New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
TO DISPOSE OF THE JUGIRO CASE.
MR.. CLEVELAND's UNSUCCESSFUL SUIT BEfohS
THE SUPREME COURT.

THE SUPREME COURT.
W,sh,nrton March Attorney General Tabcr, Of New
York to-day filed motions to dismiss, ahlrn or eu'a'' ~
the OF the appeals brought by shIou'' '"eN ~
Joseph Wood frn the decisions OF Judge Lac0moe rs
TO grant them wits OF corpus The men are ohuer
sentence Of death BY electricity The general grouEds tor
the motions the Attorney General are That IL II
the administration and execution OF the dIe' laws
the appeals should be speedily settled anu
that the brought here on frivolous LUZ
the purpose Of delay Roger Sherman counsel for Jugno
did not appear.
The Supreme Court to-day advanced and assigned fof
argument the fourth Monday in April The cases OF boyo
sutton g. Co. and Strnback against the Collector OF
Customs at NewYork brought for the purpose VI testing
the constitutonay OF the Mckinley TaIih law Inc o''
and counsel for the importers both lnted III
asking this action scleitorGcneal Taft in behalf OF ths
Government opposed similar motion made by counsel for
Marshall Field Co., OF Chicago the ground thar Inc
made up did not fairly present the questions In.
vovod, at least far the interests OF the Go'ernsns
concerned.
The court affirmed the judgment Circuit Court
OF the United for the Eastern District Of Louisiana
I'm the of James wallace Pcake ct al appellants
against the city Of New-orieans. This is the New.
Orleans drainage In which ex.Presdent Cleveland
counsel for appellants. The decision OF
the court against the parties whom Mr. Cleveland
represented Justice Harlan chief Justice Fuller
and Justice Lamar dissented In the opinion The Louts
Legislature in 1915 passed an act providing gen.
eral drainage system NewOrleans and suburbs tho
work be undertaken under direction Of the Boards OF
to ne paid for by special assessments
the property benefited by the improvements
Bonds issued to pay for the drainage warrants
Peake, as bondholder, obtained judgment against the
city. which charged by subsequent act Of the Lsgs
the collection assessments and their payment
creditors trustee and then by present proceedings
sought compel the city to pay judgment. The court
that had nothing 70 about the work.
responsibility should be narrow a. possible. rs 70
the contention OF counsel that city charged with
the collection OF the assessments, should be made liable
for the Of 10
proper remedy would be by mandamus TO compel the city
officers to collect taxes; evidence
has been delinquent the testimony showing
that could be collected because the land
was not worth the With regard to the claim has
the city is LA 100000 the amount Of assessments
ON streets and public parks holds that the
city took up worth OF drainage warrants 1t has
eauitably fulfilled Liabilities. and the third contention
that the city ab. because 1t had taken the WORK OF
reclamation on the contractors hands and then aban'
doned It, so that could net be collected Is
disposed OF with the statement hi, Is matter with
which third partiesthe bondhslders-had nothing 20 do
Other business a fcws:
No 147-oeorge X. Johnson appellant. aet Daniel
Circuit Court Of thu United states the Northern Dis
The Chief J0s;ice following orders Of the
10 155,.r steamship Beakwater. etc. appellant.
pany MSScnI me 20 Nolthsr1 Pardc Railroad Company
plaintiff error, David o'Bren Motion to dismiss
30 i6s2-The Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany, plaintiff in error, agt Thomas W'Iman Nouoh Z"
So 4s-The United States appellant agt. the Central
No. ssO-Daniel Magone, collector, etc. piantih In
error agt EdTara Lgckcmsysr CT al e pain,r in
error ait John Y Farwcl & Co. Rcassgned for argu'
East Tennessee, virginia q and ;ieO Er.
l kai e a. oOg sG. P o an a SfI nE b%tt
ll5i ii52 and 1908 Ii5i. I,2ii. IFS, ioa and 49,
Adjourned