New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
THE COURTS.
TIE EXCISE BOARD ORDER AFFIRMED.

OTTER DECISIONS BY THE COURT OF APPENLs-
MANY HANDED DOWN IL EACH BRANCH
Albany, April 9G.-The Court OF Appeals TO-DAY
affirmed the order Of ;hr OF the People against
Alexander Meakm aud Others, Excise commissioners
Of Ncw-Ncrk. appellants. This wa an appear
from the order Of the General Term. reversing an onr
In arrest Of Judgment favor Of tho People upon the
trial Of the plea Of former acquittal incro~eh 10y tnc
cc,endan's. The defchdans indicted by the New
York Grand Jury June 10. 1890 charged WIN
mi-dcmcluor in having wiliuly neglected 10 deehe
within Il reasonable time the questions arising upon l"'
compliant made before chem Commissioners 81 FIX
else ~ one yelling In behalf Of the CIT Reform Ciub
judge Van Irunt, In oyer and Tcrmner' dlsnl'Ncd
the indictment on techuicalty Another indict
mept was resisted By the defendants pleading before
Justlce Van Brint that they could not be placed III
jeopardy second time for the same offences chargn
I'm the first Indictment. ana Jadgr Van Brunt SUSTAINED
TIL. pleading. The General Term reversed Jhdg" van
Erunt Oh question. and the counsel for the EXCISE
Commissioners took the 10 The Cont OF Appcas
The court of last resort has now sustained the decision
Of the General Term. apd the Excise Commissioners
are liable to Cc brought TO trial the Old CHARGES
A man who Is familiar with the case sad to-day tha'
the expiration the terms OF Fitzpatrick ana hei
and their retirement from Office would not act as bar
To their trial ana punishment
Among the o,her cases decided by the court Vi mp
pesls to day were the following:
The BROOKLYN FIntbu-h and Coney Island Railroad
Company grtS a new trial IN the case Of Ehzabctn
trccncit ction was brought to eject the defendants
from valuable piece OF land near me IlshlV D"'i
Hotel, COncy island. Including pare vi ''c i'"u VII
which the hotel stands. ,, Ar M.
in which Charles y liinc got indeHrnt Oh on,0-
damages for the operation Of me Ialiroiu Nj ~, .Y f W
also contained injunction restraining We neit va
from further operating or mslnli,iTg ,r '' XrT ~
front Of the plaintiffs premises, NO. IL bo"eiN Nv
York CITY, unc: the defendants pay , to ,f p p,en
the sum Of $1,000, the value OF the pih'" p''"'
i... Mod Ia l. I.f9U
The Ncw-york Elevated Railroad gets new tnal
in the action Of Jefferson ana oer, spp ',,.
tanned by reason Of the maintenance ana or;on r %
me defendsn' scyat,d read IL iTo9t * 5nT pH
Judgment Alarmed II the suit OF hea arr app, s
aean. IT, CITY Of ~, New a a"rn Term Of the superior
Court In ,hc CITY Of New York. ailImn. i u1s,rn -,
favor Of the plaintiff for the sum OF ~ I r' nlani TO
recover money, alleged to be due him under con,
tract enteISd ln'o with The dei tItr o' '"'
The following is a full list OF the DECISIONS H'''0D
down in The First Division:
The People rel Michael g.: hn IN y ag' Se
Protestant episcopal M9n,s ne 81 Term, reversed. and
an order entered disms>ine the pro- een'ngs ', tc
turning the REALTORS daughter 10 the custody oi 'o
Frederick schneider agt the second Avenue hn ,os
and another appellants. Judgment against thr ii3us
on-,t defendant reversed. aud new trai san,ea t
cost, 20 abide tho event: Judgment IL 10 TIC 'e'o'"
ave defendant affirmed. with costs. nj, >,or,, and
Cuthariuc WYNN agt the Central Park, Norm anu
East River Railroad Company appellant Eugene r.
Iethbrdgc agt the Mayor. etc. OF Nrwl OrR, appc,au
Judgment reversed and new trial granted. costs 10
"o' The IN Eope MT Alexander Mcakm and others APP
Luz Dioz Gown AIT. Lncinna Gown DE M'ra 'nta
anu rR Enedt f. Robbins agi Eliza + hSbe,ns APP
pellamt. Clara A. schumacher ast. Joshua MathrF am
pth@r,' nppclant, Thoma- F. OakcS. appellant ag,
.I,, = beIancy charles j. Mnby appellant. ng
Tdmnnd H. Gariar aud Others. Judgment affirmed
VIZ, Warren Roosevelt ag Alexander Meow. appeant
the People rel. Alec st3oe est Jlmes = El"
preideni etc. hnp6cy T,bbhs impsaded. &c order
In tho second Division the following decisions were
handed down: ,.., I'm.
AIev,naer Armstrong agt. The Agricultural insur
,c, t"mnany Of WniertOwn. appellant the Chcini'M
National flank OF New York. nst james W; .oI"'I'
ann"iIant; Johann R,ichc agt the York Central
III iIrn"d company appellant Motions for argument
,l,h crc.nleaf ard another agt. the Brooklyn
raibu,h ana Cnncy Island Rdlroad 'onpahS nm, hnu
anol,.r appellants: Charles >; lin. ns'' tne INN
hnt,an Railroad COMPANY. and another npIsLMn,.
nsTn jefferson ct al. ast the York Eie,a
Rnllroad Company, x III. yunsncht ive'N' ""1 ."
ucrnnrd brady ag the Mnyor u Ncw-i0rK Seth
Wells Az j. " Gorhu,t. appellant; fnnc4 Lahey
oupclkif agt ,iouverneur kortheht, lndlvonslg Iiu
~ Imistoe' etc. aud another OSCAR I. Marshall
appeiIami. asi The zane. respondent, Jane, ~
Wcis, rs trustee, etc. agt frandr lissons 90 ~
c'ircr ctc appellant: the seneca Nation OF ldlniiS
or,-.llnnt ar Wellington llugaboon. Judgment
a"y MAN. r. Lutchiord appellant. agt. Elizabeth Lord
orrr ,vrr,-l and Judgment cntcrd upon The drciso
- 3D.. >r,,, lul Term afi med. With 0~t-.
Ahrun Rothechld agt. Clarence WhItman; " a.,
on,'Il,rfs Judgment affirmed. With costs WIN
ITrvc to tbe defendant 10 plead anew Oh payment Oi
dU-t ~, ,..-i, p,ut,,od
,.,,r.,r,- .rn.ll nj ugt. the Sew lork Lax" fd1r
rnd We tcrn Railroad Company. JudGncn, reo, .r,
and a new trial granted costs to ahh" thc nn,',
", ,tc drf.ud.tnt within twenty days siipulhte
10 trsc from the record the hndlnss - 1' an' I INV
t,'"I@n. .iOO DR. month. for N" use 81 terminal
erii,tLa cyl, Port Iorvl In cfs" ~ such supumt"l.
The Judgment rs thu, modified ), "ihrm"i' "'''""'
Following are the day calendar. for to-m9r"W
IIr, Divl,on-Nos 1913, 2ol, ~, I'll -"i' I'D
l9- and 23G. ,o 90, IA -, so 900