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Show MURDERER BILLIK HAS ONE HOPE LEFT WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 Tho supreme court of the United States today dSs- i missed, for want of jurisdiction, the appeal ap-peal of Herman BIlHk from the decision of .Tudse Landls of the United States circuit cir-cuit court for the northern district of Illinois, Il-linois, denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus In the case of 1311111c . who is under sentence of death in Chicago on the charge of murdering a number of persons. It is probable that 131111k will not get another an-other stay of proceedings and lliercforo likely that the sentence of trial court will soon be executed. The new federal statute requiring federal fed-eral courta to Issue certlilcates" of probable prob-able justification in granting appeals in criminal cases was brought Into use for tho first time in connection with this case, the state's attorney for Cook county citing the law for the purpose of showing that it ihad not been complied with, and on that account asking for the dismissal of the case. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. The refusal of the supreme court of tho United States to act in the case of Herman Blllik of Chl-cngo Chl-cngo brings to an end one of the most notable struggles ever made In the history his-tory of American jurisprudence to save the life of a condemned man. Blllik waa indicted two years ago for tho murder of ftvo members of the Vzral family, and finally sentenced to hung. Bllllk'a last hope lies with the governor of Illinois. Blllik received the news of the action of the supreme court with composure. It is paid that his many escapes from execution exe-cution have possessed him of tho Idea that he will never hang. "The light has Just begun," he declared, without the slightest trace of despondency. |