The New York herald., 1876-12-23
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the old suit brought by Sheriff Conner against the
city, the facts of which have been published tried
yesterday before Judge Donohuc the Court directed
lverdict for $50, ,6l3 "a for the plaintiff.
Daniel Dwyer, charged with passing a counterfeit
$40 note owen Conway, OF No As Watts street, was
In default OF $500 bail
Judge Brady gave decision yesterday in eight
assessment cases, in which tho different property
assessed had sold for OF assessment
He held that there ccar rregularity IN the sale,
and granted The petition in each case.
Judge Gilderseeve holding General Sessions Part 2,
yesterday granted motion TO discharge bail Will
lam Acnson OF Cohoes charged with obtaining goods
under false pretenccs the ground OF variance be-
tween the proof and the Indictment
Alter several days trial before Judge Larrcmore, in
Supreme Court, Circuit, there was finished yesterday
suit brought by the Rogers Locomotive aud Machine
Works against the ST Louis Iron Mountain and south
crn Railroad Company Tor nine locomotives supplied in
1873 contract verdict for $53, 900 gwen for
the plaintiffs such verdict covering the interest.
In the matter OF the Hobrook contested will
Surrogate yesterday admitted the VIII 10 probate,
ruling that tho charges OF undue influence set up by
the contestants were not well founded, and that the
will itself executed with all due legal formalty
Judge Benedict yesterday gave order that the
District Attorney should be ready at the opening OF
the January term for the trial of William = NJ Her and
Others, indicted for alleged completely IN the Western
crooked whisKey frauds or else dismiss tho indict-
msnts.
w. II. II. Ely, lawyer and politician OF Tarrytown,
arragned yesterday ior trial before Judge Bepe.
dict in the United States Circuit Court on lw ipdict-
ments charging him with aiding and counselling
urazation frauds, and with perjury. The prisoner
pleaded guilty TO the former Ind ctment, and
Iion Of District Attorney Foster nolle proscqui
entered to the charge OF perjury Sentence was
pended till Friday next
Ann c. Ne brought suit against the American Pop.
ular Lie Insurance Company Tor a $4,000 policy
her husbands lie. The defence was variation OF
year the ago OF The deceased in his application for
and in the wifc's application for the pay
ment OF the policy Judge Freedman, before whom
the case was tried. animadverted upon such plea,
and said that he thought that IL was not calculated 10
make very popular the company. lie directed ver-
dict for the full emount claimed.
The trial of the Emma silver Mine suit was con-
tinued Yesterday before Judge Wallace in the United
States Circuit Court. Tho usual counsel
tendance. The reading of the dcpositions oil Mr..
Coates, of the firm OF Coates Hankey, brokers, to
whom the enterprise was nrst offered was concluded.
Mr. Stoughton offered In evidence proof OF the pros
pectus oil The company, with alterations and exaggcra-
tons IN Parks handwriting Dir. Phelps objected,
and argument followed the admiss ibillty OF tho
prospectus evidence, which occupied the Of tho
session. Judge Wallace reserved his decision and ad-
iourned the further hearing OF the cause to the 3D. Of
January.