The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-14

Barlow or the prisoner Pratt. The general impress
sion now is that Pratt will be brought before Com
m ON N4mGag nor raGsad and oy ra @
number of letters from prominent individuals ap-
proving his action
The Marshal and His Guard.
General Barlow was anxious to fee the clouds OF
threatening war; and So, by Disgusting his head in
cap and seizing carpet-bag III his hand, the Mar
shal, undetected, made his way to the rear OF the
BUILDING, where a carriage awaited him. Getting
into this carriage and supported by the officers Of
the battalion, he rested unknown in Reade street,
until bodyguard of twenty men OF the artillery
were ready and thus escorted he made his way to the
Battery, where he embarked for Staten Island. 1t
was soon known that Barlow had avoided the crowd,
and general expression of pity for the timidy OF
the man was heard. People talked meaningly about
Monday and seemed satisfied to wait the day when
justice, they say, will show herself TO a wondering
multitude After conducting the General to his boat
the guard returned to the building, where they will
be quartered until after Monday.
Resume of the Case.
The position of Marshal Barlow in the Pratt case,
before resOrttng to the extraordinary measures of
surrounding himself with a detachment OF artillery,
was as foows:-llaving arrested j. Ii. Pratt,
charged with murder at Jefferson, Texas, he sent
the prisoner before United States Commissioner
Osborn for preliminary examination, to ascertain
whether the charges against him were well founded
and sufficient to Justify the commissioner in holding
him for trial Not being ready to proceed at once
with the hearing, the commissioners committed the
prisoner, without ball. and set down the for
the next day. Meanwhile, Pratt applied and OBJ
tanned, through his counsel, writ of habeas corpus
from Judge McCunn. OF the superior Court IL hap
pened that this writ was made returnable at the
same time that the examination of the prisoner was
to take place before Mr.. Osborn. The Marshal took
Pratt before Judge MCCunn after obtaining permis-
sion from Mr.. Commissioner Osborn, the argument
on the writ heard and two days thereafter
Judge McCunn gave his decision, disChargng the
prisoner from the custody Of the Marshal. Mr..
Barlow says that Judge McCunn, State
officer, has not the power TO compel him, United
States officer to discharge the prisoner Whereupon
Judge MCCunn writes warrant for the arrest of
Marshal Barlow for contempt of court, and the
latter, who now has Pratt safely ensconced within
the walls of Fort Schuyler says he will not be taken.
sheriffs for execution, and forthwith he sends to
General Grant for protection. General Grant re yed
about as folows:-
Grants Order.
General Barlow, United States Marshal, Southern
tain the laws of the United States, and to resist all
efforts to take the prisoner j. H. Pratt from your
custody, whether by order Of Judge McCunn or any
other officer of the State Courts | also authorize
ana request you to use all means to resist the at
tempt to effect your arrest and stop the execution of
the laws of the United States.
U. 5. GRANT, President.
General Mcdowell Responds.
on receiving this Marshal Barlow sent to General
Mcdowell at Governors Island and asked for a de-
tachment of troops to protect him from arrest by
the sheriff. General Mcdowell responded by order
ing battalions from companies G, ID, and NJ Of the
First Regiment United States Artillery to proceed
to the Marshals office, in Chambers street. under
the command of Captain Il. G. Shaw The men,
numbering forty-seven privates and four officers,
marched into the Federal building between 5 and &
O'Clock yesterday morning