Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-05-30
THE SENTINEL.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Conflict Between the Civil and Mill
tary Authorities.

tary Authorities.
We find in the Washington Star of Friday
evening last, the particulars of the conflict be-
tween the civil and military authorities of
that city in relation to fugitive slave. From
two articles in the Star on the subject we ex-
tract as follows:
About Oh o'clock on Thursday night squad
Of soldiers, under lieutenant, went to the
Jail with an order from Gen. Wadsworth,
military governor, demanding the delivery of
fugitive slave girl named Alethia Lynch,
belonging to Mrs. Barbara Allnutt, Of Prince
Georges county Nd, who had been commit
ted by the commissioners under the fugitive
slave law. The jailer, Mr.. Benedict Muburn,
refused to obey the order, stating that the on
ly orders he could obey were those of the
marshals, Colonel Lamon.) Mr.. Milburn
sent word to Mr. Phillips, deputy marshal, to
know what course he should pursue, and
word was sent back not to obey the order UNI
ill the marshal could be seem Mr.. Phillips
was then sent for to come and give them a
reply in person, and he soon made his appear
ance. The lieutenant handed him the order,
and asked if he intended to obey it, to which
the deputy marshal replied that he could not
She was accordingly taken by faRseFHAnd
at the same time Deputy Nafsht<
the counsel, Joseph IL. Bradley. sr X who, n
his request had accompanied 41Sx % DC *
on the occasion, and Jailer MffbUfn, were
taken into custody by the Provost Guard
and the deputy and jailer were carried off TO
the central guardhouse, the Provost Guard S
headquarters here, where they are now held
in confinement. The officer of the guard vir-
tually took possession Of the Jail, leaving
sergeant and one or more men in military
charge Of it, with orders to admit no one and
TO permit no one TO leave the building. In
the meanwhile the marshal of the District was
apprsed of these occurrences, and proceeded
to the jail accompanied by James NJ. Carlisle,
Esq, his counsel. On making his official po-
sition known he was admitted land also Mr..
Carlisle, at his request by the military
guard. On learning what had occurred, he in
stantly endeayored to see the President, Mr.
Carlislebeing kept in the Jail under the mill
tary order fGrbidding the guard to permit
any one TO pass out Of the building for the
time being
The marshal found it impossible to see the
President, who was understood TO be absent
from the executive mansion, engaged with
the Secretary Of War in the transaction of
business ofso great public importance as that
he had some hours before given directions in
volving declension to see any one on any
business whatever last nightOn to-day. The
marshal then repaired to the Attorney Gene
path of duty in the premises. Subsequently
he returned to the Jail and arrested the Mill
tary guard by virtue of his civil authority
disarmed them, and placed them under lock
and key, j. NJ. Carlisle, ESQ.,, acting as his
posse comitatus, armed with the revolver and
saber Of the disarmed sergeant
Thus the matter stands at noon to-day
Deputy Marshal Phillips and Jailer Milhurn
held as prisoners by the provost guard in
their prison.
The imbroglio is not to be solved until the
President can find time to dispose of it, which
may be twenty r.hours yet.
We hear that the military governors order
to take the woman from the lawful custody Of
the United States marshall was predicateC
upon testimony impugning the loyalty of the
claimant
The same paper, of Saturday evening last,
says:
Colonel Lamon left the military governor S
Office yesterday afternoon, and proceeding to
the Jail found file of fourteen soldiers there
under the command of Major DoSter, provost
marshal, who demanded the release of the
guard whom Col. l.. had arrested when he re-
gained possession Of the prison the previous
night. Col. Lamon at first refused to obey
the order, but on Major d. demanding the
keys, he delivered them over under protest
marshal, in company with one of the Jail
guards, proceeded up in the prison to the
debtors department when the fugityes were
mustered before him. an old convict who had
been placed among them to attend TO a sick
man taking his place at the head of the line
and palming himself off as &" contraband."
After asking them some questions, Maj. Dos
ter retraced his steps, and handing the keys
back to the jail guards, left with the squad,
the released soldiers being taken along with
them.
Col. Phillips the deputy marshal, aud Mr..
Milburn the jaler, who were arrested by the
military, were released by order of the Militia
ry Governor, yesterday afternoon, after they
had been confined some fifteen hours. Thus
II Will be seen that all the imprisoned parties
on either side have been discharged
Inc following is a copy Of the order taken
ny the marshal from the guard yesterday
morning, who came TO relieve the first guard
stationed at the jail door 10y the officer who
demanded ana released the girl from prison.
From 1t, 1t will be seen that all WHO were in
the jail at the time were to be held as PRISON.
ersi and probably had any other persons been
there they would have been held. as were
Messrs Bradley and Carlisle:
Military Gopcrnors Office \
Washington, May 30 1852. I
Captain Sherwood, officer in command o.
the Central Guardhouse Sir Y GU will send
sentinel at once TO the city Jail, with order
10 relieve the man now ON duty there at Tn,
Jail door, and give orders 70 him 10 allow u
person tehdtSoeuer to enter or leave the jail
without the permission Of Gen. Wadsworth
This guard will be maintained until furthe
orders
BY command: Brig Gen. WApswoRTH
JoHN A. KRRss A. D. c.
The Cali for Volunteers.
RESPONSE OF THE GOVERNOR or MAssAcnusErr
TO SECRETARY STANTON.