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ionityindtb*eoasini-Wtom D«tly.Th» Tob«j TF*rd Ci»On Saturday last the counsel for Tobey Ward, who i9 charged with firing the shot on the evening of the lltfi inst., that caused the death of Dr. R. W. Shaw I at Blue Mound, appeared before Master*’ I in Chancery J. A. Brown, and on presentation of the prisoner’s petition, prayed he that an order for a writ of Jialeas corpus Ifr be granted. The following order was j issued, directed to E. McClellan, clerk ia^ of the circuit court of Macon county:THB PKOPLtt VS. j- T. WaRP.BS In the absence of the honor tbte judges ep of ithis judicial circuit from thia county. :se I do hereby order Just a habeas corpus issue on the within npplication, returnable on Monday, Nov. 25th, at three p. m , into the circuit court of the county of ty Vermilion, before the judge holding^aid ed circuit court, providing the sum of £8 is at deposited to bring the petitioner from the place of imprisonment to defray expense, and provided further security ia given as required by law. J^iin A. Brown,Masterin-Chancery for Macon Coif I In obedience fo the above order, thia vs forenoon Clerk McClellan issued the writ, d* and ibi3 noon Sheriff Foster and Ward, n I accompanied by A. G. Harris,I. A, Buckingham and C. A. Ewing, the counsel for the prisoner, left tst Danville, where the iy hearing will probably be had this aftcr-a I noon. J. C. Sprague and E. T, Shaw, who claim to have witnessed the shoot-^ ingal90 went with the party. The Peo*N pie will be represented by States’ Altor* y ! ncy Jobos, who was in Chicago on Sun*•*? day, and who wagv telegraphed to be at Danville to day. In case Ward is admit-5* ted to bail he will be brought back to Ibis city, when the amount required will ^ be 9pcedily furnished, so say the prison-9 I er's attorneys.From Tuesday's DUly.The attempt of J, To bey Ward's counsel to secure his liberty on bail by means of a writ of habeas corpus failed. The party appeared before Judge Smith at Danville last evening when the writ was presented. The people were representedby State’s Attorney Johns, who had arrived there from Philadelphia in lime to fight the application. Section 28 of the Habeas Corpus Act was cited, which reads that no writ grading a prisoner his liberty c-io be issued within fifteen days of a term of circuit court. Under that section Judge Smith doubtec if he b*id jurisdiction in the . matter in # Verm, lion county, but promised to hear the testimony and arguments in Decatur on Monday next, at the opening of the Mucou county circuit court. The prisoner was brought buck to the city last night bv Sheriff Foster and lodged in iaih 4 V ■-SmftU Burglaries.Last evening between six and seven
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Decatur Weekly Republican
Decatur, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 01, 1881
Page 8
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