Year: 1872

Yesterday the Grand Jury OF the United States
Circuit Court found indictments against Victoria
Woodruff and Tennie O. Claim for having for
warded through the Post ONCE papers OF an in
decent and obscene character This fact was Ofici-
ally notified by the District Attorney to Commits
sioner Osborne at one O'Clock, at which hour the
Commissioner had intended to so on with the ex-
animation. The prisoners, who had been brought
down from Ludlow Street Jail, were IN Court and
were informed, through their counsel that the
action of the Grand Jury would render any exam
nation by him into the charge wholly unnecessary
In fact, took the case out OF his hands. This an
nouncement seemed to dsappoint the crowd who
had assembled to hear the details of this matter.
The prisoners were then rearrested on bench war;
rants under the indictments ana taken back to
prison, where they must remain until their trial II
they cannot get bail


Judge Fancher holding Supreme Court Chambers,
granted yesterday writ OF habeas corpus IN the
cases OF Victoria c. woodruff, Tennie G. Claim and
Colonel Blood. The writ was made returnable at
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning, when these par
ties will be brought into Court from their respect
I've prison abodes, and all the stratagems OF legal
Ingenuity employed to restore them to liberty.


United States Marshal Sharpe has issued instruc-
tions to his deputies respecting their conduct at
the elections He tells them that II trivial charges
are made before them they shall take the names





names and residences of the witnesses, for the pur-
pose Of future examination.


Mr.. Byrne. who got the contract for building the
New York city Underground Railroad, and toward
the construction OF which, although the charter
was granted two years ago, there has not yet
stroke OF work been done, has not been very for
tunate thus far in his suit brought before Judge
Barrett OF the Supreme Court TO enforce fulhlment
OF the contract Upon the demurrer to the CON-
paint made and argued at length q few days since
Judge Barrett yesterday gave his decision. In this
decision he sustains the demurrer, but couples with
the decision permission to Mr.. Byrne to amend his
complaint.


Mr.. Bergh's benevolent efforts on behalf OF the
dumb beasts, and particularly towards enforcing
higher humanity in the treatment of the equine
race. seems to be getting him perpetually IN hot
water. furious legal onslaught has just been
made on him by three Of the leading stage lines OF
the city. the Broadway and Fourteenth street line
the Broadway and Madison avenue line, the Broad
way and Fourth avenue line the two latter being
owned by one company-and the Broadway and
Twenty-thira street line. These companies each
and severally complain that he Is in the habit OF
making summary arrests OF drivers without war;
rants, taking horses able to work from the omni-
buses and altogether nnicting on them serious
pecuniary loss. Application was accordingly made
yesterday before Judge J. i. Daily, OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, for an INDUCTION restraining him
from further interference with their business.
There was lengthy argument in the case, which
will be resumed again tomorrow.


Judge Barrett, OF the Supreme Court, gave de-
cslon yesterday In litigation growing out OF
rather curious Will case. Upon a contingency In
the will the American Bible Society seeks to come
into possession OF some valuable real estate In
West Eleventh street. Certain heirs demurred to
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tains the demurrer.


In the Superior Court trial yesterday took
place before Judge sedgwick, In which the jury
gave verdict Of $500 against Nassau street firm
On account OF injuries sustained by man In fall
Ing into coal hole in front OF their place OF busi-
Dcss. II is evident that coal hole coverings cannot
lie neglected with impunity.