The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-08
CASE REVERSED;
JURY TO DECIDE
INVOLVES FEDERAL EMPL0YE
USING HIS INFLUENCE FOR A
CONFEDERATION.
PROVE MONEY PAID
DEFENDANTS CLAIM TT WAS a
BUSINESS TRANSACTION RE
LATfNG TO DIFFERENT
MATTER.

! A case involving charges OF the i'm
proper use Of money to prevent a Bal
timore concern from securing a con-
tract with the United States bureau
of engraving, Chemist Dyck, OF the
bureau, being charged with having
used his influences. for consideration.
TO prevent the contract from being
awarded. was heard IN the federal
Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
! The case was that of George Il.
Lewis. receiver Of the Slingluff &
Glacken Chemical company. plaintiff
In error. va. Victor G, Bloede and the
! Victor q. Bioede company. OF Balti-
! more city, defendant IN error; In err
ror TO the District curt at Baltimore,
Md. Opinion by Judge Conner. Re
Versed, with costs, ana remanded
! Claim Business Relations
+ The Slingluf q Glacken company
sued the Victor Bloede company in
the District court at Baltimore for
: damages resulting from the loss OF
the contract, claiming that the con-
! tract was to have been awarded to Il
by the decision OF the director of the
bureau. but that the decision was re-
versed through Dyck's influence. II
was charged that Dyck received com
pensation from the Bloede company
Before the District court at Rslti-
more the defendants contended that
the relations between Dyck and the
company were business relations in
volving the sale of a new kind Of
black ink, and that the money paid
Dyck was for this purpose. Dyck and
| Bioede had been fined for a techni-
cal violation of the law in this con-
| nection by the District court which
held that damage to Slingluff 81 Glack-
| en- Company had not been shown and
| instructed the jury to return a YER
dict for the defendant The Circuit
Court Of Appeals yesterday reversed
this decision, handing down an optn-
lon to the effect that the case should
hase heen left to she Jury. II now
goes back for retrial.
The Court OF Appeals convened yes
terday for Its November term with
the following judges In attendance.
/ Circuit Judge Nathan COZ. OF Clarks-
burg. w. Va; Circuit Judge i. t.
Pritchard. OF Asheville. n. G.. District
Judge Edmund Waddili. Jr., of this
city; District Judge Henry C. Nc
| Dowell, OF Lynchburg, Va, and Dis
trtet Judge John G. Rose, of Ralti-
more, Nd.
Other Opinions.
Other opinions handed down were.
! No. 1898. Victor A. Wilder, plain
tin in error. VS.. William L. Dennis
and John c. Mccoy, defendants in
error: in error Ia the District court
at Lynchburg. Va. Opinion by Judge
Goff Affirmed. with costs.
! No. 1l01. The National Bank OF
Savannah, plaintiff In error, VS.. Ker-
shaw Oh mill and Lancaster Cotton
OIL company. defendants in error. in
error to the District court at Column
bia, S. C. Opinion by Judge Pritch-
ara reversed. with costs. and re-
manded. Judge Keller dissenting.
No. 1892. Charles Gring, managing
owner Of the steam tug Prudence :"
appellant, VS. Rosa Lee Cherry. adj
ministratrix, ct al, appellees: appeal
from the District court at Norfolk.
Va Per curtain opinion. Affirmed.
| with costs
The court made and entered It's or
der denying a rehearing in the follow
ing cases:
No. 1867. A. u. Howe Machine
company. appellant. vs. Cofield Motor
Washer company. appellee; appeal
from the Circuit court at Wheeling.
w Va. Petition of appellant for a
rehearing denied.
No. 1918. The Lord Baltimore
Press. Incorporated, appellant. VS.. Ellie
W. 1sabom barde. appellee: appeal
from the Circuit court at baltimore.
Nd. Petition OF appellee for a re-
hearing denied.
c.; r. G. Lawrence of Lumberton. n
G.; Alva G. DePass Of Columbia, g.
C., and Alien g. Collins, OF Rich
mond. Va, were admitted to practice
in this court
The following cases were argued on
lmotions
/ No. 1925. The Laurinburg 4 South
ern Railroad company, appellant. VS.
Seaboard Air Line railway, appellee;
appeal from the District court at Rs-
leigh. \. G. Motion of appellee to
dismiss appeal argued by J. D. Shaw,
I of Rockingham, y. C.. and r. c. Law
renee. OF I.umberton, ~ c., for the
motion. Motion granted and appeal
| dismissed. with costs.
| No. ll3l. Knots. Downing & Com
pany, plaintiffs in error. VS.. Virginia
| Carolina Chemical company. defend
ants In error; in error to the District
court at Charleston. s. c. Motion of
defendant in error To amend record
argued by Allen q. Collins of this CITY
for the motion, and by Alva e. De-
Pass. OF Columbia. g. c.. for the plain
tiff in error against tbs, melton, Dig
position OF motion continued until ar
gument OF case on its merits
The court adjourned until this
morning at 1880 o'clock
Following Is the only case in call
tomorrow:
No, 1923. L. L, Tucker, as suryiv-
ing partner of w. L. g. L. l.. Tucker,
petitioner. VS.. George Bryan, trustee
of the East Coast Lumber company,
bankrupt. and John A. Lamb and p.
III. G. Caben, receivers etc. respon-
dents: on petition for review OF the
District court at Richmond, Va In
bankruptcy. To be argued by John
A. Coke, Jr.. of Richmond Va. and
W. +. Homes. OF Boydton. Va, for
the petitioner. and by Henry Rely
and John A. Lamb, OF this city, for
the respondents.