The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-07
SHERIFF CLARK RELEASED.

for the arrest of our sheriff for con-
tempt of court, and he was carried
to Jackson by a deputy marshal to
have IL hearing before Judge Hill.
Mr.. Clark was charged with having
forcibly taken possession OF logs
seized by the marshals at DR.. E.
+. Grifin's mill, and with driving
off the marshals with o posse, all
of which was false, and which has
been denied through these columns,
besides in the Mobile and New Oh
leans papers.
On Saturday last Sheriff Clark
appeared before Judge Hill, and
after full hearing the sheriff was
discharged, the judge stating that
there was noI1toandation for the
charge. Thus it will be seen that
the sheriff was vindicated in his &C.
tons by Judge Hill, and That the
representations made by &sssrs.
Garter and Gainey were without
foundation.
AS these marshals and agents of
the government seemed to be intent
upon running the business of this
country by their wholesale and in
discriminate seizures of the peoples
property, it may be Of interest. to
our readers to read Judge Hills
order to the marshals, which was
rendered in open court after the
discharge of Sheriff Clark:
THE ORDER.
Circuit court Of the United States
for the Southern district Of Missis,
sippi.-United States VS.. E. f.
Griffin, and in all like suits by the
United States against other per-
sons.
Upon q full hearing in the mato
ter of arrest of Jno. h. Clark,
sheriff Of Jackson county, Miss,
under a charge of contempt OF this
court, and the evidence adduced be,
fore this court therein, as also upon
other evidence shown to the court
on the motion of Thos. Fl. Price, in
open court, the following order is
made in the eases above stated and
referred TO-, which is also intended
to be applicable to all similar cases
Low in, or which may be brought
in the district court Of said district,
and is therefore hereby ordered so
to apply in all such cases as follows,
lo-wll;
The marshal CT said district is
hereby ordered and directed, in the
execution of the several wrlts which
may now be in his hands, or in the
hands of his deputies, or any OF
them in the above mentioned cases,
or any of them, or any similar writs
which may hereafter come to his
possession, not to levy ,he same, or
any Of them, on any property which
has been first levied upon by any
sheriff of any county in The said
southern district of Mississippi,
whether such property be in the pos
session of any such sheriff or ander
any bond taken by such sheriff, the
same may be in the possession OF
party to any pending suit in
any State court of competent Juris-
diction in said district, the levy by
the marshal on any property held
under such bond taken by any such
will be an interference with
the jurisdiction Of such court as
may have the control OF the case in
the original seizure vas made;
and the marshal is hereby further
ordered to conhne himself strictly
to the mandate contained in such
and to seize o. take no prop
ertv whatever from the possession
Of any person whatever not named
in the writ, OF some person holding
for the defendants, unless there be
special direction in the writ SO to
do, and not to seize o take any
property or cargo, or part thereof,
from any vessel after the same has
been received and receipted Tor by
the captain, or master thereof, for
transportation for or on account of
any other person or persons other
than the defendant in such writs
such writs contain specia!
direction for such seizure. And the
marshal ia further instructed that
he has no legal right by virtue Of
the seizures OF property named in
my Of said writs 10 keep, hold, or
any lumber. yard, boom, or
vessel. upon or in which such prop
,riy may be found when seized,
Without the consent OF the owner,
Or person having the possession and
control of such lumber, yard, boom,
or other place where such
ieized property may be, provided
he same can reasonably be res
and the retention of said
property upon the premises of the
defendant or owner of such prems
sea will not be molested in the oc