The New York herald., 1878-01-16
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The Swedish banker, Bo Christian Roos, who was
recently tried and acquitted the charge Of receiving
money by false pretenccs in issuing worthless draft
to Swedish sailor called TO the bar yesterday by
Assistant District Attorney Bell, who stated that al
thou Oh there another Indictment against him Tor
grand larceny, there evidence sustain it. He
would therefore consent to his discharge
In the suit brought by David Ristcr against tho
Phnx Bank Of this city, the facts Of which have been
published, tried before Judge Van Brunt verdict
rendered yesterday for Sl9 IA for the plaintiff
Before the same Judge there was also commenced
rcria OF the suit brought by olive A. Dilcbcr against
the Home Life Insurance Company to recover So 900
upon policy Of insurance lie of her ia sbapd
Mr. A. b. Cape appears Tor the plaintiff, aud Mr. John
l.. Develin Tor the defendant.
John q. Thomas, alias Cassidy, who was i'm cd
with Oppcnhcn IN the utering OF some OF the forged
Buffalo and Erie bonds, with which the market was
Hooded by Roberts and Gleason, was brought up In
the Court of General Sessions Part l. yesterday and
pleaded guilty. lnasmuch as he had escaped
from an officer of the court, and rearrested by
Detectives OConnor and Fields, OF the District AT.
torneys Office, had already spent two years prison
aud In the last stages or consumptIon
Assistant District Attorney Lyon did press for
heavy sentence. Judge sutherland inflicted the mti-
gated penalty OF one year IN the PeniteLtiary.
AT length haDeas corpus would save Peter Route
HIS efforts TO get out OF the meshes OF .ho have
nnaly tailed him. On beng brought again yesterday
before Judge Barrett in supreme Court Chambers, a
warrant of cxtradition from the Governor of New
Jersey as Henry Reuter- was amended giving him his
and he was gwen IN charge TO Jersey olhccr, who
was waiting to take him into New Jersey, there to
the charges preferred against bim BY his WIFE,
Tne trai of the suit OF Ann +. G. Williams against
Heinrich Neidig, TO set ASIDE decd maze by her TO
Ncidlg, was commenced yesterday before Judge Speir
IN the superior Court Special Term. Tho piai t al
lcges that she never made the deed; tnat II Is a
forgery and that she was deceived in making it. The
defence that the deed was reluctantly executed:
that asked the defendant accept 1t and take her
la the family and support her during her lifetime as
ono OF his family. Tho defendant did 80 up TO March
a of her nus snand sha
len his home and commenced this suit Mr.. Frank
Byrnes appeared for the plaintiff and Messrs Stephen
II. Thayer and exJudsc Cardozo Tor the defendant.
In the Court OF General Sessions, Part yesterday,
Judge GiIdcrsieeve presiding the trial OF William
Stenan, halter, OF No 100 Elm street, who was
charged with having the 10Th OF December last
Committed "A fclonious assault upon Lena Schclng,
at No. 34 Edridgc street, was Resumed. 1t appeared
that the accused called upon the husband the com
painant on The morning 10 question, with whom he
had quarrel He was Dnay elected, and the door
having closed against him nc his revolver
ana fred tour shots through IT, oil bullets en-
tcring the arm OF Mrs. schelng rhe prisoner do
MED that ne had trcd win any intention to injufe
person, his oDcct to those inside tho
room. lnc Jury returned verdict OF guilty OF an
sleeve sent him to the state Prison Tor tho Of
three years aud six months.
Mr. Howard r. FELTON, brought suit against Will
lam A. Parkc TO recover so 900 damages Il al.
legged libel. The case was trcd yesterday Ocore Judge
Van Worst, holang supreme Court, Circuit 1t was
caaraed in the complaint that the defendant accused
the plaintl OF forging the name oi William A. Parko
" Co. TO warehouse receipts Tor tobacco aud cigars.
v.
dated Tobacco Company OF California, under "A prctcxt
that ho was member Of the firm The alleged libel
consisted oil letter written To elvilc 3 Clark stat
ing that the wrItirg oi the name OF the nrm was a
forgery. Tho plalDtin claimed tbat he was a member
OF tue 1rm TINS, however, was denied by the dccbd-
ants The jury "a verdict paintIn for S5l
Mcssrs. William A. Beach and George q. smllh an
pcarcd for the plaintn and Luther H. Marsh and A.
Nj. Weller ior the defendants
Augustus ID Shepherd brought three suits, respec.
lively against Henry ii. Renrdon, 5. g. Nelson and
Robert Bell 10 restrain them from voting on pledged
stock of the National Bank Note Company 1t is
alleged that the defendants had pledged $500 shares
with three different banks IN different amounts, and
that the had been transferred by the banks to
the defendants as trustees on the books of the Ma
tional Bank Note Company The election was TO have
been neld at Two T. NJ. yesterday. An application Tor
INJUNCTION each Of The three SUITS was made tn
the morning to Judge Barrett ia Supreme Court
Chambers, and nJunctions granted Ia each case. Ii
was stated tDat subsequently the whole matter had
been settled and Tho SUITS wIthdrawn.