The San Francisco call., 1904-10-04
MANY OPINIONS
HANDED DOWN
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cuts Wide Swath Through
Its Crowded Calendar
DE HAVEN SUSTAINED
United States District At
tOrney's Contention Upheld
in Several Chinese Cases

Judges Gilbert. Ross, Morrow and
Hawley opened the October session Of
the United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals yesterday morning. and handed
down opinions as follows:
The United States of America vs. A. Rosst
and W. H Ridenbaugh-Central Division
Idaho. Action to recover S155, 80 for Z. .77S 900
feet OF lumber cut on Government land. Ju1g
ment affirmed.
John G. Held VS.. William NJ Elmer, c. w.
1oun:, Emery Valentine. John Olds and B.
Nd. Behrends-Dfvision No. 1. Alaska. Judg
John Harniska. Thomas Harniska and Jane
poe Harniska vs. Cyrus A Dolph and Zera
SnoW-Alaska- Judgment affirmed.
George Perriam VS.. the Pacific Coast Com
pany, Pacific Coast Steamship Company. And
The oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany. Puget Sound Tug Boat Company
ferriam vs. the Oregon Railroad and Naviga-
Gon ton Company and Puget Sound Tug Boat
company, cross-respondents. Ordered that de-
cree be modified; that the owner OF the
WaIla Walla receive $4,000 and her master
olncers and crew the sum Of $416O. the same
10 De cnarged, hve-twelfths against the ship
and seyen-twelfths against the cargo, and that
IN IN other respects the decree of the District
Yee YUen the United States of America
Northern District Of fTCalifornia- Judgment
E. w. Spencer, claimant of the steamboat
Charles r. Spencer, ct al VS.. A NJ. Ber-
trand-Distrtct Of Oregon. Judgment affirmed.
Joseph Q. Hudnutt vs. Britannia Mining
CONGRATULATED OF Montana Decree af-
hrmed
The United States of America VS.. orin
Thayer, r. s. Shaw, W. II Ridenbaugh
and A. Rossi-CentraI Division, Idaho. Judg-
ment affirmed.
The United States of America vs. William
A. Coughanour-Idaho. Judgment affirmed
Chin Chew Fong VS.. the United States OF
America-Califofnia Judgment affirmed
Charles A Moore VS.. Gilbert R. Mickey.
Britannia Mining Company, Margaret NJ
Mickey. John J. Berkey. Joseph o. Hudnutt
and TheabauId observation-disclosures Decree
affirmed
Cheung Him Min vs. United States OF Amer
ica-California- Judgment affirmed
Cheung Pang1vs. United States Of An1erica-
California Judgment affirmed.
Tsoi Yh vs.. United States Of America
California Judgment affirmed
Lee Yue VS.: United States OF America
California Judgment affirmed.
George t. Mcdonnell vs. United States Of
Observation-Disclosures. Judgment affirmed
In the matter Of the petition OF j. W. Robin
son and Marie Carran for a writ Of habeas
corpus. the Circuit Court of Appeals desires the
instruction Of the United States Supreme Court
upon the following questions OF law: WAS the
order Of the Curcuit Court of the United states
for the District OF Washington entered on the
2eth day Of March. 1904, adjudging the pc
titioners guilty Of contempt Of court in ac-
cordance with right and under authority OF
law?"
The United States of America vs. z A.
Gardner-Washington. Judgment reversed and
cause remanded. with instructions TO render
Judgment upon the verdict for the plaintiff
in error.
Utah-Nevada Company VS.. Joseph R. de
Lamar-California. Judgment OF Circuit Court
is reversed and cause remanded TO the Cir
cult Court. with directions to remand the
to the State Court.
In re bankruptcy, J. c. CaSkey ct al.-Wash-
ington. District Court directed to vacate order
OF reference and all subsequent proceedings and
enter decree dismissing the petition at petit
toners cost
Nick Gurvich VS.. United States Of America
Alaska Court certihes TO Supreme Court the
question whether the District Court did not err
in compelling plaintiff to go to trial before =
jury of six persons.