The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-22
To Messrs. FEssEYDEN and TREADwI
AEddrit of john s. EddQ.

l, Johns. Eddy, of the city and county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, gen tleman, on oath State, that on the 25th day of November, i. D. l844, in company with Francis c. Treadwell, Esq, called upon James Fenner, Esq, governor of the State of Rhode Island aforesaid, at his residence in Providence aforesaid, when the said Tread well presented to said Governor Fenner a petition addressed to the chief justice and associate justices Of the Supreme Court of the United States, or to either of said iusti- ces in either of the circuits, praying that writ of error may be granted in the case of the State of Rhode Island against Thomas Wilson Dorr, confined in the State prison in Providence, Rhode Island, aforesaid, pursu- ant to the sentence of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, on a conviction in said court, on an indictment charging said Dorr with having committed the crime of, treason against the said State, and requested the said Gov Fenner to per- init said Dorr to read said petition, and to sign the same, if he the said Dorr, should desire 10 do so. That the said Governor Fenner replied to said Treadwell, that he. said Governor Fenner, had no power 10 hold intercourse with said Dorr, or with any oth. CT person confined in the State prison afore- said, nor to permit any other person so to do. Thatby the laws of Rhode Island afore- said, the inspectors of said prison were the only persons who had power to permit such intercourse, or to allow any person to to see any prisoner confined in said prison; and the said Governor Fenner, thereupon, for the reason above stated, refused to give perms- sion for the said Don 10 sign or to see the petition aforesaid.
 JOHN s. EDDY. IHe Stale q Rhode lsland and Providence
 Plantations, Propidence county, &s.
 in Providence, this 26th day of Novem- Der, A. D, 1874. Subscribed and sworn to. by John s. Eddy, Before me
 HENRY MARTIN,
 Notary Public.
 Er parfe Application of Thomas " Dorr for writ of habeas corpus:
 Thomas ". Dorr was convicted before the +supreme court of Rhode Island, at March term, l844, of treason, against the State of Rhode Island, and sentenced to the State's prison for life And it appears from the af1i- dayits of Francis G. Treadwell, d counsellor at law of this court, and others, that personal access to Dorr, in his confinement, To ascer- tain whether he desires writ of error to re- move the record of his conviction to this court, has been refused. On thls ground the above application has been made
 Have the court power to issue writ of habeas corpus in this case This is pre- llmlnary question, and must be first consider cd.
 The original jurisdiction of this court is limited by the constitution to cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and eoun- suls, aud where State k party. lis ap- pellate jurisdiction Is regulated hy acts of Congress. Under tue common law. il eau exercise no jurisdiction.
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