The New York herald., 1878-10-15


fore United States Commissioner Shields yesterday
charged with passing counterfsit nty-cent piece In
a lager beer saloon on second avenue. When they
found the coin discovered TO be counterfeit they
ran away. but they were overtaken by the police.
The examination was down tor this morning.
Thomas Donovan. infant. brought suit against
the Board OF Education $40 900 for inju-
rics sustained by falling through open grating In
Wara School No. l. On the trial before Judge Sedg-
wick, yesterday, In the Superior Court tho complaint
dismissed the ground that the Board ol School
Trustees and not the Board OF Education were
Tne1e was begun, yesterday, before Judge Donohue
the trial OF suit brought by A. T. Stewart Co I,
against Mr. f. q. Dinenny 70 recover $40, The price
OF Axminstsr carpet alleged 10 have Deen specially
anufaclured and imported tor the defendant. Tho
defence Is that the carpet did not fulfil the stpula
The slander suit brought by E. H. Baxter against
Howard NJ. Giles the facts OF which nave been pub
before Chief Justice Gurus, In the Supreme Court,
ended yesterday verdict In favor OF defendant
bench warrant issued out OF the General Sessions,
70 answer 10 au indictment found against him In that
Court for publishing obscene literature.
Antoine Knoires appeared before Judge J. r. Daily
yesterday us a wisLess Tor Frank Somn, who wished
10 take out his cltizen papers he refused, however,
TO be sworn make an affirmation, and refused, in
fact, TO do anything but bold up nngers Of his
left hand. II wis then ascertainsd thst he was an
atheist, and Judge Daily refused TO accept the app
cant and both away somewhat bewildered
George Monroe, one of the legatecs under the will
The sui. brought by Alexander Stewart acsins. MRS
Stewart and Judge hilton The ground OF the de-
murrer Is that does not state acts sufficient to
stftutc q cause OF action. The argument the de-
murrer, which was 10 have been argued yesterday
before Judge Van Worst, was postponed I'll next
Thomas Cousens, charged with committing a fraud
In the Now York Pension Once, was sentenced yes
torday by Judge Benedict 10 thirteen months' I'M
PRISON ment in the Albany PenltenIiary Jonn Flynn
work man, employed IN an Illicit distlery In Forty
eighth street, New YORK, was sentenced ~ the same
Thomas Douglass, who pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF stealing letters, won't over for the term
That OF Herman Sampson, VINO pleaded guilty to
passing counterfe money, was set down for tho 2lst
inst. tor trial.
Clarence ". Crane, In Part OF the Court Of Con-
eral sessions, yesterday pleaded guilty 10 forgery
and Judge Sutherland sentenced him TO one year a
the state Prison. william Alii and Timothy O'Nsl
wsre yesterday convicted OF burglary. but nsid-
Grafton Of their age Judge Gdersseve imposed tho
mitigated penalty Of one year each in the State
Prison. The Italian rag picker, Antonio Ventr,
charged with feIonoos assault ON Mario Garrona,
yesterday found guilty OF assault with intent to do
expressed mis- do all in hrs power 10
stop the indiscriminate and reckless use OF deadly
weapons, and sent him 70 the state Prison for Eve
years.
In the suit brought by J. v. French, Receiver OF
the Peoples Savings Bank, against John w. sal.er,
OF the trustees, demurrer has been made the
mplaint the ground OF alleged improper jonder
OF tho causes Of action ana non.jonder OF the
tees, Judge Van Worst, aftor hearing the argument
yesterday took the papers. The SUIT like previous
against other trustees seeking to noid the de-
fendant liable tor losses through inves msnt BY tho
bank IN south Carolina bonds, and on his bonds 10
make good defciencles.
Before the Supreme Court General Term, there was
argued yesterday the appeal In the suit brought by
Allan McLanc Hamilton against Amos r. Emo. The
plaintiff In report 10 she Health Department, spcke
aisparagingly Of kinds OF city governments.
but strongly cuogzed particular kind This scitod
q letter BY the defendant, which was published IN
paper the signature OF "Citixen." Tho letter
tmaeed that the OF such report that parties
interested in the euiOgized had put
OF It's stock where II would do the most good. libel
suit grew out OF II, resulting In vsrd:ot or Hamilton
OF $4,000 Mr. Emo appeals, claiming that there Is NO
proof that his letter macious ana that evidence
OF the iaisity OF HamiltOn's report imp o pery
excluded. The Court took the papers.