Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27

af1rmed. with costs; opinion by Mr.. JUS
No 3S-The Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany ct al, plaintiffs in error, agt. the state
! or Iexas. In error to the court of civil ap-
peals in and for the third supreme judicial
district of the state of Texas; judgment
aihrmed, with costs; opinion by Mr.. Jus
| tice McKenna.
| No 44-The San Francisco National
! Bank, appellant. agt. Washington Dodge,
| as assessor of the city apd county of San
Francisco; appeal from the United States
| circuit court of appeals for the ninth cir
| cult; DEGREES reversed, with costs and
| cause remanded to the circuit court Of
| the United States for the northern district
| Of California for further proceedings in
| conformity with the opinion of this court;
| opinion by Mr.. Justice White: dissenting,
/ Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mr.. Chief Justice
| Fuller, Mr.. Justice Brown, Mr.. Justice
| No. 152-Frank E. Kehrer, plaintiff in err
ror, agt. Andrew p Stewart; in error to
| the supreme court of the state Of Georgia;
| judgment affirmed, with costs; opinion by
| Mr.. Justice Brown.
The chief justice announces the follow
| ing orders Of the court.
| No. 312-Edward D. Johnson ct al. appel
! lants, agt. Elizabeth Thomas; appeal from
| the Court of Appeals of the District of CO.
| lumbia dismissed for the want of jurisdlc-
ton. McLish agt Rolf, 141 U. S. 661;
| Lubin agt Edison, 1875 U. S. 625; Lodge agt:
| Twell, 1876 U. S. 235; Hasetine agt. Central
Bank, 1S3 U. S. $50. Case below % App
| ID. c., al.
| NO. 0UI-JOSnud hODertS Medu ct d.,
| plaintiffs in error, agt the city of Port
| land ct al; motion to advance denied.
No. 32O-James Gardner, plaintiff in error,
agt. the people of the state of Michigan;
motion to advance denied.
| No. 352-Edward B. Whitney, trustee, ETC..
| appellant, agt. Emma B. Dresser; motion
| to advance denied.
No. 45S-The Ludington Novelty Conn.,
pany, petitioner, agt. Charles II. Leonard
ct al; petition for writ of certiorari to the
| United States circuit court of appeals for
| the second circuit denied.
No. 495-The Merchants and Miners
| Transportation Company, ETC., ct al, petl-
| TONERS, agt the steamship Thornhill ETC.;
| petition for writ of certiorari to the
| United States circuit court of appeals for
| the fourth circuit denied.
| No 525James Talcott ct al, petitioners,
| agt. Henry Friend ct al; petition for writ
| of certiorari to the United States circuit
| court Of appeals for the seventh circuit de-
| MED.
No. 527-Marcellus E. Thornton ct al,
| petitioners, agt. the board OF mayor ana
| aldermen of the city of Natchez ct al; pc,
tition for writ of certorari to the United
| States circuit court of appeals for the fifth
circ' lit denied.
No. 46O-Hiram Pennington, plaintiff in
error agt. Central Pacific Railroad Com
many: motion to advance under the thirty
second rule granted, and the case taken
| as submitted on printed briefs ALREADY
| filed, which may be hled WITHIN one
| week. Motion for leave to argue orally
denied.
Order-The reporter having represented
| that, owing to the number OF decisions at
| the present term it would be impracticable
| to put the reports in one volume, 1t IS,
| therefore now here ordered that he publish
| an additional volume in this year pursuant
| to section 6S1 of the revised statutes.
| District Supreme Court.
| EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Anderson.
McIish agt. Shaw: rule to show cause
dismissed and injunction denied; complain
| palla dafa
| ants solicitors Hamilton & Colbert.
| Cobb agt. American Newspaper Company;
| receiver authorized to borrow money; com
| plainant's solicitor Stuart M. Mcnamara;
| defendants solicitors Lambert & Baker.
| Bayly agt Niles; receiver authorized to
| sell; compliments solicitors, A A. Hoehl-
| ing, jr., and Evans Brown.
| Wheatley agt. Wheatley; j. -Holdsworth
| Gordon appointed trustee to sell: bond,
5000: compliments solicitors, Gordon &
| Gordon.
| In re lunacy of George A. Southall; audi
| tors report confirmed.
| In re lunacy of James Robinson; COM
mittee directed to file bond of $500.
| johnson agt. Johnson; proof ordered taken
| before Margaret NJ. Murray; ex vir. order
ed; compliments solicitor, Ebert S. Ma
loney; defendants solicitor, ]. l. Peyser.
| Warfield agt. Archer; receivers authorized
| to bring suit; compliments solicitors A
| A Brney and ]. H. Stewart; defendants
| solicitors, Lambert & Baker and John
| Ridout.
| Burns agt. Hayes: leave to withdraw ex-
| hibit from files granted; compliments So
licitors, Cole & Donaldson; defendants So
| licitor, H. Z. Davis
| EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Stafford.
| Critchfield agt. yesterday; dismissal of
| bill; appeal (by Justice Could; complain
| ants solicitors, o. w. Aldrich and Milton
| Strasburger; defendants solicitors, III. S.
Matthews, Gordon & Gordon, Brandenburg
| & Brady
Cunningham agt. Blagge; submitted;
compliments solicitor ]. 7. Gull.
| CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard.
| Newman agt Darneille; verdict for plain
| tiff for $500; plaintiffs attorney, Branden-
| burg &, Brandenburg; defendants attorney,
| Irving Williamson.
Epstein agt Cronie; judgment by default;
| plaintiffs attorneys, Wolf & Rosenberg.
Mack Manufacturing Company agt.
Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon
| Railway Company; verdict for plaintiff for
| s261113; plaintiffs attorneys, Tucker &
| Kenyon; defendants attorney, A. A.
Hoehing.
| Agnew agt. Washington Loan & Trust
Company; on trial; plaintiffs attorney, Fl.
| E. Davis; defendants attorney, A S.
| Worthington.
| CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Chief Justice Cla-
| baugh
| Dale agt. Humphrey; time to file trans
cript of record in Court of Appeals extended
| to March 10, 1905; plaintiffs attorneys,
| Brandenburg & Brandenburg; defendants
attorneys, Padgett 81 Forrest
Hiss agt. Ganter; on trial; plaintiffs at
| torney, Leon Tobriner; defendants attor-
| ney, J. F. Mullaly.
| CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
| United States agt. Jason w. Geist and
| Frank S. Richardson, conspiracy; on trial;
attorneys, l.. P. Harlow, ]. A. OShea and
| w. ]. Davidson.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould.
| United States agt Thomas Creek, assault
| with a dangerous weapon; on trial; attor-
| neys, Thompson & Laskey.
PROBATE COURT-Justce Stafford.
| Estate of David A. Ritter; order author
| izing executor to assign bond; attorneys,
| Wilson & Barksdale.
| Estate of Sarah E. Proctor; amended pc
| tition for probate fled attorney, j. W. Pat
| terson.
Estate of Zachary Boteler; letters of adj
| ministration granted to Harry w. Boteler;
| bond, 500; attorney, F. ]. Wissner.
| Estate of Elizabeth D. Ames; will admit
| ted to probate and letters testamentary
| granted to John G. Ames, Ben Ames and
| Griffith Ames, jr.; bond, $1,000; attorney.