BRARY UNITED STATES REPORTS VOLUME 166 CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT AT OCTOBER TERM, 1896 J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS REPORTER NEW YORK AND ALBANY BANKS & BROTHERS, LAW PUBLISHERS 1897 JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS. MELVILLE WESTON FULLER, CHIEF JUSTICE. DAVID JOSIAH BREWER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. GEORGE SHIRAS, JR., ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. JUDSON HARMON, ATTORNEY GENERAL. HOLMES CONRAD, SOLICITOR GENERAL. JAMES HALL MCKENNEY, CLERK. JOHN MONTGOMERY WRIGHT, MARSHAL. 1 Mr. Harmon having resigned, Mr. McKenna was appointed in his place. His commission was dated March 5, 1897. iii |