The New York herald., 1875-11-25
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Timothy j. Campbell and Frederick G. Gedney the
newly elected Civil Justices the Fourth and Eight
districts respectively, yesterday into office
by Judge Donohue, Of the Supreme Court
The contest the will Of Patrick Burke, which
was begun in the surrogates Court last September
concluded yesterday Three of the testator's
children contested the validity of the will, on the
ground of undue influence and ncapacity number
of witnesses were examined on both Sides and the
testimony is quite vouminous. j. i. Swanton and
Alfred Roe appeared for proponents; Flanagan and
Bright for contestants.
In the case OF the United States Mrs Ellen De
Mott and her daughter. MISS Ella Kinney. for making
and passing counterfeit nve cent nickel pieces
further hearing had yesterday before United
States Commissioner Shields. They each held in
default Of 900 bail await the action of the Grand
Jury
Two assignments dlod yesterday In the Court of
Common Pleas. The FIRST was that of VIM. A. Turnam
to Clarence e. secor the liabilities being stated at
s2 is and assets 200 49, and the second that Of
George NJ vanderlp and John Taylor to Albert capwe
the liabilities being stated at sss 727 81 and assets
$5,0i3 49,
The motion TO vacate the order OF arrest reduce
bail the Tweed 81 600 900 suit set down for argu
ment yesterday before Judge Dohohuc, in Supreme
Court Chambers. Messrs. Dudley Field and Wheeler H.
Pcckham, opposing counsel, were both present, but
after some discussion the argument was postponed
until to morrow.
In the suit brought by Roeblng and others against
Duncan, shermGn Co to recover some 1900 on
letter OF credit, ilr Francis H. Green, member of the
firm examined yesterday on supplementary pro-
ceedlngs Very little information OF definite char
acter was obtained, through objections nterrosed to
most OF the questions, the argument upon which was
postponed until tomorrow. These Objectionable qucs
tions had reference mainly to the amount OF capital
possessed by the firm shortly previous to its failure 1t
claimed that the assets were fully shown in the
schedule filed subsequent TO the assignment
United States Deputy Marshal Newcomb yesterday
arrested julius Wtkowsk in this city, under warrant
from the Supreme Court of Washington District of Co
lumbia and took him before United States Commits
soner Osborn, by whom he was remandcd to the GUS
todv Of the Marshal to be taken to Washington for
trial. Mr. Samuel Boardman, counsel for the prisoner
applied to Judge Batchord in the United States Dis
trct Court to have the prisoner admitted to ball. which
was granted and the bail fixed at $4,000. 1t appears
that on the 30th OF last october indictments were
found and filed in the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia against julius Witkowsk David G. Stewart
Henry Fetterberg Aaron Drummer and General
defraud the United States OF $50 900 by offering
false claim upon H. The specification is that 414o
logs of wood were furnished in October, 1862, to
Captain James ST Clair Norton Engineer of the United
States Army, the defence OF Nashville, Tenn. and
that General Ncgley certified to the correctness of said
claim without any personal knowledge Of the trans
action.
In the Marine Court yesterday, there called for
trial the suit of Townsend and others against Grow.
The action, which to recover 81, 200 for liquors
sold to the defendant, who keeps saloon, had been
already frequently adjourned tho appli-
cation of defendant. A similar effort to adj
journ was madc yesterday, but denied, and the
case ordered TO go peremptory. While awaiting
the conclusion of another case the defendant Grow e
quenty left the court, and each return showed in
creasng signs Of having INDUCED in stmulants When
the finally reached and it became necessary
for Mr. Crow who large Of size to go to the witness
stand he gave sudden lurch from his chair spread
his wings the floor to the CONSERVATION OF several
lawyers who happened to be in the line Of his down
ward flight Mr.. Drake, his counsel, soon came to his
rele ana put MN again 70 ro9st on ms char put y
flight a witness Under tho circumstances IL was
concluded to adjourn the cause and let it go before
referee, the very thing, doubtless, which Mr.. Crow
wanted.