Circuit Court (in Vacation),
--There have been a number of
Habeas corpus cases before this court during the last week or two, mostly those of State officers who were elected to various offices at the spring elections.
The parties were nearly all discharged, but appeals were taken to await the decision of the Court of Appeals in the case of
A. J. Camp.
The first case before the
Honorable Judge to-day was that of
William T. Fitchett, Commonwealth's attorney for the county of
Northampton.
Messrs. H. W. Hall and
H. W. Thomas for petitioner, and
Mr. James Neeson for Government.
After arguments by counsel, the court rendered its decision, discharging the party as being a State officer.
William H. Eggleston, a member of the "Second Class Militia," company--,
Captain Drinkard, was this morning brought into court in obedience to a writ of
habeas corpus, directed to
Colonel P. T. Moore, commanding reserve forces of
Richmond.--The counsel not having been able to get all their witnesses into court, the case was postponed.
[As this is a case which involves the right of the
Government, or the
State, to hold these citizens to regular service, such as they have been doing for some months past, it is one in which many of our people are interested, and the decision of it by his Honor will be looked for with much interest.
Mr. James Neeson represented the
Government, and
Messrs. R. T. Daniel and
A. H. Sands appeared for the petitioner.)