The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-13
BROOKLYN RING SUITS.

Yesterday Mr. Demas Barnes proprietor of the
Argus who has been sued by Colonel julius W. Allen,
Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Board Of City Works
for libel, damages being laid in the sum of $25 600
1ed his to the complaint in the City Court.
The answer reviews the history of the reservoir
tract Hudson and Third and the Wall
about jobs, and pleads justification every respect
for the published article to which Chief Engineer
Adams took exception.
In the suits brought by Mr. Parsons in behalf of the
Attorney General against Messrs. Bliss, Fowler
Kingsley and Keene, for alleged Irregularities in the
storage reservoir and Third avenue contracts, notice
of appeal from the decision of Judge Barrett yes
terday served upon General Pryor counsel for de-
PENDANTS. The suits in question originally com
menced by the State in the Supreme Court and
sci for Commissioner Fowler argued at length
before Judge Barrett motion Tor the change
OF venue from New York TO Brooklyn
where the alleged malfeasance, If any there
existed, had been committed. Mr. Parsons opposed
the motion to transfer the suits the ground that the
political influence of the defendants was so strong IN
that CITY that II would be difficult to ind jury that
would be entirely uninfuenced by the defendants
Judge Barrett sitting in the Special Term, Supreme
Court, rendered decision in favor Of the motion to
change the place OF trial from New York TO Brooklyn
Defendants counsel is now notified OF the intention Of
the plaintiff to appeal from the order OF Judge Barrett
to the General Term of the Supreme CourR No date
has, been fixed for arguing the appeal.
HEAVY SUIT AGAINST A LAWYER.
Yesterday Sheriff Daggett served a summons and
complaint upon Mr. Benjamin E. Valentine, a well
known member of the bar of New York and Brooklyn
in which has been instituted against him before
the Supreme Court The complaint which is signed by
Henry SMELL attorney for Richard C. Langdon, plain
tiff alleges that in the month of February 1874 the
plaintiff sued Charles E. Evans in the Supreme Court
of Kings county, to the value of certain
machinery and other property worth $4,000
At that time Mr. David Barnett was his at
torney. The defendant, Charles e. Evans was
in the concrete pavement business and is very well
known in Washington and Brooklyn where he has
laid a large number OF pavements In Washington IT
is said he had business relations with "Bossn Shep-
herd in the matter of patent pavements Langdon pur
chased the machinery for which he sued from Theo-
dore A. Stratton, who had previously purchased IL
from Evans. The latter alleged that the sale OF the
property 10 Langdon was fraud, and therefore re-
fused 70 deliver it. The Sheriff of Kings county how
ever seized and delivered the machinery to Langdon
the repevin suit In the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict OF Columbia some time prior to January IL, 1875
action had been commenced by Mr. Langdon against
Mr.. Evans 10 recover machinery used by him in Wash
ington. Mr.. Benjamin f. Valentine defended Mr.
Evans in that suit Tho suits in New York and Wash
ngton precisely the same, and It is alleged that
discontnuance of The first action would be beneficial
10 Mr.. Evans The Brooklyn called for trial
before Judge Pratt on January H. but Mr. Evans
sci was ready 20 on, and the plaintiffs lawyer
was about TO take inquest when Counsellor Valen
tine entered into q written stipulation that II
the suits were discontinued without costs TO either
party the plaintiff Langdon, might retain the
property. The Court sanctioned the agreement ana
at Washington called the stipulation was re-
pudiated and Mr. Langdon mucted for costa II is
claimed that by this failure TO observe the stipulation
he Is liable, under the statute for treble damages, and
In this suit against him Mr.. Langdon demands judy
ment in the sum OF t37 500 and The Bar Asso-
citation OF Kings county is much exercised over the
present suit and threaten to take action the
Mr.. Valentine a -in-law Of Mr. Augustus Storrs
OF Monroe place. Brooklyn