The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource]

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C. S. District Court.

--Judge Halyburton's Court was in session yesterday. Before it were two novel cases on habeas corpus--John W. Adams and Solomon N. Adams. These men were arrested by a portion of the C. S. army, in North. Carolina, sent on here, and imprisoned. They sued out a writ, alleging that they were illegally detained in custody, and asked to be discharged.

From the evidence elicited, it seems that the prisoners were Northern men by birth — that they migrated to North Carolina, and there became citizens — that afterwards, being within the Yankee lines, they took the Federal oath of allegiance, alleging as a reason for so doing that they were compelled. Mr. Aylett, for the Confederacy, contended that they were conscripts, liable to duty, and asked to have them turned over to the enrolling officer. The Judge took until to day to make up his mind, and the parties were remanded to Castle Thunder.

A decree was entered sequestrating property to a large amount of H. W. Gardner and others, and ordering the claims of sundry parties to be paid.