UNITED STATES v. SHIPP

No. 5, Original.

214 U.S. 386 (1909)

UNITED STATES v. SHIPP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1909.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Attorney General Bonaparte, and Mr. Solicitor-General Hoyt, with whom Mr. Edwin W. Lawrence, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, was on the brief for the United States.

Mr. James J. Lynch and Mr. Moses H. Clift, with whom Mr. Judson Harmon, Mr. Robert Pritchard, Mr. William D. Spears and Mr. Robert B. Cooke were on the brief, for defendant Shipp.

Mr. James J. Lynch and Mr. Robert B. Cooke, with whom Mr. William D. Spears was on the brief, for defendant Gibson.

Mr. Robert B. Cooke and Mr. Moses H. Clift for defendant Galloway:1

Mr. G.W. Chamlee, with whom Mr. J.A. Hood, Mr. W.H. Cummings and Mr. W.F. Chamlee were on the brief, for defendant Ward:1

Mr. G.W. Chamlee, with whom Mr. W.H. Cummings and Mr. W.F. Chamlee were on the brief, for defendant Williams.

Mr. T. Pope Shepherd, with whom Mr. Lewis Shepherd and Mr. Martin A. Fleming were on the brief, for defendants Nolan, Justice,1 Padgett and Mayse.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an information filed by the Attorney-General of the United States against Joseph F. Shipp and twenty-six other defendants,1 which was dismissed as to eighteen of them and heard as to defendants Shipp, Galloway, Gibson, Nolan, Williams, Justice, Padgett, Mayse and Ward.

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