Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-06
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bcRs COrPus-The Warden Refuses
10 Make u Return.

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bcRs COrPus-The Warden Refuses
TO Make u Return.
BALTIMORE Nov. 5.-In the Court of Ap-
peals this morning Mr.. LaCrobe, on behalf
OF the new Commissioners, announced that
the Writs OF hdbedS corpus had been served
on the warden OF the jail this morning, al d
| added that he had just learned that the
warden had been at the Court House this
morning without the prisoners; that in re-
| ply to an inquiry made of him he had said
his means of conveyance were exhaus sted
and that he had come hither to get sup
ply. MIR. Latr0be added In asarcastic strain,
that he thought there were other hack
stands much nearer to the Jail than the
Circuit Court room. He would not say
whether this was or was not merely con-
tinuation of the efforts of the Other side to
consume time. He did think, however, 1t
looked like it.
Judge Bartel reminded the counsel that
the warden was not obliged to make re-
turn Instantly the law gave him three days
la which to make his return.
MIR. Schley said that he considered that
the intent Of the law in this particular case
was that three days should be the utmost
limit, and that unless there was unavOida-
BILE impeachment he (the warden) would be
obliged to produce the prisoners without
delay.
Judge Bartel said that the writs were is
sued By him at five o'clock on Saturday
evening, but it appeared that for some
reason they were not served until this
morning.
Mr.. Schley begged that the court would
wait reasonable time further for the war
den to make his return and produce the
prisoners.
11:30 A. M.-The prisoners not appear
ing, Mr.. Horwitz, on behalf of Sheriff
Thompson said: We have now waited one
hour and a half after the hour named for
the return of the writ. 1t was apparent
that the warden was seeking a pretext for
delay. He therefore, on behalf of lis cli-
ent. the high sheriff, prepared a petition
that his honor would command the deputy
sheriff to forthwith bring the warden before
the court, together with the high sheriff.
Mr.. Schley said that he would, on behalf
of his client, have similar petition to
offer.
Mr.. Alexander, the counsel for the old
Commissioners, now appeared and ex.
pressed desire to be heard OH the subject.
He understood that the warden of the Jail
was now in consultation with counsel, and
he had no doubt some return to the writs
would shortly be made.
sired to know if Mr.. Alexander could in
form them definitely that the return would
be?
Mr.. Alexander said he was not the coun-
sci for the warden, and could not say. He
hoped and expected, however, that by one
o'clock such return would be made as
would render any further proceedings here
unnecessary.
General Grants Plan Of Settling the
Difficulty.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 5.-General Grants
visit to this city is understood to have been
for the purpose, in his capacity of private
citizen, solicitous of preserving the peace,
to make to the Police Commissioners OF
Baltimore, at the instance of Gov. Swami,
the following propositions:
First, that each set of Commissioners
cause separate polls to be opened in the
several election districts, and receive such
votes as may be decided legal by the Judges
of Election, and have these votes classified
and certified TO by the State Legislature and
by Congress.
The Police Commissioners respectfully
declined to entertain this proposition, as it
would be contrary to the election laws of
the State, and that by accepting it they
would be guilty of worse malfeasance in
office than any that had been charged
against them; that it was their purpose to
conduct the election strictly in accordance
with the provisions of the law and COnsti-
tuition of the State, and that it was not in
their power to make any agreements that
conficted with the law.
The next proposition made was substan-
TALLY as follows:
That the old police appoint one Conser-
vative Judge OF the three to be appointed
at each of the polls; that each of these
judge of those who present themselves
and who are found to be upon the several |
registers; that two sets of ballot boxes be |
used, in one of which are to be deposited |
the votes accepted and in the other the |
votes rejected.
The first part of this proposition was |
simply in accordance with the pledge made |
by Mr.. Alexander before Gov. Swami |
whilst the charges against the Commission
ers were being Investigated. 1t was then
made as concession by the party in power
to the Commissioners, with view to pre-
serving peace, and the Commissioners hav-
ing already announced officially in the |
morning papers that they would appoint |
nejudge and one clerk in each precinct |
from the Conservative party, there was of |
course no objections to it.
Seizure of Arms.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 5.-The particulars of
the seizure of arms are as follows, as near
as can be ascertained from information re-
ceived at the Police Commissioners Office
Certain parties were engaged in preparing
to resist their authority by force OF arms,
and that certain individuals were then en-
gagged in preparing to distribute arms for
such resistance, and these parties were In
an upper story of Benefits Auction
House, on Charles street. They sent Mar
shall Carmichael with strong force of po-
lice and at once took possession of the es-
On forcing an entrance to
the room, in which they found some
fifteen parties actively engaged in
loading large lot of Belgian muskets,
which had been altered into Minnie rifles.
A man rushed at him with bayonetted
musket and attempted to shoot the mar
shal. The marshal threw up the weapon,
knocked the man down and quickly, with
the aid of his men, arrested all the parties
and conveyed them to the station house.
The arms and munitions, consisting of
a keg of powder, rifle balls and
pistol balls, were also removed to the
police station. Unfortunately, in putting
Ihe muskets into furniture wagon to
carry them thither, one of them was dis
charged and shot a citizen In the face, Sc
riOuglV. thOu0h IL ia hOnnd not fatally IN |