, 1866-04-14
The INDIANA CONSPIRATORS Re.
LEASED
Hoyv They Spent Their Tune in FrIa-
ons and How They were Set Free.
Correspondence Oinclunasi Comme,cialJ


Oh, and How They were Set Free.
Correspondence ofnclnna'i Commercially
CoLuxBrs. Apru II, 1866,
The release Of Bow1es, sliIlfSnn aud Hor-
sey, sentenced to imprisonment In tho Ohio
Pcnltenttary for conspiracy against the Gov
eminent. discharges from that institution the
last OF the prisoners held by order Of Courts
Martial from loyal States. About thirty pris-
oners remain who were sentenced By military
courts during the progress of the war, for va
Efous crimes and nisdcmcanors, committed
willie IN the military service, or otherwise
amenable 10 the lnws of war.
The three criminals above named were SEN
fenced, the first two Tor life, and the last for
ten years, at hard labor, this being q commu-
tat1on, by the President, OF the sentence Of
death passed By the court. During their con
fnement, Horsey Was employed in the tl1e
shop, Mlliean in the hospital, and Dz. Bowles
in the kitchen, until his health became so
poor as to render him unfit for work. He Is
quite aged, claiming to be upwards OF eighty
years old, and now very much broken down
by disease, and quite Heak.
Ever since the newspaper accounts of the
decision Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States in their cases we're published, they have
shown great uneaslness to be at liberty, claim
ing that the Warden should take official no
tice Of the case, and release them without
awaiting q formal order.
Recently, Ailligan drew up formal paper,
demanding bis release, on the ground thatthe
proceedings whereby he NOS tiled, convicted
and sentenced. were void, ab tnLio, and not
merely voidable-that no order for his release
need be expected In the premises, 1t being the
same 81 though they were held under the or.
der Of an Irresponsible mob. This applica-
tlon vas forwarded by Mr. Prentice, the War
den, to Attorney General Speed, at Washing
ton Without waiting for action In this
direction. however, the attorney Tor Alilligan
on yesterday sued ont writ Of ha5eas corpus
from the Probate Court Of Franklin County,
Judge Pugh presiding.
The Warden responded to the writ by bring
ing the prisoner into court and producing the
order Of the President Of the United States,
By authority Of which he held him Ia con-
hnement, and asked a continuance of one day
to enable him to confer with counsel, copy
the necessary papers and receive answers to
dispatches to Washington. This very proper
application was denied, and tie court made
. summary disposition of the case by Felaas-
obtain tic discharge of Bowles and % Morsey
10 thls same easy manner. In the meanwhile,
Mr. Prentice received FROM the War Depart
ment the following In response to the appli-
cation previously sent to Attorney General
Speed, BY which It appears that, without ref
ezence to the action ct the courts. the Presi-
dent RENTS the sentence 10 all three cases.
"'WAn DEFARTxExr,
"WAsursoros. D. G, April 10 ls6a
"Soan a. fIeutcE- warden OF Ohio Penitent1lrJ;
"Ihe President, On consideration Of IN applita.
fion on behalf Of s1l]iean, io1les and Ho1sey. for
lheif release. has directed the ren1seEcn OF their
sentence, md that they be released from lmprison-
meni.
"The Adiutant Genera, will transmit the official
order By telegraph and mail End you viii dlschalRe
them from custody.
I9lKned] t'EDwLN u. STANTON,
t-SecrutarJ Of War;
The despatch from the Adjutant- General,
referred to, was received, and the prisoners
tbeEeupon discharged, and proceeded to the
Neil Honse, where they took up their quar-
tcrs for the night, except DR.. Bowles, who,
being unwell, dld not leave the Institution
until to- day.
CoLoRED soLLIF1CA1IoN.
The colored population Of Columbus hare
decided to hold . grand jolliacatlon meeting
in the meeting house OF the Colored Metho-
dist Church, at the corner Of Long and Third
streets, this evening. jenkins says-aud
Jenkins Is posted-that his African brethren
of all shadea-without distinction Of color,
IN faet-are In favor of'the Civil Rights Bill.
Their farorite orators, Jenkins, Poindexter
and Booker, will crate on the occasion. They
express themselves strong in their conyic-
lion that Sasby is right, and President John-
ILL 1sruelites~h