The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-09
LOCAL. N1ATTER9.

re ssf"aa f2sss .asii.i.lT4r yarrs time ia a
t ;soie eiafs Of our ieiion s.1ssas have Leen
",- .''s shensei!es useini In assembling an the
CaInsei square, learning the rusilaelts Of the sl
aer art, and Psrfernins' g,tsrd fu.y vhene, ar
Hsa "A'aesfL tles eeuld b. of use either In pre-.
serving iEe tunie peace or pr-ventns the destruc.
non OF 'aihsoie properly by THE torch of the In,
csndiary They have omitted with y. Ivy ., -.
! grace 10 exertinns which to MANY az ,h.,1,, -.
have beea sorely trying.nof only on th. ,.lirss
huf inu-tiss Injs has been. hnd is Tie case. ior
the second-ci,ss niiiia. as aeiisa eie,nfn, 4,
military life, .ra still in being We have said ssa,
paaes OF ihs force c.sinpoFYg the hat talien we're
| frequently as!. The Capitoi square h.. Deen the
| pica ssaere many al our citizens have reca;vsd
their first Introduction 10 military Iife parade
was called for last "Wednesday. bnt a positive min
/ ana threatening weather caused many of the
secont-ea to absent themselves from the sar,are
rn that OCCASION f:aiicail demonstrating the fact
Major Wilkins detailed guard wirh orders 10 cap
fure and imgrison the shsentees. This duty was
Performed N part, anti sixteen citizens were duly
arrested Ga Thursday and deposited in Mayo's
warehouse where they rerns ned until o'cIoeE ON
Friday. abons ls hours under guard, when they
were brought before canrt.martsl, and beirc.
tired Were severaiiy aefsitted OF all design or in
tet'sn either 10 shrk duty absent them selves
without eScr ~ from bafsa.ion parade.
on Friday, prior Ia the enlargement of these ar.
Tested ONE of theI.s MI. G. n. AnaarMn sned out
" A j. crane, MS aitCIneysa fsrf Of hdbsas corpus
aiiectsd 10 Hon Win. II. Lyons, Judge Of the Illus
rngs Court, praying feS relief which was granted
by the Judge. asking that Major Wilkins might be
made TO show his authority in ihe premises and the
cause OF PETITIONER detention The writ was
served on sa'ussiay, ami Monday yesterday was
set tor the hearing of the caSe
The PETITION for d habt8s corp4s on the mari sf G.
H. Anderson, Se presents that he IL citizen OF Rich
m ond snd Of sne State of Virginia that be IL un
aet - ears OF age and, consequently, liable IL mi
lfia duty ot The first class; that being unahl
himself 10 serve in the army from llheath he pro
cured u substitute st considerable expense who
was accepted. "a he is prepared to show and that
therefore, he is an exc npt
Mr.. Anderson adds:
notwithstanding this your petitioner was willing
and consented to perform Voluntarily such duty in
and around. the city OF Richmond "a his health
""oil allow. and ne has eheerfuy so far, perform
en It, and with great regularity, falling ouly when
his health did not allow So far an he is informed
The militia Of the first cass has not been legally call
al out Your petitioner finds himself under arrest
anu eshnneinent m IN Mayos warehouse by order Of
one *. w. Wilkins, styling himself Major of yir
ginia Militia claiming authority over hiru He Ia
in under arrest and detained without authority of
law, civil or martial, and without any Just cause
SHOWN 70 hunseif He Is NOT confined because of
any Confederate crime or by Confederate author
~ lie therefore prays the Commonwealth of yir.
ginias most gracious writ of habeas corpus TO the
sad Major Wilkins directed, commanding him to
nave forthwith before your Honor the body of your
petitioner together with the causes of his said deten
ton, in order that right, and law and ns;ice NAV
prevail, and your Petitioner will ever pray, &c
July 4th, 1862" y "'e'
The hearing on the merits of the petition was an
pointed to fake place at IL o'clock yesterday, be-
fore Judge Lyons, at the City Hall At the hour
appointed besides the Judge there were assem-.
bied he plaintiff and his counsel, Major wilkins
commander OF tho second class Battalion, j. RAN
dolph Fucker, Attorney General his counsel and
the following spectators, mostly belonging 10 the
hattaion, viz: VIM: II. Eggieston. Sr lst Lieut.;
Jno NJ Sheppard, Jr. lst. Lieut.; Chas C. Ellett
private; sergeants SamI NJ. Price and Dick Mere.
dth; John Deoley, Captain; wm McCreery pri.
Vatei john L. I,anforth, Adiuiant; Wm Gordon,
Giaze brook, Captain; Thos. How, private; Lieut.
Inos- NJ Alfriend, privates Joseph Eos-nbaum,
VIM. Ira smith. John A. Belvin and others-
These gentiemen Were there either as Interested
spectators, witnesses, parties arrested The
hearing commenced about II O'clock
The writ in the above case having been returned
by Major wilkins with the endorsement that he
dd not have the petitioner in custody at the time
OF -ssuing the writ, the Judge dismissed ts peti.
ton, bur intipated that should Mr. Anderson be
again Placed IN position to evoke his aid he would
order another writ to issue, and decide the
ease its merits.