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The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Death of a member of Congress. (search)
Running persons through the lines. --Before Commissioner A. H. Sands, yesterday, the cases against Dr. William Maclure, Robert Kirby, and M. Harris, charged with aiding and abetting persons to reach the Yankee lines, were again taken up. After the examination of witnesses the Commissioner failed to find any evidence convicting the two latter, whereupon Kirby was discharged from custody; but Harris, having a substitute in the service, and being, under a recent act of Congress, liable to mi Kirby was discharged from custody; but Harris, having a substitute in the service, and being, under a recent act of Congress, liable to military duty, was ordered to be taken to the enrolling officer. On account of the absence of Judge Crump, counsel for Maclure, his examination was not concluded, but was postponed till Saturday next, and the accused required to give bail to answer for three offences, said surely to be in the sum of $4,000 for the first two, and $3,000 for the third one.
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], A rare Commissary. (search)
Rearrested. --Some time after the discharge of M. Harris, who was before Commissioner A. H. Sands yesterday on the charge of attempting to reach the Yankee lines, in violation of the Confederate laws, detective John Reese, by authority of District Attorney, Patrick H. Aylett, rearrested and committed him to Castle Thunder, on the charge of being a deserter from the Confederate army, and attempting to cross the lines. Mr. Aylett takes the ground that Harris, having a substitute in the Con him to Castle Thunder, on the charge of being a deserter from the Confederate army, and attempting to cross the lines. Mr. Aylett takes the ground that Harris, having a substitute in the Confederate service, is therefore liable, according to a recent act of Congress, to military duty, and has constituted himself a deserter in attempting to get to the Yankee lines. A man named Paul was also sent to Castle Thunder on the charge of obtaining a passport to leave the city on false pretences.