Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
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LIos FINED IN FEDERAL COURT.
4 POINT IN BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Judge wnddili Decides n 'eae"
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Contrary TO expectations. Mr.. Anthony
Comsiock appeared IN the United states
Court yesterday TO press the charges nc
made some weeks ago against young
man OF this city for using the United
States m g for the circulation OF OBJ
scene pu. cations, styled art folios.
The accused was indicted by the grand
Jury, and yesterday the case vas brought
10 in the United states District Court
The young man entered plea Of guilty.
ana the District Attorney asked the
Judge to deal lenlently on account OF
the extenuatihg circumstances; the youth
OF the accused. and the fact that he had
surrendered all the plates and the DOCKS
that were IN stock.
Mr.. Comstock stated that he had pre-
ferrod the charges for the moral erect
that the prosecution Of the case would
have lie asked the Judge 10 suspend
his judgment in this case.
This. judge Waddul declined 10 do. The
case had ppearcd ON the records or the
court. he 3D. and the offence had been
Characterized as TOO obscene and disgust
ing to admit of Standardization; he could
not there 20 pass Il over, bat he would
innict the shtest sentence possible, which
was a fine Of SO. This was paid.
IMPORTANT POINT IN BANKRUPTCY
Judge Waddnl is preparing an opinion
on one of the moot points Of the bank
ruptcy law. IL involves the jurisdiction
Of the United states courts over the acts
Of bankrupts- whether the creditors OF
a bankrupt must be sued In the state
courts. and where the proceedings can be
commenced against parties other than the
bankrupt where the bankrupt has covered
up his estate or acted in any other way
10 defraud his creditors.
The question has been decided different
~ in various parts Of the country ana
has aroused much interest
Ii was raised before Judge Waddin in
case now pending in the court here and
verbal opinion was rendered last night,
which will be followed by a written opin-
ion in a few weeks.
Judge Waddul holds that the Federal
Court has general jurisdiction over all
acts of baukrupts, and he bases his con-
illusions on the fact that If this were not
the cas- then the bankrupt law would
not be selt-eXecuung.
DECISION AGAINST RAILROAD EN-
PLOYEES.
Judge Waddiu also rendered decision
in the case of the Norfolk and Western
railway litigation listed as No. j. which
was brought in order TO decide the dis
tribution Of a sum of about 5000 In the
hands Of the receivers Of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company. claimed ON
one hand by the American Employees
Liability Insurance Company and its cred
itors. Cabell & Cabcu, ana Thomas a
Brandor & Co. and by the employees
OF the Norfolk and Western on the
other hand. on the ground that the pre-
MUM WAS paid. and on account Of the
subsequent insolvency should De returned.
Tho employees of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company were all in
sured I'm the American Employees Liza
bnty Company, which failed during the
financial urgency Of 1924. At that
time the road company was paying its
hands off with scrip and at the time Of
the failure Of the insurance company
was two months in arrears with the mems
wages. Tho men claimed that the Insur-
anco Company had no right TO the month
~ instruments ON the premium for the
two months that their pay was IN ar
rcaT,.
Judge WaddiH decided that the money
belonged TO the Insurance Company be
cause the men had had the benefit Of in
surance during tho two months.
Mr.. Edgar Allan represented Thomas
A. Brander & CO.; Floyd Hughes. of Nor
folk. the Insurance Company; j. Aston
Cabell. the firm OF Cabell q Caben, and
w b. Koglcy Of Wytheville, the en-
ployecs OF the Norfolk and Western rail
way.
BECKER CASE COMES UP TO-DAY.
The Becker case will come up this
morning. and II is expected that time
will be thcn set for trial
In the matter of the United States VS..
O. VI. Anthony, charged with violation
Of the internal-revenue laws, The papers
I'm the ca-. have been submitted TO the
departm-u, at Washington and compro-
misc offered.
Tho grand jury presented the following
true bills.
United States VS.. o. T. Earcy, Illicit
distilling.
United states vs.. Roy III. Williams, viO~
latioD of postal laws.
Tho following cases were transferred to
Norfolk for trial:
United States VS. J. =. Bell. and United
States ys. j. A. Wingheld, both indicted
under charge of violation of the internal
revenue laws. on motion Of the District
Attorney the case of United States VS..
Thomas Bagby was also transferred TO
Norfolk.
The grand jury was discharged for the
term, and the petit jury adjourned over
until this morning at II o'clock.
a nolle pros. was presented I'm the case
Of the United states vs.. Wayne H. GoOch.
who was indicted for the violation of the
internal-reyenue laws.