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Show vM.riii.it iirtiMoN. Ftn.lau. tr lain Soldier nlio a.nllletl!JCanrr.lenfe trnijr. WASIflfTOV, Oct istaot Secretary llu'vy lias rendered atle-cielon atle-cielon In tin case of Uumeli n. CjjIc, of Compiny K. Fir-t New York Vttcran Cavaliy, that tlifincs tliat She stalusof prlsnnera of Wirwho, htvlng tulltted In tht reln-I Mrrvlce. In order to iap lmpilsniimentanu return to their own comaisn I, ore applicants for j-cnflons. The de-clt'on de-clt'on rexclijdii Uie ruling made by Comnllttloutr Illtck on May 23, 1SS3, in which the commUelontr held that regardlets of -ircumiin-ca and of motives, a pri-outrof war so enlisting In Uie rvlicl wrvlcc, ev 11 as a device of escape from r-vatiouand r-vatiouand Impnmouinent, should be held as having 'volunUrlly" aided the rebellion and is ikbjrre.1 from pension. After presenting the full legal aspects as-pects of the que-tion, the Aislstant secretary say 'Tlie Dejartment must lie controlled in all cases cont-In-bcforelt fora-tludlcatlou by the fundamenUl ruin that, the rights of the Kddler and citizen alike can never be takeu away or forfeited cx-ccnt cx-ccnt by express terms ot the law, the actual and obvious meaning of wh!chhouH 1 Uktn without resort to tubtle and foti-cd construction. 1 rrcUully overrule the former d-cSKS d-cSKS o" J-our office- and grant the pension sought." Tb, rrndentliil rarly. ?B'lebIta',th?CrrLwe1nttUI o'clock tonlgui t" , , nsrtv left Ottumwa for S-JoseMU In the afternoon, |
