Commonwealth v. Cornman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
A HABEAS CORPUS, returnable before tbe Chief, , , , . Justice, sitting ati\7m Przus, on the 18th February, 1818, issued to the keeper of the debtors’ apartment, for the city and county of Philadelphia, to produce the body of Oliver Caulk, together with the cause of his detention. He returned, that Caulk was detained, by virtue of a precept from the gade inspector, of the first brigade of the first division of the militia of Pennsylvania, which was annexed to the return.
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A HABEAS CORPUS, returnable before tbe Chief, , , , . Justice, sitting ati\7m Przus, on the 18th February, 1818, issued to the keeper of the debtors’ apartment, for the city and county of Philadelphia, to produce the body of Oliver Caulk, together with the cause of his detention. He returned, that Caulk was detained, by virtue of a precept from the gade inspector, of the first brigade of the first division of the militia of Pennsylvania, which was annexed to the return. It was directed to a constable, and commanded him to levy • * upon the goods and chattels of the said Caulk, a fine of two…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J.
It appears by the return to this habeas corpus, that Oliver Caulk, is imprisoned by virtue of a warrant from Daniel Sharp, inspector of the 1st brigade of the 1st division of Pennsylvania militia, for a fine of two dollars, imposed on him as an enrolled militia man, for non-attendance at the parade for discipline, on the Z7th October, 1817, which fine was not remitted by the court of appeal. The warrant is directed to a constable, and commands him to levy the fine, of the goods and chattels of the said Caulk, and for want of sufficient goods and chattels, tp take his body and…
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