The New York herald., 1878-12-18
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Judge Davis yesterday, in Supreme Court Cham
bers granted writ Of habeas corpus in the case of
Joseph H. Hoar, the facts to whose arrest and i'm
prisonment have already been published. The writ
was made returnable this morning.
Michael Connor, whose trial has been proceeding
before Judge Benedict and jury in the United States
Circuit Court since Friday last and who is charged
with putting in circulation counterfeit money, was
yesterday found guilty and remanded for sentence.
The Grand Jury yesterday found an Indictment
against Antonio Spagnolo, who is charged with the
murder of Charles Drake. on East Broadway with
large knife The prisoner, who is indicted for mur
der in the first degree, will be arraigned to-day in the
Court of General Sessions before Judge Gidersleeve.
In the Of Charles w. Pontez. alleged to be i'm
plicated in the $4,000 check forgery the Union
Trust Company, and which was set down for retrial
in the Court of Oyer and Termner the certificates of
Drs. White and Noll, of Harlem, that he physi-
cally unable to endure ut present the strain of
ond trial were yesterday submitted to Judge Daniels
District Attorney Phelps desired fuller investiga-
ton, and his application he was permitted to send
two physicians OF his own selection to examine
Pontez and report on his condition to-day.
Judge Van Worst yesterday overruled demurrer
interposed in the suit brought by William A. Cole
man against Anna b. Phelps and others. The plain
tiff claims that his father, who is dead, caused
him to sign deed disposing of his rights to his
grandfathers estate. He his sister and the
surviving trustee to set aside this deed and to compel
his stepmother, administrative of his father, to
account to him for the income OF the decided prop
erty.
ried at Brooklyn the 18th Of March. 1877, by the
Rev. j. Hyatt Smith. a Baptist clergyman. Mrs.
Hoyt has since brought suit for absolute divorce
against her husband charge OF adultery. She
states in her complaint among other things that from
November s. 1875. until November 15 1878, her hus-
band under the name OF William johnson, lived
with a woman known as Mrs. Paine in aduterous in
tercourse in Allen street. There being yet
put in Judge Van Hoesen yesterday ordered refer
ence to John l.. Hayes
Joseph Baker. alias Burns who, it is said. made
such daring attempt yesterday to rescue John
Leary, alias Red Leary when the latter i'll custody
Of officers, leaving jefferson Market Prison, and
who was thereupon arrested was taken yesterday be-
fore Judge Gildersleeve old complaint charging
him with stealing clock valued at $685. on which
occasion he admitted to bail in $780, He pleaded
not guilty He WILL in all probability be indicted to-
day by the Grand Jury for the attempted rescue of
Leary that he will have to for two Offences
On the 25th OF July last George c. Randolph wrote
a letter from the Astor House to William Simpson,
pawnbroker, at No. ~ Chatham street, demanding
from him 5 800 to compensate him, as alleged, for
his broken home, or giving him the alternative Of
the money, but mad Randolph arrested a charge
of blackmailing for which he WAS indicted by the
Grand Jury. The called in Part of the
Court OF General Sessions, but the accused did not
put In an appearance His bail OF $1,000, which
given by Charles Merkle was forfeited
The money drawer OF Willard Chase, who kept
candy store Eighth avenue. was broken open
the 18th of November last and S32 75 in money stolen
Mr.. William Jackson one OF the witnesses in the
well known Jackson-Hunt suit was arrested
picion and taken before Judge Morgan. Here, how
ever he proved his identity q respectable painter
and showed that at the time of the robbery he in
the company OF respectable brewer, and was there
fore discharged He sued Chase for So 900 damages
Judge McAdani, yesterday, in the Marine Court and
resulted in verdict for the defendant.