The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04
THE COURTS.
Important Question az to the
Right OF Dover.
More Creditors Getting Their
Money from the City.
INTERESTING RAILROAD SUIT.

INTERESTING RAILROAD SUIT.
Thomas A. Groom charged with giving straw
bei IN she case OF j. II. Mckinley under arrest ior
making false representation ~ 70 nts real estate
tn bankruptcy, vas yesterday brought up for ex-
animation, which he waived. and was held by CON-
missioner Shields Ia 5000 10 await the action al
the Grand Jury. II ipdfctsd the change against
Groom viii be for perjury. 10 swearing falsely. a.
aleNed, that ne was the owner Of certain property
q which hswas not the owner.
the Grand Jury oil the United states Circuit
Court for the southern district came Into Court
yesterday morning aud presented . true bill
against Gustayus ". Ball. charged with false rep.
RESERVATIONS with regard to an importation OF
goods into the port OF New York With Intent to
defrnnd the revenue. The Unirsd states District
Attorney Withdrew the case from the Commits
sioner who had Ball under examination; and SUBJ
Rittea al The iacts through the witnesses In the
oase 10 the GRIND Jury with the result stated, enc
other ball. was presented aud the Grand Jury re-
tired. II 10 supp sed thar this latter Indictment
was against other parties implicated IN the Gus
tom House frauds,
THE KEMBLE-DANA LIBEL SUIT.
al State Treasurer OF Pennsylvania against
Charles A. Dana. In which he claims $4,000 dam.
ages, on account Of the publication Of an alleged
hbellous article IN the New York Sta OF March a.,
1872, has nnally reached . trial TIE article COM
planned Of starts on with she heading .sRobp,ng a
STATE" with such sub-headings as "Startllng
Frauds Unearthed In lennsyivania," ana "4he
Story Of the War CLAIMS" In 1t Is Incorporated
the famous Addition. Division ana Silence" let
:, $3.50 $500 %. -. cooy' o.A IVY
H. cn ana attrmuted 70 Mr. Kemole. IN MS
counsaI docs - for nm i, ~ ,,sua,
800 - ~. ~ :. ny ''"Na eupe-
en-. ,esa sye 'ns' ns as.n nesn and e sres'y
nrc,, rs,< ~ ~ ~, lie sc.rao,- ,rar or, s.o...
'o4*W NV pu'lv soapuei, .n'a~y auu u'sSrace
ana wortny cittxens aoI these Tinted STATES IL
-hc,, n. -s. 4, orv rro ron !, usc -
,nnS h NC w ,us - any wa5 INC answer
LOON oota Issue, tae efutn Of sae pup.
l S Ssn, =, auu, ~ q son VI uuMases'
Tnc Ease Fame m trisi vester,Isv an tho sunar,ar
rr 10 ~ ~ ~ Ivy ,os
1Sc cnnr s"S gS , pa.svn wa
Messrs aum ana m4 g.
s WnS n,. nyna va reprcSen,eu Dy
Soma Tina wos occnn,eG,n " s.r y: Dnrais..
juror being Challenged BY the de:cnoe. one juior
40 orotrst ~ o. s ~ ~ nSu - w
1ce ag aaaSst me SKI sSgn ne nc nad
ntyo "x o aco LAM me paintl9
wnnT ,ettact hs ~ sna auuac ',
ms The tnar s; s.aaa ~ sne ht l .
xtss Slr yatvi snr tStn5su ~ w. NJ SAY sSy
rouia resract one statement, tnat ~; Aemnle
Ss~es,ts, ra&r. otio, SC ~ns WEI
Eccesine then pr"cesde 70 onsn he ct,se or ~:
cneI @ ~ '"e casc Or ene
SiYer Vas made nv Inc n,r,nrY ~ nns conu az ~
srs a. Msrch Il lI ssy ~ the ~ ~ snS
so ~ ~ S ~ ~ 1871 ~ r1.'
rs"rn ~ t5s arf,re ~ ,nasson sIIaaoa ~ o ,ftoi
Ions; ne Court finally adaitted sneentre srsicie.
tIss fn,n m ~ ~ ~, ~
td ~ tha noints ~ r. n se no M ons @
M, o m ~ NJ, % cs ~, ~ VIZ
RoS W ~ any VA ca Tauas ana a. rnat nc
ana Wr,a,,a cn,.r n,sa, S"s maze ~ ,hE
protrer iooSing 10 decentralization. out this also
was g, ~ ses e gusas mnste
inc cofiSse which ose,psd the time Till recess
NJ ssa rnas or nrrs ~ crrs ao,ne rast,"os
81 az On Tnnnn, ss,nSe wae rasc ,na yeeTsnrCX
spbch was IpEaw' dsiayea ~ the Cross nh,oc
si.e ~ ours
wth t IN rasSer as,ons nremnarIes the ~.
~rns nassnn ~ witnasses vas he,,,n wy "
e sest,en tnat no Vas he person reserrea ~ M
the .nleal,snas: he dent,fisd a cony OF a Letter
wriRten' by nr. Kemble on his applicsttoll 10
T.t,anJ n n%v az W. ah,n Uron. I,a 1ad M re-, az
nnrs'io TIC cis,ms "s \, ne state IF pennsvivsnsa
ocot,st the fIr,fad STATES hnt IN the cisirce .r
another narty to Inc rent OF a building ia ID by
e e e or ~ maS ~ ~ re-
Gourt of Oiatms, ~ -" - - -,
,Gross. "a 20 mi a tton--Wil you state tho amount
~ q indgment onta,ned aea,nst the United 8 ares
0oveSnment and Still unSaldY / he question was
0hected tn and than the @ftness was asked II
spcn iudgment did not stand araiust him Tor
over 400. 600 rms was ALSO objected TO ana the
0uest,on exciuded' - - 49, II
Tonn,S Strohsn' an attorney. testtf,ed that he
WAS fOrmerly counsel ior Mr. Evans ne saw the
CriS,nai letter ana cave Il to representatlye oil
M PsiiaS emma nd he Yer saw il alter ward
he h M Inar me letter nad no reference 70 war
cams alInourn suca ference might be aeducI.
HE from the nhraseojory OF TIE letter: he ex.
nlainea TO Mr.. Eenble That sucn inference was
nrope ry deductble IRON the letter ana ne offered
II Ar Kemble w0ild write min a letter explaIrltnE
the noiust inference 70 be drawn iiom i that ne
voud write q reply explaining the scta and
.vvonId rake both letters to Mr. Dana, whom. ne
ITnrW nersonaIiy. and who he be!cved, would
insert 10 IA 10 me sun and acknowledge the cor
Teptaeas 81 tue explanation given. "
M. Kemble was now called 20 the, stand He
newer had an h.ng TO do with the war claims OF
.Pennsylyania against tue government; he remem-
bered wiring the letter referred to; Nj. Evans
came. IN to ma ofice at Harrisburg and asked him
If ne coaid recommend nim TO lawyer to prose.
cute his claims, and upon this ne wrote the
letter
As % the tue letter on she ground that