Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
THE COURT REcoRD
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 and Mr.
Justice Day.
Marshall Fulton of Oklahoma city
Okla. was admitted to practice.
No. 6. Marcellus Thomas. plaintiff in
error. agt the state of Texas; submitted
by Mr.. Noah Allen and Mr.. Frederick s
Tyler for the plaintiff in error and by Mr.
Robert V. Davidson and Mr.. James d
Walthal for the defendant in error.
Nos. $50 and 800. The. Waters-Pierce
Oil Company. plaintiff in error. agt. the
state of Texas; argument concluded by
Mr.. H. S. Priest for the plaintiff in error
No. 315. Edward H. Hartman, appel
liant, agt. interstate commerce commits
sion;
No. 316. Otto H. Kahn, appellant, agt
interstate commerce commission, and
No. 81. The interstate commerce com
mission, appellant agt. Edward H. Harri
man; three counsel allowed to argue fol-
Hartman and Kahn, and six hours time
allowed for the argument of these ap
peals, on motion of Mr.. John c. Spoonei
of counsel for Hartman; argument com
menced by Mr.. c. A. Severance for the
interstate commerce commission.
Proceedings yesterday:
Present-The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice
Brewer, Mr.. Justice White Mr.. Justice
Peckham Mr. Justice McKenna, Mr.. JUS
tice Holmes and Mr.. Justice Day.
Charles Welles Gross of Hartford
Conn.,, and Alfred S. Barnard of Ashe-
vile, N. c., were admitted to practice.
No. 206 The people of the state OF
New York ex rel. August Sill, plaintiff
in error. agt Henry Hesterburg. sheriff
of the county of Kings; in error the
supreme court of the state Of New York
judgment affirmed. with costs; opinion
by Mr.. Justice Day.
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
No. so The United States and the
Cherokee Nation, appellants agt John j.
Hemphill and Kenneth S. Murchison; ap-
peal from the court of claims Per
curiam: Appeal dismissed for want of
jurisdiction: "a Stat, C. 1904, p. $40: ex
parte Atocha, II Wall, 439; Rev. Stats,
sec. 7O7.
No. $50. John J. Hemphill and Ken
meth S. Murchison, appellants, agt the
United States and the Cherokee Nation
appeal from the court of claims; appeal
dismissed on motion of counsel for ap-
pellants.
No. 341. Charles A. Davis, executor of
the estate of Frank E. Jandt, deceased.
plaintiff in error. agt. Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Chicago and st. Louis Railway Com
pany ct al: motion to dismiss postponed
to the hearing of the case on its merits.
No. 552. Oscar w. Reid plaintiff in err
ror, agt. the United States: motion to
advance granted. and cause assigned to
be heard Monday. December Z, next
No. 5S4. George D. Bryan. collector,
Ietc., petitioner, agt. Roxana 3. ker, execu-
trix etc.: petition for a writ of GER
tiorari to the United States circuit court
of appeals for the fourth circuit granted.
No. 512. Winnisimmet Company, petit
toner, agt. Mary L. Davenport ct al.
petition for a writ Of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals for
the first circuit denied.
No. 537 Willard n. Jones ct AL, petit
tioners, agt. the United States: petition
\ for a writ of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
ninth circuit denied.
No 545. L. T. Johnston. petitioner.
agt H. D. Sexton ct al; petition for a
writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the seventh
circuit denied.
No. 546 George Westinghouse ct al,
petitioners. agt. Philip Helm ct al: pc
tition for a writ Of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals
for the seventh circuit denied.
No 1871 Adolphus CoulsOn, plaintiff in
error. agt. the government of the Canal
Zone; motion to dismiss or affirm SUBJ
mitted by Solicitor General Hoyt for the
defendant in error in support of the mo-
ton. and by Mr.. Moorfield Storey and
Mr.. Franklin E. Brooks for the plaintiff
in error in opposition thereto.
No =. Original. Elk parte. In the
matter of Adolphus COulSon. petitioner;
motion for leave to file a petition for
writs of habeas corpus and certiorari,
submitted by Mr.. Moorfield Storey for
the petitioner. with leave to Solicitor