The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-04
A Lively and Interesting Programme
for the June Term.
Tweed's One Million Suit and Sweeny
Six Million Suit
THE FIGHT OVER A. 7. STEWARDS WILL
Stupidity in the Tax Office as
Affecting Taxpayers.

The June term OF the opens to morrow and
the multiplicity Of the various calendars gives
promise OF an unusually busy month. As several Of
The judges still the sick Inst 1t is probable that
extra burdens will be posed those who have not
yet bad succumb the baneul effects of work
and bad ventilation. Happily the well judges show
disposition to lend helping hand that the wheels
OF justice not likely to BIO seriously impeded on
this account The most important set down for
trial the Tweed 81 600 suit and the 600 600
suit against Peter d. sweeny. Judge westbrook ac
cording to the present programme, to commence
the trial OF these suits the 18th OF the month,
but the general impression is that they
Will be put oil till fall, when the
weather IL cooler and more conducive to less
the power OF human endurance than such protracted
trials sure To be during the warm summer months.
1t expected that the litigation instituted 10 set aside
the Will Of the late A. T. stewart VIII occupy no little
share OF the attention OF the courts Tor whatever may
he the decision OF Surrogate Calvin IN the proceedings
begun before HIM an appeal VIII be taken from such
decision to the Supreme Court The other the
calendars the usual variety characterizng suits
In the courts, but OF them are oil special pubic
interest There viii be no Supreme Court General
Term hut Chief Justice DAVIS and Judges Brady and
Daniels holding this court, wlli be occupied during
the entire month writing decisions IN cases argued
during the last term
Tho other assignments in the Supreme Court are
Judge Donchue, Chambers; Judge Lawrence. Special
Term: Judge Barrett Part l. Circuit; Judge Van
Worst, Part .. Circuit and Judge Larremore Part 8,
Circuit In the Superior Court Chief Justice Mcneil
ana Judge Curtis are assigned 10 hold General
Term hut il IS probable that Judge Mcneil owing TO
continued illness will be able to Sit and 1t has
yet been determined who will take his place. Judge
Sedgwick will hold Speca, Term, Judge Sanford Part
l. Trial Term, and Judge Spcr Part 2. Triol Term.
In the Court OF Common Pleas the General Term will
meet tomorrow to render decisions IN cases already
argued The Equity Term Of this court Will be held by
Judge Van Hoeseu; Trial Term, Part l. by Judge Rob
iuson; Trial Term, Part 2, by judge Van Brunt, and
Trial Term, Part 3, by Judge J. +. DAILY
IL will be very busy time in United States courts.
The trial OF Boyd 4 Co. and other parties indicted TOR
dealing in crooked whiskey who are out on bail,
Monday before OF the Judges OF tho United
States Circuit Court These the most important
that the dockets OF the court. The
renee case IL is generally understood will not be
brought to trial this term. II A number of
dust swinde cases awaiting trial, and will be
important feature in the trials this term. Frauds In
the Post Once Depart ment have been looming up for
time and while several cases have been disposed
or and the parties implicated still awaiting trial IL is
well understood in the United States District Attorneys
Office that the trial of these will not take place this
term. Judge Blatchford sits in admiralty and equity
cases.
The June term OF the Court of General Sessions,
which will open on Monday, Will mark in its
history. For the first time parts will SIT Tor the
trial Of causes Recorder Hacket Will hold Part in
the usual room while Judge Glderslecvc will admins
ter the law in the room lately occupied by Fart
8 OF the Marine Court. the upper floor of the
but will serve throur hout the June term when the
Court will adjourn Tor the vacation and workmen will
put the apartment into decent order. The
Gated by Part OF the Marine Court will be lifted up for
the accommodation of the grand and petit jurics and
witnesses summoned appear before the former body
Tho calendars OF both branches for the term
heavy and embrace OF great importance.
The assignments for tho month under the new deal In
appointment OF Judge sinnott have already been pub
lished In the HERALD