, 1863-11-21
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

La W AN 4x1s
srr1n1oH CoUnT.-In Judge Van Higgins
room ycsteras. morning there was call of the
docket ~ far as GOO. Tao Conrt announced that
there wou]d ba 20 further call Of the docket until
the December term. large part II not al Of the
remainder OF tie EeasIon will necessarily be- de-
voted to criminal business.
BABEAs CoHrCs-UNpEN TIE NINTH SECTION
Or THE Acr-BEFoAE JrDGE GAHY.-Sectinu
ninth Of the labeas corpEs Act {p. COT 0! Parples
sta1ues) provides that III any person eh.l be
committed for criminal OF supposed criminal
matter. and not admitted to bail, and ehall not be
o. th f t Ct she cen
shall Be set at liberty By the Court unless the dc.
lay shall happen on the application of the prison-
isaed TINT due e1eft.ors hare been made to pro-
cure the evidence for and Oh behalf OF the people,
and that there are reasonable grounds to believe
te11, M they shsn hsve power 70 continue snch case
TIL the third term.
Under this section Of the statate John r. Skin-
per, who hsd been confined In the county 1aQ
since the fifteenth OF LIST September, for larceny.
dled apetiuoa In the Superior Court for a wit Of
hdbeos corpus. The petition alleged that the lsr-
ceny, II committed at all, was committed IN the
town of Lake, ontside Of the limits Of Chicago.
and that since his arrest two terms OF the Circu1t
nd al.o two terms OF tbs Recorders Court. and
that no BIZ Of indictment had been found against
ieeed, sleo, that be had alTs1s been willing and
anxious to try the cause, and was innocent Of the
oaente charged aesintt him, g, DC.
ply showed that 1he ptisoner was held by the Snet
Ill III der the mltttnns OF Justce uoisngton date1
the 18th Of September, 1858. the time alleged in
Tie hearing on, the return took Place before
Judge GMY Of the Superior Eourt yesterday
morning. Eeed, tor the STATE. suggested thst as
Of which WAS made part Of tbs return. that the pEls
ouer had been required 70 reeosntsc to the Cir.
Go 1st ss = b q 5s Cent ut
statute. and that the Grzt ttia1 term Of that
court htch hue taken Place since the arrest Of tho
ha 1s. r esps n Be- s@ s
be Endes tic statute, 8s having juris-
dictlon Of the offenec, po.w1tnetandspg tho prts-
oner vas rot reco.ntsed to take his tEial IN that
| Eession, AID the prisoner may be tried during
! the PRESENT term, o. Ench Btate Of facts may be
thoWn to the court that nnaet the second cauee OF
| the section, 1t may order continuance to the
third tenn. Ennis for the petitioner, contended
that the Superior CCn1t had Jurisdiction OF tbs
cfensc, atl tbouch the second term Of that court
lad not elapsed, Jet GEatdJ Jury for the term had
been summoned and discharged, and 1o Indictment
found against the pettoneF, and that so ih1 as be
was concerned, rnnst be consldcsed as equivalent
ne Court: On tne 1sce of this petition which al
1eges that the ofcnse was committed II the town
Of Lake, OILY ths Circuit or Superior Courts haye
Circuit Court having Jurisdiction Of the odeuse,
has elapsed since the petitioner was committed,
because the October term Of The Circuit Court was
q vacation term There has been one term Of ths
Superior Court since The cammlttal. bnt the
| second term OF shat court is now n sessson. as
we'll ae the drst term Of the Circuit Court, and
cannot bs eatd to hhve e1speed go on the face OF
the petition the Court can sec no technical grounds
for the release of the pEieoner;
Enntt, Ior IrsaonsT BIT nc Gfana a. ynty @ naYe ir
Rsed for khs Stole: But rather than the mar
mone6 aoa. g. apd he pfaoncr indeed tbs senoon
Court: The Court cannot presume because th'
Grand Ju1y hare been discharged that the ptiso1e
! abie. to be sure, but sttn there ia no legal pre-
sumption That the prisoner Will not be Indicted
By order OF the Court the prisoner was remand
cd. 0
Asorura RAILWAY CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Mr. chs,lee Muir, conductor on freight tra1
On the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, wa
instantly killed on Wednesday, shout mile and
half north Of Milton Junction, By falling from th
door of the caboose upon the track, the cars pas
Ing over his body. It Is supposed that the uufol
tupate ran, In epaeayorfpg to pass from the sid
door Of The cahooee to The top, slipped and in fa
Ing caught hold Of the edge Of the car. at the bo
, tom Of the doort wticl swuug his lcgs and pa
, OF Lis body under the car, as hts lower cxtrcm
ties were horribly mutilated- He IVES sober N
intelligent man, and much respected on the roas
and By ali who knew HIM
, A LApE RUN .ovER.-A LADY, name ur
krown, IN attempting to eross Lake street, corne
. OF Clark, yesterday afternoon, was knocked DON
: and run over by dray. It WAS thought abe We
se1lous}y injured, being much bruised abont th
head, and fears were entertained that her hip VII
) d:slocated. She had immedtate assistance rel
dered hk1. our informant could not find out hi
I name or residence Much ceusute WAS bessowe
: upon the driver, but In the crowd Of vehicle
and slippery etate Of the street, It Is hard to q,
E who was to blame.
6 TEE l2TH ILLINOIS CArA1RY.-No dednit
information could be obtained last evening. as
\ The time when this regiment may be expected
: reach TIC city.
+ From the Sth Ill. CayAlry-The Rests
nation Of Maj. Hevertdge.
9 Caxp OF TIE s1M Ill. CAVALRY, |
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