spɹˈɪŋɚɹ ɐpˈiːld ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹts dᵻsˈɪʒən tə ðə kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə wˌɛɹ ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ɪnðə lˈoʊɚ kˈoːɹts wʌz ʌphˈɛld ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, baɪ tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ˈælveɪ.
Springer appealed the District Court's decision to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia where the decision in the lower courts was upheld on December 4, 1901, by Chief Justice Alvey.