The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-25
United States Court of Appeals.

New Orleans, February 2-(Special.)- The following decisions have been ans nounced by the United States circuit court l of appeals, Fifth circuit sitting at this place:
 1S35-David Sessler, Receiver, ct al, vs
 Paducah Distilleries Co.,, ct al, appeal l from United States District court. East l ern district Louisiana. By the court Af- l f1rmed
 1795-Philip Bodenheimer vs. Ware & Leland, error to United States circuit court, Eastern district Louisiana. By the court: Affirmed.
 16s7-Charles Correro & Co.,, ct al vs John S. Barton, ct al, appeal from United States district court, Eastern dis l trict Louisiana. By the court: Affirmed
 17ss-T F. Weaver vs. T. F. schumpert, error to United States circuit court, West ern district Louisiana. By the court: Af- firmed.
 1752-Mrs. Lee Maner vs. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.,, error to United States circuit court, Northern district of Texas. By the court: Affirmed. 1S34-Southern Land x Timber Co vs N. B. Broward as governor of Florida, etc; 1S41 Florida Land & Timber Co. vs. same; 1S42. Consolidated Land Co vs. same: 1S43, Empire Land Co. vs same; 1S46, Model Land Co. vs. same; 1Si7, Flor ida East Coast Railroad Co. vs same: appeals from United States circuit court, Southern district Florida By the court: Affirmed Pardee. circuit judge, dissehts E 1709-E. l.. Vickers. ct al. vs. Unted States, error to United States circuit court. Northern district Florida. By the court Affirmed.
 1696-Robert Gallagher vs. United States, error to United States circuit court, Northern district Florida. By the court: Affirmed
 1695-W. g. Harlan vs. United States, error to United States circuit court, Northern district Florida. By the court: Affirmed
 Rehearings were denied in the following cases:
 1TS-Texas and Pacific Railway com pany vs. W. W. Watson, and 1Sl9. Colo rado and Southern Railroad company vs. J. J. satterfield. from Eastern district of Texas.
 17s7-Texas and Pacific Railway com pany vs. A. J. Diefenbach, ct al, from Northern district of Texas.
 The several cases against Napoleon B. Broward. as governor of the state of Florida were instituted by the complain aats to enjoin the collection of a tax of cents per acre annually to drain and reclaim the swamp lands of the ever glades of Florida. The lower court de- ned the prayer for injunction and was sustained in it's ruling by the circuit court of appeals. :.
 The cases of Robert Gallagher vs. United States and w. S. Harland vs United States grew out of the peonage investigations of the United States In Florida. The two defendants, among others, were indicted, tried and convicted on the charge of conspiracy to hold cer- tain men in peonage in the lumber camps of the Jackson Lumber company in Wal ton county, Florida. Most of the peons were foreigners. The defendants were officers of the Jackson Lumber company Offices at Lockhart, Covington county Alabama. w. s. Harlan was sentenced to a term of IS months imprisonment in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta and fined 5000. Robert Gallagher was sen tenced to a term of 15 months and to pay a fine of $l0O0. The Judgments in each case have been affirmed and will be duly executed unless stay Is granted pend ing an application for a writ of certiorari from the supreme court.