Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-06
IMPORTANT HABEAs CORPUS CASE.

william Bcr,ugams spplisi by petition to the Ror.
A. H. Handy J,dse Of the H'gi Court OF Errors snG
Afpeas of his ate fer the Nr'I habeAs corpus a.
.crr lIit he Wa illegally he'd IN custody By the Pro
ross A.rshs} Be- Osde- Q! the Judge, tie writ Nas
s1sj return sbe on TIC 90 Of August, bsioFe MIN st
Canton; OF wien iy the Pcgyos Marshal made return
TO the writ thst the petitioner vss heit IN CUSTODY I'M
der orders OF the military commander OF the dsrict
for 4, ucs sgsiat the Confederate States fer which be
vas upon tiA before military court, ami dcliosd TO
prod roe the p-olsr in obedience TO The Wsi: Blu up
rule laid bT tee Judge the Provost Marshal, 20
show ezuss Why an Attachment should not be issut
a,a m fer coatemp that ehcer produced the phi
scasr before the Judge, By order OF the Commander
General and rad, sn ane1isi return 10 the Wris,
ting ha the prisoner held in custody by him, upon
charges Of committing trsl'oa cgGnSt hs O0nfsS<ra's
Sntss nd Of &C! no '2V 90 the enCmy, ana that
% rccusfd bad b en- tr;cssd rpon these charges by
til Provost MAJ sasi 4. TangapihO, Louisiana.
Tls c1ce MED on the iscts s'a6d N the returns
Of tie P.oy,s, MarshA to the writ Of habeas pu1,
and tas ii !lvii OF the accused sAting th,, b.
ths tine CT re commission Of he alSg.d ohnces and
hsd b,el 'o- sever, years par, rs Gent citizen Of
the Sac OF L1usa.a there Being iuEiher evidence
y, counsel appsred fer the prosecution and the esse
VS. argued by Frsrkiu Smith, q, for the prisoner
Who eonte1dsd VsroTs groends, that the prisoner
s-ould b. ,tsolctsly discharged
IN dsadug this osOn, the tclOsiag points Wers held
By his II or, tie Judge:
l That the order OF General Van Dora, declaring
. e
by the act o. Congress OF 27h Fe5IuTy 1862 the pos
e. rranied by that being conferred sosy on the
ssdtnt Of the Confederate States; AID, therefore,
las the arrest Ct the p;!soaer Vas by that
c.,
That the prisoner rot being an efh,er or toldieF
o. olherEise attached 10 the amy or navy cf the
Confederate aeg che miiil, IS nos amensole TO the
ri o,oa Of the hillary court which nOE has hin on
ia; sace l. is ET0VSed IN article J. O. No. 10 Of
h, U1satCoD Of The OJafedsrA'e Staes tia. mo per-
s,n s5a b. 6tld % snsEer for capital or oherHss in
fmous crime, ualess pe3eltmsn or indictment Of
Erlrd Jay except IL ed'ss GTisny IN the land
val forces on m tie miiiiia pitH in actual service, In
me- Cf var or ploc danger" and that the ar ieles Of
var 6t6niag lhe jI-dc,oa Of military o.urts, have
reference 20 persons connected with the army, DGTy
militia within thc contemplation OF this clause CT the
Constitution; and, hence, thst the military court row
hAvirg the prisoner tra hougA duly constituted for
The trial Of proper caies has rot lssdic ion OF ,he
p-i-olsr u1on the charges preferred agAils. HIM
8 Bit u5ou the re .Url OF ;he Proves. n rsbS up n
e All which, beng unresutsi By evidence NUT &c
noe AIKEN as rae II this ptOeeecing-he priscnsr is
ehNgsa ls u.5 crime sgs,,st the Confederate States
AM against tb' Ssse OF lusSns and liable 10 be pro-
cecdd sgiiH. il that S:ae in which il vas COM
nit c' s-d, though ue must be discharged rom the
cus ody OF the Military authorities, DO should be CEN
mej and held sutieet to thS civil jurisdiction TO which
hs i ameuab,e.
TIE p,ispUCr Sls, Therefore ordered to be committed
% the Gus ody Ct the Sheriff Of Hi d. cou5y, suh oct
% the Itq1sln OF the Governor Of the ate OF Lou
,sisua o. Of hzrshsl Of the G,niedrA.e SAeS for
,ss' satr.-J ct,oa rs 's'.PpcH.