The New York herald., 1876-03-10
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In trial yesterday, before Judge Lawrence George
Watrous obtained verdist against city for ST. $3.50 So
for lumber
Arnold schmedas, charged with running an Illicit
dstilIcy, denied all lknowlege OF the busis but was
yesterday held by United States Commissioner Shields
in 81, 600 bail for examination.
August Klein, accused of obtaining money from the
Pension Bureau by fraud. committed yesterday by
United States Commissioner Shields, in default Of
81 900 BAIL TO await the action OF the Grand Jury.
In the suit OF the United States VS.. j. Nicholson
Ebert indicted for forgery in the Circuit Court OF
the United States, before Judge Benedict counsel for
the prisoner has entered plea Of abatement ana Mr.
Bliss, United States Attorney, has ned replication
and tender Of
A motion argued at length yesterday before
Judge Donohue in Supreme Court, on an application
for injunction restraining the Marine Court from
trying SIX suits on promssory notes against Charles r.
Chester and others. The motion was made on behalf
of the Manhattan Telegraph Company
In the suit Of Daniel F. Hastings, receiver against
Daniel Drew and Others the facts of which have been
published in the HERALD decision given yester
day by Judge Donohue, the case having been heard
before him at Special Term He holds that no ehec
tual proceedings having been taken TO dissolve the
New Jersey steam Navigation Company, the Judgment
for 80 525 Is valid, and that the plaintiff Is entitled
TO its payment
In the libel suit Of c. II. Marshal al. vs. the Adri-
attic, James Hamilton and James Mckay sailors the
Adratic, testified before United States Commissioner
Gilbert yesterday that halls given from tho
before after the collision and that blocks
found that belonged 10 the strange ship. The
hearing will be continued to-day.
Johanna Kennepick, who has been drawing PEN
sion for the last four years, claiming be soldiers
widow, yesterday tried before Judge Benedict in
the United States Circuit Court, charge of fraud
IL being alleged that she had since married. II not
being proven that the person who performed the
second marriage was legally authorized to do So she
acquitted. The Pension Agent, however, has
taken her name from the roll
Considerable time was occupied yesterday before
Judge Van Brunt holding Special Term OF the Court Of
Common Pleas on motion TO set aside mortgage for
$1,000 given by Mrs LORNA j. Davis to Lawrence Ri
ley upon which the latter raised 81 000 with the under
standing that he would not have recorded but would
keep in his safe. 1t is alleged that he failed to do
this, and hence the present notion the mortgage now
being in the hands of Augustus c. Becksein, who
claims to be bona de holder, and who also is de-
fendant in the suit
Application was made yesterday TO Judge Donohue,
in Supreme Court Chambers, behalf of the German
Uptown Savings Bank To have the receiver of the
Manufacturers and Builders Bank pay so 000 balance
OF loans still due the German Uptown Savings Bank.
The application resisted the ground that tho
pnint is not entitled to any preference over other
creditors, and especially 500 600 has already been
paid them fccount OF call loans. Judge Donohue
granted reference to ascertain the facts in the