The morning times., 1895-11-20
CLEANED Up ITS CALENDAR
Supreme Court Accomplished a Feat
Which Is Unprecedented.
Many Iuuuortaut Cases In the Long
List of Those Admitted TO
the Record.

The Supreme Court Of the United States
yesterday, for the first time since date
whereof the memory OF mar runneth not to
the contrary, disposed OF all the cases on
the calendar for the session.
This was due in large part TO the fact that
several of the cases assigned for gearing
were submitted without argument; and
also To the further fact, that other cases
were argued for one side only, and then but
briefly In several Of the cases the United
States was party.
George Pierre. and John Pierce, under
sentence OF death in Judge Parker's court.
for the western district Of Arkansas, for
the murder of William Vandever in the
Cherokee Nation, January 10, 1895, ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court OF the United
states. alleging error in Judge Parker S
rulings upon the admission of evidence
and in his instructions to the jury.
Eli Lucas, another victim Of the same
court, for the murder of Levy Kemp, ap-
pealed, alleging the same errors. These
cases were submitted on the record.
The case OF Stephen NJ. Folsom VS.. the
United States, raised question of 1uris-
diction also. Folsom was president or
the Albuquerque National Bank. He was
convicted of making false entries in the
bank books, and sentenced to i've years
Imprisonment in the Territorial peniten-
tiary at Santa Fe, New Mexico The Iudg-
ment was affirmed by the Supreme Court
of the Territory, and the case was then ap-
pealed 10 the United States Court OF AIpeeis
for the Eight Circuit.
Tie circuit court of appeals certifies to
the Supreme Court of the United States
that the errors assigned in the judgment or
the Supreme Court of New Mexico are
such that. if upon cue consideration OF the
merits they should be sustained, the Judg-
ment OF the said Supreme Court ought to be
reversed" And also the following ques-
tion: Has the United States Circuit Court
of Anneais for the Eighth judicial Circuit
any jurisdiction to hear and determine the
issue presented by said writ OF error and To
review the judgment and proceedings or
the Supreme Court of the Territory OF New
Mexico? Mr.. Charles A. Willard argued
;he case for Folsom, but Solicitor General
Conrad for the United States, let it 60 upon
the brief.
The case of Francis A. Coffin, convicted
a second time in the District court OF
Indiana of the charge of conspiring with
L. Z. Haughey. president. and Others 10
wreck the Indiana National Bank, which
failed in August 500, was docketed today.
On the second conviction Coffin was
sentenced TO eight years imprisonment.
He is at large under $4,000 bail, awaiting
the decision of the supreme court OF the
United States.
j. A. Peraltareavis. as he signs himself,
has appealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States from the judgment OF the
Supreme Court of New Mexico, denying
a writ of habeas corpus. Peraltareavis
was committed to jail in Ner Mexico after
his recent failure to establish claim for q
large tract before the court OF private
land claims. and the Supreme Court of the
Territory refused to direct his release on {
writ of habeas corpus.