The New York herald., 1876-03-02

Judge Brady presided yesterday in Supreme Court
Chambers, taking the place OF Judge Lawrence, who
unable to hold court account of Illness
In the Superior Court, Special Term, yesterday, held
by Judge Sedgwick, there further examination
OF witnesses in the Cews- -Henniquen suit No new
facts of interest were developed
Before Judge Iarrcmore, holding Supreme Court
Circuit, Part 8 verdict rendered yesterday for
the defendants In the suit of Funch, Edye Il Co
against Brink Co., the particulars Of which have al
ready been published.
BY consent of counsel in the. t,as Ut
Cal,l.,,v, rs or np-hi .sssfr - eui' VI 4enuei Il
Jaole against Charles H. Norris and Others Judge
Brady yesterday ordered tho bonds of tho Toledo,
Southern and Detroit Railroad Company, together with
the coupons deposited with the United States Trust
Company 20 be delivered to Mr. Cable.
Motions were made yesterday, before Judge Brady
for the confirmation of the reports OF the Commission
crs of Estimate and Assessment in the matter OF open
ing Eighty ninth street 10 the new drive, and from
Twelfth to the Hudson River; 140th street,
from Eighth avenue to Harlem River, and both street.
from Eighth avenue TO Harlem River. The argument
IN the last case was set down for the 29th nst and in
the FIRST two cases for the 30th inst
In the suit Of Devoe VS.. Boyd involving the right Of
possession OF $4,000 worth of property in Harlem,
Judge Van Worst holding Special Term of the Supreme
Court. before whom tho case is being tried allowed
yesterday several experts in handwriting 10 be exam
incd He however, confined the questions TO whether
or no they had ever seen the plaintiff write his name
before coming INTO court whether the signatures ad-
mitted to be genuine were all made by the same
person, whether any were limitations OF others.
All Of yesterday occupied in the Oyer and Ter
miner before Judge Barrett in the cross exam nation
OF Austin Black, on trial on charge Of suOornaton OF
perjury. He stood the calechizing OF District
Attorney Phelps most admirably The whole gst,
after all of his story Is, that his State
Prison birds and ms soon as they began 10 down
him for money he inquired into their character and
ascertaining that they were pair Of inscriptions
scoundros he refused to give money have anything
more to do with them An effort will be made 10 finish
the trial to-day.
In lS74Mrs isabella Legran leased No lowest Thirty.
second Mrs julia oatley and subsequently, sold
No % John Fcttretch The latter commenced building
house the of No. 20, and had reached as
far the fourth story, when Mrs Oatley took out an
injunchonOnnd Judge Loew decided that Fettrch had
no right 10 put up the new house. The case is now
before Judge j. f. Daily suit for SIS 0J0 damages
by Mrs Oatley against Mr. Fctrotch Mossrs Hall
and Bandy appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.. Joseph
FcttrcIch for the defendant.
In the suit brought by Joshua DENLY against the
Laborers Union Benevolent Society the particulars of
which have already been published, a verdict was
rendered yesterday for 81 500 in OF the plaintiff
Judge Van Brunt in his charge very cearly outlined
the law regarding libel Mr. Christopher Fine appeared
for the plaintiff and Colonel George W. wingae for the
defendant stay sf thirty days granted allow
appeal to be taken.
Before Judge Van Brunt, In the Court of Common
Pleas the suit OF John Mcclure against Ephriam II.
for trial One of the counsel interrupted his opponent
style the Judge deemed rather unceremonious and
the result was rcprimand which is not likely TO be
forgotten 1t turned out that the complaint was
Improperly drawn and in order TO allow the peadings
to be amended juror was withdrawn.