Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-07
OPINIONS HANDED DOWN
District Court of Appeals Passes Upon Vari-
Gus Local Causes
Lower Courts Decision in Hitchcock
Divorce Case Acknowledgements
From Patent Commissioner.

The Court of Appeals late yesterday after
noon handed down an opinion, written by
Justice Morris, in the case of Emeline G.
Hitchcock, appellant, against Carlos A.
Hitchcock. The appeal was from a decree
OF the Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumba granting a divorce on the ground
of desertion The Court Of Appeals holds
that there was no error in the decree APP
pealed from, and therefore affirms that de-
cree.
The appellee, who was seventy years of
age, and the appellant. thirty-nine years
old. were married at Saratoga Springs, N.
Y, as the result of an introduction to each
other through matrimonial brokerage
agency. Both had been married before.
The appellee was a widower without chill
dren; but a daughter of his wife, by prev
iOus marriage continued to live with him,
with her husband and two Children, and
they all constituted one family, even after
his marriage with the appellant.
The latter had also been previously mar
RED at last twice, for there was ques-
ton whether there had not been a third
marriage on her part before her marriage
to the appellee: but she was childleSs at
the time of her last matrimonial venture
nor have there been any children by her
marriage with Mr.. Hitchcock
Separations occurred and d series of It'll
rendered a decree in the combined cases,
divorcing the appellee from the bond of
marriage between him and the appellant
on account of willful desertion and aband-
Hitchcock, thereupon appealed from so
much OF the decree as divorced her hus-
band frcm the bond of matrimony with her.
Patent Appeal Cases.
In the matter of the application for pat
ent of Samuel E. Mower, the decision of
the commissioner of patents is affirmed
the opinion being written by Mr. Chief JUS
tice Alvey.
In the two cases of Thomas J. Griffin,
appellant, against Magnus Swenson patent
appeals. contrary action is taken. In the
first case, No 1l6, the decision of the COM
missioner of patents is affirmed, and judg
ment of priority of invention is awarded the
appellee, Magnus Swenson. In the second
case, No. III, the decision is reversed and
Judgment of priority of invention awarded
the appellant. Thomas J. Griffin.
The decision of the commissioner of pat
ents is reversed, and priority of invention
adJudGed to De Wallace. in the interfer-
ence patent appeal Of Harry De Wallace
against Walter a. Scott and Joseph Jung
bauer.
Other Cases.
District of Columbia agt. Wormley; judg-
ment yacating reassessment reversed, with
costs, and cause remanded, with directions
to dismiss petitions
District of Columbia agt. Allen and
others; judgment reversed, with costs, and
cause remanded, with directions 10 quash
the writ OF certiorari and dismiss the petit
ton.
Philip II. Fitzhugh against Mary T. Fitz-
hugh; decree of lower court affirmed This
was a divorce proceeding.
Bond and others against: Carter Hardware
company; order affirmed with costs; opin-
ION by Mr.. Chief Justice Alvey.
Bean and others against Reynolds; decree
affirmed. with costs and cause remanded
for the due execution of the DEGREES; opin-
ion by Mr.. Justice Morris.
The Court of Appeals was not in session
today, but will Sit tomorrow