The New York herald., 1876-02-04
THE COURTS.
Ex-Police Justice Shandley 8
Case Dismissed.
POLICE COURT REPORTS.
Proceedings in the United States
Supreme Court.

II is proposed by Mr. John e. Parsons, representing
tne peone in the suits against the members OF the al
legged Brooklyn Ring to take an appeal from the decs-
ION of Judge Barrett sending the suit against Fowler to
be tried IN Brooklyn. Mr. Parsons says ho s not yet
uuite willing to RENTED TO Brooklyn for the trial OF
any of these suits. As no General Term Of the Su-
prcmc Court is held until March the appeal cannot
heard until then
In the Supreme Court, Chambers yesterday, before
Judge Barrett, there quite argument in tho suit
ofM X Pelleraw VS., the Equitable Life Assurance
Company OF the United States, which brought to re-
cover from the company three and half per cent div
dend on policy executed by the plaintiffs husband in
1866, and which Is stil in existence The Court, after
hearing the argument took tho papers.
The suit of Burke Gardner ct al which has been
trial for two three weeks past before Judge Van
Hoesen in the Court of Common Pleas, will probably
60 to the jury to-day. The suit as will bo remem-
bered brought to the value of 500 900 worth
of bonds which were in the possession OF the paintns
father who died at the defendants house.
+. Freighley, Bowery Garden and William Isenchitz,
Volks Garden have been arrested for selling liquor
without license in connection with their theatrical
saloons 1t claimed that they not authorized TO do
so under he law Of 1862 and habeas corpus in both
cases returnable this morning in Supreme Court,
Chambers, for their discharge, was obtained nom
Judge Barrett plaintiffs holding that the act of 1862
was repealed by the act OF 1872
In Marine Court, Chambers, yesterday before Judge
NcAdam, the proceedings heretofore pending against
ex-Polce Justice Shandlcy were dismissed. Tho pro-
eeedinss instituted by Isaac J. Oliver to have
Judge Shandey committed TO civil Imprisonment for
refusing appropriate his salary Alderman for De-
cember last to the payment of an election printing bill
This application resisted on the ground that the
salary necessary for the support OF Judge Shand-
ley's family and that such proceedings should not be
permitted against public officer On both grounds
the proceedings dismissed.
In the United States Circuit Court civil branch, be-
fore Judge Wallace yesterday, nine suits brought
against Chester A. Arthur. Collector of the port OF
New York, sy James II. Murray, James P. Cumming
J. Gautier ct al, Arthur Pickering, Horny l. Baker
Bernard Arnsan, Frederick r. Fowler, John WOOD
ham and Adam Arnold, zach suit to recover alleged
Overpayments OF duties imports dismissed
the plaintiffs attorneys failing 10 appear when th'
cases were called.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday tn,
trial OF William j. Rec indicted for forging notes
continued before Judge Gilderseevc The testimony
was concluded, and ex-Recorder James NJ. Smith
summed up for the defence Ho contended that III,
prosecution had utterly failed to prove its case,
that II the jury convicted the accused II would not b
Assistant District Attorney Lyon In dragging IN mat
ters which had no bearing on the case The people
will sum up this morning.
In the United States Circuit Court, Judge Waac,
presiding the suits Of Lorn lngerso against Dunbar
& Stoutenburgh Musgrave Son and Walton Brothers
were decided. The OF action in each case wa!
the alleged infringement of patent of Il. A. Heath fol
selfrighting metallic cuspadores The doncC
the title OF the plaintiff owner Of tho patent and
up q license from Decker who claimed TO be the
owner on the trial the defendants did introduce
any testimony to support the title OF Decker but al
mtted the plaintiff TO be the lawful owner OF the
patent Plaintiff asked for nomipal damages only and
rendered verdict in favor OF the plaintiff thus estab
fishing his title