Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
THE p0C0M0KE CASE.
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE U. S. ST..
pREME COURT CONCLUDED.
=, took. as ~ virginia wouId Win
Speeches OF Jones, Johnson staples,
and scott-Washington Gossip.


r.t.l question between the States OF
Kirqina and Maryland In regard to fish
..--rights In Pocomokc sound. SIR. Hold
... az MARYLAND. concluded his argument
,,.I-h was commenced yesterday. and he
,... followed 10y Congressman William 4.
t.r.-. .of the First virginia District. ana
cir Fletcher. CommonW edlth'a Attorney
,or thr county Of Acoomac. Mr.. Jones
,..nn.l himself entirely to geographic"
.....us and though he spoke briefly
r. ,.44s apparently favorable impress
.... uu The court, aH vas shown hy ne
t.t....f they displayed in examining me
'..... ana charts exhibited FOR the IN
...-fl,n OF the Justices. lie dweit on
g. fact that there ls wide differences
I.tv..a pocamokc sound and Pocomok'
r,.r AR. Fletcher explained The com
.....f.ns that have arisen. and Mr. Jones
,s a.. Commemorative Attorney for
....u.ar county made "a strong prc-enta-
t.A a. tne case.
General Bradlcy y. Iohneon made "n
.-..r..rt ais, to-day. ana lengthy one
.,l.,. b.. smoke in MS usual forcihle way,
il WIS evident that n laoored hard I"
..-.ail the claims made. ana the Ju. ''''''
D.. o4, lions propoandcd caused mn" /"
D.. -.iu" somewhat tangled Wheh ne az
-..Iutrl % answer. but General Johh-
... tr.hul,tions wen. nothing compared
..n those 90 Nr HodsoB when Justice
Cray began - intcrrogatc him. For IN
..rrce Alr H0lsou made certain state
s..at4. aui spoke Of some charts ana
,...u Justice Gray asked him IL they We're
.a fle record OF The cfec. Do had TO admit
-..r were not. and explained that be
t.4eLt Maryland was e little chary in
..,rr. up money for printing the docu-
u.rt.. Justice Gray with fcelng. said
.t uas mlstuke 10 have them omitted,
.4 It was impossible for tho court to It.
member oll The points made.
JUDGE STAPLFS'S ARGUMENT.
..,o Waller II Staples made an cx-
l .i.. so argument ou behalf ~ the claims
Of t.c state Of Nir dula. He explained
.1llv ana minu.ely the famous COM
r..t of ll>5 and insisted that the MARY
t....fs dd not claim under the 1th Sec
t.. .hr right 20 FISH IN Pncomokc. but
t... claimed BE- under section s. which
q. Dr. ..ut,I to traufrp.e. Virginia. Judge
arru %. claimed that 50 applies 10
I'...m.tc river. bat not ~ Pocomokc
81 .... or BAY To establish their night
,.. N.r.illacra are bound 90 prove that
I'......tr river AMI I0Comoke sound
. ... aul the same tlins. Virginia,
l. .I,A proves by Hii thc maps ana
chants. except h l"r one ~ "lI''h' U'''
t.... le ID distinction.
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..,.,.,i ,,,.h,,y nf authority between
tr. &c.,. sat-. th. tri. of upwarls of
.,0a acres IN land ioclu.ling $500 acres
,,l ,..,.,.r.,4s ,.,..il.r.1 tba finest body
OF o,-t.r-l.I- t.rhars ia the tinted
States
There pre now eicifapn persons I'm cts
roly 1 ,...r.ar r..rty arrested for
.,.I..I Violation az th. hw+. ana their
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which shows mere was t''' va.
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r the Potomac IN'i' wa. 49,
..re been concurrent act ''l''N' 10
'uromoke sound
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