The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-03
GuIteau's Fate Decision Of the District
Supreme Court.

NAhiffHnroN, May ~.
The unanimous decision of the District su-
prcmo Court on tho question raised by the d.
fense in the Gulteau cass will he announced
Monday. The hs' tomorrow will give the
following rs the points of the decsioni
"The opinion Of the court will broadly sus-
tain the position tnkon by IN, District Atipr-
ney. that Jurisdiction Is complete whcrs the
fatal blow IA struck, without reRnrd % the
locality Of tho actual demise. Tho couu
holds that tho bullet fired at tho Presl-
dent by Gulteau on tho ~ OF July In
this city was tho cause Of his death,
and that the trial could only have been held In
Washington. that tho death Of the President In
New Jersey, except M affected by the local
statute, could not change thu Jurisdiction. The
assassin hid not been In New Jersey, had com
mlttcd no oifrnsc against New Jersey laws, and
the moro fact Of tho victim being removed 10
Elb,ron 10 prolong his lifo or save II, n possl-
bic, could net be made b. Affect the character
OF the crimc. Tho court will hold, Ia addition,
that them arc several grounds on which the
jurisdiction as exercised might bs maintained
n II were necessary 10 decide the case,
al. That this Is a United States Court with
all powers Of any Circuit Court Of the United
States.
~ That this Il a Judicial District. and that.
under the provisions Of the Law, whom a orimo
IL begun In ono and completed In another dis
trict, the offense IL complete In either.
"a That. murder being an offenso in this
district agains, tho United States. tho removal
OF the President TO Nov Jersey did not iako
him beyond the jurisdiction Of tho govern
ment against which the crime was committed.
"a
a. 10 the action Of tho supreme Court of the
United States, n being announced TINT appli
cation would be made 10 that body by tho do.
PENDANTS counsel for writ of habeas corpus.
There are now only two Justices Of that court
In The city, the court having adjourned for tie
srrr-c -chirfjus'les waite AMI Justice Miller.
The beat legal authorities express doubts
whether such a writ could DO granted by tha
full court In session, and II is not believed
that any single Judge will take tho response
bility on 20 important question ~hen u "a ~
called that the court was in session for thrpe
months after sentence Of death was passed. II
may. therefore, reasonably b. concluded that
1uitcsu will hang az sentenced. AMI that thsrs
IL no earthly hops for him"
The Pnst adds. AFTER tho delivery Of tas
opinion thu prisoner will bs taken NJ once 30 q
solitary cell In tho jail uhers ha 10 now con
fned sni placed under the continued guard
bcffcr known ~ the 'desth uatrh' Even
action will bs observed up 10 the fatal mo
ment. and not word win bc permitted 10 b,
spoken 10 him ercsp, by his spiritual advisers
or by persons specially authorized By th'
Warden. General Crocker. who has entlrs
charge Of and responsibility for the assassin
| from this timeon until hls dead holy Il ready d
be consigned 10 ths doctors for post.nofssif
examination"
DistrictAtiorney corthill has Determined
| upon IN examination Of the brain Of the ~
ssssin By bosrd ef the most eminent medies
srperss in the United States 10 put II rest. =
~ believes. forsser the question ef bic sanity
Aftcr the susop>y the body viii be delissres
70 the relatives OF the doomed man. n any o.
fhem call forH.