Show COURT OURT EXCEEDED 1 1 ITS AUTHORITY Denver Judge Had No Right to f 1 Release Election Thieves on Bail MEN EVIDENTLY IN HIDING JUDGE i GE MULLINS HAS ASSUMED JURISDICTION 1 Denver Aug 11 Judge John I Mul lins sitting In the criminal division of the district court today made an order setting aside the writ of habeas corpus issued yesterday by District Judge Peter L Palmer in the cage cae ca e of the four men men sent to jail by County Judge Ben B Lindsey for contempt of court in re refusing refusing refusing p fusing to testify in the franchise elec election tion contest and ordered Sheriff Nisbet to th bring them Into the criminal court Judge fUdge Mullins assumes jurisdiction of ot j he case under the practice of the dis district district disI I court which provides that writs of habeas haba hab a corpus issued by civil judges must be ba made returnable in the crimi criminal criminal criminal nal division Judge Palmer had made the writ returnable before himself I Sept 11 l i and released the prisoners on bonds The four men are Henry L Doherty president of the Denver Gas and Electric company George N Ord Ordway Ordway Ordway way president of the city elections commission Fred A Williams and John Cook jr Guilty Men in Hiding Deputy sheriffs sheris scoured the city in search of the four witnesses Imprisoned imprisoned by County Judge Lindsey for con contempt contempt contempt tempt and released on habeas corpus by y District Judge Palmer but failed them before adjournment of I the criminal court Before leaving court District Judge Mullins entered a second order remanding the four men mento mento to jail jall until the habeas corpus application application application tion comes regularly before the crimi criminal criminal criminal nal court courtIn courtIn courtIn In the county court today Judge Lindsey declared that the action of Judge Palmer of the district court in releasing the prisoners was unusual I surprising not warranted In law and opposed to decisions of the supreme court Judge issued new subpoenas II for the four witnesses in contempt |