Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-30
TOO MANY CASES
Carried Before the Unitsd St1fo4
Supreme Court
THE NUMBER AND QUALITY or mn
The Most TriAing Case Cen Be Appsa'st.
1.-The Method ef the Su-
preme Court.
A ROMANCE OF SIR PETER lvnsDsA

Scciai 10 ts 1seits.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The 6upeene
Court holds the las, session fort tern asxt
Monday. 1t has had pretty busy year.aaa
has succeeded in disposiag Of nearly <ses
cases, good years work. II doss not ~
nifty, however, that it has By any msans
caught up with the work. On ~ eoasasy
sa6nisi6sf ffietA9 ftea - 'Sgs1o4tfo y.
heap Of cases before Il than Il sas q he ~
ginning Of the year. There are o. ~
docket to-day over 1890 cases which hAss
to remain there during the vacation which y
run from next Monday until some time n
October, while most Of them will remain - !,
for two or three years. The court disposse
Of about $50 cases per year. while they come
in at the rate Of about 500 Q year nos, % it
is easy to see that the prospect foe its catch
ing up with its work is not very good. Il y
over three years behind with its work to-day,
and will be % until some relief u grsutsd
by Q larger number OF judges or else ~
duction Of the number Of cases that may b
brought before 1t. The latter method is the
rational one. As il Is cases OF the most
trifling nature may be carried up
to the Supreme Court. Lawyers
urge their clients to appeal
their cause, for they know thAt il Will In.
crease their fees, give them nice trip 70
Washington and. Of course. give thsm
chance TO win back the case that has gone
against them The court has been busy
this week and last considering tho cases
which have been brought before it and Are
not yet disposed Of To hear arguments on
the case and to decide il are tuo very differ.
ent things There is great deal Of work
needed IN some Of these cases. after the
lawyers have finished their work With
them. The Supreme Court is simply
jury Anybody who has served on jury
can get . pretty good idea Of what The
court does with it after the lawyers have
disposed with It There is sort OF jury
room called the consultation" room. juSt
across the hall from the Supreme Court
room, and here the justices vrestle With the
case after the lawyers are gone. Aftse
they have talked il over. IL they are ell
agreed, they place the case 10 the hands Of
one OF the justices to write decision. II
they do not agree they name one man 70
write the majority opinion and smother %
write the dissenting opinion, II there y
one to be written.
1t is curious sight to sec them on the
bench, in their queer black gowns and bur.
iensome dignity. They sit behind Q vefy
long very high desk in stiff digoifed looking
leather backed chsirs, long row Of digsi.
fed old bald heads. Mr.. Chief Justice
Waite is rather better Of than the average
as to capillary covering. His hair 10 pretty
thick except as 10 q small spot on the top
Of his head. Mr.. Justice Miller Who G1
beside him has q very bald head, ~ he's
Mr. Justice Field Mr.. Matthews hes .
bald spot on the top Of his heal, and Ne.
Gray is entirely devoid OF protection tor hil
curious shaped head.
Most Of the Justices 20 after the adjoura.
ment next Monday to their circuits for the
seasons work there. They are not 70.
guired by law to 70 ofteuer than every tvo
years, but many 20 every summer. They
sit IN q certain class Of knotty casss vith
he eitcul. judges, who always Welcome
their visits.
A good story Is told Of Sir Peter Lams
den, on whose movements so much depends
lust now. Lumsdep, II 10 said, IL Q good
deal Of student and linguist, and amussd
himself good while ago BY studying the
Hindustanic dialects until he was able 10
speak them we'll.
When Sir Frederick Roberts vsa on Bic
way 10 Candahsr few years ago, Il va oi
the utmost consequence that he shoold hare
some accurate knowledge Of the routs, and
the forces likely TO oppose him 10 the noan.
tain passss This information Sir Pses4
Lun eden volunteered 10 obtain. Thfss
days elapsed and be had not returned and
General Roberts began 10 DO seriously COZ
cerned for The safety Of his staff officer. Tbs
General was sitting in bis tent the foufih
day, when fakir, or holy man, suddssly
appeared ridfnf furiousy down the ipoaa,
TAIN. side and wanted to psss ,tbe ssntnsl.
he was almost naked, the only gssNs1fSy
wore being pair of dusty troossrs, made of
gosiskin. Ills hair nearly reached 70 he
waist, - II hung down his shoulder asd
back, and the arms we're covered With
paste made Of sandal wood ssbss mixed
with castor oil. A rude vster bottle ~
suspended from Q belt st bis waist which
also held Q tulwar (the Indian's short
heavy sword, twenty inches loug),
babi,uslly kept ~ sharp - .
razor. A rosary Of sandal wood. coasssiss
Of nipety.nine beads. completsd the Equip
ment. The man dismountsd from bic
mountain pony leaving tho bssst whose
whose besving fsnlu told Of hard ndiaf;
standing, and in dialect Of Pastoo as AZ
chan, asked TO zee the head SAhib. The
Highlander did no. underseGol = no.'
toned him back. Just then ooo 8et-
er,s came out and keeping togv - %
his visitor, asked him whst bd N[ {Ihs
visitor in barbsrous jsrgon go ~ Dec
eIal updesstsnd that be desire6 q u.
ieryiew. Thoughts Of assassian 6be9
through the Englishman's mia4 y hpisg
armed With Q revolver Of III eHo0oBoo,
be concluded he could hold ~ - Is sey
case, and asked ;ss man 10 ~
guard tent near st hand. 49, rsss
clone the faker ssid, ''Dos'typeAD1sI :
II sss Lamsden whose diseA II "
and al, bad BEEN % pssfsct - = - es0
unsupported. The isiosnstio4 RI -
enabled CAndahaS 70 b esp<le( rea-
dtrsd the campaign succeed KR
thus service General Luusde1 - 81,
commissioned . major gssszn.1 ~
gel sts6 and given 8 gralB pasy
amounting 70 sbout sIoo. 900:
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