New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-11
THE COURTS.
s1rpprNr COURT DECISIONS.

SUPREME COURT DEClSlcNC'
ALABAMA CLAIMS CASES THROWN OUT by ihh
uYrrrp STATES SUPREME CouRi-olHER GASES
DISPOSED OF.
WAsniNGfoN, Nov. 1O.-A decision was rem
i,, ~, ,h eu,,,t,ne court OF the United states TO-DAY
/. no, avn htnr ~ the Alabama Claims Eases VIZ
~. r,.., Wts,ett Insurance company md John Y.
p,.,ssn prritrt ~ NJ Coirnlia Insurance COMPANY
.,,.s, ihs tini,ft static 1heer wtte sls htiurh hy
~ ,nenf,nre eoinitte ir the tHutt ~ tnins " ~
estef, ~ HNe ease @7teHN7 nNh W 'ie Whef FoIes''i
.issgi ~ w. iNe ,he HHt ~ the urntta Aaafi ui ~
eenNte WSSre ailelNr ieW 49, rnr'N'e aNh h's'N'en
t luf,ieaD Ggnotra "a prfiAln tteeia NH ehlr' 'hr
petliiNae,s hi issUei pNrles so NsNaNeR iNs hN''s
NeID bgpugii H inp Court N liiiNe hN 'H HlfrN' go
spus ,ha Ae bpenti ignnnai aini''Wl 'N NN'N' $50"
Gaaes had eAeiNlol ihe riaiH' ~ 'Np r'"NN' ''"'
tho uudistrhutod remainder at the award sd hor" Gov
cred IN the United states Treasury and llal tue pen
tolals had hocn left without ANY other means "' g."
forcing thrir demands. The Court OF Claims dismissed
the petitions NhcrcupOn an appeal vas taken !" '''
court Ia carefully prepared opinion by Justice MlH'''
this holds thGt the court below h"d h"JIl''''"
Of the cases Even If the circumstances rccitod Ia the
petons could be held 10 raise implied obligation Oh
the part Of tho United states the Court Of Claims
is expressly forbidden to take Jurisdiction IN
this class Of cases by section LOGS OF the EeNIsed
Statutes. lnasmuch "A the present c'sos arc S'o"I1
claims dep.udcu treaty stpulaOnS with foreign
power. the Court of Claims couId not lak" JuII'u :"
thcm AMI it, iad smeni In dlsni'slh1 mem was ISnI
and is affirmed Concerning the merits or the cohlf"
%rv iet,ccn The nuirance companies and tho United
States ts court declines 10 express an opinion Tor inc
such questions. and That bills are even now pending III
C"n,.s for further 18TH .uion Of the Geneva award
decision was also rendered in the ease Of the County
of Bucna VISTA Iowa. the Iowa Fails and sioux
city Railroad Company in error 10 The supreme Court
lish its equitable title under the swamp Lana Act {"
sent O.. $40 to - 900 Of land within the limits
which is also claimed aud Is legally held by The railroad
company under a Congressional grant made Nav -,
lej6 The jud ment Of the supreme court OF iowa III
favor a. the railroad company Is dillincl
decision also rendered IN case growing ont OF
the prohibition law in kansas eniltled' John f"-'o
Kansas cr rel W. A. Johnson, Attorney General This was
"A suit brought 10y the Attorney neral against t",ier
to remove linn from Office because he had neglected L.
prosecute persons guilty of selling intoAicat-
S s,a Ta,o'' OF the State Known as iGc Frob6-
ioIy Liquor Law The trial below before jury
resulted in verdict against he defendant ana Jude
mcnt therefore rcmoy ing him from Office He appealed
the ground first that the prohibtory liquor law wa3
cccdngs AGAINST him were under writ Of quo roT0"to,
which in Kansas was criminal pr0ceGdlng ne was en-
titled 10 trial IN accordance WIN inc criminal co'l'
This Court arns the Judgment Of remoya on the ground
raise in his own defence nave already Dee decided mere
against him the first in iirtcmeycr AIT. Iowa Us Wall,
and the second in Amcs ACT Kansas an u. - 4l9j
decision also rendered in the exparte Of T.
a Peuton ~" a,,on MiiV ~ hrin% ocaiin bcfnre
tnis court in such way to obtain prompt decision,
Inc question of the receyabity of the coupons of Nir
gna bonds I'm payment of state taxes. Crouch the
mons which The revenue officers of the declined
receive Crouch refused to make payment In any other
way whcreupon he was arrested ana hcd Tor trla hy
of the luslngs Court OF the city OF Richmond,
upon the charge violating the license law. He there
upon applied to this court for wit OF habcas corpus,
upou the ground that he detained in custody by the
STATE Court I'm violation of the constitution United
Safca the statute which prohibits the revenue
officer accepting the coupons mpairs the obligation
of contract of the state to receive them and Is on
that account imperative and void 10y reason OF
the provision of the Federal Constitution
which prccludcs the state from passing such laws This
holds that where prisoner Is III the custody OF
serted he cannot he taken from that jurisdiction and dis
chars ed by a court of the United states writ of
haheas corpus merely because he IL not guilty of the Of
for which he held Here the rgh of prisoner to
DISCHARGE depends alone the succncy of his defence
and whether that defence is sufficient or not Is for the
court which tries him to determine lin such determine
committed, they can only be corrected in
appropriate form of proceedngfor that purpose. The
motion of the petitioner Is therefore denied.
Other proceedings Of the Court today were ~ follows
No jonathan H. Pugh, surviving trustee. etc. Ap-
COMPANY # al Appeal from the Circuit Court of the
United states for the District ut Colorado Decree re
yorscd with costs and cause Ienandci for such further
he had therein i'm conformity with the
0puiun of tiiie Court ne the case require.
No 81 scotland County, plnnlih ~ error against
William ilil. In error to the Circuit Count NJ The United
states for the Eastern District of Missouri Judgment
reversed with costs and cause eauded with directions
to award new tii1l
No NO. l,eicrieks Aytes. OF appellants. against
Charles T. Wisvnll ~ a. Aurcal from the Circuit
count IT tho United states fn the Eastern District Of
Michigan Decree anhnod with Gusts.
Nc 113 James ". lhitro ~ ~, appellants. against
Count Of tho United Ftaes fut the Northern District ~
80 pou William u oady 81 ai appellants. aeniost
ptrmr ,unti ~ tho lihiipi ~ Columbia ca mniiun uf
Nh H. htndal lot tho erro'o' doohclod and dsulAard
with oosla.