The Washington times., 1902-10-06
COURTS OPEN TOMORROW
Fall Terms of Supreme and
Court of Appeals,
WORK POSTPONED FOR WEEK
Prominent Members of Bar Make Re-
quests for Delay-Important
Hearings Pending.

The fall term of the Supreme Court of
the District and the Court OF Appeals
for the District will commence tomor-
row. 1t is not probable, however, that
any business except such as is absolute
ly necessary will be transacted in either
court during the current week.
A number of the most prominent mem
bers of the bar have requested the
justices of the Court of Appeals to
postpone the hearing of arguments in
any cases this week, and there is little
doubt that when the court convenes to-
morrow an adjournment will be taken
until Tuesday, October IA.
In the Supreme Court of the District
the empaneling of new grand jury and
petit juries in the criminal and circuit
divisions will necessitate at least brief
sessions daily until this work is COM
plete. Even should the petit juries be
completed it is quite improbable that
District Attorney Gould will begin the
trial of the Jail cases until next week.
After the close of the encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, how
ever, the work in all branches of the
court will be pushed forward as rapidly
rs possible. In the Criminal Courts the
persons in Jail awaiting trial will be
called to answer the charges against
them. When these are disposed of what
are known as the bail cases will be
called.
Corporal O'Brien Case.
The most important, or at least the
one around which the greatest public
interest centers. is that of Corporal
O'Brien, who is under Indictment for
perjury. His indictment was the result
of testimony he gave before the stand
ing committee of Congress in relation
TO the conduct of officers and enlisted
men OF the United States army who
were serving in the Philippine Islands
O'Brien accused the officers and men
alike with administering the water
cure and also with treating native men
and women most brutally. He also
charged that certain of the officers had
cut off the mess fund, which resulted in
much suffering among the enlisted men.
There are also several persons in Jail
charged with homicide in different de-
grees. who District Attorney Gould will
call to trial as early as is practicable.
These will be given a hearing before
those who are under Indictment fcc
similar charges. but who are at large on
bond
1t is also expected that strong effort
will be made to bring to trial during the
early part of the term the suit of Capt.
Charles F. DeArnaud against Brigadier
General Fred C. Ainsworth, for $4,000
damages for alleged slander. Should this
case be called ii will take up great
deal of the time of one branch of the
Circuit Court, to the exclusion of all
other business. The suit of Captain De
Arnaud is based on certain alleged re-
Elections he claims General Ainsworth
made in reference to his services as d
Union soldier during the civil war. The
alleged slandcrous statements were
made by General Ainsworth in a report
10 Congress in which he denied Capta;1
DeArnaud's s right to a pension for serv-
ices.
Miss Taylor's Case fastened
The Rebecca ]. Taylor case will also
be pushed to an early hearing in the
equity branch of the court. Miss Taylor
was dismissed from her position in the
War Department because of her alleged
criticism of the policy of the Presiden,
in the Philippines. She applied TO the
court for writ of mandamus to compel
the Secretary of War to reinstate he;.
The Secretary, through District Attorney
Gould, replied, stating that Miss Taylor
was dismissed for infringements of the
civil service rules under which she was
appointed to office. Through her counsel,
Mess:s. Siddons and Wolfe, few days
ago she demurred to the answer of the
Secretary, claiming that she was being
debarred from her rights under the
classified rules under which she worked
in the War Department.
With the exception of Wednesday, the
day of the veterans parade, the City
Hall will be kept open all week. On that
day, however, John r. Young, Clerk OF
the Supreme Court of the District, in ac-
cord with an order issued by Chief JUS
tice Bingham. will close his Office. 1t is
very probable that the offices of the
Register of Wills and the Recorder OF
Deeds will also be closed on that day,