The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-16
PETERS LOSES
0NE-LEG CASE
Court Revcrscs ltself-Finger in
Favor Of Hanger, De-
PENDANT.
THE HAIRLESS MURDER CASE.
United States Circuit Court At
firms Decision Of West
Virginia Judge.

The United States Circuit Court OF Ap-
peals convened yesterday at 9 p. NJ. and
handed down It's decision In many cases
Present were Judges Cot and Pritchard.
of the Circuit Court, and District Judge
Brawley.
The case Of the Gorman-Wrlght Com
pany and j. N. German vs.. r. H. Wright,
appeal from the Circuit Court ut Rich
mond. Judge Waddill appointed re-
ceirer with directions to take possession
of tho stocks, money, bonds and other
assets OF the corporation known as the
Gorman-Wright Company. The court
holds that the appellee, Wright, who
claimed the right to sue by virtue Of an
should have shown affirmatively in his
BIZ below that he and his assignor were
citizens of a State or. States other than
the State OF which the Gorman-Wright
Company was Il citizen. us the iurisdic-
ton he sought was based on he citizen
ship Of the parties. The Circuit Court Of
OF Jurisdiction had not been raised by
the appellant, although IT. was. 1t would
have been the duty OF this court to have
denied its own jurisdiction on its own
" shows it. The case was reversed and
remanded with directions to dismiss the
bill.
Famous One-Leg Case.
!, The case Of 4. L;.1'eters vs.. James z
mond. This case was at the h,st term
decided by this court in favor Of Peters.
The court afterwards granted Hanger a
decision and finds in favor Of Hanger.
The case Of Thomas McGregor VS. the
United States is from the Circuit Court
at i, Balsimors. AlcGreg was charged
the United States. lie was one Of tho
clerks in the Postoiiice Department at
Or conspired with. was q dealer in leather
goods in Baltimore. He was to offer to
furnish leather pouches to the govern
e e at ninety each and
bid accepted, for which he was to re-
ee!ve fifty cents on each pouch. Smiths
pa vas accepted and. McGregor II! received
spiracy being discovered, 5NIcGregors wa 8
arrested. ] tried and found guilty. and
sentenced to pay a fine Of $1,000 and TO
serve two years In the Maryland pcni-
tentary This court affirmed the decision
Of the lower court.
Murder Case.
sinia vs.. John D. Laing and Stewart
a + posse IS e CT comltatus s. and endeavoring to
arrest a man by the name Of j ohm Har-
less, killed him, and were indicted by the
ton. ". Va. for violation Of section sos
Of the revised statutes The parties pro-
ceeded to the house where Hairless re-
sized SIDE lorrthe purpose, .oi arresting him IN,
GERS TO approach the house from the rear.
Hairless. observing the coming Of the .ofll-
GERS, ran in the direction of the appellees,
carrying in his hand a pistol. He was
commanded by the appellees to stop and
surrender. but refused TO do so, and wa s
Te n the appelsses The appeee1 Mnrs
Hairless. and while confined in the State
Jail awaiting trial writ Of habeas cor--I
pus was issued out OF the United states
Court. and after examination of ttllirteenI
witnesses and argument Of counsel, thei
Judge OF the United States Court ntcrcd
an order dischargtng them. From that
order the State OF West Virginia appealed |
to this court.
This court. in affirming the decision Of
the court below. used the following lam
%onq ay o 'ns he
courts OF the State could arrestaand pun
ish the officers Of the Federal government A
for acts done BY them when they
e ses under tie laws q, the United
punish them would carry with the
their duties. Such right does not exist,
for the government of5the United States,
under its Constitution, possesses all the
Independent nation. AS nation, it is !
absolutely sovereign oyer every foot Of /
soil and over every person found within
the limits of It's territory, and this SOW
ereign,y gives It the power TO make and
execute It's own laws In its own way and
In It's own tribunals" The opinion was
written by Judge Gof.
Summary of Opinions.
The court handed down opinion in the
No. ae. The United States. plaintiff iii
error. VS.. Twenty Boxes Corn Whiskey,