Ex parte Falls
District Court, D. New Jersey
Petition by Harry C. Palls for writ of habeas corpus. Writ dismissed, on the ground that the petitioner was a person “serving with the armies of the United States in the field,” and was therefore “subject to military law,” and to trial by court-martial.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
Harry C. Palls, Ihe petitioner, a citizen of the United States, applied to the Bureau of the United States Army Transport Service, at its office in New York City, which is under the Quartermaster’s Department, for employment. Articles of agreement, providing for the service of the petitioner, were signed by him and Capt. J. J. Dawson, Q. M. U. S. R., who was acting for the United States. Petitioner was then assigned to duty as chief cook upon the ship U. S. A. C. T. Edward Uuckeuhach, which was lying at Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, and was engaged in transporting supplies…
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