Show That Liquor Case The action of the Supreme Court of the Territory on Saturday min failing to decidethe liquor case because be-cause it had come to the knowledge of the court that the applicant for a writ of habeas corpus had never been restrained of his liberty while it was not a surprise occasioned considerable con-siderable regret for there was a general gen-eral disposition on all sides to have the matter settled What makes it appear very strange is the fact that both Judges Hunter and Emerson gave opinions in cases of a like charter char-ter where it was equally as well known that the applicants were not held in restraint and there was as much attempt to practice on the court in both these cases as in the one just dismissed The similar case acted upon by Judge Hunter was that of J E Clasbey inden tical with that of Mr Meears the arrests being made for selling liquor without a license The one before Judge Emerson was that of John Bechtol of Bechtol Sands in the billiard case These two cases are well known and both are recent Another unfortunate feature connected con-nected with the affair is the fact that the dismissal was not announced an-nounced until the court was prepared pre-pared to adjourn which precluded the possibility of bringing before it any legitimate case and prevents any immediate solution of this vexed question By this action of the court no decision can be obtained i ob-tained for several months and the city continues at sea on the liquor question |