New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-01
WOODS LEASE OF LIFE.
EFFECT OF JUDGE BROWNS CITATION IN
THE MURDERERS CASE.


-GovEENoR HILLS OPINION OF THE IN
TEMPERANCE OF UNITED STATES
COURTS Is STATE cAsEs-INFLU-
ENCES OPPOSING THE LAW.
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rrlGUNE.l
Albany, Nov. 30-Aeain the United States
courts have nltcrfered i'm tins State in behalf of
Il man sentenced to be executed by electricity
This is the third time within a year The cases
are those OF kcmmlcr, Shibuya Ju"iro and Joseph
Wood When will this interference crd? VIII
every criminal who is sentenced for murder in
any one of the United States have the right
hereafter To transfer his 10 the United States
colAts and there again fight for his life until
decision is given 10y the United States supreme
Court? These were questions which were asked
to-day by many of the leading lawyers OF NJ
bany, in view Of the action Of Judge Addison
Brown, of the United States District Court IN
New-Nork, yesterday in granting an order cltlnS
Warden Brush, of Sing Sing Prison, to appear al
Washington in January before the supreme Court
and show cause why the decision adverse To the
granting of writ of haicas corpus IN the case
of Joseph Wood. a ccorcd man, sentenced to be
killed by stroke of electricity al the prison III the
coming week, should not he corrected. Mr. Hare
the counsel of Wood. complained that there WAS
no colorcd man who member of the Jury
that convicted Wood. and upon this ground APP
Piled for writ of habcas corpus. Judge Brown
denied the application but permitted the appeal
from his decision. The question is whether the
appeal acts as a stay of proceedings in tho cAccn-
- , w,d Il 60 o,,,..ro,tI,. ,u,. I,v,yor can
tioh "l wool II So nPp"Icn'iA any ""f'
20 before q United States Judge in murder
case and upon any absurd tcchnlcality, apply
for q writ OF hahcaN corpus ana "hrh oil rou'''
rulcd ouf of court take nm appcal - the United
States supreme Court, thus proonelns the HE
Of his client, certainly priscworthy object from
the point OF view OF a lawyer, hut ohrcl'hapF
from that of Stat" dr'ir"uN iI'at speedy ul'lS
should follow muIdeT. Inc 'hl''1 N'''cs SUI
prone Court last W'rN decided 'n"' o"'""|H
JuAlro, H." Japanese W'H"i'I' H""'' '' 'N''"'"
by electricity IN Sns Nn@ Prison IS soon rs h'
i, rcScntrnccd Pc hapN ni' lawyer WIFE Apply -
the uI;cd states courts al once Tor ms release
on "A writ Of hahcaS corpus upon the ground th"t
there no Japanese members OF tire jury thai
convicted him
Warden Brush OF sing NihS ff."n' came 10
Albany to-day = OBTAIN lcfal '''I'' I''H ~
tornc}-Gcncral Tabor IN regard I" what hr S"o'''
do Tomorrow. lie does NOT kN'" NH''"'i "'''-'
Browns order acts ~ stay OF PROCEEDINGS lh"
order reads ~ follows
w Warden Nugi,tu- \. Brush. Of sing -.a- Prison.
M. fern of Its Hf %
state. 10 ue h"ld At tlc 'itr If Washington, on tc
u, M',uN oil 'e.4't g' ,I r,l.it C,Ir, a Mn,
MO, -,,,.. ,,, tlc >,ltnorr b,tirf of Ncg prA
vncr,.u I..cph wood i~ appellant ard Augustus 4.
ru,l is an he. 90 ,ho" ciI-s l.i' l' "i.. NA.
10" decision ou fhr ~id appeal m Ht'n'1 ,."tH h'l
De- corrected ana ,ir+hN ,ll,u'r,, S"', 80 t'"'
" .D". 81. "'' ann
Unfortunately, Aforementioned Tabor is IN
Eutla'o and Is not expected here before Tuesday
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noon Governor llill WIS asked hy Iue lHhlne
r,o.,.,,,,i.,t # ANYTHING had been done bv him
'''' ~ I ,,..,- H. -.
In TIE matter. h'' ""'' H''"'"-' "'
piled. and in fact. know u"'hlu- about the
cos, c>rcD' what / 500 m tl-dIr's newspapers.
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ATTORNEY 'H'I" l'''I ''."'"'' "".'
Judge Browns order, hut am NOT Nuihri'h''
we'll acou,inicd with United state, lass to de-
.t.,. or
tcfniI' "h,'h'I "' "'' " '
81. .,... BE-. , i,d.. o, tli. Si,f. Certainly
" $50. a., t-,...f ,
judge N'H''' ~ fI"h''i- o'' 81 ''' - ''
case seem, 10 have mad" most unioriuna'" ln-
r.,.iI,u Ilr. Unite! state, Court, have moth.
,,. g.. n, ,,,,h ,tc... murder c,.,~ Tnc., the
'U" '' "' WI" ''' '"''
Judges "t ne 'li'uN '"HI'> 'I' .'''' '"'' ''
tire United state, supreme Court. SO shall have
.,,c,,. ,.,,tl,r ,... H. cy.ry STATE, of the Iu.on
i.t Set. ,.,r,. o, ,,i,i,I
''"'" WV" wv ''''
iechric1li'l'' MI N"' wi" nave '' wv. -
hvy,r. viii ice 20 appr for writ of "h'a'
c,rufis f.,.o some p'c. lo~clrI iIIIrUIoHs. auI
,.,,n . decision h'ro. .lycn a-uIi.-t you appeal
,,,ur ,,s. 20 ia. I,it,,! STATE. Supreme Court
I'm. Ella, At,..l.. l..,,.t,l I,l.r upur arliN-
r. ,.. ..,.l i....,,.. Warden nrl.I'~ Statement.
" In ,,,,,, .,,., a. T., ia. I,~ov., aud arm his I'M
wa l ,,.. ,,l,,i.r 40 - "a STAY
'''P''u,.," -" i.,, H.. ,tf,rnc,-t,curral
~ AZ, $3.50, ,,t, ,i, .. L p,UrrlrI runurnc.
,,,,,,.,i g., r.n,I tie Ilcctr.I Execution lass
a.. ''"i,.,' - ,i H. Ie,,sl.ttre with "A blli
II i,''t ,.',,t'I ,,,,',.brcuf They pa,>rd the
Eli H., 80. ,i..u,Ii, Inn - failed uu the Ncutt"
Tbrr Then resisted nm fhc courts tuc execution ot
rirrfrlcity. Their effort now Is 10 gain time.
krnlnlcr has been rN'rht'I ''l '"' 'I',' ,.",i ~.
Of Wood has been postponed lu'\ ann ." A'n