Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-02-21
Military Arrest and Shooting
in Fulton County.

In F'ulJOl COuuty'
There has been great excitement in
Fulton county, growing out OF military
arrest aud the shooting of Lieutenant
under the following circumstances, as Civ
en- by the Fulton Democrats
A man named John Fcrney was euroll-
ed by the Deputy Marshal OF Todd town
ship, Fulton county. He claimed to be
over 40 years of age, and note OF the
claim was made by the Deputy Marshal.
On the day Of Appeals he appeared before
the Commissioner for Draft, and made af-
fl avlt that he was over 45. The red hne
was then drawn through his name thus ex-
emptimg him. Afterwards the Comnis-
sioner wrote after his name "not exempt,
aud put hi, name into the wheel with the
rest 1t was drawn out, aud Forney no
tilted that he had been drafted. After
the draft the Commissioner wrote the word
'draited' over the words mot exempt
Immediately after receiving the notice
Forney appeared before the Commissioner,
aud produced satisfactory proof Of the fact
that he was over 45 years of age. The
Commissioner thereupon declared that he
~o> cxelnpt, telling HIM to 90 home, and
a SUM- hI~ attoru,A - t"at he would ma Ike
81 ..,. Il al ri-h;. Re dll after tnat
erase Ia. VOID. mot exempt, and the
wo,4 "1rut.d" aud wrote at t eud OF
the Inc oa which tue name OF Forney
stood the words ''oycr aye. Thus the
pu0.ic record OF the act, oil Ella y!or
Commissioner o. Draft for Fulton county
now stands,
On the COMA 2 Of Provost Guard into
the County tor the purpose oI arrestlno de
sCrters and delinquent drafted men, tn.
name Of john Eoruey was handed 10 hr
officer Of the guard by Nj. Taylor For
ney va, arrested 4 writ OF hU6e12 cor
puS was issued and after hearing Of tn
case, records OF the Commissioner beiu!
produced, aud abundant proof on the oatl
OF responsible parties being brought tha
Forney was over As at the time OF the en-
rolment, he was discharged by Judg
: Campbell.
After all this, when Lieutenant For
was attempting to rc-arrest Eorney in hi
, own ho1se, Forney 81 OF the Lieutenant Q
r the stairs.
The same dav Forncy delivered him
! sell up TO the civil authorities, and wa
, regularly committed to Jail by the propC
officer. On the next day he was iorcibl
, removed trotn the jail by he soldiery, tt
-, jlIlor refusing 10 give up the keys voluu
!, tariiy and protesting against their bein
taken from him. Forney was removed {
Chambersburg, and after being kept in ia
. there over night, was sent to Washington
v | his case involves a direct issue betwec
:, the civil authorities of the State of PeLl
70 syvania and the military authorities
! the Uuited States. Forney cannot
a tried by the Military authorities for Il
:, crime committed, unless he was at tt
. time OF committing it, a soldier of Il
:, United States. That he was not is abu
= dainty proven by the facts above stated.
10 a lie must then be delivered back to the ci
Is il authorities to be tried by the proper ci
tribunal
l. The District Attorney for Fulton cou
~ ty, laid the case promptly before G We
,I nor Curtin, demanding the return OF t
70 prisoner, and intends 10 use every exc
ton to Vi ,dica:e the majesty of the law
The District Attorney expresses his S
isfaction at the prompt action of the &C
eruor, and hopes that the supremacy
the civil law will be sustained.