Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
THE LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD

In 1873 Chspman was charged with the
delivery of $14 900 package which
never reached its destination. Chapman
claimed that he was robbed OF the pack
age, but the Company insisted that he
had stolen it. Years of litigation fol-
lowed. Chapman was acquitted of the
charge of theft, but subsequently was
convicted of perjury and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for seven years. Meanwhile,
the company had begun q civil suit
against him, and in 1880 OBJ
tained verdict in the Fed
erai Court for $4,000 and costs.
A special writ of capias ad salts
faciendum was sued out. Armed with
this writ, United States Marshal ar.
rested Chapman on his release from
Joliet in 1884, and he was brought to
Chicago and lodged in the debtors de-
partment,of the jail. The express compa-
ny was determined to make an example Of
Chapman, and paid his board weekly for
three years. They would doubtless have
kept him incarcerated for life, but in 1887
the Legislature of Illinois passed law
providing that persons held on capiases
ad satisfaciendatm should not be
held longer than six months after
turning over all their property not ex-
empt, to their creditors. This law went
into effect July l, 1887, and that day
Chapman was released. In the mean
time his attorney bad appealed
to the United States Suprer,e Court,
and yesterday that body handed down
decision setting aside the judgment Of
the lower court upon which the capias
had been issued. Chapman naturally
claims that the three years spent in the
County Jail were years of false imprison.
ment, and wants damages for $50 900.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, July 20. President anG
Mrs. Harrison left this afternoon fol
Deer Park.
APPOINTMENTS.
The President today made the follow
ing appointments:
A. NJ. Hurley, Indiana, Third Auditor
of the Treasury.
J. H. Franklin, Kansas, Deputy Secont
Auditor of the Treasury.
Charles M. Lazy, California, Appraise
of Merchandise in the District of Sar
Francisco.
N. Wright Quincy, Texas, Collector O
Customs at Galveston.
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Crefeld Henry G. Fisk, of Vermont, q
St. Johns, Quebec; Jasper P. Bradley, o
West Virginia, at Southampton; Eugen,
O. Fechet, of Michigan, at Piedras Ne
gras; Archibald J. Sampson, of Colorado
at Paso del Norte; Horace E. Pugh, o
Indiana, at Newcastle, England.
The following appointments were mad,
yesterday:
Captain George Dewey, Chief of th
Bureau of Equipments and Recruiting
independent Of the navy, with the rela
tive rank OF Commodore.
William A. Richards, Wyoming, Sur
veyor General OF Wyoming.
Registers of Land Offices-Edward P
Champmin, Wyoming, at Cheyenne
Martin j. Wright, California, at Visalia
John A. McISeth, Colorado, at Denver.
Receivers of Public Moneys-Rober
L. Freeman, California, at Visalia
Leroy Grant, Wyoming, at Cheyenne.
Indian Agents-T. J. Buford, Oregon
at Siletz Agency, Oregon; John ?. Nc
Glinn, Washington Territory, at Neal
Bay Agency, Washington Territory.
CALIFORNIA PosTMAsTERs.
Mrs. Laura Il. Bates, Anaheim, Cali
fornia. vice J. L. Gardiner, removed.
Major Hiram T. Batchelder, Chico
California, vice Robinson McG. Jones
resigned.
Benjamin Fish, Santa Clara, vice
F. Thompson, removed.
The Postmaster General has estab
lished money order and postal not,
Offices as follows in California: None,
order offices, College Park, King City
Irvington, MADEIRA, Paso Robles, Rock
lin. Postal notes, Sutter City, Shingle
town, Moro, Kirkwood.