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Show PEADODY SUSTAINED. State Supreme Court Says He Has Right to Imprison Union Men. Tho stato supremo court of Colorado Colo-rado has refused the application for a writ of habeas corpus for Charles II. Moyor. president of tho Western redorntion of Miners, who Is held ns a military prisoner nt Tellurlde, by ordur of Governor Jnmes II. Penbodj. Tho governor's notion In declaring mnrtlnl law In San, Miguol county, imprisoning im-prisoning Moyor nnd othor union men on tho ground that they hnd Incited insurrection nnd rebellion, suspend-Ing suspend-Ing tho writ of habeas corpus and ignoring ig-noring tho authority of tho local courts aR seems necessary to him in maintaining law and order is sustained. sus-tained. According to tho decision tho gov-ornor gov-ornor has solo power to determine when a stato of Insurrection exists In any county of tho district. The courts have, no power to Interfcro with Ills oxorclso of this prorogate o. Tho governor has tho right to uso tho military forces of tho stato to suppress Insurrection. Ho has also tho power to order tho Imprisonment and killing of Insurrectionists Insurrec-tionists if in his opinion that extremity ex-tremity Is necessary. Ho can detain military prisoners until ho decides thnt tho insurrection Is quollod. Tho courts of tho stnto havo no right to Intorforo with tho military authorities and their handling of prlsonors. |