, 1886-01-24
GOING TO MEET WILKES
William Booth to Hang March 5,
so Says the Supreme Court.
Other Proceedings Yesterday--Ad-
mission of Attorneys, Etc.

The supreme court convened at IL
o clock yesterday forenoon, Chief Justice
John W. Lacey presiding, with Associate
Justices j. b. Blair and S. c. Parks
present and occupying the bench. The
journal of the preceding days of the pres
cnt term was read by Clerk Bruner and
approved by the court.
j. d. Hinkle, Esq, moved the admis-
sion to the bar of John S. Robinson, late
of Illinois. Gibson Clark, Esq, moved
the admission to the bar Of John Charles
Thompson, the surveyor general.
Chief Justice Lacey stated hat as
neither of the gentlemen whose names had
been presented were as yet members of
the bar of any district court in the terri
tory, a conformance with the statutes of
the territory and rules Of the court also
required the appointment of a committee
of the bar TO consider the appllcatio Is and
report to the court as to the qualifications
of the applicants.
The court appointed C. N. Potter, b.
L. Fowler and w. p. Carroll as the com
mittee for that purpose. G. N. Potter,
Esq, stated to the court that Mr. Fowler
was not as yet a member of the bar of the
supreme court, although he had been ad-
mitted to practice in the district court.
He therefore moved the admission of Mr..
Fowler. The motion was sustained and
Mr.. Fowler took the oath.
A. C. Campbell, Esq, United States
attorney, was then substituted for Nh.
Fowler on the committee. Later during
the forenoon the committee reported favor
ably upon the applicants, and Messrs.
Thompson and Robinson were admitted
as practicing members OF the bar of the
supreme court and took the oath.
Chief Justice Lacey then proceeded to
announce an opinion and decision in the
case of William Booth, plaintiff in error
vs.. the Territory of Wyoming, defendant
in error. After referring to the fact that
Booth had been convicted of murder in
the first degree, the penalty of which was
death, Judge Lacey proceeded to say that
the record IN the case showed hat a trial
had been had in the case and hat the
defendant Booth had been convicted by
the verdict of a Jury. The record also
showed that a motion for a new trial had
been filed, but the record contained no
bill of exceptions, and there was nothing
before the court upon which 1t could act.
The motion to dismiss the writ of error
in the case would therefore have to be
sustained. at only remains for the court
to say" Judge Lacey added in conclu-
sion, that on Friday, the 9th day of
March, 1886, has been fixed for the exc
cution Of Booth"
Mr.. Hinkle-"May | inquire, if the
court please, at what hour on that day
Booth is to be executed.
Judge Lacey-''Thls court does not
designate the particular hour of the
day"
Judge Blair-''rhe court below will
attend to that"
In the case of A. II. Swan, plaintiff in
error VS.. the United States of America.
defendant in error, which was argued by
council on the first day of the term, Cor
lett for plaintiff and Campbell for the
government, the opinion of the court was
announced and read by Judge Parks, who
briefly stated the question At issue in the
case, which was whether ia cases arising
under the laws of the United States, and
for violations of its laws, a bond is to be
taken for the appearance of a defendant,
if bail is taken, or whether it must be by
reeognizance. The opinions, after review
ing the whole case, concluded with the
statement that the judgment of the court
below, which was for the government,
must be affirmed.
Judge Blair then read an individual
opinion of his own, which, while arriving
at the same conclusion in another way,
affirmed the ruling and Judgment of the
court below,
Chief Justice Lacey stated that while
the official opinion of the court had been
read BY Judge Parks, he agreed with his
brother judges that the Judgment of the
court below should be affirmed, yet he did
not in all respects agree with them il
reference to some principles held by
them.
The decision in this case carries will
it also the same ruling in the cases o
Maggie and Post by virtue of s%tipulations
in each of these cases. In each of tn,
three cases the government gets a iudg
ment Of 500.
There being no further business to b,
transacted court adjourned sine die.
Considerable Excited.