Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-22
Habeas Corpus Case.
TIE KNLIerNKNr or MINORS.

To-day, Major Donovan. commanding 44th
u. s. infantry, appeared at the City Hall, ia
obedience to q writ of hcbeas corpus issued on
Monday last at the instance of Messrs. II. T.
Merrick and NJ +. Morris, counsel for the pc
titioner, Hugh Hughes, father of Thomas JET
lerson Hughes. The petitioner sets forth that
his son enlisted in the 9Th U. s. cavalry about
three years since: subsequently deserted, aud
is now held at the barracks of the f4th infan-
try; that his son is 4 minor, and he Is entitled
TO the services of said minor son.
The writ was ordered to issue by Judge DIN,
returnable before himself this morning, but he
being indisposed, the case was brought to no.
tice of Chief Justice Cartier, who set the case
for n hearing.
forth that Hughes was arrested and confined
in the barracks on the 9th of April; that the
cause Of his arrest and detention was his being
a deserter from the United States army. He
enlisted In the 5th United States cavalry June
5, 1865, and deserted June %, 1865 and is now
held in custody Of the military authorities OF
the United States, awaiting trial by court-mar-
tial on the charge of desertion. Accompanying
this return is a letter addressed by young
Hughes to Gen. Emory, dated April 13, flour
days after he was arrested, } IN which he states
that he did enlist in the 5th cavalry as str ted
but finding himself unable to do duty, because
Of rupture and having had his ribs broken by
falling from an ambulance, he left the camp
but had never received any pay or bounty, and
the Government he left in his quarters; and
also states that he is able to prove his state
ments in reference to his being ruptured
Without going into the merits of the case it
was continued until Tomorrow, in conse.
quence Of Judge Cartier being occupied in the
Criminal Court.
THE RIVER FRONT, APRIL 2.-While the
genial sunshine overhead gives cheerfulness to
hitherto dull spirits, yet the mud and mire
under foot along the front makes a trip in this
locality anything else than pleasant. Below
will be found the fruits of trip around the
wharyes to-day:
7 Caters Pharf.-Arrived-Scho Mari
ner, Capt. Thomas from Chappawamslck, Va.
with lumber for q. w. Linville & Co. Sailed
Schooners James Guthrie, Capt. Freer, light
Pearl, Capt Williams, to Brown & Sons
wharf to finish discharging cargo of COAL
! Rdey's Uhor.-Saiied-Sch Mount
Pleasant Capt Joy, for Eastern Shore, Md,
light; steamer Columbia, Capt. Harper, for
Baltimore, with mere handlse and passengers
SerenH Street Whdf.-The steamer Arrow,
Capt. Staekpoie, lett for Mount Vernon at IL
o'clock, having on board good number of
passengers desirious OF visiting the grave and
viewing TIE ancient residence of the mortal
Father of his Country.
PROBABLE RECOVERY OF LOST POCKET
BooK.-1n Mondays edition of the STAR there
appeared paragraph announcing the loss on
That morning of pocket.book containing about
Sl6o, belonging to Captain johnson, who was
then on his way to Alexandria. The captain
had just purchased some apples at the stand of
Adam Schneider, near Potomac Ferry wharf
and supposed that he inadvertently laid his
pocket.book beside him on the counter, where
he left it; but on his return in search of it did
not find 1t. Yesterday afternoon, however, in
formation was received by him to the effect that
youth had been arrested in Alexandria on
suspicion of having the money in his possess
sion; and this morning Captain johnson re-
paired to that place to identify the same, if pos
sible. The boy says he found the money on the
ground near the entrance gate to the wharf, in
this city, on Monday.
OFFICERS ELECTED.-At the annual meeting
yesterday of the National Capital Life Insur.
ance Company, 500 9th street, the following
officers We're unanimously elected for the ensu-
ing year: - Matthew G.. Emory, President;
Thomas M. Plowman. Vice President; Lewis
Clephane, Treasurer.