Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-13

In oil cases where the United States is o
party, or where officers and soldiers and
employees Of the government are concern
ed, the right TO try the cases before mill
tary tribunal is held and will be executed.
by command of
Brevct Brig. Gen. JAMES SHAW, Jr,
(Signed) ESQ. Il. SHERMAN,
Capt. 7th U. S. C. I. & A. A. A. Gen'l.
Official copy;
C.E. NrsMirn, Lieut.. 9th U. s. Cav,
HEAD QRs. CENTRAL DIsr. OF TEX. |
San Antonio Tex, Jun 9, 'G6. J
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 35.
Commanding officers Of Posts and De-
tachments will use all practicable means
for the arrest Of Matthew Gibson, citizen Of
Weatherford, Parker county. Texas, charge
with the murder of Sergeant j. II. Shuck,
Co. !, 9th U. I. Cavalry.
Description.
by command Of
Brevet Brig. Gen. S. p. TIEISTzLEMAy,
(Signed) GEO. K. SHERMAN,
Capt. 7th U. s. c. I. & A. A. A. Genl
Official:
(Signed) Gro. r. SHERMAN,
Capt. 7th U. s. c. 4. & A. A. a. Genl
Official copy:
c. e. NEsMIru, Lient. 9th U. S. Cav.
IN CHAMBERS, |
weathcrford, Texas, Oct. 2, 1866.
To Lr. C. L. NEsMITn, U. s. A..
Commanding Post, Weatherford, Tex.
SIR IL have the honor TO acknowledge
the receipt, in open Court on yesterday, Of
your favor Of the lst inst, requesting thai
Matthew Gibson, a citizen of Parker coun.
ty, Texas, may be transferred to the cuslo.
dy Of the military authorities at this post
in accordance with orders, together will
copies of General Orders, No. 35, from Head
quarters Central Dist. Texas, dated at San
Antonio, June 9th, 1866, commanding Off
GERS of posts and detachments to use al
practical means for the arrest Of Matthew
Gibson, citizen of Weatherford, Parker CO..
Texas, charged with the murder of Sergeant
j. r. Shuck, Co. |, 9th U. S. Cavalry and
extract from Circular No. 6, from HID Qrs
Separate Brigade c. ID. T., announcing the
authority of military tribunals in the cases
thern specified.
In reply, have to say that the GRAND
Jury of Parker county have, at the present
Term of the District Court for said county
found "true bill against the said Mat
thew Gibson, for the murder Of said J r
Shuck that he has been arrested under Q
capias from this Court, and recognized witt
good and sufficient sureties for his appear
nee at lie next term Of this Court, ant
from day to day and term to term, unit
discharged by due course of law, to answer
this charge, anu 'he!elore 10 no, ~ -: ~; u.s.,
toay OF Inc court OF i's oii,ers' Vu' ~ ~ =
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not IN my power 10 comply WIN .ie req'''
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shaienJoy me iight 70 SPECIFY anu pun.
TIC 'r,ai, cy un il,Pnru,a' jury Vi 'n' H 1s
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ceeh eonn.iI.eo soI anu WV ou pa1 s."p !.
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peachments snaii DC oy jury, anu Suen .. l.i
shal' De heid IN me o'a'e Wnerv .no' sa''
crime snai. nave Deeh 0o.hu'i'teu &C.
sec. I. Art ISL" constitution OF ''e o'a't
OF Texas PROVIDES mat IN all cfim'na
prosecutions the accused shaii nave speedy
public trial by an impartial jury &C. "ano
no person shall be holden to answer ioi
any criminal charge but on indictments OF
information except in cases arising In 'he
land or naval forces. o.,
Sec. 10 Of the same article provides ina
"no citizen OF this State shall be deprived
of life. liberty or property, or privileges
-ouilawed, exiled or in any manner dis
fronchised, exc' pit by due course of the law
Of the land and Sec. IL that the military
shall at all times be subject TO the civil au
thority."
The right Of the military tribunals of thu
United States to try military persons fol
military affairs was clearly authorized, bu
their authority over citizens for offences
against either the Federal or State laws ID
contrary to the genius Of free people
subsersive Of freedom itself, and in THU
country has not only been withheld, but de
MED II language TOO emphatic TO be N sun
derstood.
II is true, that during the late war, at
tempts were made both North and Souu
upon what was'called military necessity
| (which here take occasion to denounce as
the argument Of the styrant aud mililar,
despot) 10 give military tribunals jurisdic
iion orer the citizens of the several States
but they met the approval Of no jurist o
ordinary talent, were condemned by thu
most eminent Of the legal profession every
where, and have received the unqualified
condemnation Of the Supreme Court Of thu
United States, the highest Judicial tribuna
in this government.
On the 10Th day Of August 1866, tn
President Of the United States, the Com
mnnder In Chief Of the armies and naviei
fheroof tusnod hsa rrocfa maffon declaring