Show MURDERER HAYES WILL HANG The SUiicnic Court 01 thc illicit Ii Stales so lleclilcs WASUISOTOV Jnn 18A decision w as rendered ren-dered by tho Supiome Court of the United States yesterday in the murder case of John Haves plaintiff in error against tho State ofMissomi Hayes was tried in thus Critn herd Court of bt Louis in 1882 for the murder mur-der of one Mueller on August 201881 The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced h th to death Ho has brought his I case to this couit by writ of error upon the ground thai ho law of Missouri provides that in capita cases in cities haMng n population of more than 100033 the State shall bo allowed fifteen fif-teen peremptory challenges to jurors while elsewhere in Missouri the State Is ullowei in such cases only eight peremptory challenges chal-lenges lhlB plislol of tho law the prisoner pris-oner maintains orriuTED TO nIB DISADVANTAGE In his trial in St Louis and was denial to him of tho equal protection of tho laws guaranteed by tho fourteenth Araeudmen of tho Federal Constitution This court adds that allowing the State fifteen peremp olowllll tory challenges m capital cases cried in cities containing more than population of 100000 is simply providing against tho difQ culty of securing In such cases irapartia jurors ii aities of that sizo which does urot exist m other portions of tho State So far from defeating it may furnish tho mean of giving that equal protection of the laws which i the lourteenth Amendmen declares shall not bo denied Ihere iB i nothing m the legislation of Missouri on this point which is repugnant to that amendment arid tho judgment of the Supreme Court affirmed Opinion by Joe ice Field |