The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-23
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Discharges in bankruptcy granted in the
United States District Court yesterday, by Judge
Choato to Robert A. Boyd and II. c. Crane.
Samuel A. Gorfne and Nathaniel Gorfne. cigarette
manufacturers. At No. % Rvington street.
rested yesterday by Deputy Marshals wattes and
stahan charged with counterfeiting the trade mark
of Goodwin x Co. on cigarette packages They were
held by Commissioner Osborn in 900 bail each for
examination.
notice of discontinuance was yesterday filed in
the case of Robert Hunter against Alexander Herts
The action brought about year ago to deter
mine the title of the defendant to certain Western
railroad bonds OF the value of upward of fifty thou
sand dollars, which had been hypothetical by the
plaintiff with broker, who sold them without notice
the defendant settlement was yesterday effected
by which the plaintiff. in consideration OF $4,000.
discontinued the action. Charles Strauss appeared
as counsel for the plaintiff and General Ruyter ap-
pearcd for the defendant.
simon Moses, u cattle dealer is charged, before
United States Commissioner Osborn. with fraudu-
lent concealment OF assets in bankruptcy and an
examination in the case has been going on before
him for nearly two months. Objections made
by L. G. Waehner, counsel for the defendant, to
tain proofs offered in evidence by g.. A. Sexas,
counsel for the creditors The latter claimed that
the schedules and inventories filed i'll the Court Of
Common Pleas. under general assignment made by
the defendant prior to the filing of the petition in
bankruptcy were admissible in evidence. well as
the voluntary petition schedules and inventory In
the bankruptcy proceeding. which latter were OBJ
jected to also. Commissioner Osborn yesterday
rendered u decision overriding the objections and
admitting the proofs, and the examination will now
proceed To u close.
Julia NJ. Crane has brought suit for divorce
against her husband, Ezra II. Crane and the matter
came before Judge Larrcmoro yesterday in the Court
of Common Pleas a motion on behalf of the wife
for alimony and counsel fec Mrs. Crane states that
she was married TO the defendant the sth of De-
tober. 1865 and lived with him until 1878. when
she alleges he abandoned her at boarding house.
without leaving her sufficient money TO pay her
board. She also charges that he has never returned
to her S1OOu which she received from her deceased
fathers estate and which she gave to him to keep for
her. She further alleges that he has committed
adultery with u woman calling herself Mrs. Kline.
Judge Larrcmorc granted plaintiff $50 week ali
mony and $50 counsel fee.
Letters OF administration to the following persons
yesterday granted by surrogate Calvin-ro
samuel Wcdcrfnan on estate of Charles Wcdcrnan;
to Patrick Donnelly, on estate of Ann Donney; TO
Elizabeth W. Tucrs. estate of Adelaide II. Green;
TO Teresa koonig, estate OF Karl kocnig King;
to Peter Laicht. estate of Katherine Lcicht; to
Mgcrnon s. sullivan. on estate OF Josephine or
Sophie Kuepfcrle to Algernon y. sullivan. estate
of John and William Brown to Robert Devcrcuy. ON
estate of Walter Devcreux; to George Schacfer.
on estate of Christina Schacfer; to Mary Gar
win, estate of John Britton; to Noah Standcline,
ON estate Catharino Standcliilc; to Melissa Wood
on estate of Hester a. Van Worst; to Gustavus q.
Thorp. on estate ot Catharine J. Walton; to Mary
smith, ON estate of Thomas ]. Smith to James Fin
ley, on estate uf Bernard J. Kelley to Peter r.
OFakc, estate of David L. Drake: to Alice Farley,
on estate of John Farley; to Hiram Crittcnden.
estate OF Lydia Crittenden; to Robert Dorsott. ON
estate of Mary Dorsett: to William Lewis on estate
Moses Lewis; to James McCaDc, estate of j. H.
Murray. aud to Rose Ward. on estate of John Ward.