New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
A VERDICT IN TIE PLATTCASE.
IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS MoR>ISG-GFf
EKALLY THOUGHT TO BE AGAINST THE con

1T WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING-GFE-
EKALLY THOUGHT TO BE AGAINST THE COM.
MISSION r..
AIBASY. Jan. ID, 1890 O. m.-The jury In the Piatt
case agreed upon verdict about midnight
and then went to their homes. The verdict
will DO announced in court tomorrow
morning. The general opinion Is that the
verdict goes against Plstt The main reliance Of MS
friends was upon disagreement.
ALBANY, Jan. 12--rhe Plat case was resumed In tho
Circuit Court this morning Much documentary evi-
dcnce presented. The clerk Of the Fifth Avenue
Iiotcl, New York. aworn, to prove Mr. Patts long
residence there, and tho evidence was closed.
Mir. Mcfarland, for the defcndent moved for non
suit and argued the evidence fully justified such
direction by the court.
Justice Mayh am would like to hear you on the
question whether the law permits man to have Two
fixed residences in which vote and the other In
which to hold Office.
certainly he can, said NJ Mcfarland, he can
have ha.f dozen places OF residence
Mr.. Mcfarland then proceeded with his argument
analy zng tho legal meaning of the word "domiche
and that OF residence" He also discussed the WORD
intention, and the in which IL should be taken
Tie cited various decisions, both from the English
bench and the American judiciary, TO substantiate
his argument that though Mr.. Plat legal doml-
Gle in Oweg0 his residence In New-lork covered
ali the requirements Of thc law OF 1868, TO qualiy
him for the Office Of Quarantine Commissioners
There be doubt, he said, that since his ap-
pointment Mr.. PA has been resident Of New-fork
Mr. Moak supplemented Mr.. Netherlands address
With oher points in connection with the ming
Of the oath of Office and said the statute meant that
he need not be a resident OF the Metropolitan Police
District at the time OF his appointment, but might
in aud qualify for the Office
After long arguments judge Mayham denied the
plaintiffs motion to direct that verdict DO found
against the defendant and also the motion by the de-
fendant for q nonsut, and the court TOOK reoSs
unit. p. III.
After recess Mr. O'Bren for the people, argued at
some length the definitions and relations OF tho
words domiclc' and " RESIDENT quoting from the
Constitution In support of his argument
Justice Mayham said he would hold that the law IN
reference to a residence applied well to municipal
as to International Offices. Tho appolntee TO the
Office OF Quarantine Commissioner must have iesai
residence in NewYork, and It seemed beyond con-
troversy that the appolntee to that Office must be
where lie exercises its functions.
Mr. Moak summed up the part Of the defence,
rIdculng the statements of the counsel on the part
of the people politics had not entered into the
case
Mr. CountrymaD summed up for the people Tho
question was, he said, whether Mr.. Plat had legal
residence in NewYork In January, 1850, when nc was
appointed. He said that Mr.. Platt now sought 10
so mani pulate tho legislative forces that no conld
hold his present Office for life. lie closed by saying
that nothing but a verdict for the people coud DO
The court charged tho jury that they to de-
eide from tho evidence whether FlatL had residence
or domclle in the Metropolitan Police District on
January % 1850 thar the words residence ana DOM
Gle synonymous as relates 10 TINS case t.aS
Toga County not in that district, and that me a
undls puied evidence that Patt In July 1851
swore that his domicle was then In mat county a,
repeated the same in peading' In ms case IN Su
last The jury were directed to seai thelr 'cro'o'
and report In the morning