The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-06
THE COURTS
Another Memento Of the Late
Civil War.
Estate OF Jacob Grau, the Oper-
ATTIC Manager.

The legal dim culties growing out OF the late un-
pleasantness between the North and South to
% intermtnabls. What with the Geneva award and
sthsr claims Of citizens the courts just at present
pretty we'll occupied. and complete and hnal settle
nent Of al these various conflicting claims appear
- about far In tho future In their first incep
hons The latest suit OF this character came up for
Trial yesterday before Judge speir in the Superior
Court The action is brought by James Lawson, Will
lam Augustus Walker. James Lawson, Jr., and Thomas
3. Sanford against Hermann s. Baehman, Nathan
3 Baohmsn ana David 8. Bachman. In their com.
plant shs plaintiffs state that in April, 1862 cargo of
merchandise belonging TO the defendants the ship
Commonwealth was, with the ship, captured and
burned by the socaed insurgent cruiser Florida and
that the defendants had just and lawful claim Tor
restitution. In April, 1871, the claim still being I'M
satisfied, the defendants executed agreement with
tho plaintiffs thai helat.cr should DO permittcd at
their own expense 10 use every effort ~ collect the
same, It being one OF the Alabama claims, the
defendants agreeing to pay the plaintiffs as compensa
tion twenty ave per of whatsver should be
solicited In June, 1874. tho payment OF this claim.
with other Alabama olaimss was provided Tor by the
button Of The Geneva award Tue pain,ifs say tna.
they prepared petition 70 tho Court Of Commits
,ioners Of Alabama Claims, wh,cn they presented 70
refused, although requested TO- sign and verify,
- required BY the rules Of the court. nor
would they suffer the plaintiffs 10 present the
ciain, but wronguly discharged them from any fur
Their performance Of the agreement, whereby they
wise have received inc defendants aiterward col
lected the claim themselves ana were paid over
sui. TO recover their commissions claiming breach
OF contract The answer alleges that after the agree
nent with the plaintiffs the defendants, w!h the
poyed other attorneys TO forward their claim. and
thai the act Of Congress referred to IN the
complaint enacted that all agreements relating
20 the collection Of such claims whereby
certain percentage Of she amount collected
was reserved 10 attorneys cancelled, annullea
and declared void and OF no effect. and that. after
the passage OF the act they entered into new agree
being notified OF the ne agreement Abandoned and
delivered to tho defendants the papers relating 10
helr claims They claim. further, that The agreement
Of Lawson Walker. and contemplated the personal
skin Of each ana all Of The members OF the Arm. and
before any material services had been rendered ny
she paintiGs' nrm the same was dissolved. The
answer, conclusion, alleges that, under the act Of
poyed to collect claims against the government, and
thai tno Plaintiffs were not attorneys. The case is
slill on. Mr. Frederic B. Jennings appears for the
phintifrs and Mr. Charles ,, MacLoan for the de-
tsndants. g
AN 0PERATIC MANAGERS ESTATE.
Jacob Grau, the operatlc manager. who brought
here, among other well kuown singers Ruben q.
salvu seebach Ris,ori, rhalbotg other opera,ic
musical and dramatic celebrities, and who was for
many yenrs lcsss0 Of tho Lyccum Theatre, died on
the 18th 0; September last On the 2Sth Of the
month his brother, Hermann Grau, also an operatc
manager, and Abraham Redlich, an intimate friend of
the deceased, were appointed administrators OF his
estate by Surrogate Calvin. These administrators
have begun = suit in the Court OF Common Pleas
1900, which they claim solomon admitted was
due 70 The estate OF the deceased tor loan.
ons, ns s week great nsaa
yesterday the case was called before Judge
= =. Daily n Part 81 the cour. q Common Pleas
order setting down the case Tor trial on the first
Monday Of this month"; and two days later ex-Judgo
Joachlhsen, who appears Tor the defendant obainea
from Judge Robinson an order requiring the admin
istrAtors 20 show cause why commissions
ei Amsterdam, Holland; Mrs. Dora AuTich. OF
HARLEM, Holland, and Michael Prodt OF Genoa, Italy,
THIS order was accompaniea BY stay q the 'ral
Benno I.oewy. who appears for the plaintihs, oh
ta,ncd from Judge Robinson modification Of his
order referring back the matter TO Judge Daily. When
the case was called yesterday the defendant made
mis- motion for a commission on aiidavits OF Solomon
wiinsassA In opposition Mr.. Locwy read afldavit
Of HERMANN Grau that solomon IS not fully rcspons-
isstroy % by Ore, and that ne has no doence that
The witnesses named know nothing OF the matter,
md that tilis motion ,. was SIMPLY made Tor delay.
manager OF tns Aimde troupe, Will leave for Europe
pn the 18th inst, and is necessary witness;
ABOUT leaving Tor New Orleans, and that Solo
mon, At the grave Of jacob Grau. stated 10
following Tuesday, as he wanted to got rid OF tho
money OF Jacob Grau which he held From q lengthy
argument appeared that overy May and NovemUor
from 1919 70 1877 solomon mad paid to jacob Grau
$3.50 The plaintiffs claim that these n
terest on $500 which Solomon owed the deceased
To this The defendant replies that no paid these
In fulAiment Of promise which he made TO support
Jacob Grau for lie, he having become paralyzed in
1871 tnued to hts death. Judge DAILY the
close OF the argument required tho defendant, solo
mon, to specify Ia an ain avit what he expected 10
prove by his witnesses adjourned the matter until
lhs morning. Much interest Is Ict IN this In
musical and theatrical circles on account OF the
Ieuslonai standing OF the parties.