The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Court of Appeals Decides
in Favor of Robert
M. thompson.
ELECTRIC COMPANY LOSES
Police Courts Judgment in Smoke Law
Confirmed - Metropolitan Railroad
Company Must Pay Mariana Loud
$4,000 Damages.

Mr.. Robert NJ. Thompson. who was
charged with violating the pension law
while resident OF Tennessee. has won
State, who for seventeen years have
been endcavoring to gain custody OF
him. OF and on fer seevntcen years. all
CT which time Mr.. Thompson has been
a resident OF the District, the Tennessee
authorities by enc means and another
LEGAL authorities deliver hin. to them to
answer charge CT violating the United
States pension law.
On four different occaslcns the ques-
ticn OF the delivery OF Mr.. Thompson to
the Tennessee authorities has been 4
question fer consideration before the
local courts. Each time the request fer
the custody OF Mr.. Thompson was made
by the governor OF the State, who sent
reqrisition papers for him.
Always Released.
Ttis proposition was met by Mr..
THOMPSON with petition for habeas
corpus, and when the matter came to
e. hearing he was always released from
custody The last time the matter came
up fer consideration, however the Gov
ernment took an appeal from the de-
cision of Justice Clabaugh In the matter
to the Court OF Appeals for the Dis
trict
The question was argued before tha.
tribunal some time ago. and yesterday
Justice Morris, speaking for the court,
affirmed the judgment OF the Supreme
Court of the District. which released Mr..
Thompson from custody.
Mr.. Thompson was many years ago q
resident OF the Eastern district of Ten
nessec. IN May, 1885. he was indicted
for violation Of the pension law, and
convicted. but never sentenced. He aft
erwards came TO the District OF Column
bia to reside, and remained since. In
1883 the Tennessee authorities made an
effort to have him extradlted. They
failed. Another effort was made soon
after. and this. SEQ. failed. Nothing
1901. when, at the instance of his bonds
men. the Tennessee authorities again
tried to get. the crstcdy OF Mr.. Thomp- |
son. +- p, 80
The matter came on for hearing be- |
fore Justice Clabaugh, Mr.. Thompson
being represented by Attorney George
Mcigs. Justice Clabaugh declined to
favor the requisiticn. and the Govern
ment took an appeal 20 the higher court.
Smoke Violations.
In the cases of the District against
Mr.. Lindley E. Sinclair, which are known
as the smoke-law cases, the Court Of
Appeals affirmed the judgment OF the
Police Court. where the defendant was
found guilty of violation Of the law. Mr..
Sinclair is the representative OF the Unit
ted States Electric Lighting Company.
and II was from the building OF that cor
poration, Gt and Fourteenth Streets.
that the obnoxious smoke eIuded.
Il the case CT Mariana Loud against
the Metropolitan Railroad Company, the
Corrt Of Appeals yesterday affirmed the
Judgment of the lower court. where the
plaintiff was awarded si.50O as damages
for personal injurics
The plaintiff Was injured in an acci-
aert at the corner OF Connecticut Ave
lIie and y Street on Christmas night,
1899. She was a passenger aboard one 8
u the ears OF the defendant. In alight- {
ing she was thrown to the ground and '
her cpine and hip injured and on- OF her :
tibs broken. Attorneys Hamilton ami
Colbert represented the plaintiff
In the case OF James l.. Parsons
against the John Hancock Mutual Life S
insurance Company, the judgment of the
over court was reversed, and the mat I
Ter remanded for a new trial Opinion
BIZ Justice Shepard, Justice Morris dis {
.entins /
In the case OF Dillcr D. Croft, appel /
ant, against Francis Miller, the appeal 7
vas dismissed. Opinion By Justice Nor ,
is. v
lament OF the Prudent Patricians CT ;
'ompeii. appellant. against Mrs. Evelina
iarr, the finding Of the lower court was {
flrmed. The opinion is by Mr.. Justice
DORIS.
Coveney Case.
In the case OF Annie Teresa Covensy,
ppellant, against Benjamin F. Conlin
nd others. the decree OF the lower
ourt is affirmed. The opinion is by
ir Justice Shepard
In the case Of the Fidelity and De- !
osit Company of Maryland against the =
Inited States Of America, to the use =
I Lewis E. Smoot. the Judgment below y