Show MAYORS M lOR S PARDON OF A PRISONER LEAVES LAWYER WITHOUT A CLIENT Mayor Thompsons act of or clemency in pardoning John W Nash Nah from the city jail jai has put an effectual check upon the th effort efort of Attorney tore James F FSmith FSmith Smith to have h le his hi client clent freed by the te high court of of the state by b habeas cor corpus corpus corpus pus proceedings Attorney Smith was chagrined chagin and piqued yesterday when he learned leared the effect of the mayors merciful consideration to the lawyers law ers client cIento Mr Ir Smith had essayed to win wina a decision which would upset the new city court and put Judges Diehl Diehi and Tanner out of commission comission but It I Is 18 all al off of now until some other chance comes up to attack the constitutional constitutionality ity iy of the law creating the new court courtIn courtIn In defending Nash Nah Attorney Smith made an argument in the habeas cor corpus corpus corpus pus proceedings last week before Dis District District District Judge Morse More basing baing his plea for release of the prisoner on the alleged unconstitutional court known also as a the city court under the te new neur regime But Judge Morse denied the writ wrt and upheld the constitutionality of the law under which the trial court was w s created created With the decision him At Attorney Attorney torney torey Smith went to work industrious industriously ly on a bill bi of exceptions on appeal to the tie supreme court intending to fight to the bitter end for the release relee of his client cHent Just as a he made himself ready rady to present his argument to the appel appellate appellate late 10 te court court the lawyer 18 found himself himel app without a client because the mayor had pardoned Nash NashAll Nah NashAll All Al the consolation Attorney Smith could take from his unexpected predicament predicament ament was wa that he might be able to tous uses us his briefs and exceptions for the next case which comes to him where the validity of the t e new court can cn be called caled into Nash was serving a term on a conviction conviction tion ton of petit pett larceny he having stolen two bales b les of hay It I was wa shown to the mayors mayors satisfaction that there ther were extenuating circumstances in Kahs favor sufficient to warrant the exercise of mercy by bj the executive I |