The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-13
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.


George Foster Howell, who sho, John =. Decrius.
in Fulton street. again called up In the Court Of
General sessions yesterday. AZ the request Of MS
counsel the case went over tho nrst Monday In
August.
Judge Sutherland, In General Sessions, yesterday
imposed penalty OF three years IN State Prison on
James Began, who, In u quarrel on June IL, struck
Patrick Boyle, oil No. ~ Henry street, on the head
with bottle, inficting hideous wound
William A. Ransom mas recently made an assign.
ment W. w. Law who since mas been cited In bank
ruptcy proceedings in tho United States District
Court ON the petition OF Law. Judge Laremore yes
terday substituted John W. Barron as assignee, and
discharged Law and his sureties.
Frederick Fest, q butcher In the employ OF Weber
Schroeder, provision dealers was arraigned In tho
Court OF General Sessions yesterday, before Judge
Sutherland 10 answer Indictment for homicide for
killing Phiip Schleppc the 18th vi December last
at No 1856 Division street, with butcner's cleaver
Mr. Alfred steckier, counsel for Feisr interposed
plea OF not guilty Tor his client, and ON his motion
the trial went over 10 the next term.
In The Court Of enera Sessions yesterday, before
Judge Sutherland Mr.. Alfred Steckler made appi-
cation Tor The release OF Benjamin Davis, coiorcd
nan who has been imprisoned in the Tombs since the
9th OF May last an indictment Tor robbery in Tho
first degree. Mr.. Stcckier claimed that inasmuch
moro than a reasonable time had elapsed aad the peo
pie had failed bring tho prisoner to trial he should
now released. The Court discharged the prisoner
John McCarthy, the youthful criminal who killed
James \. Dougherty, on the corner OF Prince aud
Mercer streets on Attn OF July last, brought
before the Court OF General Sessions yesterday TO
plead to indictment preferred BY the Grand Jury
aoainst MIN for murder In the nrst degree HIS coun-
sell Mcssrs Howe and Hummel, appeared In his behalf
and ipterposed plea OF not guilty Judge Suthcrland
thereupon ordered Mccarthy 70 be remanded TO tne
Tombs.
An examination was commenced yesterday before
Mr. William Sinclair referee, in the case OF George
Atkins the actor charged by the Society Tor the Pre-
yenon OF Cruelty TO Children with Ill treatment OF
his our. year-od Robert Three women testified
his body A certificate OF Dr. Willard Parker as to
The condition OF the boy was offered, Dut II WAS ex
cuded the ground that the doctor should give ms
testimony in person. Colonel George II. Hart ap-
pcared Tor Mr. Atkins and Mr.. William d. Gibson for
the society
ON the notification OF Detectives Field and O'Counor
Charles jones' OF No. 203 East Eghty-second street,
Thomas y. McQuadc, OF Seventy-ninth street and
Lexington AVENUE appeared the District Attorneys
office Yesterday and furnished $500 bail each They
are charged with obstructng water course At lb6th
nd Brook avenue thereby flooding the adjoin-
ing lands with stagnant wafer, from winch onensive
Ephraim Cornell. coIored man. who attempted 10
soil horse and saddle which he mad hired from
Meehan & Murphy, oil No. 317 est Fifteenth street,
on prctencc OF participating in procession OF coored
people tho Fourth ofJuy was yesterday convicted
Of grand larceny IN the Court OF General sessions
Judge Sutherland sentsncca tho thief to iour years 10
State Prison.
b. n. Rabbit charges Edward H. Champion, Tor
meriY his confidential clerk. with having, through
fulse to the PROFITS OF his business
swind him out Of large sum Of money. In suit
brought against Champion he asks Tor an accounting;
that agreements as TO the division OF prohs
bo set gsdc that certain real esatc IN possession OF
Champion be declared 10 be held by him as trustee,
and that other property OF his be sold. In petition
for n bill OF particulars Champion pronounccs the
statements made against him false. Judge Law
renee yesterday, under the decision IN the Tweed
casc, denied the application for bill OF particulars.
holding that the facts and hgures set forth In the
compliant iurnBh sufficient bssis Tor framing nm
william Henry Goodchild presented petition 10
Judge Larremore in the Court OF Common Pleas yes
tcrday, which states that he resides at No. 401
West Ihrtysccond street ana IS twenty seven years
old; ne the OF Richard Goodcaid and Eliza
Jane Goodchd and is dssirous OF changing his name
IN Henry Lawrence Goodwin. Tho grounds OF his sp-
plica,on that he nag suce childhood been known
and called by his middle name of Henry that he 10
about enter into business on HIS own account and
has iouad by experience that the final termination OF
his II unusual ana gives rise TO many mistakes
and subjects I'm often to annoyance and iDcon-
veniencs. He ADDS that no IS unmarried and knows
no Directing to the proposed change. The con-
MT OF % parents Is annexed 10 the petition. judge
Larremore granted An order making the proposed