New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-09
THE COURTS.
DECISIONS BY THE SUPREME COURT

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Washington, April s.-The Supreme Court to-day rem.
dered or'non in cases Nos. 1913 and 1877, Henry,
Amy and Gustavus L. Hoppenstedt, Nos 1903 and 100,
Edwin F. Knowlton, and Nos. 200 and 2o1, the execu-
tors Of william S. PersOn, deceased all plaintiffs in
error against the city Of wacrown. In to the
Circuit Court OF the United States for the Western
District Of Wisconsin. These arc all suits brought 20
the value OF bonds issued by the city Of Water
town. The Circuit Court gave judgments for the city
and the Supreme Court afnrms those judgments.
The following business was transacted to-day:
No 205-The Manhattan Bank Of Memphis, Tenn,
appellant, against Eliza Walker,
No 632- Eliza Walker, appellant, against the Man.
haitian Bank Of Memphis, Tenn. Appeals from the
Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Dts
court and the Circuit Court to be paid by the bank
No. 213-Amos W. Shepherd plaintiff in error, agt.
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. In error
TO the Circuit Court OF the United States for the
Southern District of Ohio. Judgment reversed with
costs and cause remanded.
No. 207-Ange o. Hammer, plaintiff in error, agt.
the Garfield Mining and Milling Company In error
10 the Supreme Court of the Territory Of Montana.
No i,517-Tho city OF Clay Center, Kan, appellant,
agt. the Farmers Loan and Trust Company Motion
No 559-Heary n Hale and others, executors, ETC.,
plaintiffs IN error agt Stephen Akers and Others
No 1,225-Tho wlnOna and St Peter Railroad Com
pany, plaintiff in error agt. the town Of Painview.
No. 1,l26-The winona and st. Peter Railroad Com
Motions to dismiss affirm postponed.
No. 235 William ID. Thompson ct al appellants,
agt. the White Water Valley Railroad, ct o. Citation
10 the White Water Railroad Company awarded.
No. 174-Bdward H. Keynes etc, appellant, sgt
Frederick Dumont ct al.
Charles NJ. Fry, trustee, etc, OF al. Appeals from
ne Circuit Court OF the United States for the South
ern District Of NewYork Decree reversed, costs in
this court and IN this Circuit Court to DO paid by
Charles VI. Fry, trustee.
Blackburn ct al Ordered that the decree Of this
court Of November 60 1885, be made absolute against
the heirs and representatives OF sallle s. Blackburn,
No. oi4-Morris S. Miller, plaintiff in error, agt
United states Civil Service Commissioners. Motion
No. 1890 IL Fitzgerald, sergeant, etc, appellant
No 1851 w l.. Thomas, police sergeant, etc.,
appellant agt. Wilson Loney. Motion to advance
No. /, 4o7 The Minneapolis and ST. Louis Railway
Company ct al plaintiffs In agt. the state OF
Minnesota eX rel the city OF Minneapolis Motion 10
no. iG9 Peter L. Kimberly, appellant, agt:
Charles d. Arms, ct al. Motion to amend decree anu
No o39 The Michigan Insurance Bank, plaintiff
IN error agt Arson Eldrd. Argued.
No. ,o34-The United states, plaintiff agt. John d.
No. 1,oo5-Tho United States, plaintiff, agt. George
No i,oae-The United States, plaintiff agt NJ. F.
NO 10 1i83"Davd s. Terry, ct ux;, appellants,
agt. f. ". Sharon. executor etc. Motion 10 dlsnlhs
Argument was begun in three important California
d. Hall. George II. Perrin and others. and NJ. +.
Reilly, respectively. Hall, in 1855, made contract
with the United States Surveyor General OF California
10 survey public lands aud Is charged that he plotted
the lands In his Office without ever making survey
the surveyor. General, accompanied by an aitdayt
stating that he had done the work as required by
contrast u Is averred that Perrin and Reilly wore
also guilty OF mailing false aiidavits and Perrin and
cthors are in addition charged With conspiracy to to
indicted for forgery. They took exceptions 70 tho
indictment, contendlng that the offence alleged was
NOT forgery, as IL not charged that they had
falsely simulated other persons writings. but that
they had In their handwriting made false state
ments Of facts. There was division OF opinion on
this point between the Judges OF the Circuit Court OF
the United states for the District OF California and
the mater comes here for determination BY the
Supreme Court. IL Is understood that number OF
criminal cases.