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Show NO JURISDICTION. Federal Courts Will Pass Finally on Kansas Negro Murderer. BUTTE. Mont, Dec. 13-John Tu'lly, a negro soldier at Fort Missoula, near Missoula, Mis-soula, who somo time ago was tried and convicted In tho District court on tho chargo of murdering a soldier at tho fort and sentenced to death, ls to bo tried by the Federal authorities. After conviction ho appealed to tho State Supremo court, which docided that tho Stato courts wero without jurisdiction in the case. Tully's hearing beforo United States Commission-er Commission-er Wallace P Smltli. has been set for December De-cember 20 Tho State alleged that Tully killed his companion on Stato ground. |