The New York herald., 1876-12-14
SPIRITS AND WATER.

Not long since Thomas r. Dorlcy hired and paid in
advance for the use OF wnat is known BloecKer
Street Hall for night He advertised libcrally
that on that night there would bc gwen Spiritual
istc entertainment known as the "warren s0Nncos |"
vhe entertainment was stated TO be somo-
Sasey Central. i he ex,ent Of com.
C., G. and /. c....'szlf faces, hands sc, to tho
Unio and M'sssrir.led night came, but when Messrs
Pac,Gc u.IaShd their spiritual companions sought
jssesson OF the hail. they found 1t occupied
Jby tho still moro matcrialized members OF
arragut Post, OF the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Unwilling TO attack the Boys in Blue even with his
unnumbcred supernatural host, Mr. Dorley sought out
AAugustus Miller, from whom he had rented the hall,
z aud asked tor an explanation This explanation
that throagh mistake tho haI had been
rented and the amount paid was offered
to pc returned This not satisfactory Mr. Dor
Icy. who claimed he had expended his money in adver-
lising like aud, ethereal his business In
name he was accustomed TO look for substantial
results from Il. In fact, no waited all the money he
had paid out and as much more as he might reason
ably have expected TO renlize from the performance
had the spirits been permitted to have 'iar show''
according to their programme This was refused by
Mr. Miller, and the result suit between the par.
ties winch concluded in the Marine Court ycstcr-
day before Judge Gocpp and jury On the trial the
question OF spiriluasiic profits came up and this
point u was put Ia evidence on the part OF painllff
that the nail nrcd by him had como 10 be known as
.ainy Night Haii''-that Is, that rainy right it
was accustomed to attract proporiionately larger
audience than any other hall the city; that the
night when this spirtualisic performance have
laken place rAined heavily nnd that II tho spirits
hnd been permitted to mngle with the water u would
have largely increased the pccunary in favor of
the plaintiff In opposition TO THIS defendant sought
to impress the Court and jury with the beef that
Plaintiffs proposed performance ..iraud, y
Tended to cucc substantial speee rom the pockets OF
an unsus pectng pupic, without giving anything sub
santia return. The spiritual troupe OF the plain
IN, however proved TOO uus substantial for the grasp
OF DEFENDANTS witnesses on to be weighed in the bal
OF the jury Tho fact appearing iha, the subsequent
rcuting OF the hal to the Boys IN Blue for
the nq ht that Tor which II had been hired by
plaintiff the result OF mistake on the part oi de-
icndant, and not oil desire exclude tho plaintiffs
sprs naicrazcd or otherwise the Court held that all
plaintiff could recover his actual outlay the
rasion, provided such outlay less than the jury
believed from the testimony his actual receipts would
probably have been Tor the night. But II they found
outlay 10 be more than the probable rcccipts then
they could give verdict for only the amount OF the
hitter The outlay liked by the testimony at sllu
EviIcntly the jury thought there would have been
financial deficiency even with free minglng Of spir-
ts and water on that night for they found verdict
in favor painu for only $i0o This, however, with
interest brought the whole amount up to Sll6 7S for
which jud ement was rendered. with costs.