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Show dischargo the government appealed to the Supreme court with the result that the order was sustained. The court's decision was announced by Jubtlce Harlan. ncji States District court for the district of Colorado In the cases or William R. Mason and Joseph Vandcrweide, who were charged with the murder, n 1907, of Joseph A. Walker, a special spe-cial agent of the Department of Justice, Jus-tice, while in the discharge of his duty. Walker was killed by Vanderweide while standing guard at the mouth of a coal miinj In La Plata county, Colo., and he and Mason, who was with him at tho time of th shooting, pleaded self-defense. When the cas canr 1o trial in the state district court of La Plata county, they wen discharged. Afterward, Vanderweide ana Mason were Indicted by the federal grand Jury, but the state proceedings were held by the federal district court to bo a bar against further prosecution, and the two men were a?aln discharged. dis-charged. From the order maklpteils,, MASON AND VANDERWEIDE CHARGED WITH MURDER Washington. April 5. The Supreme court of the United States today ,if-urnnsd ,if-urnnsd the decision .of the JJnited |