Show MAY HAND HANn DOWN DON DECISION IN BIG MAIL CASE TOMORROW A in the tho case of the United States against the Union Pacific Railroad Rail Bali road company involving the right of the to collect damages for registered mai d destroyed in transit will probably b ho made in the tho federal court tomorrow morning Tho suit sait ot of tho government for approximately 13 was the outgrowth of a railroad wreck at Wilkins Wyo in 1905 1005 in which registered mail v valued at 12 was destroyed destroyed- by tiro An agro agreement ment on statement of facts was flIed filed with the court this and arguments submitted by George I. I Smith attorney for the company compan com com- pan pany and Hiram E. E Booth Unit United d States district attorney for the tho gOT gov At the tho conclusion of the are ar ments Judge John A. A Marshall ad ad- court until tomorrow morning at 10 0 elock withholding his instructions instructions to the Jury until that time The railroad contends that the gOY gov- has no right to bring suit claiming that the railroad snail mail car is isa t a governmental agency in charge of railway mail carriers and not a cornmon corn com mon carrier of malls mails The Tho railroad also contends that the tho senders of mail are without the right to sue the ment for loss of mail and hence the government as agent for the senders not cap maintain an action in their behalf be be- half against the railroad The outcome of the case is watched with interest because it is the second case of its kind brought in the tho cour courts in the tho last years The other case caso brought against the tho Atlantic const coast lines was decided ersel ad to the government However in thIs case it was shown that the mans malls destroyed contained dutiable material in violation of the international contract with France |