Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
CITY PRISONER NOW.
rwITcHELL IN TIgr CUSTODY on,
THE RICHMOND POLICE
IS RELEASED AID ARRESTED AGAIN
The Supreme Court Orders his Ms
charge on the Ground That II.
Was Illegally Detained by uenrIco
Authorities--wm AK Rni.

vhe supreme Court OF Apneals Ia. A..
c,5ca that the Honrico authorities haa
no ueht 20 arrest Carlos A. Twitcheu
WHO shot Paul Davis. the negro betraver
OF BIS daughter in the doorway OF the
county courthouse. at the corner ~
Twcnty-second and Main streets. and on
Yesterday handed down an order re-
curing sheriff solomon 10 release the
prisoner.
The case was taken before the APPEL
late court Friday on a writ OF habeas
CORPUS sued out by Messrs. Wise g.
wise. counsel for the prisoner. and was
take. under consideration by he judges.
Who yesterday morning caused to he
entered the following order:
carlos a. Twitchen, plaintiff, VS.. Sheriff
of Hcnrlco county.
This day. the Sheriff Of IIenrico county.
in Obedience 10 the writ OF habeas cor
nrs awarded the plaintiff yesterday.
brought the body Of the said PLAINTIFF into
court ana made due return 70 tho SAID
writ. ana the court having maturely con-
slercl the petition of toe plaintiff, the
return of the defendant to the said writ
10 habeas corpus, and the pape.s flied
herewith. and argument of counsel, is
u Gle opinion thai the said Carlos l..
Tvuchcll Is Illegally detained IN the GUS
toly OF tie Sheriff OF the county Of Hen
rr1 III IS therefore ordeced that he DO
discharged from custody.
ARRESTED BY CITY POLICE.
AS soon after the order could be re-
corded as possible. Clerk Taylor furnished
a copy OF Il TO Mr.. Barton H. Wise. OF
counsel for the defence. AMI he at once
repaired to the county Jail, where he
presented IL 20 Deputy-Slorin Russell.
The Deputy at once opened the prison
doors to Twitchen. who emerged there
from and was greeted by his father and
wife who met him IN the Jail o:hce.
Hardly had ne completed his greeting
with them. though, when detective
charles Gibson, Of the city police
warrant sworn out before Justice Nc
Carthy. charging him with feloniously
Shooting Paul Davis, with intent 10
main. disfgure. and kill.
Twitchell had, Of course, expected this,
and he went quietly with the officer to
the First Police Station, stopping a
moment. however. TO thank Sheriff Solo
mon and his deputies for their kln6nesses
TO him during his incarceration.
WILL APPLY FOR BAIL.
At the First Station Twltchen was
locked I'D TO await q hearing in the Po-
lice Court Monday. His counsel intended
making a motion in the Hastings Court
Yesterday afternoon for bail, but after
consultation with Judge Witt, who
stated that It would be necessary 10 have
Am the witnesses present, before lac could
entertain such a motion, it vas oeclded
10 let the case take its course, and II en-
Monday. Justice Crutchield refuses hail,
ar aupeal from his decision can be taken
10 the Hastings Court
Ia entering the order for rwitcheI
release Yesterday, the Supreme Court
ave no opinion in the case save that
EXPRESSED IN the order. setting forth mat
NE prisoner was illegally detained IN
The IIenrico fail. It is not at all hkely
now that the higher court VIII express
a~v further opinion. and therefore, ire
,'--stion as 20 the legality Of magisleriai
ais ~ the county courthouse VIII not
81 orened now. The decision, however
i.vs me foundation for an attack on
go trials and the court may be call t,l
..-or 70 express an opinion on ther
nv time.