The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-21

The CASE OF n. W. HENpR1cKs.-Yes.
terday morning, the 18th instant, the
Attorney General, N. J. Hammond. an.
pearcd with Messrs. Darlington and
Ellis, for MIR. J. T. Hancock, under ar
rest by Hendricks, the particulars of
which have been fully given. The re-
spondent TO the writ Of Ao6eas corpus
was represented by Colonel 81. P. Far
row, United States District Attorney for
Northern Georgia.
The petitioner, by his Dattorneys, pro-
duced certificate under seal of the
Clerk OF the United States District Court
OF South Carolina, stating that no bench
warrant had been issued against Thomas
Hancock. the prisoner, and also that no
sdch warrant had been issued with more
than one name, while the present one
contains the names of 'Joshuway Spears,
| William Wesley Scott and Thomas
Hancock"
Upon which showing, His Honor,
Judge Erskine, issued tho following
order:
"In the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia.
"Ex parte J. Thomas Hancock, On
hearing the return to the writ of habeas
corpus issued in this case, and after arpu-
ment, it is. on motion OF Darlington,
Ellis and N. j. Hammond, ATTORNEYS for
the prisoner, ordered, that the prisoner
be dincharged upon said ha6eas corpus.
| and go without day.
'(Signed) JOHN ERSKINE,
MAY IS. 1872.
In the afternoon Colonel r. A. Alston
had warrant issued against 81. W.
Hendricks, charging him with forgery,
III reference to the warrant on which he
arrested j. t. Hancock. He is now in
the custody of Constable j. r. Hill.
Il. w. Hendricks, also, the would-be
United States Deputy Marshal, was
arraigned before Justice Butt on tho
charge OF false imprisonment and kid
mapping.
General Darlington, on the part OF the
prosecution, offered to introduce as testi-
mony the following certificate OF the
CLERK OF the United States District Court
OF South Carolina:
OFFICE U. s. CIRCUIT CoURT FOR 8. @.
L, Daniel Horlbeck, Clerk OF said
Court, do hereby certify that no bill of
Indictment has been found against Thos.
Hancock. and no bench warrant has been
issued against said Hancock.
further certify TINT berch warrant
was issued against VIM. Wesley Scott,
and said warrant contained no other
name. All the bench warrants issued
from the Office contained the name of
but one individual against whom bill,
have been found.
Witness my hand aud seal OF snid Court.
at Charleston, this 18th day of May,
A. D. 1872.
DANIEL HORLBECK,
G. @. G. u. s. for South Caroline.
After some discussion, the court de-
cided it was not admissible, when Gen.
Darlington offered as testimony the
forged and interlined warrant upon
which MIR. J. I. Hancock was arrested,
and the ordor of Judge Erskine dis
charging Mr.. Hancock. The court, upon
this evidence, required the prisoner to
give bond in the sum of 80, 600, for his
appearance at the Superior Court.
The prisoner then passed out OF the
room to secure bondsmen, when he was
arrested by deputy sheriff on bench
warrant from the Superior Court, on a
charge of false imprisonment and alter
ing bench warrant. Hendricks showed
disposition to resist this process, by
telling the officer to get out Of his way
he had nothing to do with him; but he
| was promptly arrested. At last accounts,
he had failed to give bond in either case.
Judge Hopkins required bond of
u. 900, which Mr.. Hendricks has failed
to give. He was committed to prison
lost night.-AAansa Sun.