The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-12
u q crRoUrr COUHT or APPEALS.
The October Term Opens with fu"
Docket.

Annrals began its regular October term
In The United States court room at noon
yesterday. ,, o.oou.,,
w. Hawxhurst announced the opening
If tho court and. clad in their black
,;Ik gowns. Circuit Judges Bond and
Golf and District Judges Hughes ana
Simonton assembled the bench
Judge Golf announced that Chief Jus
t;ce Fuller would not be present owing
IN ths session of the Supreme CourS "
Judge Golf then asked if any attor-
nevs preseut desired 10 be admitted 10
nractice in the court. Mr.. Leigh X. Page
nresented the names of Messr5. Charles
+ NJ. Gwinn and John II. Ensor, OF Bal,
timore. and Messrs. Charles A. COOK ana
J. T. Strayhorn, of North Carolina ool,
onel A. ]. May, of Tazewell county, ana
Mr. Bcv. T. Crump. of richmond, WIZ ~
were duly sworn by Clerk Herfy l.
Meloney. :, a.,
Among the prominent attorneys III inc
court.room we're: Hon. c. J. NJ. Gwinn,
Hon John T. Ensor, Robert ID; Morrl-
con and William !. 0Brien. Of Mary
land: Hector T. Fenton, of Philadelphia;
Charles A. Cook, United States attor-
new Eastern District Of North Caro-
ina: j. r. Strayhorn. Oxford, \. ~
Malcolm Jackson, Charleston, W va
Colonel A. J. May, Tazewen Courthouse
va: Leigh r. Page and Bey. L. trump
Of Richmond. ,..,oa
A number of opinions IN cases argueu
at the former terms of the court were
then read by the Judges; as follows:
Christian Van Gunden and others
plaintiffs in error. against the Virginia
Coal and Iron Company, defendant IN
error. from the Western District OF Nir-
ginia. at Abingdon. The opinion was DE-
Iiyered by Judge Golf and the decision
of the circuit court was affirmed
The Baltimore Steam Packet Com
pany, appellant, against the steamer
Louise Same against tine IoicnesteI
Steamboat Company. The Rochester
Steamboat Company, appellant againsS
the Baltimore Steam Packet ComPanl'
from the Circuit Court Of Maryland
The opinion was delivered by Judge
Simonton. and the decision of the circuit
court was affirmed.
William NJ. Marine. collector OF Gus
toms, Baltimore, against Packham, De
Witt & Co, from the Circuit Court OF
MARYLAND. Reversed: opinion by Judge
Goff Judge SimOnton dissenting.
lanes C. Wilcox against Richmond and
Dnnville Railroad Company. from or
emit Court of South Carolina. Afhrmed'
opinion by Judge Hughes:
The Marine Railway, .Shipbulldlng ana
Coal Company. of Alexandria. Sa.,
against the claimant of the steamboat
Wsttono from the Circuit Court of the
Eastern District Of Virginia. KeVerseu'
opinion by Judge Simonton..
John 8. Marsh. master of the steamer
chatham" against ). ". Hau aGnllh-
;strator from the Circuit Court Of the
Eastern District of Virginia. Afnrmed;
opinion by Judge Simonton:
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
uany against ]. X. Dick u Co. from the
Circuit Court Of the Eastern District OF
Virginia. Affirmed; opinion by Judge
Simonton. a..
r. J. Hackett and others against the
Mar,nat Company, from the circuit
Court Of West Virginia. Athrmed' opih-
ion by Judge Hughes.
The Ashton Valve Company against
Coale Mufier and Safety Valve Com-
nnny. from the Circuit Court Of Mary
land. Affirmed; opinion by Judge
Hughes. ,,,.,,. De-,
foot against John Hamilton, and John
Hamilton against steamship Brantoot::
cross arpeals. from District Court OF
south Carolina. Affirmed; opinion by
Chief Justice Fuler.read by Judge bonu.
J. +. Moffett and others aedIIs' ny
of Goldsborough. Circuit, Court E 1assaI !
District of North Carolina. heVerSeu'
opinion by Judge Bond.
obed e. Whitehurst and others
against Richard H. Mcdonald, from the
Circuit Court Eastern District Of lir-
einia. Affirmed; opinion by Judge Bond.
Sanders Spurlock and others against
State of West Virginia. use Of SOCIETY, tor
savings. from the Circuit Court OF NsSt
Virginia. Affirmed; opinion by Judge
Bond. -..;,,.+
lanes G. Peace and others from the
Circuit Court of the Eastern District OF
North Carolina. was argued before
Judges Bond Golf and Hughes, by Mr..
c. A. Cook. United States attorney LOT
the Government. and Mr. j. T. stray
horn for the defendants The court then
adjourned until II o'clock this morning