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Show A llliit for Justice Lmipy. An application was mad. tu Judge Zane thla morning, by Attoru.y Oleu, for a writ of habeas corpus In th. case of "Kid" Inwards, arrested on April tstrd ou a ibarge of vagrancy and taken before Justice Laney, who after hearing the facta susjiended siutonco Uou thu defeudant undertaking to Wave tho city. Edwards departed accordingly, ac-cordingly, but rvturned a few daya since, when ho was re-arrested and senteuced to thirty days' Imprisonment. Imprison-ment. It was now contended byiioun-tel byiioun-tel that tbo dofeudaut was unlawfully detained aud Imprisoned. Ills honor directed thu Issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, returnable Initanter, remarking tbat a Justice of the peace had no right whatever to susjaind sentence. sen-tence. Attorney (lieu at once wont 611 to folch the defeudant, but returned shortly before the court adjourned for the noon recess (at one o'clock) and announced that Marshal Young could net lie fouud. It was learned, huwevtr, tbat l.dward. was working with the clialu gang at tha gravel pits, and thence his hduor Initructed Deputy 11. H. Marshal llyuoa to at once repair nud serve au attachuiont on Guard Lyons lor the surrendor of the defendant. defend-ant. It waa understood that An cflort would bo mode to brlug the defendant before tho court during the Afternoon. |