Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-07
SEVERAL IMPORTANT OPINIONS BY
THE SUPREME COURT.
ANT::-GAMBLING LAW UPHELD.
R,LE LAID DOWN As TO RIGHTS OF
ENTRADITED PRISONERS.
Old Way Of Computing Good Time"
mt the Penitrutinry to stand
Verdict in the Ed BusscY
Case Afiirmcd-0ther
Opinions.

Topeka kas Nov S-(SDScialD The
state. supreme court to-day upheld the Re-
puhlicans way Of computing good time"
for prisoners al the penientiary. Some
time ago NJ. W. Wells. chairman of the
board of pensions. insisted that III" syS-
tenn was I'll wrong. and that the state was
actually robbinE the prisoners of time. lie
had J. a. Knesg. a prisoner. bring proceed
inrs in QUO warranto TO test the matter.
The suprom me court. in passing on the HtIes-
ton. to-day. said: Coed time earned by
convicts in the state renitcntiary is COM
putea for and n the end of each calendar
month. and when the time Of actual serv-
ice, together with the good time earned.
equals the term of the sentence. the con-
vict is entitled 10 discharge The Re
publicans always contended that compu-
tations should be made by the month. but
Wells insisted ihat they should be made
by the term.
The court also upheld the Cubhison anti
gambling law and affirmed the decision of
the Crawford county district court in sem
fencing David Williamson 10 the pcniten-
tiary for one year for running a gambling
house at Pittsburg.
new rule was laid down governing the
rights of a prisoner brought back from an
other state for trial. The practice has
heretofore been that if a prisoner Is
brought back to be tried on one charge
and il is dismissed, lie cannot 5e arrested
on another until he is giren a reasonable
time 10 get back to the place ne WIS
brought from. James McNapsy was ar
rested in Missouri and taken To Abilene for
trial on the charge of forgery. He went
back voluntarily without requisition.
When he got there the charge was dis
missed and he was arrested ana convicted
on another charge. He appealed the case.
a1st tFt,tfR na mot gvrN
the state before arrested the second time.
Judge Doster wrote the opinion, but dis
sented himself, in which il is held that
the officers had right 10 make the second
arrest.
In the case of the Merchants bank, of
Ellis. against ii. r.. Honey, IL WAS held
that the surCtieS the bond OF a bank
cashier for one year were liable for any
default accruing therefor e.en after the
expiration OF the year for which they
hound themsclves.
Although the supreme court decided a
few days ago that G. H. Lawrence was en-
titled TO the Office Of county clerk of Ford
county IL decided to-day that he was not
entitled TO an injunction restraining the
payment OF salary or fees to J. ii. Lgidigh
pending the determination of the suit.
The supreme court also affirmed the de-
cisIon OF the lower court in :he Ed Bussey
case Bussey will now 60 to jail. He en-
ticed a couple of young girls from Augusta,
Kas.. to Kansas City for immoral purposes
and got three years.
Tho following other opinions were rem
dered by the supreme court:
By Doster. chief Justices. S. Mcdowell
VS.. S. Gibson. error from Cowley cuun-
ty. affirmed: George w. Brown ct al VS..
board of county commissioners of Wyan-
dotte county, error from Wyandotte coun-
ty. affirmed: G. Fl. Lawrence vs.. J. II.
Leidigh ct al, error from Ford county, af-
frned.
BY Justice Johnston-William f. Ball.
trustee. VS.. John Reese ct al error from
Harvey county, reversed; Joab Mulvane VS..
A. J. Tullock. error from circuit court of
Shawnee county: affirmed: George HON.
iighausen ct al VS.. George Knoche et al.
error from johnson county. reversed; state
VS.. krause ct al. error from Barton coun-
ty: reversed.
By Justice Allen-L. Vandriss VS.. George
Hill ct al. original proceeding in manda- =
mus judgment for defendant: J. II. Brad
shaw VS.. the Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cihc Railway Company. error from Wa
baunsee county. reversed: state VS.. Hurley
appeal from Reno county. reversed: state
vs.. Flower. appeal from Wyandotte county
affirmed.
Per curiam-City of Fort Scott ct al VS. C.
G. Peck. administrator error from Bour.
bon county. affirmed: Emanuel Carrier VS..
Union Pacific Railway Company. error
from Saline county. reversed: Helen Price
VS.. City of Kansas City. error from Wyan-
dotte county. affirmed: commissioners OF
kearney county VS.. ]. w. Rush ct al. error
fiom Pawnee county. reversed: Morgan
Mollnhan ct al VS.. X. L. King ct al. error
from Marion county. modified: Jesse n
Roach et al VS.. w. w. Letson error from
court of appeals. Northern department. af.
frmed.