Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1879, 111 (Clark v. United States)

Mr. Justice Swayne

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Court of Claims. The facts of the case cannot be more clearly or compactly stated than they are presented in the findings of the court.

The findings are as follows: —

“In July and August, 1865, the petitioners, James S.