The New York herald., 1876-02-01
SUMMARY. OF LAW GASES.

Suits begun yesterday in the United States Dis
trct Court by the government against Charles r.
Tying, Lawrence Y. Hopkins and Thomas NJ Tying,
Comprising the firm of Tying Co., to 500, 600
duties due on warehouse bonds The bonds were all
given between February, 1870, and March, 1872.
An examination was ordered yesterday by Judge
Sandford, of the Superior Court Of the accounts Of
Brown, Schwon & Khauger, lumber dealers 1t is
alleged by Brown that mis- share of the profits in the
business have not been paid to him in accordance with
the partnership agreement
The suit OF Tassin Co. VS.. Collector Arthur, to
cover alleged excessive duties paid on certain grades Of
olive oils up yesterday, before Judge Wallace in
the United States Circuit Court. The plaintiffs paid
under protest. 81 per gallon duty on olive oils claim
ing that they should only have paid twenty-five cents
the importatons were not Of salad oils The govern
ment claims that they were OF better grade than much
of the salad oil coming TO this market, and til US liable
to the higher duty The case is still on.
Judg Van Brunt gave his decision yesterday in tho
case Of Richard Field against Elias Tannenholz and
others tried before him at Equity Term OF the Court
OF Common Pleas He gave judgment for the PLAIN.
tin setting aside the conveyances against Tannen
holZ's creditors.
The answer of the Tribune Association in the libel
suit brought by Trenor w. Park filed yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court. The answer admits
the publication OF the alleged libel but claims that 1t
was merely relation Of the attendant facts, and con-
cudcs with various other charges against Mr.. Park,
and thus claims that they are fully justified in the
statements published
Court of General Sessions for elonious assault and
whose appeal TO the Supreme Court, General Term he
wrote his opinion respecting the practice OF carrying
pistols, writ OF certiorari granted yesterday by
Judge Barrett TO allow the to be taken to the
Court of Appeals similar suit and for the pur
pose also granted by Judge Barrett in the Of
George II. Crimmins, now serving out term IN the
Pententiary upon conviction for alleged black
mailing
The suit OF the Goddard Brothers against Collector
Arthur called yesterday morning In the United
States Circuit Court, before Judge Wallace The suit
brought 10 recover alleged excessive duties paid,
under protest, certain grades oil trimmings, made
mostly of cotton. They charged sixty per cent
and claim they should only have paid thirty-fve per
cent upon goods Of mixed materials. The protest
Indicated other legal objection beyond these and
having been heretofore held that the law regarding
duties goods OF mixed materials had been repealed.
by direction of the Court the jury returned verdict
for the defendant
Appeal papers being made out, It is said, in the
case Of James Kelly, the confidence man, who victim
lied named Ross out OF S5O giving him bogus gold
coins security He convicted at the General Ses
sions sentenced for five years the State Prison
but his counsel Mr. william T. Knitting took the case
to the Supreme Court General Term, which Court re-
versed the judgment and ordered trial. in
genous technical point raised by Mr. Knitting. Dis
trict Attorney Phelps however, appreciating the i'm
porance of the point and It's interest profession
evidently intends TO test at the highest tribunal the
question whether the ingenuity OF counsel In technical
pleading is sufficient ground for permitting criminals
IRON going unwnipped ofjustce.