New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-23
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

The fury that has before Judge Andrews, beer
for several days trying the suit brought by Josiah
Ewing against Maud Lascelles. in which he seeko
to recover $500 an assigned claim from w W.
Vandiver a lawyer OF Rome Ga, who claimed
this sum for legal services rendered to the de-
PENDANTS husband, brought In a verdict yesterday
for $500 for the plaintiff. this being full amount
with interest
sidney Lascelles. the defendants husband, was
arrested in Georgia. where he was swndling peo-
pie under the OF Lord Beresford.' He rs
now serving fve-years' sentence there for forgery
His wife employed Vandiver to perform certain
legal services. making contract. and then re-
fused TO pay She asserted that the contract had
been obtained from her by duress. and that II she
signed such a contract she did not know what she
doing.
Nine Emile schultze must not take any more
boarders into the house at No 24s West Forty
second-st or she will be guilty Of contempt OF
court Judge McAdam, in the Superior Court, yes
terday granted injunction restraining her from
engaging either directly indirectly, in the board
ing house business at No 2i9 West Forty-second-st
or within ten blocks in any direction Of he house
at No POP West Thirty-sxth-st. Nine. Schultz Is
also directed not to connect herself in any way
with any boarding house within the prescribed
limits. or to advertise or solicit boardeis for
house within the ten blocks limit or 10 Interfere in
any way with the business Of Frederic and Celine
Caillias who conduct a boarding house at No. 22
West 1hirty-SiXtn- ana WHO ODtdlneu n' hlJHHN-
ton The latter say that on September l6 Nine
the boarding house business at No 92 West Thirty
sxth-st.. which they had CONDUCTED for long time
previous and that the plaintiffs then bought the
furniture in the house and the good Will o: the
business for $500 At the time OF the sale OF her
business the plaintiffs say, Nine. Schultze entered
into a written agreement with them that she would
not engage in the boarding business within a radius
of ten blocks Of the house at No. POP West Thirty
sxtb-st. lend her name In any way to such bust
ness In viola ton Of this agreement, il was
charged on October 81 Nine. Schultze did open an
other boarding house at No 249 West Forty second
ST. which Is within less than ten blocks Of the
former place and also used her name In an ad-
vertise,nent Of the house, soliciting bOarlers. In
reply the defendant alleged that she was only en-
ployed as housekeeper for Joseph Hass, who keeps
The place 1t averred. however, tina, Joseph
Hass was the father Of the defendants former part
ner and came from France six weeks ago for the
express purpose OF lending his name 10 the bust
Mrs Lena Cohen, plaintiff in suit against her
brother-in-law Philip VI. Plat, created in
the Special Term OF the Superior Court yesterday
by making a bitter attack upon her brother, Will
lam l. Fox after which she tainted and had 10 h.
carried from the room. The out brought by
Mrs. Cohen TO compel Plat 10 account for rent.
which she alleged he had collected belonging to her
mothers estate The case was adjourned until
Monday.
John Shoemaker Yesterday obtained a writ Of
certiorarl from Judge BoOkstsver In the Court OF
Common Pleas review the action of the Board
OF Excise in refusing TO grant him license for the
hotel and cafe Nos. - and - Lex ngton-av-.
The Boa ard refused the license upon the grounds
the hotel a. for dsorderly persons. This
Il denied by Shoemaker who says that fully
twenty-five respectable families live In the hOte,.
The order is rsurnable on November %.