, 1866-01-19

The cfstivs. Military Ausborst,e. IN n.
Saee oI 1ohn C. Parks, RehcI uuat-

W. !utllsary Authorities In tho
burner. A'o@A@
From tho st. Louis Repuhlica-, ,c,,,,
The Aabeas corpus case OF John G. PMall-,.
alleged steamboat burner, Is beginning to as-
sumo M interesting shar4s, and collision bo-
tween the criminal court and tho military
authorities is looked for. The facts In the
formerly private citizen Of St. Louis, has
been retained In the custody Of the military
authorities during the past two years, on the
charge Of being Implicated with the steamboat
inceHd!arism committed At our wharf SONIC
thing more than year ago. Two or three
months since, Parks friends employed counsel
and presented q petition to tnc Judge OF
the Criminal Court for writ Of habeas
eorrus. Alter being continued from time
to time the case was decided by the court and
Dnngeracld Parker, I'd U. 5. Inf, keeper OF
the military prison Of this city, and requiring
him to bring tho body Of John G. ParEs into
court, and to show cause why be was re-
strained Of his liberty: Captain Parker n,adc
answer to the writ that h1 held Parks prs-
oner by order Of the President Of the United
statea. This return having been filed, parks's
counsel moved that q writ Of attachment be
Issued against Capt. Parkcr, Judge Pefmm
took the matter under ady|dement until yes
terday morning, when he decided In favor Of
the motion, and writ was issued directing
1At N0AAkt AAA1aAA4 u IIfESt NapLs lATktl
for contempt Of court. The attachment WE
placed In the hands Of the marshal, and it il
understood that be wilt proceed this morning
With posse, and make an attempt, at ltast,
to arrest Capt. Parker.
From The st. Louis Democrat. 17:h]
Yesterday morning Marshal Cot. proceeded,
solitary and alone, TO Schoaeld Barracks,
with the writ OF attachment in one hand and
agloye In the other. lie did not succeed in goh-
bling the captain-didn't even get q sight Of
the Aforesaid Parker; but he met With Cen
eEal m Hoffman, and saw Eoodly, nnmbeE! Of
caused him to clench bis pocketbook with a
firm grasp and to think about ga1zoters.
General Hoamnu peremptoFily refused 10
permit tbs marshal 10 arrest Capt. Parker,
nnG Threatened 10 use the military force at
his command in preventing the marshal from
charge bayonets upon 81. companies Of Sd
regulars, the marshal took his Departure
from the barracks, carrying his writ with
him, md Jumping on board the cars at the
first crossing, he proceeded to the Criminal
Court room, and delivered to Judge Prlmm
the necessary return to the writ Or attach
ment. Thereupon 1t was ordered BY the
court that transcript Of the proceedings
herein be made out aud forwarded to tbs
Governor Of tho State.
Accompanying the transcript Is letter
tfom Judge Primm, Of which the following
is copy:
st. LoC7s CRINIaAL CotRY,l
.. TCHnAr, Jan- 10, 1S[B. {
To lis Execllency, Thomas c. Fletcher, Governor
Of the State of-Alasoud:
SIR: Herewith ! transmit TO your E1es1lency tho
Transcript OF the proceedings hsd In the Of tbs
S1ate Of Missouri ~. DaneerteId Parker upon the
petition OF John G. patks for relief under the Abe,sS
c0FpH ac1.
From these It will be seen that The Marshal Of st.
Lous county Is unable TO execute the process OF
this cour: BY reason Of m1ht2ry interpretation on
tlnifRTf nf
department.
fhaye deemed It my duty to spprf1e Jou Of these
Acts. ln order that your ExcetIency may take such
ac1ion In the premI.e- shall b. deemed requisite
md proper Very ssspeet1e!ly.
Further action in the matter Ia thus de-
volved upon Gov. Fletcher. Whether he will
order ont the "stnnding army" and lay s.ege
to schoGeld Barracks, or call upon the Presi-
dent for troops to aid him In executing tho
Laws Of the State, remains to be seen. We
have no doubt that posss eomtfatas Of len or
twelve thousand men could readily be OBJ
tanned IN the city 10 - move upon the works"
Of the I'D regulars, who arg extremely obno1-
tcus 10 our citizens.
It Is but due to Capt. Parker anu Inc olIceFs
at the barracks to say that toey nave Iest3tea
the execution Of tho process o. me CEiminai
Court from sense Of dnty ana BY both legal
and military advice bei1estnR taat the Grim
tnai Can't has NJ power or right to Interfere
with = nri.oner nc1d by order OF the War IL
nart,nsppt thsy refuse to deliver up John &.
Pnrlss xho Is in custody on charge Of aid
w. ~ ths ~ rebellion and violating the laws Of