The New York herald., 1878-11-01
SUMMARY Of LAW GASES.

John J. SchultnRer brotght u suit against the city
to recover OLA tor laying patent concrete pavement
the pubiIs square II Fire PonY. Upon the trial
yesterday before Judge Laarenas tho complaint was
dismissed upon tho grouId that the plaintiff had
failed comply with the contract specifications
the foundation OF the pavomsnL Mr. Asnbel +. Fitch
appeared tor the plaintiff and David J. Dean for the
city.
Paul Maris says no Is dctaipd by persons unkn own
to him undor what purports I, DO = benob warrant
writ OF hsbeas corpus was granted yesterday by
Judge Donohue, with view tdsxumine the facts In
the case.
John Halsigan. who obtained . number oi clocks
from sns Waterbury Clock Company on an order to
which no forged the name OF J. N. Shaw Il Co.,
pleaded guilty yesterday IN Part / Of the Court OF
General Sessions. Judge Sutherland sentsnosd him
10 two years and six months insiato Prison.
Frederick W. Schmidt, committed In default OF
$500 bail for nonpay ment Of $5a week TO his wife,
claims MS discharge Or the groand that specified
time ! named In the commltmsnt Judge Donohue
i, A rstsreuco vas ordsred yesterdv by Judge Dono-
hue. 10 William Sinclair Oi shs ciss OF WuUmas Z.
custody Of his daughter Mary AgnosCalnerl thirteen
years old, uow living with her grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Kehoe.
batch oil decisions yesterday and thin adjourned TO
the 18Th Of next Decemuor A nuaoer oil the do
Interest, were subsequently, Withdrawn, bul WILL be
handed down again to-day with otnrs also
porIant cases.
NJ Sullivan and others brought SUI against G. A.
Arthur, late Collector, 10 recover excss autios on
camet's bair coatings Tue case was oncluded yes.
tcrday before Judge Snipman IN the United states
UistrIct Court, hessrs Ssagwick and tsnlxy repro.
scnibg the plaintifs and Assistant fniIod States
goous were charged uGtios al tho ral oi dity per
cont wniio tho plainIifs claimed tue! should DO
classed othor manufactures OF hair hnd assessed
unlu tf.lrl u .Hg uapn nm hnan st..
testimony, Dy direction OF the Court u Jury rem
dcred verdict IN favor oi the Collector he imporia.
In the case OF Mary Ovcrin charged In Ert1 OF tho
Court Of General Sessions with bigamy, haNng, NJ al
wn,le. her Lawful husband, Aenry L. ovs,n, an AZ
tacho Of tho Tux once, was still living, Assistant
District Attorney Rollins summed up NJ lsgth ycs-
tired ~ shaii-pasI one O'clock, and being liable 70
agree at haIi-past ionr O'Clock Judge sSnerIand
ordered them ~ bs.locsed up tor The naght
A lew days since Jonn Bowe. on charge o. assault
and battery, was sentcnced by the Court ofSpectaI
Sessions 20 ten days, Ia, prisonmsnt and toIsy SIS
nne In petition Tor y writ oil habsas corpa, SUBJ
mttsd yesterday 10 Judge Donohuo, he says 10 IN
poccnt Of the crime, aud had pever been assstsd
iather on hearing Of his Tell dead the treet
The writ asked Tor was granted, and the vi DO
IL tns case Of Victoria, Queen OF the United Ting
dom OF Great Britain anu Ireland aud Empras OF
luda, against Jacob D. OTIS, commissioner oSorn
has rendered decision OF unusual interest tthe
profession ~ largo the defendant WAS rocsntll ar.
Ies,sd, NJ. The attachments suit agsnst him insho
United States courts order arrest gruuts Nv
Judge BlatchIord, ana was released IRON imprbn.
nent by givIug Uni boud to the Uuited States Ar.
sha. On behalf of the Queen objection was mauSo
the lorm OF Tho instrunent which Otls was T.
charged, as being payable TO the United states NJ.
sha. The Com missioner susains objections, al
decides III at the instru nient should be
authorized by the state practice. TINS is the nr
time the point has arisen under the new Revisc
Statutes oi me United stAtos, aud 10 Regarded a,
settling disputed point OF practice Mogsrs Ba, CHI
ford Seward GIswold and Da Costa appeared TOR ins
paintin; Messrs. 'Wakeman ana Murray for III,
AdHma for OTIS laMHI