New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-15
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
NO REHEARING IN THE TELEPHONE CASE.
wRITs OF HABEAs CORPUS GRANTED TO THE I'M
PRISoNED HATFIELDs AND THE
INDIANA FORGTRS

application for rehearinR OF the telephone case
This application made by the Peoples and Overland
Telephone Companies who claim that Drawbaush ana
not Bell inventor n tho telephone Justice
Miller announced tho decision OF the Court denying tho
application for o rehearing. He simply said that a.
none Of tho three justices who had eoncured In the
opinion OF Chief waite UNFOLDING the validity OF
Bels patent had requested rehearing, and that as i
was the settled rule Of the court not 10 grant rehearng
unless this were DONE the application nuss be denied
In anticipation Of decision upon this notion the court
room was crowded
The court rendered opinion sustaining the decision
Of the court below in the Plont Mahon appellant
against Abner Justice jaor Of Pike County, Asntscky
This application for writ Of haoeas corpus arising
out Of the celebrated Hatfield Mccoy vendcHs ana IL
brought here on appeal from the Circuit Court OF the
limited States for the District OF Kentucky, which DE-
clined to grant the writ Mahon. who 10 citizen Oh
West Virgnia indicted in 1882 by the Circuit Court
OF Pike County Kentucky, three charges OF wilfu
and deliberate murder In September OF last year the
Governor OF kentucky made requstion upon tho Gov
ernor Of Virginia for the surrender OF Ashon 70
answer indictments found against him. and appointed
Frank Philips agens TO Jung Mahon ihtJ the nso
of kentucky when arrested under the reQuistcn Inc
Governor OF West Virginia refused To comply with the
reauisltion and In January Phillips and others
seized Mahon in West Virginia and fsrebly carrsd MN
to Pike County, Kentucky, where he was thrown n'o
iail, charged with murder. Tho Governor d WEI" VIZ
gnia made formal demand for Mahon's release "nen
refused by tho Governor OF Kentucky sae spfA'~
ton was then mado for q writ OF habeas corpus
Tho rendered an opinion in the ca'e Oh oeolso
Benson, appellant, against Juan N. NAVAJO, neA'0~
Consul General and tho Republic Of Mexico. rms 10 VI
application for writ OF habeas corpus breuehs hoe W
appeal from the Circuit Court Of the United states ior .ne
Southern District Of New-rork that court having oeheo
the application writ This eours su'tains 'nAs cs
cson. This suit is known the Patti ackes s"ihonhh
case OF the City Of Mexico. 49,
The court also rendered an opinion denying the appca'
ton OF Coy and Bernhamcr for writ Of haoeas corpus
These better known as the Indiana taJ shoo
election fraud and out OF frauds aegedo hs0
been committed In Marion County Indiana. In the ceceoh
last November.
The court rendered opinion on what Is known Is me
musician boycott OF Callan ct al against Wilson,
Marshal of the District OF Columbia Caian ana ethef'
were convicted In District Police Court Oh conspnR
60 break I'D business OF another musician VINO doched
IN comply with certain rules OF the Musicians Union.
Caan demanded trial by jury, and this being ashea ap
pcaton made after he had been convicted Tor VIII
OF habeas corpus which denied by the Supreme Court
OF the District Columbia An appeal was taken % TINS
court which judgment Of the lower court ana
order, the granting the writ thus releasing Casn from
custody The decision based on the GROUND hat tns
Constitution gave tho persons convicted the nshs Oh a
by jury.
An opinon was rendered In No. 274. Edward 10
loup plaintiff In error the Port Of Mobile, reversing
the Judgment of the lower court
The court rendered decision No I, 800 Frank
Ratterman Of Hamilton County, Ohio appeah
AIT tho Western Union Telegraph Company and case No.
4 Dol the Western Union Telegraph Company, appellant
against Racrman. In these cases. coming up on Cross
onpeals from the the Circuit Court for the
Southern District Ohio Western Division the suit was
begun by bill OF complaint filed BY the Western Union
Company seeking TO be relieved from imposed BY the
county upon gross receipts for messages In tho county
alleging the tax be illegal and void as these receipts
pertancd to commerce the States This eours
holds that single is invalid only In proportion to the
extent that receipts derived from interstate
commerce. decision OF the Circuit Court Is Affirmed
decision was announced in No 2e7. william H.
Robertson, Collector, B. F. Downing and others In
error Circuit Of the United States for the
Southern District OF NewYor. One important question
Of interest importers generally determined In this case
was whether the statutes charges for Transports
ton goods imported from country, which on their
passage may pass through another country should b
added tn the invoice tho ar.ielcs to max. their dua
BILE yafue This court places articles which are the
growth, product manufacture Of countries whos ports
easy shipments found in other countries through
which the goods be shipped equality with the
products OF those countries which have eonVenens poe
Of shipment Judgment affirmed
Other business transacted by the court to-day was
No 1GG-The Glacier Mountain Silver Mining Com
pany, plaintiff IN agt J. Frank Wills and otherh
reversed with costs remsnded for such
further proceedings consistent with tho osinon Of
this court
No. 224-Talmadge F. Brown, appellant sgt. the Dis
trict OF Columbia Appeal from the C0urs OF CMlna
Judgment affirmed
No 265-The Providence and stoningtcn Stesmship
Compsny plaintiff in error agt Amira r Clare admins
Tatrx, etc Judgment reversed with cosS ana CAUSE
remanded with q direction to award new trial.
No 24s-The Moslcr Safe and Lock Co.. appellant agt
Moser, Bahman & Co. Decree affirmed with cess~
No. 27S-Joshua Hcndy, appellant agt the Golden
State Iron Works and others Decree affirmed
with costs and remanded tho circuit Cours OF tho
United States the Northern District OF California
No 25O-Henry Herman ana others. plaintiffs In
error ag Charles Miller and Others executors OF u A.
Arthur ETC. In error Circuit Court Of the United
States for the Southern District OF New-YorE Judgment
reversed with costs aud cause remsnded with direction TO
award new trial
No ooe-WilIau H. Robertson, late Collector, etc,
plaintiff in error, agt Emile siche, an infant etc.
Judgment reversed with costs and cause renamed WIN
! direction 10 grant new trial
No 2Gs-Charles Z. Miller and others executors, ETC.,
plaintiffs error, agt Frederick Victor and otherS ETC.
Judgment reversed with costs ana cause Feanoo Win
| direction grant new trial
No 2O3-George Flower and Others executors etc.,
appeantA agt the City Of Detroit and others Decree
| affirmed with COSTS
No 14o-Jacob 0. Joyce appellant sgt the Chilcothe
Foundry Machine Works Company and others Decree
| affirmed with costs.
No 8 orginal-The State OF Wisconsin, plaintiff, az.
the Pelican Insurance Company OF New'orieans 1uds
| ment for the defendant
No. 1e7-The Arkansas vsIIey Smelling Company,
plaintiff In agt the Beldon Iron Company 'uos
| nent affirmed with costs.
No. 246-James Mosher plaintiff In error, age thr
| ST. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Com
| pany. Judgment affirmed with costs ,.,r.
| No 203-Jamcs W. Uosford and others etc., pialhuh1
in .rror agt the Germanla Fire Company and
| others. .
| No oe4-Jomo, W. Ho-ford and others etc., plaintiffs
in error agt the Hartford Fire Insurance oompany'
revsred with costs and remanded with
directions to judgments for the plaintiffs upon tho
special verdiets
No. l. 367-The st. Paul Plough Works. piaintin In
error agt william Stirling Motion to dismiss denied.
| No 254-Robert #. Jenkins assignee etc. painun In
error agt the International Bank Of Chicago ana others
| Decree affirmed with costs.
No. 2ol-Chares L. Easton, appellant, agt the German
| American Bank Decree affirmed with costs
No. 273-The Travellers Insurance company e'c''
,int,n IN error AIT Sadie p MeConkey Judgment re-
versea with costs and cause remandcd with directions TO
grant new trial and further proceedings consistent
| with the opinion Of this court
No 263-The Farmers Loan and Trust Company ana
Others appellants agt Henry ]" Newman, uu.eo. De