Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-22

Bxcitin g Night Mt the City Barracks Major
HaIIam, Secesh Prisoner, Attempts the
Habens Corpus DOdGe-He siEnalIy
FniIs:ExcItement In Kentucky.
Those who have visited the City Barracks,
on Elm street, during the past two weeks,
can not have failed to notice q large and in
telligent looking gentleman, pacing the yard
in front or the halls of the building, always
wearing demuTe and melancholy counten-
ance; being, ia fact, the marked man in
those quarters. Upon inquiring, any one
would have informed the visitor that the in
dividual was Major j. R. Hallam, of Newport,
KY, who was some time ago arrested and
lodged in the barracks on a charge of
treason.
Yesterday morning the United States
Court issued writ of habeaS corpus in his
case, and dispatched United States Deputy
Marshal Rohner to the military quarters to
secure the body OF the prisoner. But as
civil law, when it conflicts with the military,
generally comes off second. best, 80 in this
| instance the hdbeaS corpus case lacked only
| the possession of the "corpus'' to make It
successful. How the Marshal managed to
| get past the guard at the entrance is un-
| known, but certain it is that in due time he
presented himself IN the Office of Colonel
Jones, where the prisoner, probably not then
| expecting his appearance, was sitting behiOd
| the bar. The Marshal made known the OBJ
| iect of his mission in the usual manner, took
hold of the prisoner and proceeded toward
| the door.
Colonel Jones, however, was not prepared
| to release his troublesome charge with 80
| little ceremony, and quietly placing himself
in the door, informed the Marshal that the
prisoner should not leave the Barracks until
he had received orders to that effect from
General Mitchell.
The Marshal, who, it is aVerred was at the
time in a condition to be especially excita-
BILE, swOre by all the Gods that he would
take the prisoner. The Colonel Informed
him firmly that neither the being whom
he invoked, nor any other, even if it we're
the President of the United States himself,
should obtain the body without orders from
the proper superior officer. To show the val
liant United States official what his power in
the premises was, he Immediately called up
his men who fiocked about him prepared to
sustain his orders.
Still the Marshal was not convinced of his
inability to secure his man. He swore again,
seized his pistol in his coat pocket as if about
to do something desperate declared again
that he would take the prisoner, &c.
The Colonel again replied that he would
sooner die himself and the whole command,
This rock shall fly
| From its firm base as soon as l."
He promised however, to see General
Mitchell and ask his orders. Accordingly,
locking the door and leaving the two con-
fined within the room, he proceeded to 6nd
the General, who refused on his part to give
him any further orders. "Then | will obey
what have" said the Colonel, returning to
| the barracks.
BY this time the Deputy Marshal began to
,, abate his ardor and departed somewhat dis
comfited, declaring that he would bring on
his whole force and take the prisoner at al
hazards, and the Colonel positively declaring
that it could only be done at the expense O
the lives of himself and the whole garrison
A guard was Immediately placed around
f the entire lot outside, and strict watch wal
kept during the entire night. Nothing more
e however, was seen of the valiant Marshal
: About midnight the Colonel was aroused
s by the appearance of a courier from For
' Mitchell, who brought the alarming intelli
r Cence that the Secessonists were out in force
q prepared TO attack the fort A force of thirty
men at once started for the place, some fiV'
or six miles distant.
Upon arriving at the fort ii was ascer
o tained that the excitement arose from tn
q appearance of some terrified Germans at tn
:, post, who had been insulTed by party o
l. Secessionists at ball. near the toll-gate, ol
2. the pike, whom they reported to be thirty
n one strong, and swearing destruction to tn
fort. guard was stationed, and the camp
fires of the party were seen in the distanc
IS through the night.
n In the morning Colonel Jones returned I
" the Barracks when he found that his prisone
E, Msjor Hallam, had taken the early train,
a charge of a military escort for Columbu
, where, out of the reach of our officials, |
X will be kept in strict custody at Camp Ohas
se Thus ended another hdbeaS corpus case. TT
query is pertinent where was Mr.. Pugh q
ID this timer When will the United Stat
of officers learn that their orders will not
o. obeyed by the military officers, and that
is useless TO issue them2