New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
RIrS OF LEGAL NEWS.

Letters O. administration granted yesterday to
Mrs. Matilda pcatrico De Mile. the widow OF Henry c.
De Mile. the playwright. on her husbands estate The
estate amounts to about $4,000
Anfo Z. Lambiccht and Jane Russell Lambrecht Sc.
cured verdict for $1,000 oy default against Edward
H. House. the writer the Supreme Court before Judge
Beach yesterday. The plaintiffs alleged that House en-
tered an agreement with them produce the play
1.-The Prince and the Paupc and then refused TO allow
them proceed in giving the play They also declared
that Mr. House had agreed TO ray hail the preliminary
expenses Of producing IT, For the first cause OF action
they sued for 10000 and for the latter they asked for
$1,000 They recovered verdict for the full amount
demanded.
The firm Of Kehr. Kelner OFT received order from
the Fire Department 1873 for twcnyscven desks at s33
tables sl3 each. They wee furnished
and the bill for them properly audited. But the
Controller refused TO pay it because Kehr was an Alder
and could not properly enter into such contract with
tie city. The firm went TO the Legislature and In 1883
secured the passage OF bill authorizing the Board OF
Estimate and Apporonnient 20 take up the claim and
make such disposition Of it as It thought proper Up TO
time that Board has refused TO act, and yeseiuiy
John A. Kcner and Louis OF. the surviving members OF
the firm secured order from Judge McAdIm. In the
Superior requiring the EOard 20 show why
nandamus should not he issued 70 compel the board to
take action.
Henry Aiken died In November 1856 and LETT the draft
o. will which had been executed depo'ng Of his
e-tac. valued about $50 600. his widow and five
children. The WIDOW Marie C. S. Aiken. aud the children
agreement that the provisions Of the meNccuted
will should be carried out. They got into dispute now
ever before tina, and Of the children re'
fused to 90 any further in the settlement Then one OF
the sons Afo-e H. Aiken brought suit In the Supreme
enforce the carrying out OF the agreement Inc
referred Gherard Davis. and upon his report
decree has been entered requiring that the agreement
shall carried out The estate Is TO be held In trist
for Of the widow and Ave children during the
life Of the widow. and her death the estate s to be
divided among the children absolutely.
Judge Beach In the Supreme Court, yesterday dis
missed the complaint In suit in which Mrs Margaret
Collins sought $500 which Is alleged n have
le IN avn in lottery from the firm Of Herbs Werthhem
& Schiller cigar manufacturers. at No LOIS SccondAve
The plaintiff alleged that she and her sister. Mrs Nellie
unper invested so each In lottery ticket When
the drawing place the ticket which they had bought
drew II ; and collected by the hrin
rueutolci FOR whom the husband Of Mrs. tn2er worked
Mrs rnaer claimed whole Of the money however ana
VA. NOT satI-ncd With 500 which paid 20 her
The nrrn not To whom N pay the rest OF the
money when both the claimed II. ala not pay "
any one Aftcr the for the painun had been
given Yesterday motion made 10 dismiss the com
p,ln, on the ground the money won IN gambling
and that the courts would have nothing TO do win IT,
Judge Beach this view aud dismissed the complaint