Garland Globe | 1906-04-21 | Page 2 | Governor Has Supreme Power

HERIR HAS SUPREME POWER j Colorado Executive Can Suspend Sus-pend Habeas Corpus at His Pleasure. Justice Qabbert Draws Conclusions In Which Incarceration of Labor Leader by the State Mllltla During Late Strike Is Upheld. Denver. Chief Justlco Gnbbcrt of the stato supremo court has filed n supplemental opinion In tho Moycr case. It Is generally conceded that this new opinion will tnkc precedence over tho former majority opinion as tho latest expression of tho court. The chief Justice declares that tho governor of tho state has tho power to suspend habeas corpus nt his discretion dis-cretion and that tho courts cannot review re-view tho action. Tho body of tho now opinion Is taken tak-en up with excerpts from an opinion ot Justlco Johnson In a caso In tho Phlllpplno Islands In which tho power of tho governor-general to suspend tho privileges of tho writ of habeas corpus during n stnto of Insurrection In tho province of Untangas was upheld. up-held. Tho chlof Justlco finds tho caso analogous to tho situation presented In Colorndo during tho labor troubles, and draws conclusions In which tho Incarceration of Charles II. Moycr by the military Is uphold.