The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27
resentativea Thomas Wilson for appellant; the
Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General
for the government
COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR.

COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR.
ALBANY. March 20, 1875
The following is the Court OF Appeals DAY calen-
OAR for March 29:-Nos 1853, 1874 leo, l8l 1893, 1s7.
100, ITO.
MARINE COURT-PART 1.
Before Judge spaulding.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BREACH OF PROMISE
CASE.
Mary Chamberlain VS.. John Butt Holmes-The
trial OF this suit commenced on Thursday, was
resumed yesterday. The plaintiff, girl eighteen
years old, sues the defendant, a city surveyor,
having an office In No. 80 Nassau street, for
breach Of promise of marriage, the case being
transferred from the Superior Court. The defend
ant is an dery gentleman verginR on sixty
years The first meeting OF the parties was at de-
tendants office. wnen plaintiff and her mother
as the testimony goes-went into defendants
office on book advertising mission Strange to
say, the old man then and there took q
plaintiff chat.ed with her, told her to be
good girl and he would marry her. Here was q
the mother. Mrs. Chamberlain, kept up her ac-
quaintance with Holmes. and after a year or so
inquirlng for her, on which the elder Chamberlain
taxes the plaintlf nom school and another meet
Would MAKE er bis WIFE but tha ne had
keeper whom he was afraid or He, however.
placed ring on her finger and sad that was tan
tamOunt to q marriage. Plaintiff and her mother
accompanied the defendant to Fanwood, his home
Ia New Jersey, under accepted conditions that the
housekeeper-whose intimate relations with
mother and dsughter-was only to know
them as ordinary visitors. The secret got venti-
lated. however, and scene attended the depart
ure OF the strangers the next morning. The plain
tiff, Notwithstanding this rebuff from the house
keeper. visited the New Jersey home alone with
the defendant, staying over night. On this occa-
SION daG not appear whether MIS- IT'S. SULLIVAN ne
principal point or the plaintiff was the buying or
n n on
In answer TO these, however, the defendant states
tnat MISS Mary Chamberlain sometimes called
mother ''Gussy." and sometimes "mother,"
but for long time sne called her Mrs
her called Chamberlain. Mary IN one OF her visits
to Holmes once, told him that Gussy stopped
not know what to do Mr.. Holmes answered.
"On, knew that long ago You be a good girl,
and keep away from her. and IN pay your board"
body say If a gentleman paid my board. essay you
were married." ADVISED Ho mes "Ah. but how
Holmes, Il took the measure OF her finger and
went to jewellers and bought a ring for thirty
a child" In the same way as with the ring, he
said she coaxed him to write letter 10 her and
The defendant admitted that after he put the
ring on Mary CnamDerlain's finger ne agreed TO
pay So per week Tor her board to mrs. Maddox
until the coming June. when they would De mar
ried, II the conditions named before were carried
The case Is still on.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge sutherland.
SENTENCES.
At the opening of the Court His Honor proceeded
to sentence the prisoners who were remanded
during the term.
Louis Nephew, who, on the Goth inst, pleaded
guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, was sem
fenced to she state Prison Tor eighteen months.
Robert Rellsi alb, who on the 18th inst. pleaded
guilty to an attempt at burglary IN the third de-
gree, was sent to the Penitentiary Tor one year.
william Pearsall pleaded guilty to an attempt
at grand larceny. On the 9th OF this month ne
stole a spring oyercoat and cape valued at $50
the property of Robert Speton. He was sent to
the State Prison for two years and six months
LARCENY BY TRICK AND DEVICE.
Mr.. John o. Mott made an able argument on a
motion for new trial in the case of The People
VS. Jacob II. Stone, who was convicted Of grand
larceny by trick and device. The counsel cited
numerous authorities to snow that the facts
proven against the accused did not warrant YER
dict OF grand larceny.
that there might be some doubt about The point
presented by the counsel, which could be reviewed
Stone said he came from Massachusetts, last
December and had been an agent tor publishing
houses. The CITY Judge sentenced Llm to the
State Prison Tor three years.
THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Lawrence Noonan, who is charged with being
concerned in stealing safe, containing $4,000.
from the Adams Express Company In January,
was arraIgned upon an indictment Tor grand lar
ceny. Nj. lIummel directed plea OF not guilty to
be entered, and the accused was remanded for
trial.
PETIT LARCENIES.
Joseph Edwards and Bernard German (youths)
pleaded guilty 10 stealing, on the 9th OF February,
three bags of OATS valued at S. the property Of
Oscar 7. Marshall. They were sent to the Penl-
Tertiary Tor SIX months.
Walter Coleman was convicted Of stealing suit
of clothes, on the 4th OF November last, from
Robert Cunningham, and sent to the Penitentlary
for i've months.
TOMBS POLICE COURT
Before Judge Kibreth.
ROPED IN.
Leopold Frank is a nice young man. and prior to