Ex parte Lisk

WADDIRR, District Judge.

This is a petition of Jeremiah Risk, Jr., for a writ of habeas corpus, setting forth that his son Edward Upton Risk, a youth under the age of 18 years, enlisted in the United States navy, without the consent of his parent and guardian, and is now unlawfully restrained of his liberty by Albert C. Dillingham, Commander United States Navy, oil the United States receiving ship Franklin, lying in the waters of the Elizabeth river, in the Eastern district of Virginia; and praying that his said son be discharged by the court from such custody. The petition was duly sworn to…