, 1879-05-30

4 lArEo number OF Judgments were entered
up yesterday before judge Blolgctt against the
steam-tug Trlnd, owned by J. Charles 11aincs
It seems that Haines bought her in November,
1877, Of Capt. Grccnl1algh, ami, according to
bis own statement, tho Captain made some
false representations as to tho amount p1 lirns
against her. Hho was libcied, and sold n short
time ngo for 81 100, md suiss arc pcndlns nainst
her Tor over $1,000, OIL nearly nil Of which de-
crces were entered yesterday IN favor u tl.e fol.
Charles Holmberg, s71T'; !. !. Eaton, *1tBj;
Henry Channon ct ILL.,, *7;,tN}; brazil Il Cnt.ura
Coal Company, SJA; Cuyahoga Steant Furnacc
Comnany. se,0t4;;D; t'eorEo e; EinIl!cy ct ni..
saac Of the Cuyatoga Steam Furnace Company
azaiutt tue tug, MI interesting Tncst!u,l wns
raised as to whether tile mortgage tO the CoE-
pnnY tshould not have been rerrcprdcd hcrc
whom the tug was bought by llaiues. AM! her
eeems TIM, tho tug was ouil. At Cleveland, BY
Ri; naR,trarea 't' to liz fnrnase @ compnnr nun "s 10
secure tlic amount due for the boilers Furnished.
1nortgaee wns nado here, thougt l4alnes took out
her rtsrlnr papers here III dnefurnt. THO pOttt
wns made ttnt tho mortgage WAS invalid be-
catlsc NIT recorded here III tie Collcrtcrs olflec
1hc new home por,: Of tl,c vesscs. Commission
or Protltlioo'. to when, the case WINS referred,
lnoie MI exhaustive rcfnzt Oh both ts,e 'aw nmi
the eyiIv,lco III the tlsc. lie said that e could
tlml no tinel*toN bearing Oil tEe easo directly.
hit By a1aIogs ]rrlu the rnling in ,it casc Of
Whites baM'i rs. Smith e Haliaee, Rep. fsa;),
lie tllunyt uid would hold that utlern tho mort
xngr hull bccn originally trl III tiIe home lnrt
OF tIlr vessel ut ills tttnc such mortgage
Nps giyen, II was sufficient to prutrrt
tie ,uurs9agps's rights. md 10 screcessl was
necessary III any new lDr.n port Efo,Ifl tic rrs
Ael hsteswAsa v!sange hai,dH AiN'shtr question
Was lnseti III tn The prurlty of II tuortsasu orGr
clalm for supplies tn the lIUr,e port, but 1t Nlh
decidcs' III favnr Of the mortgage, In aceordance
with the r1iu Already laid down by Judge Drum
ululItl IN thu tirnes Greenwood case.
Another point VI interest was raised III the
cnsc VI Oscar Grornhalgh against the t.lg fur
wages Us cnclhear IN 1873 ntnl lS.h It seems
Cnpt. Greent1algll, lii 1877. OIL sAe tug Edwards.
He. hnwever, rebcilcst, mud wcnt to work fnr
himself ~ engineer, receiving and kecnlng Ills
Wagcs, until thu Triad was built IN is15, when
.ta,dn. ss %st 0a ea1 'F " Under su Jt''1 il usF Ss
$75 II month. He testified that liz boarded ut
hoile, paying no honrd, md tlut Ills fathcr ,jti
not pay lsini any OF his wages except Tor clothes
or other necessary cxoetIses, n1s lien generally
finding cut pretty Accurately w'serc thu ,aauey
went. The father testified 10 making ycrial
agreolnent rs to wages, hut also aatd he wua 1t,
debt, and hts cnrlilugs must 70 10 paying for
tlla boat atat, and II he aurcueAcd With, Osrar's
1n 1hsip n getting ont q debt ~ pfonllse4 ,l'c
Commissioner. in making Ills teu,rt, sall tl,e
common la'. rnlu was tI,ut wfleru II tninpr l,a,l
been eInancpated by bis fallcr he might procrcll
II personal act!on to recover wages
due him under a contract against any
party 50. contracting with him, ever,
though such party might be }is own fatter. 4
minor could also sue for his wages as seaman Or
c"ok where, hc llnt been ctnanciputcl by h,s
father, ind hatl maritime lieu on tic vessel.
But the present nraecellnE was Il proceeding Il,
rem, mud tlte rule was not 10 clear. 'iha
Gon'missloncr, however, dodgctl decision on
this point, ami decided against the cluu on the
ground tint sa boy. Ind not proved tlt eo,l-
tract aud ttlat the clainl wns stale, Oscar hav-
inE waited four years before producing hlt
clntm. Tic Commissioner considered tl,tt thu
arrangement between t1lc father a,n! son was
that the latter slIouad give ls tle toward pay.
ing OF the debts: on The hoats, unl, II
successful, one Of tlIe boata WAS to be
given to him, au! t!iat there waA
no contract Of hiru proved. 1hc l'bul was there
fore dltutssed. Ali the findings at,ll reports vi
tic Commission were approved BY Judge Uloil.
eett, an1 dacrees entered accordingly.