New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
CIVIL NOTES.

In the suit of Mrs. Mary Gillespie against
her husband Alexander Gillespie Judge Pratt. in the
Kings County Supreme Court, yesterday granted The
plaintiff SIS a week alIinony and SO counsel fee
Various acts OF cruelty alleged Dy TIE palnH as inc
grounds OF the action.
Out of nineteen applicants for admission to
the bar Ashbel Green, Louis L. Deafed aud Elliot +.
Shepard. the examiners 20 legal learning have ap
PROV ed the following: A. ID. DAVIS George ". Green.
Edward Crosse. Charles ". Klebisch Carlton Randall
Charles Il. RnShmOre, James a. smith, samuel H. smith,
Henry r. Starbnch
In the suit of Patrick Collins, the father Of
Emma Collins against Nicholas Casslua for the alleged
betrayal of his daughter ChcfJustice DAILY IN Common
Pleas Trial Term, granted yesterday adjournment OF
the trial for two weeks The defendants counsel
claimed that there had been promise TO postpone the
trial IN view the abseuce OF the defendant. and the
plaintiffs counsel denied such promise. hot dis
pute seemed imminent, but Judge DAILY brought both
lawyers quickly to order
The contest of George Merrill against the
will of his aunt who gave most OF her property TO Car
diual MeCloskcy ives have yesterday before
Judge Van Worst in Supreme Court, Chambers on de-
murrcr interposed by tho executors OF the WILL but the
plainihs counsel asked leave to amend tne complaint
and were allowed TO do so on paving ful costs Man q
Parsons appear for the planth Turner Lee Nctlae
for the executors
The trial of the suit of Jesse B. Hrper for
50 600 damages for the death OF his son Walter s. Hair
per against Jacob \. Chamberlain and Albert S. Roe
was began yesterday before CheiJusuce DAILY in Com
mon Pleas Trial Term. The son, 1oy OF seventeen,
was delivering load OF goods FOR his father at the de-
PENDANTS factory when be fell through hatchwsy and
WAS injured fatally The father says his sons death re-
suited FROM the negligence OF the defendants The case
il still on.
In the suit of Elizabeth c. Cornell against
Charles W. WOolscy and Others, motion was made IN
Supreme Court Chambers before Judge Donohue yeser
day. for an inspection OF certain papers The suit 10
brought to set aside bend and mortgage purportngto
have been made by the plaintiff fortified BY cerneats
that they are correct which In tho possession OF
VsrDum Harrison, lawyers. who are mado parties TO
the suit The plaintiffs claim is thai all forgedes
The motion was opposed the ground that In show the
SIGNATURES 10 experts would enable the plaintiff to manu
fneture evidence that the signatures were nos Bers
Judge DOnohue reserved his decision. Theodore Z. z.
DeIBarest appeared tof the pLaihlH william mtcho's
it,. for the deiendHnis
The trial of the suit of Robert Miller
AGAINST Andrew Coates, the threat manufacturer, Of
Perth Scotland, 10 $4,000 compensation for
alleged services, was begun yesterday before judge
Dykman in the Circuit Court, Brooklyn. The plainin
alleges that he was employed by Coates to Introduce
the latter's linen thread in the American Market nc
was employed for i've years, but did not draw BIS i
salary lie was then induced to 20 20 Scotland "ho'e
he WAC informed that his services were no longer
quired The case has been before Tho conrs ol sYo
time and carried 10 the General Term on appoI %
A demurrer Ex-Judge Fullerton appeared TOT the pam
tif, ana General d. +. Tracy for the defendant