, 1877-06-14
The Stow Patent Pavement Suit
Against tho City Dismissed.
4 Decision for the Plaintiff In Tho Case
OF tho Dnrk Hoard OF Trale.
New Suits, Judgments, Divorces,
Confessions, Bankrupt
cies, Etc.

sharpening tho blocks and driving them info
the Eront5tl, another for driving stakes between
the rows OF blocks, d third for putting strip
OF wood Temporarily between tic rows to space
them, and the fourth md principal one for
laylng the blocks directly on the sanl, Instead
Of using board foundation. This last device
was patented Dec. 8. 1879.
Judge Dfodgett held TINT all tho patents l,al
been anticipated by tho English patents sct up
In defense By the city: It was evident tho same
pavement had been laid here as carly ns 1854.
stow'a patcnt wns tho samo yirtua,iy as tho
Nlehoison patent, md II was not patcntnblc
merely to omit tho board foundation Ills
pAtent also did not describe wooden blocks,
and, as the claim was not limited to them, Il
might bG considered too broad. It had already
been decided TINT tho elements which went to
make up tho Nicholson pavement patent were
Oh, tho only patcntnl)lc characteristic being tho
new combination OF those elements. It was
rot. however, patentablo invention simply to
patent. Stow a.so laid great stress on tfc faet
tllat lie ra1nmcd bis allInE down into .ho sand
below the lower level Of tho blocks, 10 as to
pack the sand under thctn eloaer, but tho ram-
not patcntabie to strike blow Of ten pounds
Instead OF = blow Of four pounds. Tho bill wns
therefore dismissed for want Of equity. This
sayss tho city sono $4,000 or So5 900, according
al pavement laid under his patents. aicssrs.
West & Dond appeared for the city in tho c1sc,
TIE BARK poAnD or TRADE,
enso o uays n te T,y n tho
suranco Company agreed, and yesterday . inurn r
Ing brought ina verdict for tho plaintiff for
$tl.tD. Tic suit was brought to recover SLOT ,0O0
insurance On o tho bark Board Of Trae whicha
dease 81 ate M ' II ~ a.per spn g q s Ths s
crew scuttled her. Tho trial 1asted fourteen
uays' anu abol,t 1,bU0 pages Of dcp0sftions were
rcau. a number OF oral witnesses wcre also cx-
trcd Saturday nloraing: They caine IN four
times, reporting they could not agree, but wero
rs often sent back again, and yckterday tboy re-
turned their verdict In favor Of Mcuraw for tho
9cercx of Of t1S npisy md interest," Robert
plalntili. mud Mr.. IiIbbartl, Ut Buffalo, and
Waite, Clark Il Dosman, of this city, Tor the Iu.
susanco Company.
wilt call tho general law docket In tho Superior
Court. commencing July . next, Including all
pending cases wherein VI proceedings have 6ccn
llad a!nco July l, 1876, which were commenced
fnr;1 snso sho 9re ad prlor TO- Jan 1875 being
pear'ng at that time will havc thclr suits dis
missed Mt plaintiffs costs.
DIVORCES.
bct! Freeman 1lcti a bill yesterday nRalust
Ills vile, Mary L. Freeman, asking for a divorce
On account Of her dcsertion.
u, Ll5z1c Walt alsq wants to get rid Of her hus-
ban1, Edward Walt, for a st,nIlar cnuae, he
having 1clt acr In tho spring Of 1874.
Valentino pclp from Catherine Dc,p on Tho
ground Of adultcry, and to Dorothca salberg
from Andrcas salberg On account Of hls drunk.
DANKnurruV MATTERS.
10 tho case Ut CreglcE, Clarke Il Co., au order
Burley $1,i0l.8G.
al A hsartng g h o. tho composition in tho case Of
George Y. Campbell WIS appoitcd Assignee
Df Charles D. Ganinon.
The composition meeting IN tho case of Case
Sqnss1n is,s w. Yesterday continued to July
Elle estate OF Henry PcnlInsky.
H. In ta TUG ease q Dantol !: Hayes, arrested at
no Instance OF II. D. Clailtn d Co., OF New
OK. i9r alleged violation Of tue Bankruptcy !
'iter patient hcaring by Commissioner QoYHc
nd Jury, tic vcrlct was certified up to Jutoo
5lougett yesterday, and an execution was isslcj
'.ainst Il. u. Claaln 81 Co. for tho costs and fees
Iaycs. rA'A ~
-, =, aprEnloR COURT IN nR1Ey.
Elias shtpmaa commenced q suit yesterday
galMst Aidolph II. upllof to recover $1,000 for
n o'icSed breach Of covenant
nam lIeytnann, II. L. G. biullcr, c. +. il. Mul-
", and Frederick Liese, for &t,O50,
:, L. A. nrown began suit for $4,000 arotnst
'aa1tes W. faruf1iRo and Albert NYek.
CIRCUIT COUNT,
William r. Mortimer anll Lydia Kayauarh.
'r4stess, l,cgan suit Tor so,600 aeaiast Jon
4 5sf; y i, 1yns l. l'1s Petition Yesterday for
cen arrestcd on a charge Of perjury, It, swear
Y falsely to certain farta on which TO obtain
:rt!orart that after examination before Justico
iasKnsf. ,ss, 1 o. South Eyanston he was committed
n hnt IL wn1,, l
10 also claims ILLS imprisonment Ia illegal, and
rays to havn tho matter examined jnto. Tho
rit was lsstfed.
Asiclbcrt Pfar brought ault for q, 500 agatna.
aylnond kaltunbael, Moses Kalteubacl,' and
clniara 1lazeMann.
Charles Gotssel,aik sued Kaspas @. Schmidt
ID AcrmanO. OIatle for $3,Uul
1unus nIoparrrauaiia,i;ea limit call. No, y,
'nea noxt. No. 12J. Consolidated oyster Iack.
2 Company. on trial. and good fof lie fore. J
.Iupax JANEaox In Judge 0ary's room,-,oo.t. T,
y lo!, 1oS to i13. liz 70 I'D. inclusive. IA
J vpux lIoouz-1s. 20. 81. No caso on trial,
' rp1K IioogHa-Set case 1, CAT. D1et ri. Walsh.
a estndaF ,,s' Nu'. dsh IS 10 u.s. Inclusive. M
] unuE blcAL1tsrkn-s case torn No. 90. lll}
inaS'oton. anu calendar Nus. l12 to Ids, In
1vSsx t!Ss f@nSss,sst r. sass "a IT. t,,.
lupus wtt11Axs-No eonrt ualll Saturday,
3un6MAATs.
UNITED 6TATks CIHculr EouRr--Jupax D.op. n
Acunw u. Tho .Moreantiio Mutual =
=, sfaeo t.,a Company; verdict, Ill, ul0 aud o.
srvEn,on. coupT - Jupos JAMESON - Charles {
1ntst,ns E a. y. Henry u. Payne. 81 ID
vs. Gha;s. J. ssfeiSse ~
I',pas Si,as EGs.ns1nsry 4; gy.a. ". J.n.4 ?.
Sieq;ys .; weli. 3,si.Jsha + wsSes sa e It, It, il
3!tchasl Fitzgerald; verdict $3.50, aud motion