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Show HABEAS CORPUS FORttYER federal Judge- layer Grants Writ Dbcuhiortt Directed Against; Gov. Peabody, A'djt.-Geri. Bell arid Capt. Wells. Tlieso Gentlemen, Together With. President 'of Miners' Federation, Cited to Appear in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, JUhe 15 United States clrc'uil Jutie A. M. Thayer, sitting sit-ting In chambers, has gr'nhtQd a writ of habeas corpus to. have Charles H. Moyer. president of the. Western Federation of Miners, brought before hm on July 5. The writ is directed against Gov. J. H. Fcubbdy of Colorado, AdJ.-'Gcri. Beli and CapL Biilkeley Wells of the Cbio-ra'd'o Cbio-ra'd'o National GUard. The three have been cited to appear with Moyer arid show !caujie why Moyer is being restrained re-strained rroin bis liberty by being confined con-fined ,ln a stockade,, 'or, better known as "the bull , pep," at Tellurite, Colo.,., t Today Attorneys Iiawkliv and Richardson Rich-ardson of Denver arrived In St. Louis tlnd went direct lo the Federal building, build-ing, wliere tor ihpre than thr'ee Hours they laid the case of Moyer beforo Judge Thayer. Their arguments were that .the prls-qner prls-qner was being held in the "bull pen" without any law or authority and was being restrained or his liberty. - At the conclusion or tlicir arguments Judge Thayer granted thc writ asked for, making it returnable July 5. |