The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-26
Slow Roadway Made in the Rapid
Transit Fights.
Argument on the Sixth and Ninth Ave-
nue. Railroad njunctions Post
poned Till Next Month.
IN The MRsHEs OF A DANsEUSE.
A Plea Of Guilty BY Lawrence and His Re-
lease on Bail.

Tho rapid transit fight is making slow headway In
the courts owing to tho continued illness Of Chief
Justice Monel OF the Superior Court, although II Is
gratifying know that he is slowly convaescing, and
the mprobaby OF his being able for several weeks to
resume his seat on the bench and hear the continuation
OF tho argument on the injunction proceedings inst
tutsd by tho thAvenue Railroad Company against
the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company to restrain tho
latter company from constructing its proposed road
over the route Of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company,
between Amity and Fifty-n nth streets, arrange
yesterday entered into between tho opposing
counsel that will obviate any delay on account OF
Judge Monelps sickness and the likelihood otherwise
OF tho going until after tho summer vacation
Tho arrangement made was that the case should be
Term Of tho Special Term OF the Court As
Will be this not only expcdtes the
vital Importance to the periectlng OF rapid transit
In this city, but Is very advantageous arrangement
TOR OF course. whatever way the case may be decided
IL will be taken the Court OF Appeals and such APP
peal could not DO taken from the decision on the
motion for preliminary injunction. BY trying the
the merits therefore, hnal determination may
be reached much quicker than by continuing the war;
fare Of tcchnlcalties
An argument to have been hold yesterday before
Judge r. DAILY, holding Special Term Of the Court Of
Common Pleas, upon the order to show why tho
temporary Injunction granted against the New York
Elevated Railroad Company upon the application OF
the Ninth Avenue Railroad Company should not be
made permanent All the counsel present except
for adjournins the argument Some of the counsel
anxious to have the adjournment fixed at an carly
would SUBSTANTIALLY DO raised as in the SUIT Of Patton VS.
The New York Elevated Railroad Company, now before
the General Term on appeal from Chief Justice Days
recent decision II was probable, he added, that the
General Term would give its decision by the end OF the
present month, and he, therefore, recommended the
adjournment Of the argument to the first Monday OF
next month. which suggestion was finally acquescod
In by the counsel
CANCAN AND IT'S CONSEQUENCES.
Katie Forrest, blonde OF the purcst type pres
emit In Part OF the Marine Court before Judge
McAdam, yesterday, as plaintiff in a suit brought
against Solomon Cars for tho of 5000, alleged TO
be the value of certain articles Of jcwcry which she
charges him with taking from her room at the ST.
Charles Hotel in this city, and converting to his own
The defendants answer is general denial but,
Notwithstanding this, he in charge OF sherifrs
ocer under order OF arrest In default OF s., 200
BAIL Mr.. John F. Mcintyre appeared for the plaintiff
aud Mr.. A. II, Purdy for the defendant both express
ing themselves ready and willing to proceed TO trial.
but owing the engagement OF Judge McAdam 10 re-.
lston to the business OF the General Term the cause
was adjourned until one +. NJ to-day. The pendings
IN themselves fiat and uninteresng MS replevin
peadings usually arc, but from the statements Of the
respective counsel It appears the suit Is not without
some romantic features Both sides concur in the
admission that defendant Is travelling salesman OF
jcwclry; that he Is married to comey. bru-
nettc, who was present in court and ap-
parcutly much moro dissatisfied party
than her blonde rival in the affections
o. tho m,ldcyed Cars; that in his wanderlugs DER
land and lake Cars found himself in the city Of ST.
LOUIS where he visited Of tho theatres, and there
6rst beheld tho plaintiff, floating in the bcwdering
bgures or the cancan; that, forgetting his 1ist
love, no made tho acquaintance and associated with
this affinity tor about two years, keeping his fam
ily ignorance Of his Whereabouts, and finally wind
Ing up tho 81 Charles Hotel this city, where tho
present cause OF action While thus assocaiing
with the plaintiff appears he made her presents from
time TO time Of the cwcry which forms tho subject OF
the action, and II is claimed her part that, antc-
paliug she was about TO separate from him, he took
the property from her without her knowledge
consent and appropriated 1t to his The
clam his behalf IS that he took tho property with
her consent and with the understanding that no
TO raise money on Il 10 pay their board at
the ST. Charles Hotel, and that hc did pawn q
portion Ct IL, and that IN any event he came
lawfully into possession OF IT, The testimony OF
the pawnbrokcr taken by consent Of counsel
defendant told him he pawning the property pay
plaintiffs board mentioning her namc, and that he
returned to tho ST Charles Hotel to II tho
offered would satisfy her before he accepted IT, II was
further stated by counsel that dcendants wifc pro-
posed TO institute proceedings against him for divorce
recording 10 the Jewish ritual