New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
PROCEEDINGS IN LOCAL COURTS

PROCEEDINGS IN LOtAB IOp Mo
William B Hornbower appeared as counsel foe
St Luke's Hospital yesterday before Jusuce
Truax in the Supreme Court. and made motion
for leave TO file an amended answer In suit
brought against the hospital by CnAriss =. SeS-
mour a real estate broker. 10 recover sz'"' COM
missions Jess $3.50 already paid Seymour alleges
that he sold the old site OF the hospital al fifty-
fourth-s, and Fifth-avc 10 Louis samueis lof
s2iO)1p He sued the hosntaI 10 rI,yt,'tt c,t,,
the Managers paid him 80" ana asn,sa o~'ns ~
change the answer OF the defendant, which was
ggnS,a M Gena go as aged D ' TO ~ waive all lis claim
except the $500 Decision was reserved
BIshop John l.. spaulding. O, Peoria Ii. was sp
pointed by Justice Pryor yesterday co'Tp-tee with
the United states Trust Company under the VII oi
william : Caldwell FOR the benefit % Mary Eliza
Breo kenfiige Won z Hiiwitz formerly Mss 'ad"sn'
Nine Won Icifwi'z j. The widow Of Baron Mori's
curt Won Ieitwiiz Berlin Her father "it her an
estate m trust. ana Eugen" ~ y ~" olnssr' ana
chsr.es Fry were trustees uni'r re- vi. NJ rty
ded In 1893 ana Mr. Kelly f".ign.l his fisi IN .ssor
o' tn Baron von zci'aiz. .Th' tinted s'a,es trust
COMPANY ok ,he paoe of NJ ana sy Sus,ss
the Baron, BisAop Spandifs j. also ts'e. ~ WAY
Byrd caldwell. Marquis u" MeI''h'ns Mefih'"'e'
A sister OF Baroness Won I"1'aiiz
Char.es Hsllane counsel for Jared Flagg r.. A.
gued VIZ, % hsbeas corpus 90 fh" supreme Court
before Justice Pryor. yesterday The Urit ha1 been
obtained f0r the production - Fagg Who = now
serving thirty dsys m the city Prison on
the charge OF keeping dis 'riery house. Mr.. Hai-
dane ccnienloi that 80 Clur, % General Sessions
had no jurisdiction in tases ~ m msiensanor. amt
cited instances 20 sustain 20" r1er'lon among tneFi
"A bret hy the late strict ATTORNEY IfORs, VINO u
another case hld taken the same ground The De.
trci-At;Orney. represented hy Forbes J Henne~sy,
argued from a brio; prepared by Assistant Disiric,.
Attorney I.ndsav that this contention was absurd.
Justice Pryor reserved his decision. and Figg went
back 20 the rOnb-
The con'es, over 'he viii of Mrs Emile Bsrtes.
who eft an estate which has been valued more
than $1,000 was heard Yesterday before Surrogate
Arnold The contest u brought hy Leopold Roth
schild a brother u Ms Barteis who alleges that
A the line the WI executed his sister os
unsouni mind and und4ly Influenced NJ.
Roihsch.d. who - a manufart .r"r % susnender
webbing alleges that DO managed fle pr gefty of the
tesiaiIiA. ana that under his maras' men; 4 In
creased IN many lines In grif. ade t-r this.
Ing him $1,000. She also by fli- alleged VII gave
large egacies 10 her r1'dFen and so" % Frederick
". Seller friend. After The death - Mrs Blfies
la,er Will was produced hS Hlr sle ie;t ne bulk
of her property - Sellers, and small. egac - only 20
her brother ana other relatives. Counsel tor se crs
alleges that Roihschii hal nlsmanaged ne prop
cry Z Mrs Bar'els and tAst the bcquesi % sellers
recognit on OF his services 10 placing her az,
fairs and property a sound basis witness
the time O.. making the md Wi Mrs Bar;eis
O. sound mind anl fully understood what she was
doing Re added that she spoke Engsh well WI
nesses for the contestant afferVari testified that
Mrs Barrels could nor speak English. ana always
taxed in German. TIE hearing wes adjourned -