Show PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS George M Bales Convicted of Murder In the Strand Degree Applies for Relief George M Dates convicted In April ISM for the kllllne 1 ot John Nor qulol at Tooele and ntence to ten year In the State prison has petitioned the United Mates district court for a writ of habeas corpus The petition sets up Illegal detention and Imprisonment as follows 1 That the pretended jury and only jury hy milich petitioner was i tried wn composed Of only eight mn Hnld law Is In contravention at sec tlon 1 article xvi ot amendment to Constitution or > United States and lax la-x Pont facto voId 3 No other cause for the Imprisonment Imprison-ment of the Petitioner than above Jet J-et forth Dates cone was heard before the Supreme court some time ago but that tribunal nlllrmcd the judgment ot the trial court |