Douglas Island news., 1920-07-09
COURT
 FINDS FOR MINER
Case of Tuppea Against ChichagoG Mining Company Involving
 Millions. Settled

Estates Cour, of Appeals sitting o .sau Francisco. last Tuesday, Th. .oasc has perhaps excited more conn mont chan amy litigation In many yoau. mot only ou account Of th, amount or money involved. but on .accomt Of tho peculiar circumstance. uuomdns it
 The following Associated pror dispatch and history of tbc ease ap- .pearel m Hhe Daily Empire Of Wed. uosiu
 Reyenue .hc decision or lhe lower court Che United States Circuit ! Cour, O. Appeals yesterday handed down ..a decision u Che case Of John rupn.Ia ol Juneau vs Che CbIch- ago. Mining Company i'm mror ol . .fHo puuuU restoring him to pos- session or interests m valuable miu- ur claims Iocatci on Cbcboeof Island and giving him am account- ue iudemm. or the amount taken out ol .ho.e claims by Che defendant corporation which would bring Che total amount Of Che Judgment to more chan sIUUUo0O. This ease was appealed hero from Che United sate. District Court a. Juneau The pauHU rcaod ha, be had been confined in aa Insane asylum as Che result ol am alleged conspiracy to derauI hm out ot hs Interest In certain gold quartz mining ground
 Action io recover ha alleged Iu- forrest i'm certain claims hold on ChI- .haeo. Island by thc CbIehaeol Mu- mg Company wa. fr tar.cI by John R wm through his attorneys. Iulec John R Wm and John Cobb m nay 1919 An amended come raut WoI by counsel on Juno fG lslg alleges ownership by Mr. Tup- nea ol au undivided onc-haf m- ,..., in th. rover thc WL" Che .BHue sum-. Che "plcdc." and m. "Go.lu Wcr lode claims si- uH.eI a. or uc.r Kae Bay Judge Wn stated aa night that Che "0to- the HU" claim s rbc only ono aue.ui by the Judgment re- turned yesterday by hc Circuit Court ol Appeals
 The nlauU alleged ownership of Interest a. being onc oi thc original. 'oa,oa and mdcr rrubstakc
 ero.m.nt between hm.cIf William umnn Charles Peterson and m. Hm.r Latter Bauer acquired pcter-
 .ns interest which gave him ouc. haIl Iu.He. In ieI2 Tunpe'a and umIun advertised Hauer mt 0l Che .am n. failure to bear his portion oI ..e annual assessment work TO- lureI tr. two men uhcu acquiring .n undivided one-mul Interest each. I'm fafr ho chI.laeol Mining Come nanN defendant m th. ease. pur- .ha..I Che Interest or Hmlon and m IaI5 acquired Hm.rs Interest In the same manner
 Tho complain. alleges conspiracy to demud him ol his ughu while ho was in hc Norrnesde saultar- um tor Che insane. Hc was scut to Nolnne.Ic in Ial1 and released m fall During tbal pcr.od a guar diam appointed by Che probato Court at s.t.a sold his interests In Che .0rH Che m' claim ito tbc dc lanlmt lor sIO0O. Alleging ack O. .ompe.oa. authority for such ac- uon. tho p.anuI ought Go have tbc .aIc s.t as.Io and asked for Judgment and aooou.ue lor tbc ore taken by the Ch.ohaeal Mining Company from Che "0te- .lc m" claim which ace .o.ime fa testimony given n Che proceedings n Che local court amounted ll sa96.O0O.
 Following lho usual legal prel.m- mua covering several months. Che .a.. nmo to trial before Judge Rob- crt w. Jennings on November 2O. laIH The ease was hard fought H la Fmmcr of Juneau. being HloI for thc defense by Judge O. e EUH. of Taeom1 Following cone eIusIon oI tbc hearings Judge Jen- u.n-s took Che case under advise mmt rendering bIs decision for thc defendant d.m.ssne Che complaint on Fcbuay 17. 1920 Appeal was immediately nEm by counse. for tao maInur resulting n Che rec garaI of ho lower court The ozact content. or tho decision Of thc higher court win no. be known until Che arrival ol Che original papers from san Freno.sco.
 tner henr released from Morn- ardo sanur.um. Mr. Tuppela
 came back north Tie was admitted to hc p.meo-F Home at sitka. where lo lived for some time. lator removing t1 ths city. where he has