New-York tribune., 1890-04-30
riTS OE IEGAL NEWS.

Joseph Gall died about five years ago ana lett CON
siderable property in this city and BrooKNh' an"
so5 o.O in cash in the custody of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company. woman named s'eeb was d'-
eIared TO be his widow. and by a codici OF the VIII
She and her children received large share OF tho
propcrty She was the servant Of Calls former WIG
before she died. and after his first wife's death "an
had several children by his second wife Charles r.
Gall a nephew of Joseph. has begun a suit 10 uy 10
have tho codcil Of the will set aside lie alleges V'
his uncle induced him 10 come 10 this city 70 "or"'
promising if he would do that lie would make a
Will bcoueathing 10 Charles all his property except
some small bequests 10 relatives. such Will was
made but the codcils aftcrward added to It left CHARLES
with nothing and brings the suit to have them set
aside upon the ground Of undue influence. Inc case
was argued before surrogate Ransom yesterday
John NJ d. Fanshawe. who was indicted for ars~''
beng charged with having set fire to the house al no
70 Fast twenty ninth-st was brought before Judge
Andrews in the Court Of oyer and Tcrnner for trii
Yesterday. The entire day was taken up in getting
,urv and before the time for the court Ia auoni mo
entire panel Of Jurors had been exhausted ana there
were only hve men in the box. The attempt 70 ee'
a inrv Will be resumed tins morning. Colonel A. H. H.
Dawson appeared for the prosecution and !. T.
Ecclc-inc for the defendant.
Julius Kaufman. who was indicted a charge Of
g-and larceny In having tahen goods from the stock
OF L. NJ Bates & Co.. appeared before Judge Andrews
in tie Court of oyer and TcrnIincr yesterday an'i
entered plea Of "not guilty. lie has the privilege
to withdraw the plea later.
Lowell Lincoln, the new assigne" OF the hrn o'
John r. Plummcr d Co.. who was appointed by Judge
Allen in the Court OF Common Pleas Yesterday hled
his bonds. His sureties W. l.. strong and Johi
ClaAin each of whom qualified in 100000
Judge Wallace Of the United states Circuit Court,
Yesterday reversed the decision Of the District Court
N the case Of the United States against Louis
Windinullcr and Alfred Roelkcr, Involving The con-
structon OF the tarii law Of 1893 TO mannictucs
Of wood. The defendants imported gun blocks and
paid twenty per cont duty Oh tem as sawed gun
blocks After the payment OF this duty the appraiser
decided that the gun blocks were dutiabe at thIty-vc
Der cent az manufactures Of wood not otherwise pro
Nlded for. The District Court decided In favor OF
the lower classification. but Judge Wallace decides
that the goods dut!ablc at thirty nNc per cent
Assistant United States District Attorney Thomas
Greenwood appearing for the Collector, secured before
Judge Lacombc "A verdict for the Government ye-t'r-
day in the suit brought by 6. Il. Richards " GO.
10 recover a portion Of the duty paid on importation
Of bent-wood furniture. The furniture wac sent 70
tIis country from Venice. and IL was said that The
furniture had fitted together and varnshcd, ana
| thcn taken apart and shipped in pieces. The IN
porters wanted il cla sllcd furniture In tr rough
| ana unfinished. dutiablc at 30 per cent wlne ne
Npprasrfs declared That IL finished furniture, dui
| al, at per cent.