, 1869-08-17
CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION,
G.ntcxt Phase Of tho E1aboos CoEpus
Cn1e OF Mntor pxRtt-Co1lislon hs.
twccu Judge mcCunu mud n1nx-
shnl Harlow-Scffous Attitude OF
tbc Feacrni AufhoFIfles-Tho mar
ahul Fsrnfacfed BIZ United 6tnre1

twocn Judge mCCunu mud MnY.
shnl Hnrlow-ScF{ous Attitude OF
tho FeaeFai Aushoritles-Tho mnr-
ahnl Protected by United States
Troops
T: From the Se.s York 7Snses, Augtut IL ,'
The case OF John II. Pratt, the cI-Confeteratc
Major and alleged fugitive Texas murderer, as
An1Led q pes and dangerous phase Jes;esdsy,
threatening to terminate IN military Collision be-
tween. The State and Federal authurl1es Tho
trouble originated IN the action OF Jndgn McCuun,
Of the dupts1oK Cous- IN granting IN order for tue
discharge ot Pratt, ou : wnt u Aah<a. corpus.
Previous 10 tht time the judicial de.lslou was
Itude1et; Cms<d: bs4tes Marshal BARLOW
appeared tetor. Judge AcG,ann mud represented
examination b, Gniset state5 Commissioner Us
burp, who baIl ls.utd the wsr1aut fos tne arrest
pfcset1. contrnaed that the government ha.i good
legal jurird CLiOn over pratt'a case, hut Was op'
Sapy Ge.r noRsf SEX A. rsy9s; fna f"aassi . ts
1nne, hes1t.ate cuuLtrl. toin of whom claimed
inat The cnms san o. rsa,o5 ai,sssa r ~ au.,
pF,suntrent- The. alan sr7a thar the
ouIl.d 10 lie betanti4ie,i i, The SITE oiicsfs Of
ltxan befofr hE calulG bc te'zeti Lor tie oneuce-
us,tlet AttUFne. 1'eFre&nnt replied by statins
hut lhe EuyestInl Mt proceedings ha1 been tnsl-
tLt.d tolcl5 fur 'he FIrro.e o. aseesta!hlp9 tue
quit lLIoceLce u ttlc lsrIt:r ~ Ihr compliant
preferred ngalust IAN. s,uort4uen!iF Jusgn Nc
ms care until such time VI ht should ein1ul hin.
During thr rutne ia, pfAtt w4s laAeH to Fort
Schu,tt ~: r. he ow s,ians ,; , IN S"nnaG,ns9t.
ureE. c.lirl on tne Anrshu " hing the alleged
uurarsrr t.forr IIIni forthwith.
This nr.!et Tie Mut=tl pFr,iaIed ~ rts1st, Ao'f,
n:,F7lg 1hut his r,,f.l-:.l 10 cnE.IS with II would
j.. lurH,zr his IerN'nA suftty, ne Proceeded II
us.te 10 'srurh ~ hmhn3ln fnf ins'F'!ctInna. ~
An np.mtI AN furw wuEtlril bfn:n thu WAF Deraft-
III, ut, authorizing him to call on The Ualted
STATE. trttIA I'll this srlnlts, Tor projection. In
urcoruancr With this oraer. Inrse armed cou-
RI fNfk MI t}- h,a 81
h1tu!t1y. ussrinblesl In the Federal haIIa.
,,,:, il, tutp! cEs strcet III uc;oct
la,ed fi,r t,uiy. Tue, wet. coalna,I,IcI I7
t'u,luIn shaw. And ilunberrd al,uut 1sa nr...
Tue .oI,lltrs came 1Iutn Fo5t Hamilton, In tie
naIluF, and cn1fird three lass' rat,op- IN tEslr
lnuI .atl-, las:l,. being pru,it.ru witu can,ue1s,
Ilal.Lt tR and othrF UlIIuL tyn their arrral, The
tl1rl. NJ 1r separated lnsu ~ .Ads, which wrrc
ul,tlluft NM IL III. VARIOUS vacant rout,ls u the
building cDuvtling the latter Tito s1rt of artno
r.. LA.tF IN III. t!A, tbu blltnl wa4 opa1,e Tot
ruiic l,ltne-r, nil large c;o .ls Of propic GATH,
crt Il nrout u 10 t!n.l cut The cltse u! tile hostile
trrpa1lt1ou4. MutsEal Barlow *As discovered
w,1t guard nI regulars surrounding his private
Ge q 1,n Sh1. sSca to- stsy ~ Doors
Tie p!etence 0t the military gave rise to ntl.
merous aud exciting cou1ecturrs among the per-
sons ahsctbhleI IN the building. 1t was con1ec-
turcd that lvely strife wa* Imminent between
that Marshal pmioW would call On ,Iener11 Nc
DoWell toE a!t Some said Tint force Of nifty
unl about the curslhl, waiting fur favorab1c oI-
portuniy to seize Harlow On wtit issned a2alnst
him by Judge AcCuun. Every stranger was re.
kafieI with Suspicion hy the regular occupants Of
the building. who ntstook inaHy innocent persons
expected, Int The day wore on and no iavasion 81 81
the enemy occurred much to The disgust Of many
K!o manifested Z Keen deslEe for conflict.
appearance 70 the h4ildlnR, and made Inquiries
for District ATTORNEY IfesEepont lie WAS admit-
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