The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-18

MIR. Edgar Allan W ins a Case i"r '''' WV
eminent story of the Trouble

Mr. EDGAR Allan Wins case i"' NV 49,
crnment-Story OF the Trouble
Mr. 1,5,,ar Allan received telegram
80, washington Monday night annoul'-
,,,- maj in am opinion by Justice hallaH'
the supreme Court Of the Ihllen "1"1,
had decided for the United states as"l'.9'
a. et.ta NJ rexas- theh0undary dispute,
of which he has had chaisc az ,,.
assistant TO the AttOiney-Genera loi
rcsrlv six wears past. When ! saw MN
D.. Vas I'm nigh glee. and said this was
"a. greatest triumph of his professional
career. lie had been assaulted u''i"''
Cle,elandfs administration had retain p
him for over three years 10 furnish ihla
i,nuorfant litigation. the charge OF Which
WAS given him by President harrison
II was sufficient for him 10 feel thdt the
confidence rcposed IN him had not nee"
rnieplaced. ana although he had been con-
fronted hy "a half tdozen Of the Leading
LAWYERS Of the country as his opposins
counsel his victory was complete. lie
further stated that the Attorney
Ga his annual report. sent 10 Congress
this year. speaking Of the case, said;
.'Tho case was under the sole charge OF
Mr.. Edgar Allan. lie has devoted much
time and labor 20 IT'S preparation, ana
has shown great diligence ana capacity
therein"
W nNn asked as 70 iNt iftNildt A'h'Nt' n"
OF the Texas case. he replied.
"The story is too long 10 tell YOU. ]
travelled nearly fifty thousand miles In
taking the dispositions. These three bound
volumes containing over two thousand
pages" pointing 10 three handsome books
upon his desk. "are the record OF testi-
mony and thc briefs I'm the case. could
give you perfect romance Of incidents
connected with the case. II grows out
Of "a construction Of "a treaty between
the United tafes and Spain I'm 1873. ana
though the suit originally was 10 recover
TWO thousand and forty hundred square
miles of territory. 1t assumed such a
shape under the pleadinge as 10 involve
a claim against the United States Tor
an Of Oklahoma. AN the territory Of
Kansas and Colorado. south OF the Ar
kansas. all Of No Mans Land. and part
of New Mexico. Had the Government
lost the case. IL would have formed the
basis. probably. for a claim against the
United states for possibly two hundred
millions of N0Fgrs. Many interesting
legal questions In the progress Of the
case were decided. ~ was the first time
in the country's history that the question
had been directly raised and adiudicatei
as 10 the extent OF the cderal judicial
power in a controversy between the gene
raj government and one Of the States COM
posing IL. Another legal problem
discussed was whether boun-
dairy in dispute between .s0vor-
cigns was iudicially cognizahle and
also whether a hiil I'm equity would lie
20 determine the title TO the territory in
dispute
The testimony was largely expert i'm its
character consisting Of the evidence OF
civil and military engineers. astronomers.
surveyors Mexicans. end surviving ON
ciers and men who had been engaged in
the barharous border warfare between the
whites and Indians. who formerly cccu-
pied the territory.
Neutrality-suspicious. Garland Hon.
Hehcr J May. Governor Culhcrson. Hon.
George Clarke. Attorney-General Crane.
and Judge Freeman were the counsel for
Texas. This Is brief SYNOPSIS Of the
case and 7 EEL as though q great burden
had been lifted from my shoulders ~ the
Judgment IN favor Of the Government on
every point involved IN the controversy
upon questions Of law or fact. | nave re-
ceived many congratulations. and d. Is
no wonder 1 feel good tonight