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UNITED STATES v. STAPLETON (seventeen other cases). (CIrcuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. January 8, 1899.) Nos. 70'2-719. Errors to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. 'l'hese were suits brought against the "Gnited States to rerover compensation for extra time over eight hours per day served by plaintiffs as letter carriers. There was a judgment for plaintiff in each case, and the United States brings error. The suits were 18 In number, and brought by the following named plaintiffs: George W. Stapleton, Matthew L. Fowlks, Thomas M. Edwards, John T. Dillon, Charles A. Merritt, Charles W. Burney, Walter E. Douglass, Emanuel J. Lowenstein, Charles A. Buff, William C. Cunningham. Charles W. Lowry, Hampton S. Jones, Rufus C. Smith, George S. Martin, James D. Bell, Benjamin J. Puckett, Richard H. English, and Alfred B. Jackson. Before PARDEE, Circuit Judge, and SWAYNE and PAR· LANGE, District Judges. PARDEE, CirCUit Judge. These cases are similar In all respects to U. S. v. McCrory (just decided) 91 Fed. 295. For the reasons thereIn given, the writs of error in the above-entitled cases are abated; no mandate to issue, but the clerk may certify judgment. UNITED STATES v. STODDARD, HASERICK, RICHARDS & CO. (CIrcUit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 11. 1899.) No. 267. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of :.\Iassachusetts. Boyd B. Jones, U. S. Atty., and Albert H. Washburn. Asst. U. S. Atty. Josiah P. Tucker (William Odlln, on the brief), for appellees. Before PUTNAM, Circuit Judge, and WEBB and ALDIUCH, District Judges. PER CURIAM. We are fully satisfied with the con('luslons of the circuit court (89 Fed. 699) with reference to the case at bar, and see no occasion to add anything to the opinion given by the learned judge In that court In support of those conclusions. The decree ot the circuit court Is affirmed.
UNITED STATES v. SUTHON. (CircuIt Court ot Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 7, 1899.) No. 732. BUGAn BOUNTy-CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTE-PRODUCER OF SUGAR.
In Error to the Circuit Court ot the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. J. Ward Gurley, for plaintiff In error. E. H. Farrar, for defendant in error. Before PARDEE, Circuit Judge, and BOARMAN and SWAYNE, District Judges. PER CURIAM. These cases were before this court at a former term on a plea of no cause of action filed by the United States. It was then held that the petitions were good In law, and, If the facts alleged were proven, the plaintiff was entitled to judgment (Suthon v. U. S., 26 C. C. A. 628, 81 Fed. 810), and they are now before us on writs of error taken by the United States from ments below rendered on the facts. They are submitted, without argument, on the suggestion that, If the court adheres to the same views exvressed on the former hearing, the jUdgments of the court below should be affirmed. On consideration, we think Suthon v. U. S., supra, was con'ectly ruled, and the judgments of the circuit court are affirmed.
VANrECAR v. CLARK et aI. (Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. January 3, 1899.) No. 1,175. In Error to the Circuit Court of the United
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States f(JlJ' the District of Nebraska. E. Wakeley and A. C. Wakeley, for plaintiff In error. W. R. Kelly and John N. Baldwin, for defendants in error. Dismissed, without costs to either party in this court, per stipulation, and mandate waived. WESTENFELDER v. GREEN et al.(Circuit Court of Appeals, Xinth Circuit. October 24, 1898.) No. 423. Order dismissing appeal vllcated, and canse restored to calendar, with leave to appellant to print such parts of original record as may show the jUrisdiction in this court of theca.use, and other parts thereof as may be necessary to a consideration of the merits of . the case. See:n C. C. A. 596, 87 F'ed. 1006.
WOODWORTH et at. v. NORTHWESTERN MUT. LIFE INS. CO. (Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. January 24, 1899.) No. 1,086. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. 1. R. Andrews, for appellants. Howard Kennedy, .Jor.. fot' appellee. No opinlon. Affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Seaman v. Insurance Co., 30 C. C. A. 212, 86 Fed. 493, 58 U. S. App. 632.
WOODWORTH et aI. v. NORTHWESTERN MDT. LIFE INS. CO. (CirCUit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. January 24, 181:19.) No. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. 1. R Andrews, for appellants. Howard Kennedy, Jr., for appellees. No opinion. Affirmed, with costs, upon consent of appellants.
In re HUI GNOW DOY. (DIstrict Court, N. D. O'allfornla. December 17, 1898.) No. 11,622. DEPORTATION OF CHINESE'
Proceeding upon habeas corpus. The petitioner Is of ChInese descent, but in his petition he stated that he was born in the United States, and upon that ground asked the court to adjudge that he Is entitled to enter and remain in this country. Upon the heating the petitioneor testified that he was born at No. 710 Dupont street, in the city of San Francisco, on January 30. 1879, and was taken by his parents to China in 1881, where he remained until a few weeks prior to the date of filing the petition herein. In his testimony be was corroborated by two other Chinese witnesses, who also testified that upon visits to China in the years 1886 and 1894 they had seen the petitioner there. Neither. the petitioner nor his witnesses speak the English language, and their testimony was given through an interpreter. Alfred L. Worley, for petitioner. II. S. Foote, for the United States. DE HAVEN, District Judge. I have fully discussed in the opinion this day rendered in Re Jew Wong Loy, 91 Fed. 240, on habeas corpus, the rule by which the court should be governed In of cases of this character, where the claim made by the petitioner is supported only by the testimony of Chinese witnesses. It will only be necessary, therefore, for me to announce my conclusion in this case, which is that I 11m not satisfied, from tbe evidence submitted, that the petitioner was born in the United States. as claimed by him. The testimony of the petitioner and his witnesses was devoid of reference to any incident or circumstance by means of which their