The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-07

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Other Opinions Handed Down,
From Court Today.

The Kansas supreme court today -
fuused to grant q writ Of habeao eoes
pus to Carl A. Beebe. sent to the Kan
sas hospital for criminal insane It tho
state penitentiary. for the murder q
his WIFE This L. the second time -
supreme court has upheld the Law thof
when murderer II found to have -
insane at the time Of the crima. -
may DO sent to the hospital for crim1-
nal insane. even though acquitted a
the murder by . Jury.
Beebe killed his wife In Kansas Cltv.
KAN, last winter. At the trial OF the
case. the jury found him mot guilty
on the ground that he was insane af
the time he shot the deceased, Udlth
Beebe." The court then ordered Beobo
taken to the penitentiary for con6na-
ment In the criminal insane hosp6tnl 1
Tor treatment. 1t was contended beNnRa
the supreme court that q verdict OF ~
sanity at the time of the murder az
not justify the court In restrnanfn0
Beebe OF his liberty. a. he mieht ~
sane at the time Of the verdict.
1t was also contended that the nenfo
mas no right to send man to N fn-
sane hospital except on q findlne a.
a lunacy commission. The suprorno
court in this case, az In the ClsrF noGS-
overturned all Of these contentions a1s3
held that the finding Of the fury ~
an ordinary finding Of insanity -
tnat the lower court made q leenl' a..
tai.
The court held that it was the ids6
OF the legislature in passing the Inv
creating the hospital, that q sper6on -
Gently SO insane az to kill another Sh61If'
Do deemed, unsafe to be at LARGE s,i1 q
proper subject for care and reStinanf =
the asylum until shown to- have -
restored to sanity or to be NO lonatr
dangerous. ,.tfs- =
Fr.ts WIN E1easG.
home used entirely Tor litefafyT6 T6ud -.
sctal purposes = not 11j35eE r r
Hansas TINS wAss fi,e deSi1i6n a 4S1
= mansss .ss :.'lgEslps se.sEt & = p s .ll
q assinst the county officials Of Doug-
The sorority recently built 4 fine hons
Tor its members who are ,attendine the
state university, The county levied q
tax on the property aud was threat
ening to sell the property for non-pay-
ment OF taxes whom the suit w6o
Drought The lower courts deciaion VS.
affirmeds by the supreme court.
Two Salaries for Dyche.
Prof. L L. Dyche. state fish ana
game warden, is the only man ON TIC
Kansas pay roll allowed to draw two
salaries The supreme court issued Z
writ OF mandamus today to compel ".
e. Davis. state auditor, to pay Dycho
a salary OF $4,000 as state fish ana
game warden from the fish and ganno
funds and. 81, 900 additional a. curator
Of the museum at the state university.
from the university funds.
Dyche has been acting as state fish
and game warden and also in oharRo
Of the university museum for. nearly
five years and has been paid entirely
from the university funds. The board
OF administration felt that the gam0
warden fees should pay q part Of m
salary. leaving $4,000 additional to IS
used Tor university work.
The supreme court held that actiu9
az fish and game warden was q part
OF the extension work Of the uuivor.
sity and that Dyche should be paid
from the fish and game fees for what
ever WORK ne did in that departmont
and an additional fee for hia Worir n
the university.
F1rse Wife Gets the Money.
In an opinion today reaffirmine III
FORMER decision. the supreme court de-
cided that Mary Filley Of Usage coun.
ty, the first wife Of Clarence n. p7ilov
ID entitled to q $4,000 Insurance pollcv
on the life of her former componloS.
Some years ago the woman divorced
Ftlley. At the time he. carried q 81. .000
life insurance policy. After beine Al.
vorced by his first wife. Finley remar-
rfed. When he died both Wf60wn
claimed the insurance. The ShaWnoo
county district court decided the fir~f
wife was entitled to the money This
opinion was affirmed by the supremo
court. A rehearing was grantsd In
the case and today the supreme court
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