New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-21
CIVIL NOTES.

The Downs viii contest was continued yesterday
in the suogae Witnesses FOR the OF the
testified tina, they had rarely seen Mr. Downs ua
der the influence OF liquor
Tie Society for the Reformation Of Juvenile De-
nquents from Judge Donohue, in supreme Court
Chambers yesterday an gqRcion restraining Jacob Hg%
performances until he pays the license Fee
Ge0rgiana L. Miller n minor, began suit for
divorce from George Miller her own name and the ease
has proceeded nearly conclusion before The mistake vas
corrected. Yesterday JUDGE sanford, in superior Court
ing Ohm j. Iais her eu2rim ~ ht 10 dt back % no
beginning Of the suit and allowed the proper amendments 20
her complaint
The suit Of Sarah 4. Otter against the city was
tried yesterday before Judge Van Brunt IN supreme Court
Circuit husband june 49, 1870 while walking along
stepped on plank fen through and was killed she
sued the city fer $4,000 damages The defense was ga.
jury awarded j, 900 damages
Hugh Massey, n policeman, who resigned from the
force obtained rcappontment from The Commissioner'
which was revoked appointed duty under the
rue that no should be placed the police foe afte he
S S on rn N, tonri Cner, "r Iaandanus 10 compel
nue. iu 49,, .itt H. eroiet,T.-f VA,
final could only be removed Tor Judge Donohae
reserved his decision.
The suit of the Victory Webb Machine Company
Of London against Henry Bsecher and Others trustees
of me christian Jn Publishing Company for the costo'a
printing press before Judge Donoue ia supreme Court
Des Of he deiendSt demurrer For The Gec!anis
Insisted that the Of action shown By The complaint vas
against the company ana Dot against Ine ss.
reserved DANIEL lon appeared Tor the panuA ln0S'
g. shearman for the defendants
Owing to the illness of Judge Lawrence and the
engagements ohe udges the branch of the supreme Court
known as Chambers many respects the most important
certainly the branch where there Is most work was left s
week without judge. Judge Donohue who was holding
10 anil - hearing and disposng rapidly Of ~ Yan
and contested motions aud then goes over 20 3 CON-
disposeof uAlS On LueSlay ne Vas "."Hl 4, hesfges
tnnously m the Courthouse ron a. H. % s & he
in the evening submitted notions ana 5ese' NV
hours were hardly shortened
Application was made yesterday at Newark
vice Chancellor Fleet for authority by Receiver faa
New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY loDs
suits against the former stockholders Tor s-ooooo' ~ss
have been taken from the assets Of the company 81 pc ss
the contemplated and partly eonsnmn.,S,9 W. Yors ne
company TO the Hope INSURANCE o1Psey 15f against the
Vice Chancellor ordered thft suils v1 r nt bonus
stockholders FOR the recovery OF IN. 30 el ss
against holders OF the assigned mortgages who have Oes"
foreclosure proceedings upon them. -.
In the suit of Daniel T. Sicklcs aud Others aganss
Benjamin Richardson others in which the plaintiffs ehs'
that richardson managing director Of the Chicago sas'
and Canada Railroad Company, by conspiracy, ms
tanned possession Of and legal title TO s@,sUV'
Judgment was recently obtained by default ma ist
these bonds IN Richardson's hands be deeafsa toI udss
he restrained from using hcm ON an apphcsoh 6y
Donohue IN supreme S3nri IhlnDLs, 'i tiSn that
the be tIied on tra. Elm Root appears io' p-
Dexter A. Hawkins FOR defendant
Henry l.. Cary has brought a suit in the supreme
Court 10 have his marriage Emma b. Cary deelar'a '
on the ground that in lS45 Mrs. Cary was mareA 20 ono
well -. streeter. who was living IN August ls'2 "'u So
married the plaintiff and that s1rceter has recently
divorce from her. Mrs. Cary almits that she H'S" -
Sreetcr and had children by him. but says thai ~ -
her. telling her they were not married lie Was ~ f
common tlunkarl with two aliases. and. $40 - "a
was shot AT City Pnut 1864 i0I doseriion n Oh " IA
saws was known 20 plaintiff when he MARRIED het II a AZ
yOrce has been sbalne against her she SHOWS refsr
and must have been got by sgar on ~ 1 rcS
She charges her husband with abandoning h,l ~ ssn0
woman and SAYS he gave her agreement 10 pay ne. WV
ON which he has paid only 300.