New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-31
THE COURTS.
THE United STATES SUPREME oouhi'
,,c, nuScAN CASE DEcIDED-hio"-
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THE UNITED STATES 'oi No. .,oyrs nv
rur nrcK DUNCAN CASE DECIDED
ihN D- RAILWAY COMPANY
- ao-The supreme Court OF the
"asmhs a., Aav refused 10 grant the "Pp'S-' "a
- ii. ., habeas corpus IN INC SOn,o"' ,, s,o,,y of
lOl ,,ss NJ DICK Duncan ss% hoo1. ,. ., br4nr
pevar comfy Texas. in wh!On !" va" renal code Of
o~s,Ion tho validity OF the enurc - - Tsxas
INTO queS"on w Duncan was convicted IN ioA's
'ie o''.,o "a sentenced to be hanged nc spp ~.
OF H'iuo e. all the intermediate eonr's " '-e
o.o :, ,,a~as and finally 10 the Cn'eo o'S'0' ~ -
"a tho supreme Court. me Suprou'o .'s.,,en+ a
,,on tv the Chief Justice, ahlrn9 Oo -, T,.-,,,c,
,pa cstcnt court OF the United states l'I He nm
q, exas from which the last appear =. sr.x.s had
- oo,.rt,or was that the penal coue vi AoHs 49,
O''s ,a~n.,1,v enacted In accordance with uno
ne'o' - :, ,ha state Constitution. ana that NS
- roTed didered through errors OF "e n,1.
,o,,s from, the code passed by ue oe'o s,,a havo
usd Duncan's contention been sus ~ .. .na stste
ro.u,ted In the release Of all inc pr'so svs,en
and would have totally upset the o'ao INNS in the
"'T no Cnr, also refused writ OF haoeaS corpus -
cases OF Jim1 Leeper anu ~
also convicted In Texas OF muiue' .L to,ver courts
'D 60. onIr,ned the Judgment OK the O"et 49, 49,
+, .o,,or ~ e. r. Converse In his suit I't ~,
against the Delaware, Laca~alin" "i1 70 cross
,oad Company Converse wnle @''e.P 80 nos in
,oad tracks near Jersey City at night vas ~
hv
own momentum, without conductor " - 80 The
, dotached from the first section OF inc "sl' -
connanv set ND a plea Of oOntrlbutory se~a IL
Tho mart ~ Converse. In an opinion uS tI,o
Ian the Court says "While those u''e - Sa- q,
highway are under duty to Keep ou' u -, a. the
railroad cars crossing it, and exercise SUI. ranv
circumstances make necessary, the rahoau ,no
- lin, c.rs uuon its road il bound " eAeFoiSo "4o
600 ,o,rsrd those who are obliged TO pass w - -
trocks The right of the railroad company " Wv =,
90 tx tracks for the movement OF eneioe9 "i a a.
no greater in the eye OF the Ia" O'sii " - oee
individual to travel over the highway eA''"'1e
such tracks" .oo.od the ALLOWING
business: o,,ar.s AFT the
Iron Clad Manufacturing company 90, pt6e southern
Circuit C 90 Neg.york Decree affirmed with costs
No 2S4-The steam canaboat sydney rr e
iIont ait the Providence Washington I s tbe
Pe Of Providence r. L. ct al Appeal rom e1
Circnt Court Of the United states LOT ne tbe want
District Of New-YOrk. Appeal dismissed ior '"'
oil o sGSThomas Doan appellant ag r Ab Gs abe
~ 20 staes foT the Southern District OF New iorA'
Appeal dismissed for the want OF a0oneants
No E SSSHe9ryJ Jennings Appeal nom the Circuit
Court Of the United states Tor tle 1nrjsdiction
of New York rbo I T,1 and |tstern Railway Com
rointig in error agt against the state OF MS
souri, souri, ex rel William H. Wine. collector Mouon "
dismiss n or "f In the matter Of James A. simmons
notitioher Motion for leave 10 file petition LOT WIN
! haieas corpus submitted. ,, , robo Rab ,ac
CrUary nointiH I'm error, AIT. tie state OF LOusN
w III tba City Of New-Orleans. MOl0n 10 dlSlS'
VI 90 Si"' a7SDThe Pennsylvania Railroad CQmpaihy
naintlf in error agt r. J. Laughtn anin tos sit
Pc IN r~rsr 10 the i.cut court OF the lhiteu a..
t ,bo D, .i,.cJ of Now.Jersoy. Dismissed peI Up
/ uatlOn - -. ,.,o,. .ud otbers nlant n.
No. 27o-George f. Barte,S , ara s1S o,bePs TX
. '. cfF. In error to The circuit '@!.t ~ III uE
/ p,,.i stat for the .JItb,rn Dful't ~ 80" '0'N
I Dismissed with costs. -. .. rIaipNg ir
No sSO-Danlel Magone. collector ETC. pialnunn IL
error AIT Edward Luckemeyer and Others; Arpu s
The day call for tomorrow Is Nos ooV' i'f1A'
o76. or, go $50, 251, 2oi ana 80