late Sheriff served
with a summons and complaint by Mr.. d. M.
Porter the attorney for the firms OF Adrience &
Co. and Bacharach X Co., to recover the amount
Of their claims. because he released Lagrave upon
IN undertaking. the bail In which failed to justify
THE LITTLE EMMA SILVER MINE.
SiIas Williams brought suit against Edwin
L. Godkin and others to recover damages for
an alleged libel on himself through the publi-
cation OF an article on the Little Emma Silver
Nine In the course Of the article 1t was stated
that, as part OF the scheme, Williams was en-
ployed to prepare the mine; that there was
great reducrOn IN the number OF wOrkmen. and
that at the entrance TO the mine was stationed an
armed guard, while Williams busted himself en-
grating silver on the limestone rocks o give
1t the appe arance OF genuine silver. In the artl.
Gle 1t also stated that Professor Silliman's
report was secured IN favor OF the mine. demur-
rer was terposed to the complaint alleging that
the article conf aimed nothing IOell0us. the case
was carried TO the General Term OF the Court Of
Common Peas, where decision was given yester-
day. Chiet Justice DAILY writing the opinion OF the
Court. In the course OF his opinion he recltes the
facts that have been SO frequently published about
count OF fraudulent scheme by which silver
mine was sold in England ior over $500 900 sterling,
more than ten times It's actual value, which was
accomplIsnea by having it prepared BY the PLAIN.
TIN, In the manner above stated. BY setting forth
alter 1t was so prepared, report OF professor or
O college respecting 1t and by furnishing the
American Minister IN London with money 10 be-
head OF the company In England TO give 1t repu!a-
ton. The paintln Is represented as one OF the
most ef1lcient agents IN the consummatl0n OF the
scheme. He Is described as preparing the mine
by plasterlng and ENGRAVING SILVER ore on the
limestone rock while armed men guarded the en-
The chief actors In the scheme to prepare a mine
in this way. What ne did 10 referred 10 as equal IN
Importance to the putting OF the American Min
lister at The head OF Inc company, and he further
characterized as being as expert In preparing
pasterlng and engrait1ng AS the English specuia-
tor, with whom Park settled, was III rigging he
market In nv Judgment such q slater ent IL in
suming 1t TO De untrue, the necessary effect oil 1t
is oelamatory.n Alter citing se vera cases bearing
on the point the order OF the Special Term Ii sus-
tanned, overruhng defendants demurrer.