Salt Lake Herald | 1908-10-20 | Page 2 | Rope Once More Haunts Billik

ROPE ONCE MORE HAUNTS BILLIK Appeal of the Chicago Murder Dismissed by United States Supreme Court Cour Washington Oct 19 The supreme court of the United States today tay dis dismissed dismissed missed for want of ot Jurisdiction the ap appeal appeal appeal peal of ot Herman Heran Bulk BIlk from the decision decision ion of Judg Judge Landis of the United Unie States circuit cruit court c ur for the northern district of Illinois denying the te petition tor for a writ of ot habeas corpus corus in the case of ot Billik who Is under sentence of ot death m hi f Chicago on the charge of murdering a number of people It I is probable that will wl not get another stay sty of proceedings and there therefore therefore therefore of the trial court fore that the sentence sent nce curt will 11 be executed The new federal statute requiring federal courts court to Issue certificates of ot probable Justification In granting ap appeals appels appeals peals in criminal cases ce was brought Into use for tor the first firt time itt hi connection conne tion with wih this th case the states attorney ator ney ton for Cook county citing the law for the purpose of ot showing that It had been ben complied with and on that tat account asking for the dismissal of the thecae case cae