The New York herald., 1877-11-23
FRAUDULENT PURCHASE.

The case ei Isaac Il. Reid and James R. Turner va
William P. Roberts tried yesterday In the Supreme
Court Circuit Part 2, before Judge Barrett and
jury. IL seems that on September 80, 1878, the de-
endant offered TO purchase Of the plaintiffs two boat
loads OF corn but the plaintiffs refused sell the
except for cash, not being satisfied with the dcendants
responsibility. The defendant gave them some ref
crences, but inquiry made OF them did strengthen
the defendants pecuniary standing with plaintiffs, OF
which they told him. ON October 1, 1875, however,
the defendant called at tho plaintiffs place Of BUSH
No. State street, and tendcred a certified check
for OF such boat loads OF ana stated that he
wanted the other to I'LL order from tho south and
would pay Tor on the following Thursday whom his
remitances would arrive from the South. He at the
time, as alleged, represeuLed himself as perfectly
honest, anu Is able 10 pay al his deUta Relying on
these representations the plaintiffs delivered him the
weghcr's returns Tor both loads OF corn aud thereby
vested in him the title thereto. The defendant, how
ever, instead OF shipping tho corn South Immediately
sold the same Mr.. w. U. Adams, u grain
dealer OF this city, for price tuan he had
1t and the Sth OF October made general assign
meut in which his depts appeared at S27. 900, an
his assets al 1000 which wcre however practically
Of no value. Between the 4ih and Sth Of October,
1875, he also obtained money from several other par
tles which has never been repaid, and whose
testimony was given tho trial Subsequently
tho defendant filed a voluntary petition in bank
his debts. whcn, by supplemental answer,
he plead as defence 10 this action. The Bankrupt
act, however, provides that tho discharge OF bank
rupt shall not free him from debt where be has been
guilty OF u fraud In contracting the same. And the
question submitted 10 tho jury was whether tho de-
-nuant had been guilty OF fraud in contracting the
above debt. The jury verdict for the plant lis
Tor $67S4 So beng the iuil amount claimed, with
teresL Messrs. j. W. Gerard and J. NJ. Bowers ap-
peared for plaintiff and I. Saunders Tor defendant
EXECUTION AGAINST A LAWYER.
There fled in tho County Clerks ofice yestcr-
day transcript OF judgment FOR $121 So recovered
by Hall Bandy against Charles W. Brooke. tho law
yer. which Is entered tho following clause:-.rhls
action in which the defendant is subject ar
rest and Imprisonment on execution. Tho action
grows ou. Of old litigation connected with the Ly-
ceum Theatre, while under tho management Of Will
lam L. Mansol, and who had engaged Harry Dalton
TO play Bcausant IN the ''Lady Of Lyons" The en-
gagement being broken Dalton sued the proprietors
Hoffman, hacher Il Manscll ior damages, but while
that action pcndiug the parties got together and
promised, but before Dalton would sign any re-
lease insisted upon 500 being deposited with Mr..
Brooke to tho credit OF Hall 4 Blandy, his counsel ;
tnat was agreed TO, the release was signed and tho
800 lodged with Brooke TO pay TO Hall Il
Bandy, but on their demandngit Brooke claimed that
II was not lodged on those conditions, but that he
was mere stakeholder, and that as the Holmans and
Thacher owed him 800 he claimed Il as his where
upon Hall & Bandy sued him before Judge McGown
the Harlem Court where the suit has pending
some months judge McGown has given judgment IN
favor OF Hall Bandy and awarded An execution
against MI Brookes body.