New-York tribune., 1897-01-13
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROCEEDINGS IN LOCAL COURTS.
The Jury which has been trying the suit OF ). II.
MobIman e. Go. against the Western Assurance
Company. OF Canada brought In verdict Tor the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed yes'ero"y ~
the United States Circuit Court. norman "
demanded $1,000 less certain reductions ,, an'n wa,
company upon tho stock in the I,shaped building
Nos IS and 40 North Moore-s and NO, loo igb, NJ
Anril % 1895 For the defendants 1t was pieahen
that tho building took fire after II hah eonrs and
tho result Of heavy weights upon inc nop,' p n amI
that by n clause IN the insurance policy tne coin ,1
pany was therefore. not liable The case WAS ar'.
ag +. test and IL is now expected that Mohiinan q,
60 viii be able to collect slis0Oo the amount OF thelr
less from the con panies which had insurer t"e
stock.
4 verdict for H1i3 0s was awarded TO Henry T.
Miner in the Supreme Court yesterday against ~
scmblyman Timothy D. Sullivan ana Mar'" Jan
gan On June ]. 1893. the defendants icased 'he
nrcmIscs at No aos Bowery at annual rental OF
3 600 for the rsi year and $500 for the next two 's
years They retained possession UNI" '''' . ''''
al which time there was S2,Oib v que
John Joseph Kennedy began suit against 'he
Metropolitan Traction Company in inc 'n''cu
States Circuit Court yesterday for So"" damages
for injuries sustained in collision peiwrsn horsncar
af n' pead Mans curve. The Complainant was the
driver of the crosstown car. and IL Is "'eso'' wa"
made a paraytc by the accident
A suit brought by Lillian Russell against the United
States 10 recover an alleged excess of duties Oh tne
arical costumes and properties imported py her ioi
use in the production OF The Queen Of Brillants
in 1854 tried yesterday in the ntsa s'a,ss
cult Court before Judge Townsend ne c0s,uines , rs
arrived from London on the steamship olM m ~
October s mney Wers % ahrn AK annrascd and dev.
cred Miss Russell Under the Wilson bli. theasrca @
properties dutiabe unless the importer gives
bond to export them within six months; when may
be extended FOR another SIX months ny tne b,j
OF the Treasury Miss Russell gave stca poiu,
with two sureties AT the expiration OF tns nrsI ss
months the costumes still remained here ana earnlhs earn,
six months extension. At the end OF this period Miss
Russell paid the duties under protest ana .h' ~
counsel were heard yesterday on the legal questions
involved. which were as to whether the protest was
which were made OF WOO. should pay the rate OF duty
prescribed under the Mckinley Act or 1880 or under
n"s,noned the operation OF the schedule on manu-
features OF wool until January 1885, Decision was
reserved.
Morris Prowler a retired business man. hfty-nlne
years old and feeble brought suit In the Su-
preme Court yesterday against the Wheeler d
Wilson Manufacturing Company for 10000 DAM
ages for false arrest ON May H. 1895. Mr.
Prowler left his home. at No. 2.26 Seventh
ave, TO pay a visit 10 his son. whose store
was in One-hundred "A nd fourteenth-st. At one
hundred and-tweniy y -fourth-s and Lenox-aye his
attention attracted TO "A man ana boy, ne poy
had the ,,'" boy apparentiy under arrest Prower
looked on when suddenly the man. whose nama
oye 10 "nr the nieresd Prowe and grab
bing him by the coat collar. called him thief and
bror s streets 0i s"e to %S 4
Observation-Disclosures the store of the Wheeler q
Wilson Company. where he was kept practically
under arrest for Two hours when the manager
arrived. and also abused him, before realizing
the stand yesterday denied many OF Prowler 5
lions but admitted that when proWer ,r'o a
10 explain his position ne uhe wltnessl told MIN 10
shut up The hearing was not finished