The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-08

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From the Memphis Public Ledger, 3d.
This morning, at 81 o'clock, Major Jo-
siah Earl, prominent citizen of Crit
tenden county, Arkansas, was arrested
on Second street, in front of Webster
Block, by TIVE policemen, on a requisi-
tion from Governor Clayton on Gov
ernor Brownlow. Major EarPs wife and
children and his father-in-law were In
buggy near by, and were fastening to
the river TO take, if possible, the o
O'Clock boat for Mound City, and Major
Earl was going down to SEQ them oil.
he was pointed out to the police by
sneak, supposed to be named Turner, to
whom he was to be delivered. A crowd
began to- assemble, and the man who
pointed out Major Earl sneaked Oh, and
will probably keep out OF sight. The
prisoner asked to be allowed TO speak to
his wife and children, but the bystand-
ers allege that this was denied him. he
offered some resistance, and a slight
struggle ensued, daring which one OF the
policemen struck him two or three times
abOnt the face, and he bled freely. In
this condition he was led or dragged TO
the station house, where he was hand
cuffed and searched. Two small pistols
and some private papers were found
upon his person and taken away. de
was then taken to the levee to be sent
across the liver to Arkansas.
In the meantime the news spread rap
idly over the city and caused much ex-
citement. Groups of men could be seen
on every corner, discussing the eveat
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opinion and comment. Major EarPs at
tOrneys, Messrs. Lyle and Brown, wore
notified, and in the shortest possible
space of time prepared an application
for kabeas corpus, setting forth that the
requisition was illegal, no indictment
having Deen made, or true bill found
against the prisoner in his county, in
Arkansas; that no papers had been
shown in the case save the warrant, and
praying the discharge of the prisoner.
This application was carried before
Judge Harry L. Lee, of the Common
Law Court, who granted q hearing,
which will take place at the Law Court
room this afternoon at three o'clock.
Meanwhile Major Earl has been taken
back to the station house on Adams
street, where we paid him visit about
eleven O'clock.
He bears his arrest with fortitude,
but has little hope of escaping with his
life if taken to Arkansas. AS far as we
know anything of Major Earl, he bears
tho reputation of being high-toned,
aw-abiding, honorable gentleman,
whose chief offence to Arkansas Rad
icals consists in his decency and in be-
ing a man who pays his debts and pro-
yides for his family. The warrant upon
which he was arrested charges him
with assassination-a lying allegation,
concocted by negro or meaner white
man, who hoped to have him murdered,
and make probably five dollars by the
transaction. Major Earl was for many
years Clerk of the County Court of
Crittenden county. During the war,
he was a gallant member of Forests
command, and since he has been the
good citizen that he always was. When
the militia came to his county, he was
pointed out, and had to leave home. He
came over to Memphis and remained
ever since, though he was anxious to re-
turn, and thought he could soon do so
in safety. In this he was sadly mis-
taken, and his arrest has cast gloom
over the minds of many whe were desir-
ing to return to their homes in peace.
The day of prescription and bloodshed,
it seems, is not over. But another day
will come. Retribution