The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-18
THE COURTS.
The HabeaS Corpus Proceedings in the
TempletOn Child Case.
Mason, the Convicted COunterieiter, Attempts to
Stab The Principal Witness Against Him.


Marx A. WoolL OF No. 800 West Thirty-ninth
street, was held oY Com missioner Shields yester-
day Ia $4,000 to answer the charge OF removing
unstamped cigars from his factory.
Daniel F. Long, who appeared as q witness in
the Mason counterleiting case, was arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Shields on the charge OF pass
ing counterfeit money in Boston. and. waving an
examination, writ OF removal was issued and
he lett last evening IN charge OF deputy marshal
for the Hub.
Judge Barrett, in the Supreme Court Chambers,
yesterday granted temporary Injunction for
bidding theatrical performances in Cordialia Halle,
In Pitt street, until the proprietor pays the usual
fee. This injunction issued al the Instance OF
the Society for the Refor nation OF Juvenile Delin-
quents, 10 which all theatrical fees and lines are
payable.
In The Templeton shooting affair the Cours OF
Appeals have unanimously anirmed-and there
fore, without any opinion being written in the
case the decision OF the supreme Court, General
Term granting Templeton new trial. Mr.. Jonu
d. Townsend, the prisoners counsel Will en-
deavor TO nave the case brought to speedy trial;
ana 1t IL understood tnat meantime, an effort
will be made to have him admitted to bail.
THE TEMPLETON CHILD CASE.
There q further examination yesterday, be-
fore Judge Donohue OF the supreme Court, in the
habeas corpus proceedings Instituted to deter
mine whether the child While q. Templeton shall
remain with his grandfather, Colonel william G.
Templeton, or be given to his mother, Ida Maud
Templeton. A large crowd thronged the court
room, and the sharply inquisltorial questions put
10 Colonel Templeton in the continuation OF his
REORGANIZATION, and his short sharp and de-
sisiye answe rs together the occasional lively
lnterchanges OF professional sparrlng, with not
always the 's'retort courteous" between
the opposing counsel, John ID. Town
end, who appeared for Colonel Tempeton,
and ex-Judge Busted the representative OF
Mrs. Tempeton, gave them q three hours pleasant
entertainment. Colonel lempleton, in view oil the
character Of some Of the questions put 70 him and
his own lmpulslve nature, preserved MS equlpolse
wonderfully. Among otner things, as showing the
Coloners unttness 10 have inc care of the child,
Mir. Busleed sought to show that he had an over
weening londness for splrltuous locations.
Are you not man haoitually addicted to
drink ~ queried Mr.. Busted.
mo, sir,u answered the Colonel, with a tone OF
emphasis calculated 10 strengthen the negative.
"Don't you dunk every day ~ pursued his re-
lenlless inqulsltor.
"1es, slrD
"How many timesr
81 arInK when Iee like it.u
This was all the satisfaction, though asking
dozen more questions on the subject the counsel
get rom the witness. He tnen caechised
him the SUBJECT OF MS being protaue man,
ana the result oil MS iusade OF interrogatorles on
TINS point was ascertaning the TACT that the Col
Onel swears when he ieels like II. He then re-
newed his inquiries on tne SUBJECT oil mis- visiting
gambling houses this city. but the colonels
repeated, emphatic 'Noes'' sflenced Mr.. BusLeed's
batteries. de then took up the subject OF visits
to houses oil Ill lame.
ssHave you WISH ed house OF ill-fame in this city
WITHIN the last Jour yearsfn asked Mr.. Busted.
and then added, III mad probably might have
"Why might you have met me there If you was
not tnereY"
I'VE will eno that here,n interrupted Judge Don
ohue; that Is not MATERIAL
mr. n q ri a nul AlNf gntd
tnere.u
1enda, that it Is made on Mr.. 1ownsend's motion
from his own personal knowledge"
At announcer stage OF the examination Mr.. Bus
teed spoke OF the alligator VINO colonel Tenn
pleton's house mad made the allegations la tRe
on the exJudse oy objecllng TO the question tnat
there was no evidence going 10 snow
10 Colonel Tempeton's house. Again some
question arose, IN speaking upon which
plimentary adiecuves to Judge Dononue. Mr..
Townsenu rather diminished the force OF the
speecn be lramed. DuTlng another part OF tue
examination Mr.. BusLeed expressed ms surprise
All rui NJ oil the Court against, and insisted that
ne supposed tnat the proposition he had submitted
was law.
''lt might be law in Alabama, but not here"
81 have been judge as well as o lawyer" an
swered, sharply, Mr. Busted.
"Iou are not Judge here,n retorted Mr.. Town.
mucn Ia N in Aiabama.n
Inc above are the choicest excerpts from some
four hours questioning and crors-questionlng and
legal wrangdug. Very rarely do the courts AFFORD
sucn entertainment. The examination wilt be
resumed al nine o'clock on Tuesday morning.
A DESPERADOS DEADLY THRUST.
George Albert Mason, who convicted In the
United states Circuit Court on Friday OF circulat-
Ing counterfeit money and remanded Tor sentence
TO Ludlow street JAIL yesterday morning made a
desperate attempt to assassinate the principal
witness Tor the government-tne man Ensor. who
was brought on from Rochester on a haOeas cor
pus. II appears from the statements eye
witnesses tnat, wnen the prisoners let out
oil their cells IN the morning, they repaired To the
wash room 70 prepare lof breakfast. While EBsor
stood by the wash basin with MS back - Mason
the Durly counterelter stealthly drew KNIFE,
the blade or winch springs open, and,
with savage OATH made lunge at
Ensor's body. The excitement under which the
man was labOrtng. However, led him 10 mscal-
culate, and the kuIe passed close to the side OF
oners ana Eus0r gave tne alarm aud secured Mason
before he could MAKE the second attempt. lie
was locked up IN q cell. where he raved Tor some
tine anu declared mat ne would cut the hearts
out OF EnsOr ana Long no were the cnieI wit
nesses, II he could get at them. Ensor was re-
moved back 10 ROcAester last night, ana Will there
be tried Tor circulating the money given him by
Mason
DECISIONS