Show I WILL OPEN DOORS DOORS' DOORS DOORS' OF FEDERAL PRISONS ST ST. LOUIS Feb 10 Established precedents precedents' of the United States army were overthrown and the freedom of nearly men now confined in Federal penitentiaries was was was' assured by a decision rendered by the United States Circuit Circuit Circuit Cir Cir- Cir Cir- Court of Appeals today in the case of Peter C. C De Deming ing ng a f former Captain o of Volunteers against Robert M. M warden of the Federal penitentiary penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth Deming was Imprisoned on the sentence of a martial court-martial cOmposed of of nine regular officers convened by Gen W W. R R. R Shafter Shatter on March 29 1900 The opinion of the Circuit c court rt Pt written by Judge Walter WaIter S S. S rn Is that the martial court-martial which sentenced Deming acted In violation of article 77 of the articles of war which that officers of the regular army army shall not be competent tent to sit on martial courts-martial for the trial of officers and soldiers of other forc forces s. s The opinion establishes es the fact tart that the vol volunteer army army is at all times times' distinct from the regular army D Deming ming will be released from the Fort Leavenworth Leavenworth Leavenworth Leav Leav- penitentiary within sixty days and all oth other r former mem members ers of the volunteer army who a are e confined In Federal prisons on sentences inflicted by courts martial courts of regular lar officers will aiso also be liberated as the result of today's decision it is stated E. E A. A Rosier United States Stales St tes District Attorney estimates the number of such cases at |