The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-08

cinc Telegraph Company against the Western Union
Telegraph Company and others was resumed yesser-
day before Judge Sanford, in the Superior Court
Considerable testimony taken but nothing new
developed.
All the General Terms were In session yesterday,
but decisions were rendered The Superior court.
General Term 1t is understood. will hand down num-
Der Of decisions Today but In the Supreme Court
Common Pleas there will DO none handed down until
next week.
Tho United States Grand Jury held session yester-
day. which was principally devoted to the investiga.
ton OF the oil the Post Office building accident OF
last week. and Architect Hatfield was the pr ncipai
witness examined yesterday. II ~ understood the
Grand Jury have concluded their lnbors this direc
ton, and Will mako prosen tment thereon TO the Court
The viii OF the late Luther C. Clarke formerly OF the
firm OF Clarke, Dodge 4 Co, bankers, No. 81 Wall
street. was yesterday admitted to probate The do
ceased eil property valued at 5000, 600, onehalf OF
which Is bcqucathed to his widow Julia G. Clarke, of
No. Is Gramorcy Park, and tho remainder Is 10 DO
divided equally among his three surviving children.
Writs OF habcas corpus allowed by Judge Bar
rct In supreme Court Chambers, yesterday IN favor
OF Susan HnnEon anu Ann Morrison. The former IS
little girl whose liberty It is claimed Is restrained by
James and Bridget McGnncss; the latter Is OF more
mature age. and alleges that she Is unlawfully re-
strained IN the Workhouse In tho same court writ
OF cerlorari was sued out In favor oil Michael Dono-
hue who is charged with burglary, and says tho evi-
dence against him IS insufficient
In the divorce SUIT OF Calender VS.. Calender the
ucts Of which have already appeared in the HERALD
demurrer was argued before Judge Van Brunt IN Su-
brought by Mrs Calender 10 restruin her husband
from using in tho divorce suit as testimony against
her confession which she alleges he Obtained from
her by durcss. The complaint was dcmui red to on
the ground that such suit could not be maintained
by wife against husband and decision was reserved by
the Court.
Judge Larremore, OF the Common Pleas Court, gave
decision yesterday IN the case Of Edward Arnold and
J. Waldo Banning vs.. j. Morris ana j. G. Wilmcrding,
70 establish an equitable lien the proceeds OF prop
erty sold by defendants, assignees OF Rouss Bell
Co., OF New York. Tho property was attached In
Hudson county, N. j. in suit against Rouss Il Co.
by John +. Weir 1t Is stated that order TO procure
the release OF Rouss Il Co II agreed plaintiffs
should hold the property Tor their benefit on condition
they should indemnify tho suretics, who were to
cute uond Tor tue discharge OF tho attachments In
February, 1870, tho plaintiffs in an attachment suit IN
New jersey recovered judgments in OF tho bond
and paid 10 the attaching creditors So So the pom
atty OF the bond taking assignment Of tho bond and
OF tho judgments against Rouss, Boil Co The PLAIN
TIN then repaid the The suretcs and took
signmens OF all tho judgments and bonds. judgment
given Tor plaintiffs. cstaO fishing tho hon on tho
proceeds OF the property and reference Is ordered to
ascertain the amount