The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-11
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the matter OF the United States against Thomas
j. Tay ior, Indicted Tor sending polcy slips" through
the mail, the accused pleaded guilty fined by
the Court 500 and costa
Judge Sanford yesterday madc order directing the
examinato before trial OF Hannah e. Brown In the
brought against her and others by J. b. Brewster
h Co. The suit Is brought TO iorecosca mechanical
lien upon carriage which delivered to them by
the late John L. Brown for repairs storage for
several years OF the carriage the whole amounting TO
SOIL and interest
In q suit commenced some time since by Jay Gould
against the Kansas Pacific Railway Company order
OF discontinuance was fled yesterday in Supreme
Court, Chambers.
soners Tor the opening OF Eighth tho Harlem
River, which was 70 have been heard In Supreme
Court Chambers, Yesterday. was adjourned over until
Judge H. E. Davies and August Belmont, tho eIisors
tho trial Of tho sweeny suit met IN the Comm issoner
OF Jurors room yesterday The numerous counsel on
both sidcs appeared and the eIlsors proceeded with
their duties notexpccted that the selections will
be mado before the close OF the week. a
On the application OF Mr. Charles W. Brooke counsel
Chambers, yesterday allowed writ Of naDeas corpus
In favor OF the prisoner Becker IL imprisoned IN tho
City Prison ON charge OF forgery The writ IN HIS
favor Is made returnable this morning
The case OF the People against Thomas Conan to re-
cover $5oo.oo0 tho claim being one OF tho old Ring
matters, was called before Judge Lawrence, In PART
OF the Supreme Court, yesterday, the defendant
swcring "Ready.n The case was adjourned over how.
ever because OF the fact that plaintiffs have leave TO
amended complaint The Is mari od
sreadyn on the calendar
From present appearances IL would seem that the
city under the regime Will have more costs pay
than IN previous costly years now batch Of suits
has just been commenced, comprising the usual vari
ETY. OF claims Among others is ono brought by Ii. J.
Greata and Others TO 81 005 So Tor work done
bellevue Hospital and Medical College; by A. Il
j. vanderpoel with claim OF So 644 Tor professional
servlces and by Jacob vandcrpoel for 81 013 %
summons money. In addition TO these there are about
twenty suits entered TO vacato get dam
ages for change OF grade
Louise +. Rostan applied to Judge BRADY recently
for an order staying proceedings under an execution
issued In favor OF John Augur and N. Dana Wells,
and also Tor nm order opening Tho Judgments and
allowing her TO defend She claimed that the judg-
resulted from her being mlsed by Wells her
attorney, and that she had good defence 10 the
claims. Mr.. Wells denied these assertions. and de-
MED that he her attorney. Judge Brady denied
the motion yesterday, but with leave TO renew.
In the United States Court yesterday before Judge
Benedict, Mr. Cochrane, counsel for Martin BeliiDgrr
and Martin Power, indicted on q charge OF perjury
alleged 10 have been committed In swearing TO naura
zation papers issued from court at Yonkers argued
motion in demurrer. Counsel, in quito lengthy
argument, c0ntended that " the accused had
sworn 8 alleged still they had not committed Of
fence OF which the laws here could take cognzance,
the court Ia which the naturalization papers had been
procured had no power 10 issue such. Tho court
must in addition 70 being court OF record with clerk
and seal, have common law jurisdiction 10 empower
II to issue naturalization papers The court Ut Yon-
kers had such Jurisdiction except that given TO II
by statute; the GENERALIZATION papers were IN
them could not be indctable The Court reserved de-
Clslon.