Evening star., 1913-05-19
THE COURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

Present: Acting Chief Justice Charles
B. Howry. Judge Fenton w. Booth.
Judge Samuel s. Barney and Judge
George w. Atkinson
On motion of Mr.. Benjamin Micou. MI.
Thomas Ruffin was admitted to practlce
The following announcements were
made:
Opinions-Pacifc Hardware and Steel
Company: defendants demurrer overruled
with leave to both parties to take fur-
ther testimony in ninety days: opinion
by Judge Atkinson: Judge Howry. not
having heard this case argued. reserves
his decision.
Alexander c. NJ. Pennington; defend
ants demurrer sustained and petition
dismissed: opinion by Judge Barney
General Jurisdiction-Ben ID. Chinn.
judgment on auditors report for SO:
Paul NJ. Roth, judgment on auditors re-
port for si16.66: Edward l.. Jones. judg-
ment on auditors report for sl25.
conclusion in following: Cyrus l.. Kin
man, $114.Os: Guy {. Pierce. soil ID;
Shreve Ackley. s:s}12; Agnes Longfellow,
widow. no amount: Charles w. Whistler.
sIO.6c: Juliette Harrow. widow. no
amount: Mary G. Estes ct al. heirs,
n. Rockwell. administrator. S1.ij4 40.
Loyalty found in William 4. Gattrell,
deceased. and William B. Booker.
French Findings of fact and
conclusions of law in following: Schooner
Atlantic. Bcynton. no amount: brig Jay.
Atkins, no amount sloop Eliza, McFar-
line no amount: brig Industry Bowland.
no amount: ship Sally. Clarke. Sa.S69- So:
schooner Port Royal. Smith. $s.iS3.3':
ship Ann and Mary. Hunt. no amount:
Retsey Harris. sla.e9s.:,o: schooner
Fortitude Church. no amount; brig
antine Resolution. Moore. s4.2:N .4s;
Bool. no amount: sloop Ranger, Judson.
no amount. brig Pearl Horton. no
amount: ship Sally. Mcpherson. s4.370. is.
Orders and motions. general jursdic-
tion:
j. S. Underhil: order discharging rule
against George II. Petit ct al. for re-
Turn OF dispositions to commissioner of
court: further ordered that attorney for
estate of Underhill proceed with taking
OF testimony upon cross-examinat1on
when completed be filed in court. duly
certified and printed.
Henry w. Goodrich, receiver; claimants
motion to limit defendants time in which
to file evidence allowed in part and over
ruled in part: defendants to file their tes-
timony or before October 1. 1913,
claimant To file his evidence on or before
December L. 1913: motion otherwise over
ruled
Fred A. Hoy. administrator: order re-
report of auditor.
Estate of Charles F. Winton ct al;
order vacating order setting case for trial
May -. 1913. and now fixing the first
Tuesday after court conveneS in October.
1913. for trial; attorneys for intervenors
not relieved from filing their briefs with
in time heretofore fixed.
Defendants motion to dismiss allowed
and petitions dismissed in: John A.
kiIlie. Jol>, Wherry Walter J. Lowrie.
A. Nj. Cunningham, Grace Newton, Eliza
E. Leonard. Est. Joseph Whiting, de-
ceased: Bessie c. Mccoy.
Mary A. Roder. Administrative. de-
fendant's demurrer sustained and petit
tion dismissed authority of Penning
ton. No. 1882.
Defendants motions to dismiss allowed
and petitions dismissed in 10 cases un-
der the decision of the Supreme Court
In Heinszen & CO.. DOG L. S. $40
Indian Depreda tion-Martin Anador:
claimants motion to set aside dismissal
of case allowed and case reinstated.
Observation-Disclosures works: clam
ants motion to extend time for closing
testimony allowed and time extended to
December !. 1913. for closing claimants s
evidence the bill of particulars filed
January ~. 1913 but before taking any
evidence the claimant is allowed oppor-
tunity to amend the bill Of particulars
as filed. provided the same be amended
on before the first day of August
1918.
r. B. Campbell. executor. order re-
manding to trial calendar for oral arg,l-
ment and explanation.
French Spoiation-Brig Alfred Lew
is: order withdrawing findings of fact
and conclusions of law filed June L.
1872 and this day filing new findings of
fact and conclusions of law in the sum
of $S, 42S.