The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-28

recover 81 600 unpaid customs duties claimed to DO
due
Suits have also been brought against Samuel Tryon
and Baldwin n Fox to recover $4,000 each, debt
claimed to be due in taxes; and against James N
Platt for So 900 debt in taxes and ST. 600 penalty
In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer. before Judge
Barrett nothing done in the case Of Romano Dill
lon who shot j. II. Dlliber at the Westminster Hotel,
in consequence OF the medical men appointed to In
vestgate the question OF Dlons insanity not yet hav
ing made their report.
Judge Van Brunt yesterday denied tho cross mo-
ons in the Walker divorce suit The respective coun
sci are studying out the strategic moves Mean
time two additional suits have been bronght-one Tor
alleged SANDER and one for alleged libel
Judge Curtis holding Superior Court. Special Term,
granted writ Of habeas corpus yesterday IN the case
OF Nelly Mccarthy, committed by Police Justice Muir
ray to the House OF the Good shepherd IL is claimed
that the commitments was illegal The writ was made
returnablo to morrow when tho facts will be nvesti-
gated.
The case OF the United States vs. Robert Brown,
charged with stabbng H. q. Symonds, first officer OF
the bark brunswick, OF Portland, Me-, and VINO was
brought here In custody from hontovideo, has been
set down for examination before Commissioner Shields
Tomorrow. The accused alleges that the staboing was
Meyer Meyers, OF this city formerly of Petersburg,
Va, was yesterday held by Commissioner Shields 10
await warrant Ut removal on an indictment found in
the United states Circuit Court for the Eastern District
oNrginia charging him with removing spritsrom his
dstlery without ing the necessary duties He gave
meet the charge.
In the suit OF Mrs. Eldridge against DR. Maclay, a
motion was made some time ago before Judge Law
renee for commission TO re-examine witness living
out OF the State, who had already been examined in
the action. Judge Lawrence granted the motion yes
terday holding that the decision Of the General Term
in the case Of Clayton Harrington gave him the
right TO do so.
writ OF habeas corpus issued TO recover possession
by Mrs Barrett OF her child In the possession OF It's
father was returned yesterday before Judge Donohue
who denied the writ and remandcd the child To the Gus
tody OF tho father As the parties reached the lobby
in the Court House the mother made violent rush Tor
the child and quite occurred each parent strv
ing for the mastery. The father eventually triumphed
The trial oil Funcke VS.. the New York Mutual lnsur-
ance Company continued yesterday before Judge
Sanford of the Superior Court General Sturm was a
witness, but his testimony not very important.
Professor Doremus was waiting all day, expecting TO be
called witness to give the result OF mcroscopic
inspection OF the check for ST. 500 alleged TO have been
altered by Spence Pettus the convicted forger.
IL is claimed that owing to error in the lind ngs in
the suit OF the Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad
VS. the Central and Crosstown Railroad, tried before
Judge Van Brunt and in which judgment was given
for the defendants allowing them to run their cars
the track TO tho foot of Christopher street. the
Blocker Street Railroad have usurpcd the privilege
thus granted An application was made to Judge Don
ohue in Supreme Court Chambers yesterday, 10 have
tho judgment and findings corrected to cxclune
the Blocker street road The Court took the papers