Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-13
THE HABEAs CORPUS CASE IN CHARLES
TON

Washington telegram announces that Gcp
Siekles will he instructed by the Prcsi,I.n,
to obey the writ of HaJ@us Curpus, with which
Ii" h'd refused to comply. in the ease Of Stow.
"rs aud others confined Mt Castle Pinckn"y
Charleston IIarl"r
We max" the following extracts from re
port Of the proceedings in the case, which ",
find III late number "f the Charleston N,~<:
Oar r"a'l"rs 'l"uhll'SS are all familiar with
tn" iac;s an,l circumstances connected with In,
trial "i the Anderson prisoners, +. G.. Stow
,rS Crawford k"y"s, Robert k-y"s, and Elisha
l'yr"m. These gentlemen were arrested last
fail. charged will, completely in III. murder of
th,"r I"itrd States s''ilrra, on the Sth Of
p"i"i"r last. ut Browns Ferry, in Anderson
District :. e.. They We're brought I" Colu,n-
bi,. ant afterwards 10 Charleston. They We're
tried her" in January and February, before a
military c"'''l"'ssi"", Of which Ma ar G cn"rnl
Charles i'.vcns Was President. They were
found :''ii;, aud I'll" Two first named sen
fenced I" l,c hung. mud the other two 10 i'm.
pri:.nra>hi f.r :. nul.. Der 81 years in the PEN
,iruiiary of My Hampshire" The finding of
In" c"rnr"i:-r"u was approved ly III" Snpervi
sor'G"mcial (icn. Sickl"s) aud time set for
! executions "i the sentence. But the President;
rcin"v"'' them, AMI they now remain prison.
crs at Cn*,l, ',nrkncy. A few days ago Wits
"I U"t."S forJ."" were sued "ul before .Iu,i
bryan. of the Unttr'l States District Court nI
South tarolna and directed To Major Ge:;.r
al Sch'rs
Gen. $ich!'s in response to The writ. make
| II reply, which concludes in the following
| terms:
lst. Tha, tiles" parties were tri-.l. convicted
and sc'i'"nc~l by Court. according to III,
rroclania'us, orders Il nd acts OF the compel n.
| Departments of ih" Government. having prop.
! CT c"sniztn,c Of the crime with which .lny
| wcr" charged
II. That ,hrS" parties, Of their own motion
| hay" iak"a and laid bci"re the President @
the United States, for his official action, til.
recor.l aud all tn" procrrii..gI in their cas-"
| and that the whole matter, including the lia
| position To bc made Of these parties is now
before the President of the United States
whose opinion i'll the raac, and whose "rlc
touching the disposition "l these parties i.
| binding on the undersigned.
81. That til" u'.lclsign:,i has no power Ii
| whlc'i he eau, IN any iuau:,,r, interfere wi:l
The present disposition If th-s" parties with
nui tn" further order OF the President II thu
United States.
And HE undersigned respcc, fully present,
these as the REASONS why he cannot cornrl,
with Tia. requirements OF the said writ.
Respectfully d"'n;Ing To produce tin. rr;%
"n"ra III obedience io the mnnda L. Of The Cour
unless c",narl:l 10 do s" by competent nj,
| iiary authority. | desire IL affirm Iuy iclrr
cncc for that tribunal aml my rc.arl for I'll
distinguished mlg gistra,e in whose name thc,
wrii> issued; a',l likewise I" disclaim Il
! intention To assert Tor the military authority
"xcr''Sr auy other or greater pcmuHiivc, L
ImiI'iaity. ihan belongs to my Office w!.",
marital liw cx'ss.
The Hon. Mr. Bart. and Cen Common, IL
Delegates Counsel, however. insisted that ti
mandate Of writ WAS not to he evn,!ed Ly OIL
such special plralng-that it could only /
satisfied hy r"rire! Obedience. nnl that Ge,
Sirk'"s was l':i'lin: upon matters which W.,
entirely i'll III. j',rl:ion OF .he C"urt--,ht
hence he WAS "nily of anl contempt for whic
the writ of attachment should issue. The nu
ti"n MAS granted by Judge Bryan. The ma
ter was referred TO th. President, anl kc hu
sustained the jurisdiction Of the Court.
The Court We suppose will discharge II
rriao"rr: who will however be subject to ,r
before the civil tribunals.