, 1879-06-17
A Dozen important Opinions by
Justice Harlan.
The Government Has a Priority Of Lien
on the Cook County National.
Mrs. Spencer Sues to Recover the
Property Taken from Her
By Virtue Of Judgment Obtained on tho
Ground Of Fraud.


Jui,Re Harlan, after two weeks OF uncxar,-
plcd energy here, yssterlay closed TIT ILLS ousE-
ness In this city for this year Mt least ny tlev-
erit4 {3FiEAons In twelve cases. The opinions
weHff ldril, delivered from notes. and ins'aae
all tic ab6ut four or i've Of the cases he llas
hcnrd whlAhore. The case Of greatest gensral
Interest VII VII that OF tho Un'tca States rs. The
Cook County National Bunk to recover the
moners deposited hs Gen. McAssha. white
lss,paster- The following Is the op!rfon:
Ttiis eass j. before The Court upon demurrer 10
til. .l!ll aca by tho United sutc'.
t rsai s;t ths ' cook County Sston. p.nk became
tnselssnt md an.e 70 - pa{ 1 s1t. ~ % " A..
theklttyised Statutes, who tuck possession of IT.
p5oPeSrty S md Ha ssse'; ct r., lima ., -, ,,,. v,,
dspignatet depository for n,oney OF fantls Of si'o
United stateF,, It had rcce,sed from John Mc,
bcon made under the direction Of tie los!naser:
lie .n II "ss s se'a fr
Funds" and ''Moncv Order Funds" of the United
s.. 4. II. ttn,e Of the banx'. ta,as. :hs,. VA VA
and money -order !Nttlh to Thy amount OF $l4, uA,
In aii Of money belonging 10 the CNttcd Statcs,
y. Il the tine II .pspsns1on. ,ho sec.stary q. ot
si5o.o0 pr ynlae' as security for Al public
1'hat oi,lcer sold said bonds. aud. aitsr applying
the p!osscas 10 az pay'asat j. si ;'o5!7 o.
Saes 1easurcr + fhefo n nsnca the '' sun Of
si0. 2a. 05, which he proeer oilieer of .lr l'o3t
sy Dss II psa's; Ss es. pea e s sa s sx om
tlc bank to the tioscrnntnt ior tho lostai funds
and uaoney.ordcr FUNDS ,Ieposited y ncArthur,
that IL, Sf1, fD:i M 0n tue postAi-fnna account,
AMI ST. 4ji d. 10 The money -ortisr tnnd account.
being tine and unpaid On the postnl.fnnd aecoun,
s1:1, o1o,o@. and S.: on the money'ordeF
t. rhas At the time Of tho .uspenrloa Of hs ths
ill., sss bank ~! e , :ssa.e i e|rssia!ion..
bunas part had been sold, anl Il mart were viii
hold hy tho pcpartnent. which p.op9ssd to Ael the
United s,atsn for such sums ~ Ind hccn paid oul
cation of tIs pToceeds. there would st remain in
II. possession Of the uosernntcnt sum exceeding
By the banK on account VI rossa funds md
money .ortcr funot deposited therein by sGAs.h.r.
tse iss i Ct dsvo.it i lbs uatsd aa ses o'
sum executing s:'o 100 bctunrnE e tho pink.
which has nee resolved tf1n ts os sseolsao'o
Tho b!ll ptaya that an acconns he taken Of the
amount. qua to The Government By tho tnnk for
ia "SSeess ss
in ths eun.sal Of the Tress'.ry Depat tn,ent to '''
uhoh "e ane p tae asmret, ~ . eon"acl os
huk which rctnni,lGu utter rc.inbursinv Tie Un,tea
States for al sans pata III rs,iesnnI tha strsa'a-
81 etnt,. na a,a ~ nnon a en, y @ ny ~
icctun OF thetr claims. lut tic Court hotd ills
posittnn 70 he untenaeis, II was 81 optnton TINT
sexp su rft. 1trvisc H stsmina fSen i sfl - H.
E. 2:}, Inciusis e, did not repca tha net of March,
ao! trc,enased tn ises,ssa statutes. ~ ses: y 499
70 .hs Untse. % s;ta,es n,.st us e, nrsI ssti*ie,'
when thc aon!of "a 1tlto' cAt OF "llch me uslatg
u ,1 r. In.nnci,t c ~ ~ !, M III * s
~ from, tbs Sernnsrd he ~ ndi.cy IN v
h. the nct Of l17 I'D BEEN steaii,y xdassed 10 by
sucy Ietwesn the Sasl lona bnnki,v aes snd The yet
Of i7n7 Us 3utt,1el tls conclusion that Congscx.
intended 70 dspart from lint ro,scr tu the al,
6ssK. :, :,
on: H. IN &c 'no,
aen nv n M 70
s;sy s;ss +;
s!ons fcaehcl, and said Thai ha Of oue u ii
brulhsen wuuid preDare aud ale u written opno'
upon the questions of la's raised BY tic demurrer
The 1nat- cu,e dtsnosc1 ut was the rontcmn
,aa =, r,,.,., va,,.nx r,a.,,, w.. .,., ~
sas' ~ " .s'. . =. ,"a ass." & a! Hss
koper, Donulsou, md Shannon, purchasers 9
s ,aa. sen's t " ranoI ,a,,sDa a'ns sn sn
' M,n sr ntt"rs to "st ha snma a9" ,roa s raIi,
On q replevin bond bping fled, tue property wa
delivered to thu plaintiffs. Two motions to IT
nevs 70 ts Federal ceus. were rsas, but oys
a, usa y, a,o @ s"s =, ~ psass, eonu W. t"e
s M ana the saosstSs ns ~ tue ts9,1 @ es
after, on btll flied tn tic Federal Court, m |,
sunc,ton va ts.,,,I rc.,ratnInr ,nv mi, m,o y,
q on tue repl:y,n bond 3D.. Another motion ~o