The New York herald., 1875-11-19
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The suit brought by j. p o'sullivan against Mar
shall o. Roberts for $50 00o claimed be due him for
services rendered obtaining the Emperor Maxi
milan the Tchuantepec Railroad grant, the particulars
OF which fully given in the HERALD at the com
mencemen OF the trial before Judge sper Of the supe
rior Court. yesterday resulted IN verdict Tor
| SIS, ,962 so for the plaintiff.
Afler preliminary skirmishing yesterday be-
| tween counsel before Judge Barrett in Supreme
Court, Chambers, adjournment took place tiil
next Wednesday OF the argument on the order TO
show cause why mandamus should not be granted
r against the Board or Estimate and Apportio nment
directing them TO enter in the levy for next year
tho sum appropriated by the Board OF Aldermen Tor
new armory for the Seventh regiment
Suits were commenced the unted States District
Court before Judge Batchord. yesterday, TO recover
penalties various bonds filed in the New YORK Gus
tom House guarantee payment or duties oil merchan-
gdise imported and placed in bonded warehouse which
merchandise, 1t Is charged by the government, was
withdrawn and the payment OF the just duties evaded
The following are the bonds'-rhe bond Of Garrett u
sClark K Co, with George ; McKbben and II. T.
Campbell suretes, in the penal sum OF 81 800; the
fbond OF John w. Cox, with j. W. Lydecker as surety
in the penal of So 800 and the bond OF s. Candy
~ Co. with Francis Skddy surety, IN the penal sum
or SO. 600
A verdict was rendered yesterday in the United
Estates District Court before Judge Blachford in the
fsuit brought behalf Of the government for the con-
demnaton Of twentyscycn cases Of woollen caps, inn
ported by L. Toplitz Co The verdict condemned
he goods the ground that they had been entered at
different times during the year 1874 and the duties
paid a less number OF pounds OF wool contained IN
the manufactured caps than the SAID goods actually
weighed, the goods ovcrrunnng in weight from twenty
forty pounds per case and that IL done with
tent deraud the revenue Of tho United States An
appeal will be taken from the verdict to the United
Estates Circuit Court.
United States Commissioner Shields made n further
examination Yesterday the of the United States
VS.. Mary Mccartney, Ellen De Mott, Ella Kinney
9Catharine Kinney and Francis Kinney, charged with
coming and uttering spurious five cent nickel pieces
The grandmother, Mary Mccartney, was discharged on
the ground of want OF evidence against her The
others held under bail for further examination
In the Surrogate's Court yesterday Surrogate Hutch
ings that all the evidence Ia the pend
ing before him must be in before December /.
The investigation instituted on the complaint OF the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children 10
discover whether Walla Leonard is the proper person
be trusted with the further custody of Prince Leo
within the purvew OF the society, completed yes
terday Mr. Ebridge T. Gerry submitted Leonard TO
rigid examination, but developed no facts addi
tional those brought out in his direct examination.
Mr.. Langbien the opposing counsel took the Prince
hand but the boy insisted rciteratng his previ
Gus story OF alleged cruel treatment or himself by
Leonard. The is TO be summed up before Judge
Donohuc, who will then decide the disposition 10 be
. made OF the Prince.
rather curious suit to the possession OF two
lots Twenty hfth street came up yesterday in the
Superior Court before Judge Sper jeremiah Towle
bought in 1880 the lots ia question at referees sale,
but had a doed for then maze out to Nr. Sydan.
The question however goes back still earlier to water
grants made in 1901. William ReInsen and the other
defendants claim title to the property under this grant
and continuous occupation Tor over twenty years
The suit commenced in 1860 and the trial promises
TO occupy two three days