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Show WRIT DENIED BY JUDGE BEATTY. United States District Court Affords No Relief for Accused Men. Boise, Ida. Judgo J. H. Beatty In tho United Stntcs court on Tuesday quashed tho writs of habeas corpus In the cases ot Charles U, Moyer, William Wil-liam D. Haywood and George A. Pottlbono. Judgo Boatty took up tho points rnlsed by tho defendants that thoy should bo discharged because thoy had been brought to Idaho under fraudulent fraudu-lent means, nnd thnt thoy wero not ox-tradltcd ox-tradltcd front Colorado bccnuBO thoy wero not fugltlvos from Justice from Idaho. Judgo Beatty decided that lila court had no Jurisdiction to Inquire Into tho methods whereby tho prisoners prison-ers wero brought into this state In tho proccodlng at bar. "Thero is no provision that I havo been nblo to find In law," said Judgo Beatty, "whereby I havo Jurisdiction to romand tho prisoners to a sister stato after they havo been brought into tho demanding state, as In tho present instance. Now that tho prisoners pris-oners nro In Idaho, I cannot make any order to prcvont tholr dotontlon und trial hero.'.' |