Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-28
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The famous Hyde Benson Diamond
Schneider conspiracy case involving
charges OF attempting to defraud the
government in connection with public
lands in California, was reopened today
bv the action OF Frederick A. Hyde
and Joost II. Schneider in asking the
&. S. Supreme Court to review the
judgement OF the Court OF Appeals OF
the District OF Columbia. The case
arose in 1904 when 40 indictments we're
returned against the alleged conspira-
tors. All OF them fought against extra
dition to the District OF Columbia for
trial on jurisdictional grounds. In this
they failed and on trial Diamond was
acquitted and Benson, Hyde and
Schneider we're found guilty. Benson
served his sentence. The present petit
ton Of Hyde and Schneider is an at
tempt 10 have the sentence OF the lower
court set aside. Hyde is resident OF
Cal fornia and Schneider OF Arizona.
Both hold there was no evidence to
81 1stan ia.e the char in theI indicts
ments that the conspiracy WAS commit
ted in the District OF Columbia.
Arguments on the long and short
haul section OF tho new railroad law
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today attracted crowd, con-
sisting largely of railroad lawyers, that
hacked the bearing room to the limit.
The first Sc sion was devoted chiefly TO
argument DO G. S. Patterson, represent
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad, and ;.
F. Wood OF the st. Louis and San
Francisco. The questions argued con-
cernei an Interpretation ofa he law and
IFS application under various compli-
Gated conditions. The discussion was
technical in character.
Estimates for river and harbOr i'm
proyements for the fiscal year 10 end
July /. 1912, rs submitted in the an
nual report Of General W. III. Bixby,
chief Of engineers, U. 5. A., made
public today aggregate $22, 227 ,36l.
The estimates the report states are
made particularly low as it is expected
that in the future this work will be pro-
yided for by fixed annual appropria-
ton. Among the appropriations
mentioned is $4,000 for the James
river, Virginia,
I'm choosing a successor to the late
LLOYD w. Bowers rs solicitor general,
President Taft will give no considera-
ton to the name Of Henry l.. Stlmson
OF New York, according to information
obtained from official sources today.
Stimson resigned as United States At
torney to take up the practice OF law.
In his campaign speeches he said no
kind words for President Taft, and the
president, it is said, feels no obligation
to consider him with any greater kind
ness in picking a successor to Bowers
The report that Shmson was to be
selected evidently originated with his
friends in New York.
The U. S. Supreme Court today al
firmed the decision of the lower courts
conyicting w. S. Harlan, c. c. Hilton
and s. i. Higgins OF conspiring to
commit peOnage in Florida. The men
we're connected with the Jackson LUm-
Der Company, and were indicted on
charge of conspiring to commit peonage
by compelling a Hungarian boy to
work. Harlan was sentenced to Is
months and fined $1,000; Hilton and
Higgins we're sentenced to Is months
each. and fined 81 900 each. Robert
Gallagher, superintendent OF the lum-
Der company, in a separate case was
sentenced to Is months and fined ST.
600. Appeal was taken to the highest
court on a refusal of the lower court to
issue a writ OF habeas corpus.
As a result of n decision by the u.
S. Supreme Court today the creditors OF
VIM. r. Trigg & Co., ship building
establishment in Richmond, Va, will
be able to lay claim to the cruiser
Galveston and the revenue cutter Mo
hawk. belonging to the United States,
to satisfy claims. The vessels were
built by the TriRg Company, when 1t
became financially embarrassed. The
receiver took charge Of them but later
delivered them to the government upon
completing their construction. The
Virginia courts decided that the supply
liens on the Mohawk and Galveston
were superior to those asserted 10y the
government. The Supreme Court
affirmed this decision.
The Kentucky "gerrymander" case
was today decided by the U. S. Supreme
Court in favor of the present state gov
eminent. Charles Richardson, who
brought the suit, alleged that the act Of
the Kentucky legislature in 1898, in
changing some Of the counties in the
Eleventh congressional district was a
"gerrvmandering" move on the part OF
the democrats, which would result, 1t
was alleged, in keeping the republicans
from ever carrying them. He declared
that the population Of the district was
grossly juggled to deny equal repre-
sentation." The Green county circuit
court dismissed the suit and this was
sustained by the Court OF Appeals. The
Supreme Court held that as state Off
GERS have gone out of Office their sue
cessors cannot be made the defendants.
The Michigan law Of 1898, making
telegraph companies responsible for
errors in transmission Of messages to-
dav figured in a case Of unique intere t
decided 10y the L. 5. Supreme Court in
favor Of a liugant, under that statute.
The Commercial Milling Company, OF
Detroit. brought suit against the U. 5.