Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-01
THE COURTS.
OWL,

OWL.
SUPREME CopRT OF THR UNITED srATRs-
ThursdaH October 81, lsI2.-Pursuant to ad.
tcgrnment tho court met this morning At eleven
Present Mr.. Chief Justice Chase, Mr.. Jus.
tloe clifford, Mr.. Justice SWayne, Mr.. Justice
Mr. Justice Strong and Mr.. Justice Bradley
Ordered, That All cases continued at this term
on and after Monday, the 18th OF November, ex.
SsSS psoSd SOGSs SP09 SSS
No. $50. The United States, appellants, vs.
Maria A. Burton, widow, so. Appeal from tho
District Court Of the United States for the state
sral Williams ordered by the court that tho ap-
peal In this cause be dismissed.
No. 100 AlexandeH Gross, appellant, vs.. tho
United states This cause was argued by Mr..
]. Ooombs, Of counsel for the appellants, and
BY Mr.. Assistant Attorney General Hill and Mr.
Attorney General Williams for tho appellees.
No. 1gT. Erie Railroad Company, plaintlns In
error, ", State OF PennsJlyanlA;
No. 1ps. The CLEVELAND, Palnesville and Ash
tabula Railroad Company, plaintiffs In error, vs..
No, 100, The PiasburE, Fort Wayne and Chi.
oago Railroad Company, plaintiffs In error, vs.
state OF Pennsylyania;
No 100 The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad Company, PLAINTIFF IN error, vs.
State Of Pennsylvania. Ordered BY tho court
that these causes be continued.
~, @l Francis Dainese, appellant, va A. J.
DeLeyE Of al. Continued.
No: 2O2 David Turner, plaintiff In error, vs.
Jas. M. Smith. This cause was argued by Mr.
Francis i, smith, Of consul for the plaintiff in
error, and by MT. O. W. Wattles Tor the defend
No, 2OS. dustAvo T. Beaursgard Of al, plain.
TINS 10 error, Va State Of Louisiana. In error to
the Eighth District OF the State, Of New Or.
leans, Ordered by the court that this cause be
dismissed, with costs per stipulation on die.
No. Ob. The United States, appellants, vs..
ThoS W, Kelly. Continued.
No. 400. Robert @, HSdriok, plaintiff in error,
vs.. Samuel 7. Hughes Postponed until Thurs.
day, Tth November noxL
Adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock.
SUPREME CouRT or TIE DISTRICT IN GIN.
ERAL TERM.-Uhlef Justice Cartier and JustioeH
Wylie and Macarthur sat in bdnc yesterday,
and were engaged as follows yesterday;
Henry q. Deyeney vs.. The Steam.tug Katie
wise. This case comes up on an appeal from
the District Court. Its merits are these; Onthe
18th day OF Ootober, 1893, Henry q. DeyeDsy
Med In the office OF the supreme Court of lie
Didrlct Of Columbia his libel against the steam.
tug Katie Wise, her boats, tackle, apparel and
furniture, then lying at the port OF GeorgetoWn
within the admiralty Jurisdiction OF this court,
and against John ID. Davidson, OF Georgetown n,
master Of the said steam.lug, aud ali other per
sons n. intervening ioE their interest therein,
The facts as set forth are as follows: John r.
Davidson was the owner OF the steam-tug "KAtIe
Wise I" he mortaged the entire vessel 10 Deye-
ney subsequently, he sold ct different times un.
divided parts OF the vessel to different persons.
Hugh CapertOD, a judgment creditor OF David.
son, levied an execution upon the remSipinV in.
tereat Of Davidson in the vessel. The vessel was
sold on mortgage; after satisfying the mortgage
and the preferred liens, there 10 q balance which
the part owners claim should DO wholly dis.
trlbuted to them In proportion to their respective
interests. N'''N
OapeIton claims that he Is entitled To have dis.
tIl t 70 nlm part Of said fund proporti0ned
70 the interest Of Davidson, levied on BY him, 10
the interest OF the other part OWners
The order Of the court below excludes Uaper
ton irOn share Of the fund, and sustains the
claim Of the part oWnerS which CanrrtoniS
counsel maintSin Is erroneous.
Ihe osSS was argued Wednesday and yestCr.
cay apa We court held Il under advlSement.
POLLOE.
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