THE

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.

CASES DECIDED

IN THE

COURTS OF RECORD

OF THE

STATE OF NEW YORK

OTHER THAN THE

Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,

INCLUDING THE APPELLATE TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT
FOR THE HEARING OF APPEALS FROM THE CITY COURT OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK ; SPECIAL TERMS AND TRIAL
TERMS OF THE SUPREME COURT, CITY COURT OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY COURTS
AND OF THE SURROGATES' COURTS, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF LAWS OF 1892, CHAPTER 598.

ROBERT G. SCHERER, REPORTER.

VOLUME XXVII.

ALBANY:
JAMES B. LYON, PUBLISHER.

1899.

Entored according to act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred And

ninety-nine. BY JOHN T. MCDONOUGH, SECRETARY OF THE STATE OP NEW YORK. In trust for the benefit of the People of the said State, in the office of the Librarian

of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

Rec. Dec. 15, 1899.

OTHER THAN THOSE DESIGNATED TO CONSTITUTE THE

APPELLATE DIVISION.

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. GEORGE P. ANDREWS,

Hon. LEONARD A. GIEGERICH,
MILES BEACH,

HENRY A. GILDERSLEEVE,
HENRY R. BEEKMAN,

ABRAHAM R. LAWRENCE,
HENRY BISCHOFF, Jr.,

DAVID LEVENTRITT,*
HENRY W. BOOKSTAVER,

CHARLES F. MacLEAN,*
P. HENRY DUGRO,

DAVID MCADAM,
JAMES FITZGERALD,

FRANCIS M. SCOTT,
JOHN J FREEDMAN,

FREDERICK SMYTH,
Hon. CHARLES H. TRUAX.

SECOND JUDICIAL DITRICT.
Hon JOSEPH F. BARNARD, **

Hon. ALMET F. JENKS,
WILLIAM D. DICKEY,

MARTIN J. KEOUGH,
GARRET J. GARRETSON,

SAMUEL T. MADDOX,
WILLIAM J. GAYNOR,

JOSIAH T. MAREAN,
MICHAEL H. HIRSCHBERG,

WILMOT M. SMITH.

Hon. JAMES A. BETTS,

EMORY A. CHASE,

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Hon ALDEN CHESTER,

SAMUEL EDWARDS,
Hon. EDGAR L. FURSMAN.

* FOURIH.JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Hon. S. ALONZO KELLOGG,

Hon. LESLIE W. RUSSELL,
Hon. MARTIN L. STOVER.

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. FRANK H. HISCOCK,

Hon. PARDON C. WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM E. SCRIPTURE,

MAURICE L. WRIGHT.

SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. GERRIT A. FORBES,

Hon. BURR MATTICE,
GEORGEF. LYON,

WALTER LLOYD SMITH.

SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. JOHN M. DAVY,

Hon. CHARLES C. DWIGHT,
JAMES W. DUNWELL,

EDWIN A. NASH,
Hon. WILLIAM E. WERNER.

EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. HENRY A. CHILDS.

Hon. JOHN S. LAMBERT,
WARREN B HOOKER,

FRANK C LAUGHLIN,
DANIEL J. KENEFICK,19

ROBERT C TITUS,
Hon. TRUMAN C. WHITE.

JUSTICES OF THE CITY COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
Hon. JAMES M. FITZSIMONS, CH.J., $ Hon. JOHN HENRY MCCARTHY,
LEWIS J. CONLAN,

EDWARD F. ODWYER,
THEODORE F. HASCALL,

JOHN P. SCHUCHMAN.

* Also designated by the Appellate Division, First Department, to hold the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court for the hearing of appeals from the City Court of the city of New York, and The Municipal Court of the city of New York.

** Designated pursuant to sec. 12, Art. VI, of the Constitution. $ Appointed Chief Judge vice Van Wyck, J., resigned. Appointed November 10, 1898, vice Manly C Green, deceased. 19 Appointed December 31, 1898, vice Hamilton Ward, deceased.

Hon. CLIFFORD D. GREGORY.........................

Albany county.
S. MCARTHUR NORTON

Allegany county
TAYLOR L. ARMS.

Broome county.
FREDERICK W. KRUSE

Cattaraugus county.
GEORGE UNDERWOOD........................ ............... Cayuga county.
JEROME B. FISHER

Chautauqua county.
CHARLES R. PRATT"

Chemung county.
ALBERT F. GLADDING*

Chenango county.
LUCIEN L. SHEDDEN ........

Clinton county:
LEVI F. LONGLEY

Columbia county.
JOSEPH E EGGLESTON*

Cortland county.
ALBERT H. SEWELL*

Delaware county.
SAMUEL K. PHILLIPS

................... Dutchess county.
EDWARD K. EMERY

.... Erie county ROWLAND C. KELLOGG*

............ Essex county.
SAMUEL A. BEMA V*

Franklin county.
JEREMIAH KECK*.

Fuiton county,
SAFFORD E. NORTH*

Genesee county.
JOHN SANDERSON*

Greene county.
THOMAS MCGANX*

Hamilton county
IRVING R. DEVENDORF

Herkimer county
EDGAR C. EMERSON

Jefferson county
JOSEPH ASPINALL

Kings county.
WILLIAM B. HURD
HENRY E. TURNER*..............

Lewis county.
EDWARD P. COYNE*

Livingston county.
JOHN E. SMITH* $

Madison county.
ARTHUR E. SUTHERLAND.

.............................. Monroe county
JOHN D WENDELL

Montgomery county.
ROBERT SEABURY

Nassan county.
RUFUS B COWING

New York
CHARLES HICKEY*

Niagara county.
WATSON T. DUNMORE

Oneida county.
WILLIAM M. ROSS

Onondaga county.
WALTER H. KNAPP

............................. Ontario county.
JOHN J. BEATTIE.

.................. Orange county.
W. CRAWFORD RAMSDALE"

Orleans county.
MERRICK STOWELL.

.................. Oswego county.
JAMES W. BARNUM.

..................................... Otsego county.
WILLIAM WOOD.

Putnam county.
HARRISON S MOORE

....................... Queens county.
HENRY T. NASON

Rensselaer county.
STEPHEN D. STEPHENS

Richmond county.
ALONZO WHEELER-

Rockland county.
THEODORE H. SWI-T.

St. Lawrence county.
JAMES W. HOUGHTON.

Saratoga county.
ALONZO P. STRONG*.

................. Schenectady county.
WATSON LAMONT*

.................... Schoharie county. SAMUEL C. KEELER*

............................. Schuyler county. JOHN E. RICHARDSON*

....... Seneca county. FRANK H. ROBINSON..

.............. Steuben county.
BENJAMIN H. REEVE..

Suffolk county.
GEORGE H. SMITH,

Sullivan county.
HOWARD J. MEAD*

Tioga county.
BRADFORD ALMY*

Tompkins county.
JOIN G. VAN ETTEN..

Ulster county
ANDREW J. CHERITREE*

Warren county
THOMAS A LILLIE

Washington county.
S. NELSON SAWYER*

Wayne county.
SMITH LENT.

Westchester county.
JAMES E. NORTON.

Wyoming county.
JOHN T. KNOX

Yates county.

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Special COUNTY JUDGES.

Hon. ADOLPHUS H. SEARING.

FRANK S. WHEELER
HENRY H. HARRINGTON.
ALFONSO E COOLEY
GEORGE A. CARNAHAN
RODOLPHUS C. BRIGGS.
HENRY B. FULLERTON.
IRVING G HUBBS
ARTHUR T. JOHNSON
REUBEN R. JELLIFF
ADOLPHUS G. ALLEN
JAMES L. BAKER.
ALVARO D. ARNOLD

Cayuga county.
Chautauqua county.
Cherango county.
Jefferson county.
Monroe county.
Oneida county.
Orange county.
Oswego county.
St. Lawrence county.
Sullivan county.
Tioga county
Tompkins county,
Washington county.

Also Surrogates. + City Judge of New York city. | Appointed December 19, 1998, vice Arthur S. Tompkins, resigned. & Appointed March 13, 1899, vice Alfred D. Kennedy, deceased.

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}New York county.

Hon. GEORGE H. FITTS

Albany county.
CARY D. DAVIE

Cattaraugus county.
GEORGE B. TURNER

Cayuga county. EGBERT E. WOODBURY

Chautauqua county. JOHN H. BOOTH.

Clinton county. JOHN V. WHITBECK

Columbia county. CYRENUS P. DORLAND...................................... Dutchess county. LOUIS W. MARCUS

.......................................... Erie county. CHARLES L. ADAMS.

........ Jefferson county. GEORGE B. ABBOTT

Kings county.
GEORGE A. BENTON

Monroe county.
W. BARLOW DUNLAP.

Montgomery county.
JAMES M. VARNUM*
FRANK T. FITZGERALD
FREDERICK M. CALDER...............................

Oneida county.
EDGAR P. GLASS

.. Onondaga county. DAVID G. LAPHAM

Ontario county.
OBADIAH P. HOWELL...

Orange county.
SHELDON B. MEAD..

Oswego county.
LYNN J. ARNOLD.......................................

Otsego county.
DANIEL NOBLE.

Queens county.
ALBERT C. COMSTOCK.

Rensselaer county.
JOHN A. VANCE.

St. Lawrence county ELIAS H. PETERS.

................................... Saratoga county. MARTIN RUMSEY MILLER

Steuben county. NATHAN D. PETTY.

..................................... Suffolk county.
CHARLES DAVIS

Ulster county
GRENVILLE M. INGALSBE.

.............. Washington county. THEODORE H. SILKMAN.

Westchester county.

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SPECIAL SURROGATES.

Hon. REUBEN F. HOFF.

Cayuga county.
LESLIE A. PEASE.

.................................. Chautaugua county. FRANK T. EVANS

... Jefferson county. ELLIOTT O. WORDEN

Oneida county. JOHN B. SWEZEY.

.................... Orange county. WILLIAM B. BAKER

........................................ Oswego county. ALRIC HERRIMAN..

St. Lawrence county. EDWARD H. PINNEY.

Sullivan county. CHARLES G. DAVIS

Washington county.

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*Appointed Feb. 23, 1899, vice John H. V. Arnold, resigned.