Washington, Sept. 11 – Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black rejected today a plea by Charles Denton Watson for continued asylum in a Texas jail.

The action, announced by the court without comment, means California authorities are now free to take Watson to Los Angeles for trial in the Sharon Tate murder.

Lawyers for Watson, a 24-year-old Texan, contended he cannot receive a fair trial because of inflammatory publicity.

The Supreme Court in 1966 set aside the murder conviction of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard on a finding that “virulent publicity” had denied him a fair trial. Black was the only dissenter.

Watson’s lawyers sought a hearing in Texas on the publicity question. Both state courts in Texas and the U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans rule the hearing out.

Though Watson’s trial has been severed from the current trial of Charles Manson he could be brought to trial before the Supreme Court considers his appeal for a hearing. The court is in recess until Oct. 5.

Black acted as the justice with jurisdiction over the judicial circuit that includes, Texas