enter name and hit return
1870 COURT NEWS
Brooklyn Standard Union
8 October 1870
SURROGATES COURT-KINGS COUNTY
Before Hon. William D. VEEDER, Surrogate
Wills proved--
John D. WESTON,
Lawrence DRUMGOLD,
Edmund EGAN,
Louisa T. WOODS,
Joseph SEELY
Patrick WHITE, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Patrick WHITE after the death of his wife devised his real estate to the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum of Brooklyn.
Wills rejected--
Cornelia A. MEAKUM, of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Administration were granted in the estates of the following named
deceased persons, viz:
Little BROWN,
Albert LATUS,
Margaretta DITERRING
Mary WALLER, of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Guardianship of the person and estate of
Thomas B. VAN TUYL were granted to Andrew VAN TUYL his father,
of John O'BRIEN to Mary McCUE,
of William PLESLER and Mary SLEIN
to Margaret WOLF, all of the city of Brooklyn.
24 October 1870
SURROGATE'S COURT--KINGS COUNTY
Before Hon. Wm. D. VEEDER, Surrogate.
Wills proved
Rebecca STILLWELL, of the town of Gravesend;
Almira B. WILSON,
Joseph GAVIN,
Charles FRANKS,
Francis McNEELEY,
John O'HARA,
William HEUSER,
Catharine Ann BONN, and
Ellen M. HASCALL, all of the city of Brooklyn
Wills rejected
John Philip BORN (best guess), of the town of New Lots.
Letters of administration were granted on the estates of the following named
persons, viz.:
Almira B. WILSON,
William CUNNINGHAM,
Simon BERGEN,
Sarah DUNN,
John BURGHER,
Daniel PORTENS,
Mary M. GATFIELD, and
Susan Jane KEVENEY, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of guardianship of the person and estate of
Charles WILSON were granted to Maria PENTECOST, his mother;
of Remsen RUSHMORE, Charles T. RUSHMORE, and Stuart H. RUSHMORE to John D. RUSHMORE,
all of the city of Brooklyn.
28 October 1870
Court of Sessions
before Judges TROY, VOORHIES and JOHNSON
The JENNINGS bigamy case
In this case Charles S. SPENCER, Esq., the counsel for JENNINGS, made a
motion this morning for an arrest of judgment on the ground that the trial
had been suspended on account of the refusal of Mrs. JENNINGS to testify, and
the jurors empanelled for the trial of JENNINGS had not only been allowed to
separate, but had been drawn on other panels and had tried other cases before
JENNINGS' trial was resumed. Mr. SPENCER, as well as the Court and the
District-Attorney, all acknowledged that they had made diligent search and
had been unable to discover in the books any similar case. Judge TROY denied
the motion, and stated that he would sentence JENNINGS some day next week.
Surrogate's Court--Kings County
before Hon. Wm. D. VEEDER, Surrogate
Wills proved
Matilda ROUCHAS,
Charles L.B. WELLER,
George WITTMANN, and
James DUNBAR, all of the city of Brooklyn
Letters of administration were granted on the estates of the following named
deceased person, viz:
Rosanna ENGLISH,
Edward MURPHY,
George D. QUITSTORF,
Elizabeth CANNON,
James B. LITTELL,
Thomas BROWN,
Mary Ann WHITCROFT, and
De Forest SUTPHEN, all of the city of Brooklyn.
John BROWN, of the town of Gravesend
Letters of guardianship of the persons and estate of
Julia QUITSTORF
Fanny M. QUITSTORF,
Mary A. QUITSTORF, and
Lucy Ann QUITSTORF
were granted to Frank RUSSELL, and of
Sarah WILLARD to Thomas SIGLEY and Maria SIGLEY, all of the city of Brooklyn.
19 November 1870
Surrogate's Court
King's County
Before Hon. Wm. D. Veeder, Surrogate.
Wills Proved.
Thomas B. SCOTT, of the town of New Lots;
Jacob RITZER,
Edward RASIE,
Eliza Ann WOOD,
Frederick TAG,
Alvah H. GOWDY, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Administration were granted in the estates of the following-named
deceased persons, viz:
Joseph GEIGER, of the city of Frankfort, Germany;
Rosannah LYONS, of the town of Flatbush;
Thomas MEEHAN,
Henry SIMPSON,
Ann J. SETT,
John JEFFRIES,
Poebe Ann SWAN,
Catherine JONES,
Jacob HUDSON,
Jabiel L. ADAMS,
Peter P. WAILING,
Francis H. W. JOESTING, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Estate of John FORREST deceased. Letters testamentary revoked.
December, 1 1870
Surrogate's Office:
The following business was transacted before the Hon. James W. Covert,
Surrogate for QUEENS County for the month of November:
Wills admitted to probate during the month of November last.
Edward CHEVERS,
Daniel REDER,
John A.AMBERMAN, of town of Jamaica;
Mary SMITH, Christania PARK,
Seraphine C. COX,
Rebecca DENTON, town of Flushing;
Hannah MILLER,
John H. ADAMS, town of Oyster Bay;
Gideon PEASALL,
Carman M. SMITH, Town of Hempstead;
Jennie McNALLY,
Nathaniel PEARSALL; town of North Hempstead.
Letters of administration granted :
John MEYER, Jr.,
Thomas MOONEY,
Mary DENTON, Town of Newtown;
George W. VALENTINE, town of North Hempstead;
Sarah E MOTT,
Lucinda SMITH,
Christopher WINN,
Eliza. HENDERSON, town of Hempstead;
Christian HALLER,
Margaret BOYD,
George SCHNIEDER,
William B. LAMBERTSON, town of Jamaica;
Edward POST, of Flushing;
Mary COCK, of Oyster Bay;
Letters of administration issued for :
Clarissa VAN WYKER,
Francis E. VAN WYKER,
Matilda L. VAN WYKER,
Henry H SPRAGG,
Richard W SPRAGG, of Hempstead;
Pheobe Jane BURTS, of Jamaica.
11 December 1870
Surrogates' Court - Kings County
Before Hon. Wm.D. VEEDER, Surrogate.
Wills Proved.
Tennis J. BERGEN of the town of Flatbush.
Abraham LENT,
Daniel FOLEY,
Roger McDONOUGH,
Wilhelmina S. SIGLER, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Administration were granted on the estates of the
following named deceased persons. viz:
Anne E. PICKERING of the Town of New Lots.
John McCLUSKY,
Luther A. LAURENSE,
Mary A.H.EATON,
Hannah JONES,
John O'NEIL,
Elizabeth SEABURY,
James D. MURRAY,
Frank McNALLY,
Catharine FAIRWEATHER,
Franz STRASSER,
John BURNS,
Mary A. J.HARVEY
Anne VALENTINE, all of the city Brooklyn.
Letters of Administration with wills annexed were granted on the estates of
Elizabeth Ann LUDLOW and Amelia DURYEA, both of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Guardianship of the person and estate of
Charles G. AERET,
George W.AERET, and Grace E.AERET, were granted to their mother
Elinor AERET, all of the city of Brooklyn.
12 December 1870
FORGERY OF A WILL
BERGEMAN and HILDEBRAND will be sentenced to-morrow for subornation of
perjury, in procuring witnesses to swear to the forged will of
John Philip BAUN.
It will be remembered that about a month ago A.C.B. BERGEMAN and Anthony
HILDEBRAND were tried and convicted on a charge of subornation of perjury, in
that they had procured Emil GOLDSTEIN and Otto ARNOUX to swear falsely to the
execution of a forged will, purporting to be the will of John Philip BAUN, of
East New York.
Before the trial, Messrs. MOORE, GILL, and HINSCH, of counsel for the
prisoners, raised questions as to the right of the City Court to try the
prisoners, and during the course of the many objections were made to the
receipt of certain evidence that was offered. Judge McCUE who presided at the
trial held at the time that the City Court had jurisdiction in the matter,
and overruled most of the objections made by the counsel.
After the conviction, a motion in arrest of judgment was argued, on the
ground that the court had not jurisdiction, and on the ground that the
objections were improperly overruled. The argument was before Judge McCUE,
and it is understood that he will to-morrow morning, render a written opinion
denying the motion, and at the same time the prisoners will be sentenced.
15 December 1870
Assaulting An Officer.- James McCLUSKEY was committed to the Penitentiary for
six months, yesterday morning for kicking Officer DOWNING, of the Tenth Precinct.
Burglary.- At five o'clock yesterday morning the milk depot of F.WEDENBURG,
at the corner of Franklin Place and Jay street, was burglarized and $6. in
silver coin, a silver watch and gold chain valued at $30, and some cigars were stolen.
Accident.- Margaret CUSICK was seriously injured yesterday evening, by a fall
from the elevator while ascending from one floor to another at the tobacco
factory of Peter LORILLAICE in Sedgwick street. She was conveyed to Pacific
Street Hospital.
Assault and Battery.- Bridget BEST was arrested yesterday afternoon, on
charge of having committed assault and battery on Ann McGOVERN. Johanna FLETCHER was
arrested on a similar charge preferred by Margaret FEENEY
19 December 1870
SURROGATES' COURT-- KINGS COUNTY
Before Hon. Wm. D. Veeder, Surrogate wills proved.
John KING, of the town of New Lots; John G. CLAYTON, of the town of
Flatbush; Margaret K. Je???, of Summerville, Massachusetts; David EVANS,
George W. KRUGER, Uriah LEVISON, Edward BALLY, Robert E. FINN, Daniel F.
CABLE and
Ennis JACKSON, all of the city Brooklyn.
Letters of Administration were granted on the estates of the following named
deceased persons, viz: Philip BREHME, of the town of Flatbush, Susan L.
BROWN, Fottfried REUSCH, Charles F. FANAR, William CROWELL, Susan F. WALKER,
Ezekiel H. SMITH, Charles HEGENBOTHAM, John A. COOKE, Charles ASHBY and
George C. BRIGGS, all of the city of Brooklyn.
Letters of Guardianship of the person and estate of Jane JOHNSON were granted
to Agnes PAUL, her sister, of Mary Ann KISSEL to Magdalena HOFFNER, her
mother all of the city of Brooklyn.
Transcribed by Phil Barth
Return to COURT MAIN
Return to CIVIL MAIN
Return to Newspaper: BROOKLYN STANDARD UNION MAIN
Return to BROOKLYN MAIN