New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
is president Of the association and Edgar s Bar
ney secretary.
BITS or LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Justice Beekman. in the Supreme Court. has
handed down decision In which ne refuses the
application OF residents Of West Forty -fourth-st..
near Sixth-ave.. for a revocation OF the license
granted to William Smith for the premises No. III
Sixth-ave. Justice Beekman says that great care
should be exercised in matters OF this kind. as.
should a license be revoked there can be APP
peal from such an order. He therefore sends the
to referee. The residents asked for the rev.
ocation on the ground that in swearing that the
nearest entrance TO the saloon not within 200
feet of the entrance to a building used ex-
cusively for residential purposes. Smith had given
false information. They allege that just before the
license granted Smith walled UP temporarily
an entrance TO the building In order TO avoid the
law; leaving an entrance in the basement under the
walcd-up piece Smith the entrance was
walled up before he leased the place.
Justice Smyth heard argument in the Supreme
Court yesterday a motion to make permanent a
temporary injunction restraining the Broadway In
surance Company from turning over its business
and office to the Hartford Insurance Company. f.
G. jameson and NJ. Frelinghuysen two of the prin-
cpal stockholders in the Broadway company. are
the plaintiffs They assert that there is no need or
selling out the company was doing good bust
and paid 10 cent TO stockholders last year
Arguments in the case were not ended yesterday.
Washington Burton. importer and dealer in
favorng extracts, at No. Il Barclayst. was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Lipsky on an
order signed by Justice Van Wyck. in the Supreme
Court Brooklyn The arrest was made at the In
stance of Burton's wife. who has brought proceed
ings against her husband in the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn. to recover $3.50 arrears of alimony. Bur
ton must appear on November 80 before the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt of court. lie
was released yesterday upon giving 500 bail
IN the Supreme COur; yesterday Justice Beekman
sustained the demurrer interposen by the 81. Lukes
Hospital in the suit that has been brought against
II by Frederick Berebroick 10 recover $4,000. The
Court holds that when the complaint states that the
hospital carnot give clear tie 10 the lands at Fifth
ave- Fify-fourth and Ffty-ffth SITS. 1t states only
conclusion and that there should be facts stated to
bear this conclusion. Leave is given TO the plain
tiff 10 amend his defective complaint and bring
another action The action arises out OF auction
sale of property of the hospital in 1893. Lewis
Samuels. who obtained option on the property
paying 10000 earnest money. found ont that by an
old deed 1t could only he used for hospital and
chapel purposes. The hospital authorities however
refused give back the earnest money that had been
paid. Last year they had bill! introduced into the
egsla in which the restrictions OF the old deed
were removed and the property has since been sold
The plaintiff Berebrock. has an assigned CAIN for
one-half of Samuels's deposit money and is suing TO
get 10000 returned to him.