New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
NOTES FROM TIE COURTS.

In the Supreme Court yesterday justice osborne
granted the application OF William y. Dykman as
receiver Of the Commercial Bank for permission TO
employ special counsel In tie suits which he has
been directed to bring agains; the directors OK the
bank for an accounting. Justice Osborne allows
Mr. Dykman to pay the special counsel retaining
fee OF $50 and says that further compensation
shall be whatever is determined upon By the re-
ce.ver
The Grand Jury presented indictments In the
County Court yesterday for alleged violations OF
the excise law II Is believed that there were three
of them. although the D.strict-Attorney refused to
announce the number until the men have been ar
rested Later in the day. one OF the men. Patrick
J. Sweeney OF Myrtle-ave. and Sandford-st. was mr.
raigned before Judge Hurd and pleaded not guilty
He was held In $1,000 ball. and John Pyburn be-
camo his bondsman. The Grand Jury also returned
six dsrnissals Of excise cases which they had In
vestigated
Some time ago an application was made TO the
Supreme Court by William Il. Dmas for an in
junction to restrain his brother Chauncey l.. c.
Ditmas from burying In the family plot In Cypress
Hills Cemetery the body OF Clarence Terry. n son
OF the respondents wife by former husband Mr..
Dtmas said that the plot had been purchased BY
his father for a family burying-ground. and
there was room In 1t for outsiders The april
cation was heard at length. and the court found
for Chauncey D!tmas. permitting him to bury the
BODY as he desired Now Chauncey has begun an
yesterday Justice Osborne OF the Supreme Court,
appointed William j. Carr referee 10 take testi-
mony as to the damage sustained.
Testimony was taken in the Supreme Court yes
terday before Justice Van wyck and jury in the
suit OF Mortimer s. Watkinssn as administrator Of
the estate OF his mother Theresa Watkinson,
against the Long Island Railroad Company to re-
5000 for her death. 1t Is alleged by the plain
tiff that on September g. 1894, while the old lady
attempting 10 board train at Woodhaven
Junction. she slipped between the platform and the
last of the train. which passed over her and
caused her death 1t is alleged that the accident
would not have happened II proper safeguards had
been adopted by the railroad company. The defence
is general denial OF responsibility The case went
to the jury.
Albert +. Stewards suit against the Blythebourne
Improvement Company to recover 5000 damages
incurred by alleged false representations OF the
pany was tried IN the Supreme Court before Justice
young man, alleges that In 1880 he bought lot
from the defendants at Fifty-seventh-st and Flew
enth-ave.. NewUtrecht and that he paid 81. $50 for
It, The company represented to him that the land
street as fixed BY the town. Stewart says that,
lying the representations which made 10
him when he bought the lot. he built house there
and laid out pretty garden. After he had done
all that he learned that his land least FIVE
feet below the street level az fixed by the town He
fixes his damages at 1900 The answer OF the COM
made to the plaintiff The trial was continued
Justice Clement, Of the Supreme Court. handed
down a decision yesterday denying the application
OF Kate Monjo. now Kate Monjo Solomon for leave
tained divorce from her in 1886. The story OF Mrs
Monjos fight for her children has been told before
Her husband Monjo. was we'll known a railroad
man. and both before and after he obtained
custody OF her children order Of the court
permitting her to see them