Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-26
United States Supreme Court.


Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer. Mr.. Justice
White. Mr.. Justice Peckham, Mr.. Justice
McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes, Mr.. Justice
| Day and Mr.. Justice Moody.
| Margaret Irving Hamilton of Des
| Moines. Iowa; Edward NJ Ballard of Gin
cinnati. Ohio; William A. Davenport of
Greenfield Mass; Godfrey Goldsmith of
Cincinnati. Ohio: Oliver B. Carter of Los
| Angeles, Cal; Langden Moore of Wash
| ington, D. c.; Henry H. Cooper of Homo
| lulu. Hawaii Territory, and Arthur B.
Teele of Boston, Mass, were admitted to
practice.
| No. 1913. Frederick M. Steele ct al, ap-
| pellants. agt. William Culver ct al; ap-
| peal from the circuit court of the United
States for the western district of Michi-
gan: dismissed with costs; opinion by Mr..
| Justice Holmes.
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
| lowing orders of the court:
| No. 1J9 The ST. Louis Southwestern
| Hallway Company of Texas. plaintiff in
| error. agt the city of Tyler Tex. ct al:
| in error to the supreme court of the state
| of Texas: per curtain. writ of error dis
| missed for want of jurisdiction. Eustis
| agt Bolles. $50. U. s. 361: Railway Com
| pany agt Fitzgerald, $780, u. S. 556; Moran
| agt. Hersky. us. L. S. 2O5; Johnson agt
| Risk. 1o7: l.. S. 300 3o7; Chicago and
| pany. 11?. Z. S. 61o; Egan agt Hart, 165,
| L. S. 1SS
No. 6. Original State Of Missouri,
complainant. agt. state of Kansas; as
signed to be heard February %, 1909.
| No. o45. c. NJ Pendleton. PLAINTIFF In
error. agt. the United States: motion for
leave to proceed in forma pauperis
| granted.
No. s2s P NJ childers. appellant. agt
| r. w. McClaughry, warden of the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan ;
| motion to advance for oral argument de-
nleo: cause may be submitted on printed
briefs If counsel shall be so advised.
No. 1886 George F. Albright appellant
| agt. Jesus Maria SandovaI: motion to dis
| miss postponed to the hearing of the case
on Its merits; motion to consolidate with
Nos. 334 and $50 postponed to the hearing
| on the merits and Nos 334 and 335 post
poned to be heard with No. 336.
| No. 361. William Motley ct al, plain
| tiffs in error, agt. Cecil Brown ct al,
proponents of the will of Charles Motley
deceased; motion to amend writ OF error
| postponed to the hearing of the case on
| it's merits.
| No. 435. The Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company. plaintiffs in error, agt.
Spencer Melton motion to dismiss or af-
on it's merits
No. 5s5. j. F. Fleming ct al. appel
lants. agt. Green McCurtain ct al; mo-
ton to advance denied.
Nos. $50. $50, sol, 562 563 and 564. The
United States of America ex rel Attorney
| General of the United States, plaintiff in
error. agt. the Delaware and Hudson
Company ct al: and
Nos. $50. 566, 567 $685. $50 and SO The
United States of America appellant. agt.
the Delaware and Hudson Company ct
al: motion to advance granted and cause
assigned to be heard as one case on Mon
day, January 4. 1909.
No. SO. Mayer Zeiger, petitioner. agt.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company; petition
for writ of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
third circuit denied.
No. 5S4. George d. Bryan. collector,
etc. petitioner agt. Roxanna S. ker. etc;
petition for a writ of certiorar to the
United States circuit court Of appeals for
the fourth circuit submitted by Mr.. So
licitor General Hoyt for the petitioner and
by Mr.. J. F. Kennedy Bryan and Mr.. +.
c. Butler for the respondents.
Nos. 5s5. $50. 5s7. 5Ss and $50. JOAQUIN
Cells, plaintiff in error, agt. the United
States: in error to the supreme court or
the Philippine Islands: docketed and dis
missed on motion of Mr.. Solicitor General
Hovt for the defendant in error.
No. 500 The United States and the
Cherokee Nation. appellants: agt John J.
firm submitted by Mr.. John j. Hemp
hill for the appellees in support of the
motion and by Mr.. Assistant Attorney
General John @. Thompson. Mr.. George
NJ. Anderson and MI William w. has
tings for the appellants In opposition
thereto.
No. 500. Oscar w. Reid, plaintiff in
error. agt. the United States; motion to
advance submitted by Mr.. Melville
Church in behalf of counsel for the
plaintiff in error.
No. 4O1. The Phoenix Construction
Company. appellant. agt. the steamer
Pousbkeepsie etc. ct al; advanced under
the thirty-second rule and submitted by
Mr.. E. Crosby Kindlebarger for the ap-
pellant. with leave to counsel for the
appellees to file brief within two weeks.
No. 512. Winnisimmet Company. petit
| TONER agt. Mary L. Davenport ct al;
United States circuit court of appeals for
the first circuit submitted by Mr.. Arthur
P Teele and Mr. Edward E. Blodgett
for the petitioner. and by Mr. William A.
Davenport for the respondents.
No. $40. George Westinghouse ct al,
petitioners. agt. Philip Helm ct al: petit
ton for writ of certiorari submitted
by Mr.. George H. Howard in behalf OF
den Bell and Mr.. Charles P. Abbey for
the petitioners. and by Mr.. L. S. Bacon
and Mr.. Walter H. Chamberlin for the
respondents.
H. E. Sexton ct al; petition for a writ
of certiorari to the United States circuit
court OF appeals for the seventh circuit
submitted by Mr.. j. w. Nichol in behalf
toner and by Mr.. Charles P. Wise for
the respondent.
No. 537. Willard N. Jones ct al. petit
TONERS. agt. the United States; petition
for a writ of certiorari to the United
States circuit court OF appeals for the
ninth circuit submitted by Mr. Samuel B.
Huston and Mr.. Martin L. Pipes for the
petitioners and by Mr.. Attorney General
Bonaparte and Mr.. Solicitor General Hoyt
for the respondent.
No. AT. Clinton j. Hutchins trustee.
appellant, agt. William w. Bierce, Ltd,
corporation; advanced and assigned for
argument on Monday. November 2 after
the cases heretofore assigned for that
day, on motion of Mr.. L. B. Brown for
the appellant.
No 341 Charles A. Davis. executor. etc,
plaintiff in error. agt Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company ct al; motion to dismiss SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Frank l.. Littleton for the
defendants In error in support of the
motion and by Mr.. Ebert H. Hubbard for
the plaintiff in error in opposition thereto.
No 2s6. The United States. plaintiff
| in error. agt. F. W. Keitol ct al
No. 2S7. The United States. plaintiff in
error, agt. Robert Forester ets al
No. 291. The United States. plaintiff in
| error. agt. Charles E. Horr and George
c. Franklin.
No o01 The United States nloiptire