New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
CONGRESS IND THE JUGIRO CASE.
THE QUESTION BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE-AN EFFORT TO REPEAL THE
EIECTRIC XECI-TIAN law.

Albany, Jan. ID tSpccaD.-The virtual abolition CT
the death penalty for convicted mUrdcres III ''c
United states in consequence OF the passage OF an ac
by the United states Government giving them INC
right Of an unlimited number OF appeals to the unted
states supreme Court. was the subject recently OF
letter written by Attorney General Tabor 10 Initei
states senator liiscOck. Mr. TaOOr especially caI!eG
the attention Of Senator lliscock to the of >hbuN"
JuSiro the Japanese murderer. who had already ap-
pealcd once unsucces>iuy. from the decision OF me
state courts against him the United states supreme
Court and was now making second appeal; and TO
the fact that Judge Lacombc had declared that from
two to twenty-five such appeals could be taken to the
United states supreme Court, II the counsel ot inc
japanese should to take them. inc unlimited
right Of appeal. the Attorney General pointed out, was
permitted by Federal statute passed March ,, looj
To-day the Attorney General received the following
reply from senator lIiscock
Washington, r. c.. JAN II. 1891.
My Dear Mr.. Tabor / acknowledge rccep; Of your
favor Of the 9TH inst. with Enclosures relating Jugo.
On the morning received your communication senator
Vest OF Missouri introduced bin In the senate. which
al been sent TO him by some gentleman from Ncwiork.
and rrf rred the COMMITTEE judiciary My
colleague Senator E,ats. Is a member Of that committee.
and will put your communication and the accompanying
papers his hands that the matter be- brought for
consideration and attention by the committee ielan
10y respectfully yours FRANK HIStOCk.
1t seems. therefore, that the United states senators
| Of this state work upon The matter. Mean.
while effort is being made Ia repeal the Electrical
| Execution law of this state. Wn!lc some electric
light companies are apparently supporting thl' move
| mcnt IL II hari how. undrr the present CHI
cunstance,, with no murderer IN danger Of being de
pved OF life y electric stroke. they should mani
test lively inicrc, In H. or put forth much Of then
influence In tho Legislature TO pas repeating act
There considerable curiosity here learn If John
:. Wise. of Virginia, who will deliver the annual al
dress before The state Ear A-oca ION hero next Tues
dav will ADVOCATE repeal OF the Law. L. H. Proctor.
the secretary of the Bar Association. has Just issued
the iaYti Ions tO The meeting Of the Bar AsSoclt-
ion 1T which Mr. Wiz will deliver HI, address. Tic
meeting Will be held In Albany new and magnificent
hall the Hartmann, Dlccckcr Hall. In The letter Of
! invitation Mr. Proctor make this Interesting remark
IN uOVernor John WIS, of virginia. VIII deliver The
Grafton. liz subject will be: The Character of ON
| trOvcr,icS Which Have Arisen Between Electrical
Enterprises under which he viii consider the H., 81
| electricity I'm the execution Of criminals. 1his sub
| rC full Of the deepest Interest, discussed DIV q
speaker Of the first order clear c0piouS, fcr'!d aKe
| powerful krdlc the Imagination OF sway ne
reason. will be- an intellectual treat seldom II ever Ell
| jOycd by the citizen, of Albany