Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1909 — NO ARGUMENT IN McCOY CASE. [ARTICLE]

NO ARGUMENT IN McCOY CASE.

Case of Rensselaer Banker Will Now Re Decided By Supreme Court, 1 On the Transcript. There will he no oral arguments before the supreme court in the case ,of Thomas J. McCoy against Warden James D. Reid of the state prison. The suit is one in which McCoy is seeking to gain his freedom unde,r the good time law. Readers of The News will recall the case was filed in the superior court here and arguments were made before Judge Ju. B. Tuthill, who found against McCoy on his writ of habeas corpus. His attorneys then took the case to the supreme court and a decision was reached here before the case was taken up to the effect that there would be no oral arguments. Then the attorneys for McCoy requested the arguments and they were set for today. Owing to the Sanborn will case which was then on trial here, a postponement was asked by Attorney J. F. Gallagher and the arguments were reset tor April 27. Rather than wait until then McCoy’s attorneys decided to ask leave of the supreme court to withdraw their request for oral arguments and yesterday the order was vacated. The case will now be decided by the supreme court on the transcript. The attorneys for McCoy thought by calling off the arguments altogether time would be saved and that the higher court might possibly act upon the case by that time and if they should be successful then McCoy’s time would be cut just that much shorter. The suspense, in any event, will be of , less durat on.—Michigan City News.