Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
THECOURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

| United States Court of Claims.
| Present: chicf Justice Edward Il.
| Campbell. Judge Charles Il. Hovry.
| Judge rcnton w. Booth Judge Samuel
| s. Barney and Judge George W. Atkin-
| son.
On motion Of Mrs. Eelva; Lockwood,
William L. Houston and Sihey J. David
son vert. admitted to PRACTICE.
| The following announcements were
! made:
| Opinions.-T. T. Johnson: petition dis
missed; opinion by Judge Atkinson. John
MCGOWAN: findings OF fact and conclu-
sion of law Diminishing petition: opinion
by Judge Barney.
General Observation-Disclosures for
| claimant in: Harry L. Mahan. So;
William r. East. SIS; William, H..
Donovan. $50: George NJ. Kramer. $3.50;
son. administrator. sa.ss; William i.
Branham. $40: Harry Pick s..!g ~;
Reuben A. Campbell. $l.7l9M: Spedden
Shipbuiltling Company. se.o20io: Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway Company.
(. S7:.::S: Sap,ucl |. Roberts, $3.50. and
Milton G.. Holiday. SlS7.:.3.
Conclusion of law Diminishing petition
| in: Henry j.. Wilink. William III.
| Hines. son; Frank 0. Holbrook. George
| f. Quinby and Herbert W. Yemans.
TRAITOR: findings of fact and conclusion
| of law: Judgment for claimant in the
sum of S2.120.
Indian Depredation-David Woodruff
| Judgment for claimant in the sum of
500
| Conclusion of law Diminishing petition
in: Charles Sorrell, Charles Sorrell, John
Byrd, William r. Smith and John E.
Jones.
Concressional.-Find of fact and
conclusion in the following: Edward w.
Whitaker, no amount: Florence w.
Beardsley, widow. Sjol.G0.
Loyalty found in George Wright. de-
ceased.
Orders and Acknowledgement jurisdic-
tion.-Ion e. Nall: claimants motion for
new trial overruled.
Emily l.. Garrard, widow: claimants
motion for new trial overruled.
Alfred c. Markley; order overruling
claimants motion for new trial, with
dra wing former findings and conclusion
and this day filing conclusion of law dis
missing petition; memorandum.
Grant S. Monical: order overruling
claimants motion for new trial. with
drawing former findings and conclusion
and this day filing conclusion of law dis
missing petition; see memorandum.
W. II. Bowen & Co.. defendants de-
murrcr ovcrruled.
Ernest Flagg; claimants motion for bill
of particulars by defendants overruled
without prejudice and witt, leave to re-
new same If in course OF taking testi-
mony it becomes necessary for a more
specific statement than present pleadingS
afford.
Truman Il. Peters: defendants demurrer
sustained and petition dismissed.
4atchison. Topeka and Santa F'e Rail
way Company: defendants demurrer
ovcrruled: see memorandum.
Congressonal-C. r. Royse. admin
istrator. Ell al: claimants motion for new
trial overruled.
Ed E. Steser ct al: claimants motion
to amend conclusion overruled.
James B. Burbank: order dismissng
petition under authority of case of White
River Utes. rs c. els. 2tO
Indian depredation-William FOUR:
claimants motion for new trial over
ruled.
Fred Bachman: defendants citizenship
plea sustained and petition dismissed.
Peter Anderson; claimants motion for
new trial overruled.
Michael G. Town: defendants citizen
ship plea sustained and petition dis
missed.
Aaron R. Hoel defendants plea in bar
sustained and petition dismissed.
Crecencio Mascarenas: claimants
motion to reform judgment allowed:
former findings and conclusion vacated
and set aside and findings of fact and
conclusion of law now filed entering judg
ment in name of Santiago Mascarenas as
administrator in the sum of S125; attor-
ney's fee SO
Alphons Lazard defendants citizen
ship plea sustained and petition dis
missed.
new trial overruled.
French spoliation-Order remanding
case to general docket with leave to tag.
testimony as to identity of Thomas
Brown; Brig. Hannah Horton.
Ship Hawk Hart; defendants motion
to amend findings allowed; former find
ings withdrawn and amended findings
this day filed: no amount.
French spoliations-Findings of fact and
conclusions of law in following: Schooner
John. Jeffrey. master. S1.so0.50; schooner
Phoenix, Miller. master. S4,GiO55 schoon-
err Sally. Smith. master. 81. 1SS: s,oop Re
becca, Clark. master, S1.116: ship Active,
Garde master, $1.soo.7 30: ship Minerva.
Hull master: 5000; snip Hare; Haley.
master. S9.377o2s: schooner Polly, Ross
and Mccarthy, masters, Sl.634. 10: snow
Light Horse. Gibson, master. 81. C0O.47;
brig Friendship. Peck, master, $i29. IS;
brig Clarissa, Brewton. master s., 49O.J 30;
brig Harmony, Permission. master, 81 1898
brig Lydia, Allison, master. 81. 743. 20;
schooner Mary. Coyell master. $1,SO5.04;
brig William Cook, master. no allowance;
schooner President. Eastwood. master, no
allowance; ship Little Mary, Benners,
Ann, Waite master, no allowance: brig
Phoebe Taylor, master, no allowance;
snow Harmony, Marshall. master, no al
lowance; sloop Hope, Britts. master, no
allowance: brig Lucy, Gore. master. no
allowance: schooner Active. Atkins,
master, no allowance: brig Dove, Dole,
master, no allowance; ship Fair Ameri-
can, Brevoor. master first capture). no
allowance; schooner Columbia, Board
man. masters allowance; schooner
Hetty, Dodsworth, master, no allowance;
ship Hero, Blunt, master. no allowance;
schooner Lark. Snow. master, no allow
ance: ship Willink. Stewart. master. no