National Republican., 1883-03-27
THE LEGAL MILL.
What Was Ground Out in the Various Courts
Yesterday.
Supreme Court DecisIons--sergt. Meson's
Counsel Sues for Fees.
rN1rrp srArrs supnEME couRr.


sacola, Fla, and Felix Brannigan aud John
b. Sweet, of Washington, ID. c.
Decisions were rendered rs follows:
No. 152 John A. Elliott, appellant, VS..
George A. Sackctt and II. Il. Dickcy. Appeal
from the circuit court of the United States
for the northern district Of Illinois. Decree
reversed, with costs, and cause romanded for
further proceedings not inconsistent with the
opinion of this court. Opinion by Justice
Blatchford.
No. 170. Martin Basket appellant VS.. NJ. j.
Hasscll, administrator, &C. Appeal from the
circuit court Of the United States for the dis
trict of Indiana. Decree affirmed, with costs.
Opinion by Justice Matthews.
No l30. George W. Ewcll, appellant, VS..
Thomas j. Daggs. Appeal from the circuit
court of the United States for the western dis
trict of Texas. Decree modified and affirmed.
Zach party 10 pay its own costs in this court.
Opinion by Justice Matthews.
No. 17S. The United States, plaintiff in cr-
ror, vs.. Frank Phelps and Howard Phelps.
In error to the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district of New York,
Judgment affirmed Opinion by Chief Justice
Waite.
No. 1873. Lcvi Goldcnberg ct at plaintiffs
in error, VS.. Thomas Murphy, late collector,
&c. In error TO the circuit court OF the
United States for the southern district of New
York. Judgment reversed with costs, and
cause romandcd with directions TO award q
new trial. Opinion by Chief Justice Waite.
No. 1sS. r. NJ. Barton, jr., assignee &C.,
plaintiff in error, VS.. John Gciler. In error
To the supreme court of Tennessee. Decree
affirmed with costs. Opinion by Chief JUS
ticc Waite.
No 916. r. l.. Shainwald, receiver, &C., ct
al, appellants, VS.. Isaac j. Lewis. Appeal
from circuit court United States for the dis
triCt of Nevada. Decree affirmed with costs.
Opinion by Chief Justice Waite.
No. 531. Benjamin S. Hilton, appellant, VS..
William IL. Dickinson. Appeal from the su-
prcme court of the District of Columbia. Dis
missed for want of jurisdiction. Opinion by
Chief Justice Waite
No. 1886 John Dcvlin. appellant, VS.. B. S.
Hilton and W. II. Dickinson. Appeal from.
the supreme court of the District of Columbia
Docketed and dismissed with costs.
No o. original. Exparte. In the matter of
William &. Warden, ct al, petitioners. Pu-
titiOn for writ of mandamus denied. Opinion
by Chief Justice Waite.
No 974. Asabel Gage, appellant, VS.. Maria
b. Pumpelly, ct al. Motion to dismiss de-
niod.
No. s, original. Exparte. In the matter of
the Canada Southern Railway company. Pc
titioner. Rule to show cause granted return
able on the second day of next term
At the conclusion of the reading of opin-
ions the chief justice announced the dop-
tion of the following rule:
III admiralty No. 80. In n suit for dam
age by collision, if the claimant of any vessel
proceeded against, or any respondent pro-
ceeded against, in personam, shall, by petit
tior, on oath, presented before or ut tho time
of answering the libel, or within such further
time rs the court. may allow, and cont aiming
suitable allegations showing fault or negli-
gence in any other vessel contributing to the
same collusion. and the particulars thereof,
and that such other vessel or any
p ether party ought to be proceeded
against in the same suit for such damage,
pray that process be issued against such YES
sci OF party to that end, such process may be
issued, and, if duly served, such slits shall
proceed as if such vessel or party 'had been
originally proceeded against; the other par
tics shall answer the petition; tho claimant
of such vessel or such new party shall an
swer the libel; and such further proceedings
shall be had and decree render ed by tho
court in the suit as TO law and justice shall
appertain. But every such petit oner shall,
upon filing his petition, give n stipula-
tion, with sufficient sureties, to pay to
the libellant, and to any claimant or new
party brought in by virtue of such process,
all such costs, damages, and expenses rs shall
be awarded against the petitioner by the
court upon the final decree, whether rendered
in the original or appellate burt; and any
such claimant or new party shall give the
same bonds or stipuatiOns viii ch are required
in like cases from parties brought in under
process issued on the prayer of libellant.
Miscellaneous business was transacted as fol-
lows: No 202. The Baltimore and Potomac
Railway company, plaintiff in error, vs. the
Fifth Baptist church.
No. 203 The Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance company, plaintiff in error, VS.. Leo
pold Luchs.
Passed until Monday nert.
No. l113 The Louisville and Nashville
Railway company, plaintiff in error VS.. Man
ucl Palmes, collector, &c. Motion to advance
submitted.
No. 1913. The District ca Columbia plaintiff
in error, vs.. The Washington Market COM
pauy. Argument comm snced by III. L. Davis
for plaintiff in error and continued by Will
lam Birney and b. f. Butler for defendant
in error, and a. q. Riddle for plaintiff in
error.
Adjourned until to-day at 12 o'clock.
sERGT. MAsoN's COZ EsEL SUES FOR FEES.
Jonathan G, Bigelo,g, through his solicitor,
Il. u. b. Sands filed Il bill in equity yesterday
against Jonh 4. Mason Bette 4. Mason, John
Elliott Thomas Hyde, Il. Francis Riggs,
Thomas H. Riggs, and Alexander Elliott, trad
ing as Riggs u Co., for a Judgment against the
fund deposited with Riggs * Co., to the credit
of Bette T. Mason, who is the wife of
Sergt Mason nolV in the Albany peni-
t6ntinry for shoUting ut Guiteau, for the
sum of $4,000, and for an injunction to
restrain Mrs. Mason from drawing out
any amount of that sum. The plaintiff
states. that lie defended Mason before the
court martial, snd Mason, although then
without means, promised to compensate him
for services At the plaintiffs instance nu-
merous subscriptions were started all over the
country to raise funds, not only to deiray the
expenses Of tho necessary steps in the courts
of law aud pay of counsel, but to provide for
his wife and child. Mr.. Bgelow states that
$4,000 was raised and put in the hands of
Mrs. Mason and that -, 900 is now deposited
with Riggs & Co., and that he expended $500
from his private means and has rendered SER
vices to the amount of $1,000. The cusc has
gone to the United States supreme court and
the plaintiff thinks he will secure the release
OF his client.
A MOTION IN JANsEN's CASE.
L. II. ID, Mayne, the counsel for Jansen, tho
resurrectionist, convicted last week of re-
moving the body of Shaw, the executed muir
derer, from the potter's field, filed his motion
in arrest of judgment, He claims that there
is no law to cover the otiense; that no such
ofense is known to the statute law in the
district, and that there is no authority under
the common law to infict a sentence.
CHANGE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS.
Tho Office of the register of wills, which is
now situated in the southwest corner of the
building, on the second floor, will be re-
moved 70 their new quarters in the northwest
corner of the new addition on the first floor
TRIAL OF THE "FENCE" HARBOUR.
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