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Edwardsville Spectator
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
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In Chillicothe on November 10, Judge Thompson ruled he lacked jurisdiction in the habeas corpus case of John L. Harper and Thomas Orr, remanding them to prison. They were then moved to Lancaster prison by marshal's order, to await the February U.S. District Court term, with the transfer deemed unnecessary.
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On Monday last, Judge Thompson gave his opinion in the case of Messrs. John L. Harper and Thomas Orr, who had applied for the benefit of the writ of Habeas Corpus. The judge, we understand, decided that he had no jurisdiction in the case, and of course they were remanded back to prison. By order of the marshal, the prisoners were yesterday removed from this place to the prison in Lancaster, where, it is said, they will remain in confinement until the next term of the United States District Court, to be held at this place in February.
—Why the prisoners were removed appears totally inexplicable, as there appears to be no kind of necessity for the measure.
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Chillicothe
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Monday Last (Reported November 10)
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prisoners remanded to prison and removed to lancaster prison until february u.s. district court term
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Judge Thompson decided he had no jurisdiction in the habeas corpus application by John L. Harper and Thomas Orr, remanding them to prison. By marshal's order, they were moved from Chillicothe to Lancaster prison, with the removal seen as inexplicable and unnecessary.