Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21

United States Supreme Court.


Present: The Chief Justice. Mr. Justce
Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer. MI Justice
White, Mr.. Justice Peckham, Mr.. Justice
McKenna. Mr.. Justice Holmes: Mr.. JUS
tice Day and Mr.. Justice Moody.
No 49,. Railroad Commission OF Louis
lana. appellant. agt Cumberland Teie-
phone and Telegraph Company. Argu-
ment concluded by Mr.. E Howard Nc
Caleb. jr, for the appellant.
No. 172. Home Telegraph Company. ap-
pellant, agt the city of Los Angeles et
al. Argument commenced by Mr.. Oscar
a. Trippet. for the appellant.
Proceedings after The Star went 10
press yesterday:
No. 49, Railroad commission Of Louis
| lana. appellant, agt. Cumberland Tee
phone and Telegraph Company; argument
continued by Mr.. ". L. Granberv for the
| appellee and by Mr. E. Howard McCaleb.
| jr, for the appellant.
| Adjourned until today at l. O'Clock.
The day call for Wednesday, October
p. is as follows: Nos. Isl. 49, $ land
80. 24m. $50 (and 2s7, 2SS, 1927, 161, i. 1
| original, {, - and %
Court of Appeals.
Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice
Robb and Mr. Jus tice Van OrSdel.
Howard w. Stull. Harry B. Durham
and ~ Thornton Hynsop were admitted
to practice.
No 1897 Easter agt Ralston; orde,
reversed. with costs and cause remandeo
for further proceedings not inconsistent
| with the opinion of this court: opinion
by Chief Justice Shepard.
No. 1910. Bursey agt. Lyon: argument
continued by Mr.. William Henry White
for appellant, continued by MI: John
Ridout for appellee. and concluded by
Mr. William Henry White for appellant
No 1858. Norris agt Ashford: susses-
ton of diminution of record and petition
for certiorari submitted by Mr.. Q. b.
Hallam of counsel for appellant in sup
port of petition; motion to dismiss for
failure to print submitted by MI W. u
port of motion and by Mr.. o. E. Hallan
in opposition thereto. with leave to ap'
pellants to file brief and aftidavits herein
If so advised.
No. 1868 Barnes agt Slater; docketed
No. 1872 Cortelyou sgt. United States
ex rel. Thorpe: cause remanded with d.
rections that further proceedings be had
not inconsistent with the opinion OF this
court, and costs awarded to appellee;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
Proceedings after The Stars report
closed yesterday:
No 1905. Catholic University agt
Morse: on motion the appellees arc al
file reply brief herein If so advised ar
gument commenced by Mr. NJ. J. Colbert
for appellant. continued by Mr.. Holmes
Conrad for appellee and concluded by
MI W. y. SOlDeIt lot dppSlldut.
No. 1910. Bursey agt. Lyon; argument
commenced by Mr.. William Henry White
for appellant.
Nos. 1914 and 1915. Howard agt Inter
national Trust Company: bill of eXcep-
tons stricken from record and judgment
affirmed. with costs; opinion by Mr.. Chief
Justice Shepard.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard.
Bolles agt. Bolles: reference to auditor:
complainant's solicitor: G: S. Hillyer; de-
PENDANTS solicitor F. S. Paladini.
Cole agt. Barnett; auditors report rati-
fed complainant solicitor. ". B. Reilly.
Fraser agt. Fraser; rule returnable Oc-
tober 30. compliments solicitors, W. D.
Henry and L. +. Leighton: defendant S
solicitors. Mackal & Maedel.
Nyvill agt. Day; order granting leave
to intervene: intervenor's solicitors, Wolf
Rosenberg.
American Security and Trust Company
agt. Chew: leave to amend granted; com
plainant's solicitors. n. Wilson, c. r. Will
son and W. y. McKenney.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2Jus,ice Wright.
Payne agt. American Security and
Trust Company; decree to turn over to
complainant certain funds: complainant g
solicitor Fulton Lewis: defendants So
licitor. w a. Mckinney.
|. In re dissolution Of American Home
Life Insurance Company; decree eXpung.
ing scandalous matter from petition: pc
titioner's solicitors. Sheehy & Sheehy; re-
spondent's solicitor. J. Easby-smith.
Swan agt. Swan: time to take testimony
limited compliments solicitor, P w.
Frisby; defendants solicitor, S. D. TruiIt.
Fendall agt. Watterston; decree pro
confesso: complainant's solicitor, ]. w.
Davidge.
complainant's solicitor. w. L. Quinter.
Reeves agt. Earnshaw ct al; judgment
on verdict for plaintiff for $500 against de-
PENDANT, George V. Earnshaw. and for de-
PENDANT, X. j. Earnshaw, against plaintiff
for his costs; plaintiffs attorneys. w. ~.
Gardiner and E. n. Hopewell; defendants
attorneys, Douglas, Baker and Sheriff..
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford.
Records agt. Daily; judgment by default;
plaintiffs attorney. \. w. Levensaler
Commercial National Bank agt Gran
dali: judgment by default; plaintiffs at
Second National Bank. Culpeper. Va,
agt. Briggs: judgment by default; plain
tiff's attorney. E. Hilton Jackson.
Barnes agt. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company: certified to Circuit Court
No. for trial: plaintiffs attorneys. Wells.
Hoover & Wells: defendants attorney
George E. Hamilton.
korjek agt. Washington Railway and
Electric Company; verdict for defendant
plaintiffs attorney, w. p. Plumley; de-
George =. Hoover.
Neil agt. Fisher ct al: verdict for plain
tiff for $217.30; plaintiffs attorney, J. A.
Cobb; defendants attorney, j. II. .Adri-
aans.
CIRCUIT COURT NO 2-Chief Justice
Shepard.
B!ggs agt. Belmont Dairy Company: on
trial: PLAINTIFFS attorneys, Cuttings &
Chamberlin and Topper & Gusack: de-
PENDANTS attorneys. Handy Il Matthews
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould
United States agt James a. Kemp. en-
bezzlement; plea. guilty: sentenced 10
penitentiary for two years; nolle pros. of
Hayden.
United States agt. Morris Mandel. grand