New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-21
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A FURTHER DELAY FOR HUGH NJ BROOKS.
THE CITY OF nosoKgS BARRED OFT FROM ACCESS

THE CITY OF HoBOKgN BARRED OFT FROM ACCESS
TO THE HUDSON RIVER.
wAsuryGrov rcb. 2O-In tho Uuted States Supreme
Court to-day Chief Justice notice that aDGses 10
enforce decisions Of tho would IN all cases
decided previously 10 January oxcep. IN those In which
petitions reearn= pending and those dockeod and
dismissed tho Min tn Rue In view OF lie fact that
petition rohoarng has been forwarded bntn not yet re
ceve) In the MaxwsPeler murder the Issuance ~
the mandate that postponed The erect OF this
will te OF for The the execution OF the sentence
Of death pronounced upon Brook, alias Maxwell By tAs
state Court.
docsion iered upon tho application for rehear
lag OF the william d. Andrews and others against
George Ioyey which Ia well known the Dcven Well
Case This court hold that the patent Issued TO Nelson
Green in 1871 for improve In the method Of con-
structng artessn wells invalid because tho invocation
eovered by it ia public than two years before
Green applied for the patent Tho sdheres 10 It's 10
cision ani denies the application ior rehsarnG
decision also rendered the series Of lmportns
cases in which tie City Of obokon j. appears plain
TIN error against the Pennsylvania Railroad CompanV
Adoph L. schmidt. the u mburg- Amercan Steam Packet
Company and the North German Lloyd steamship Company
These suits actions Of eectment brought by tho CITY ~
Hoboken against the several defendants the pupese Il
enforcing the ciys alleged right to extend number OF liz
streets through the lands OF the defendants to the navbe
waters Of the Hudson River The city claims the sht Of
extension 10y OF dedication made the year 1905 by
Colonel John Stevens who thon OF between
500 and eco Of land the western shOrs
OF tho hudson River where the city OF Ho5okea stands.
The defendants resist ths suits the ground ta the tito
Of Colonel stevens limited TO the hshwaer mark OF tho
river in 1904 that the SOL below the hghwater
IL then existed belonged - the state OF New Jersey which
not only has acquioscei in the
land but by various has conferred de-
PENDANTS their graptors absolute te Inconsistent
with right OF way in the pubic tAe This
court In long opinion by Justice Matthews holds that tho
grants from the state Of New Jersey unjer which the d.
fcnsauts respectively claim complete bar to the
covery sought against them in this suit The several uig
m OF nd
road and steamship companies therefore afnrmet
decision also rendered in tho OF admnis
traitors OF Milo Hoaley deceased against tho CITY
Francisco case which Involves the te TO lands
the city, including OF the alta Plaza" Hamilton
Square, and also the validity anG scope OF what Is
the Van Ness ordinance" The supreme OF California
decided that the title the lands coRiroye IN s
city, aud ejSined Hollley meddng interfering with
the same This court anrms that decision and holds
when the Van Ness ordinance passed the title OF
city to the property covered by the claim then before
the district court appeal imperfect Tie Of
the Supreme Court Of Ca ifOrnia il affirmed.
decision was alss rendered in what known thu
Pacific National Bank watch hero appeal
from the United states Circuit Court for she
saehuses These suits brought by wris OF
against the Pacific National Bank OF Boston after resumed
business subsequent to its embarr u 1892
intended to certain Of alleged DO
from the bank the several plaintiffs George MKte e,ry
NJ. Whitney Daniel L. Demmon and CALVIN B. Prescott The
most important question the whether attach
ment issue against National Bank before ud gGontn
suit begun United states Cr.nt Court Th.s
Of opinion that the attachments all of hess
suits werolegal and void issued without authority
Of law The Judgment in each II the suits at Law Is affirmed
but the decree In the suit IN equity AMI the
renauded with instructions enter decree setting ass
and annuing the bonds which given the suits
dissolve the attachments aud enloinng each ami all OF tho
creditors and those claiming under hom from procsofnga
any against the surcties and
directing the snretes Surrender 10 the the
securities they hold for their Indemnity
The other business transacted By the court to-day
follows:
No 1856. william 8 Andrews and Others appellants, az.
the District OF Minnesota. Decree affirmed each
NJ &C. The Tnod states appellant art. Mathdc dc
So H MsT IT, app.aa as William
BC1ha9 GoyerIo ETC. e. al Apgeal ir9m ne SiEgat
lila. Deere affirmed with costs
No lGs Ro0eT' x Dpw ct a. trustees appellant AT
peal from the C!rcus Court Of the Untei states for Tho
cause with direcens to ter
lily with the opinion OF this court. x . - . ,,.
lam Halsey In TO tho tncut Court OF the United
states for tho Eastern District Of Louisiana Judgment At
80 1851 o os seor term. 1885 william l. ROYAL. plain
judgment this Court heretofore reader isneL
Nd 1917 The Eas ~ @ s1a E
graph Company oIdersi that the plaintiffs in error have az
oTsr Ic" ei.nis Gers5oore entered Ia this cause.
No Se T'r. rssS e aRPss s
assigned for March 49, next alter No. go
road Ccmpany appellant act samuel Hutchinson treas
ure Appea the Circuit Of the United
Butler appellee docke,ed and snissoa with
Ne 1852 Hamilton Wilson appellant agt Allen C. Nc
No 1854. D. Green and others, appellant ast Allen G.
Ne 1865. John NJ. Gleam trustee appellant agt Allen
Appeals from the Circuit Court of tho United or she
southern District OF ono on melton OF LaWTence wax