The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-15
AWARDS IN ADULA CASE.
Compensation. Allowed by Judge
SPeer on Masters Report.

Compensation, Allowed by Judge
SPeer on Masters Report.
Judge Speer's award in the Adula
case, as it appeared in the Morning
News yesterday, was read with inter
est. Savannahians are familiar with
the case of the captured British steam
ship, and a number of them have been
personally interested in the claims
made against her. The details of the
awards, taken from the Atlanta Con-
stitution, will be interesting. The para
graph Immediately following shows the
duties with which the special master
was charged:
Fixing the reasonable and just
compensation to which the following
parties are entitled, if any in the above
stated cause, to wit: H. H. King,
clerk; John M. Egan, appraiser; Clar-
ence S. Connerat, appraiser; Thomas
F. ScreVen, executor; John ScreVen,
appraiser; Julian Schley, prize COM
missioner; Josephine M. Denmark, eX-
ecutrix; Edgar Denmark, prize COM
missioner; c. H. Dorset, auctioneer;
John M. Barnes, for his commission,
also what extra compensation, If any,
he will be entitled to for his services
rendered in carrying the Adula to New
York and services in and about the
same there, also what amount should
be paid to him for his actual custody
and necessary expenses for the GUS
tody, care and preservation and insur-
ance of the prize property and in eX-
ecution of the orders of the court in
reference to the same, on vouchers
paid and also vouchers rendered to
be paid. Marion Erwin, United States
district attorney, for all services rem
dered by him to the government and
captors in said case, If any. w. r.
Leaken, assistant United States attor
ney, for all services rendered by him
to the government and captors in said
case. if any. George T. Cam and
Manning White, stenographers, for
services in said case"
The findings made by the court Of
fetal were as follows:
To H. II. King, clerk of United
States District Court, $26.S5 as fees and
$500 commission on $50, 900, the same
being l per cent. of the amount paid
into the registry of the court on stipu-
lation of claimants on which the steam
ship Adula was released.
To John M. Egan, Clarence Sc Con-
nerat and Thomas F. Screven. execu-
tor of John Screven, for ascertaining
the value of the Adula, 500 each.
To Julian Schley and Mrs. Josephine
Denmark, executriX j. Edgar Denmark,
prize commissioners, $3.50 each.
To George T. Cam and Manning
White, stenographers, $S610 and $144.55,
respectively.
To C. H. Dorset, auctioneer. $125.
To John Barnes, United States mar
shall, $1,427.15.
These amounts have been paid by
hoI ont IF no ion
for salaries, fees and expenses of mar
shals.
The master also found for the mar
shall to pay off expenses proven against
the ship, $2097.59. He also found for
the district attorney $3.50 for his SER
vices in the trial in the main case,
which resulted in the condemnation OF
the Adula and the recovery from the
Atlas Steamship Company of $4,000,
which must be divided between the
United States and such officers and en-
listed men of the navy as are entitled
to share in the value of the prize.
After reciting the findings of the
master, Judge Speer disapproved the
allowance of $500 as commissions to II.
II. King, clerk of the District Court.
The award of $500 each to the APP
praisers is approved.
Each prize commissioner is given the
sum of $525 instead of $3.50.
The stenographers' fees are approx
ed as awarded by the master.
The allowance of c. II. Dorset, the
auctioneer, of $125 is approved.
The expense account of the marshal,
S142715, is satisfactory, as are ascer-
tanned claims against the ship of ST.
997 SO.
The sum given United States Attor-
ney Marion Erwin, $3.50, is disapprov-
ed. Judge Speer compliments the at
torney upon his work, cites the law
and says 50, 500 is enough.
Marshal Barnes allowance of 81 900
for services outside the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia is declared excessive.