The New York herald., 1878-03-09
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Augusta Heisman charges Kaiman Abraham q
young tailor nineteen years old with breach Of prom
ise OF marriage. Soc had him arrested, aud moion
was made yesterday TO order OF arrest 1t
was claimed that ne could not obtain BAIL and he
married the girl ne could not support her.
John Poudix claims that Owen Murphy owes him
s95s Al ON q balance OF account ana $1,000 on q
promissory note, and ho has brought suit the Su-
preme Court to recover the amount Tho defence Is
that the note without consideration and all the
transactions between them were 10 the nature OF gam
bling being wagors or bets upon the rise ana iai oi
stocks
Lawrence, III supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday
Adam Ferry, who is confined as lunatic on Wards
Island. Ferry was conhned at the Instance oil ms
WIFE, and alleged that II IS not insanity but merely
the OF musca genius that Is the matter
with him. Judge Lawrence granted the writ, making
IL returnable tho 12th INST.
A motion was made before United States Commits
sioner Shields Dy Assistant District Attorney Butler
yesterday Tor tho discharge OF MI Thomas o. McBrac,
who kept a stand al the Union Square HOTEL and VINO
mad been charged with purchasing smuggled cigars.
Tho application was Immediately complied with by
the Coinms ssioner, ana the defendant was honorary
discharged. A further hearing IN the case OF X. u.
Pratt, VINO Is chaaged with smuggling cigars into The
port will take place on Tuesday next
On the evening oil the 10th oil January last James
f. Burke charged Oscar Peterson with having picked
his pocket In q crowd in Lyric Hall On an cxamina
t,on which followed, before Judge Duly the evidence
was deemed insufficient TO hold the accused and ho
was discharged. He then sued Mr. Burke IN the
supreme court 10 recover uhtuaBes iOT Wail-
cvus prosecution order oil was granted,
with bail liked in the sum OF 81, 500 A motion was
made in supreme Court, Chambers. oolore judge
Lawrence yesterday TO vacate this order OF arrest
II claimed Dy MIR. Herman Sticfei, IN his argu.
ment in iavor Of the motion, that the affidavit was
insufficient In making tho mere allegation vi malice
withou: proof: that the paintlM was an entire
stranger to Mr. Burke ana the latter could not, thcre
forr, nave malice, and that he had Ia reality been
robbed ny one. and the plaintiffs proximity A.
the time gave him reasonable cause TO suspect him.
Decision was reserved
When Meter l. Co. failed tho German american
Bank had pledged to them by Meter L. Co. several
Cincinnati CITY bonds, New Haven bond, q note Of
Jacob EIsas, iathsrinlaw oil ono Of the Meters, or
$4,000. ana certificate tor 100 shares OF United
states Express C0mpanys stock These securities,
except the express STOCK, belonged to Meter n Co.
aI the tme they pledged tho same with the bank.
The stock belonged 10 Maxwell l. Graves, who have
brought suit against tho bank for Its recovery and
made motion TO restrain the sale Of the stock at
Then u motion Tor "a stay pending this appeal was
argued yesterday before Judge Freedman Decision
was reserved.
The Vulcan Iron Works obtained an attachment
against twelve bonds Tor 81 900 osch OF the Peoria
Atlanta and Decatur Railroad Company, belonging TO
Robert g. Herring, ana wncn had been deposited IN
the Security Bank ot the City oil New York. Mr.
Benjamin H. Dewy, cashier, states that the bonus
were deposited In tho bank while Henry ID. Lowes
was cashier, but VINO has since dexultcd and ab-
seconded He states that tho bank rs wiling to gvo
up the bonds upon payment OF $54 Tor storage and
care Of then, tor four years and u halt Judge Law
renee tho papers by stating that he not
see how he vxcale the attachment