New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-28
Law Courts.

Co-.- or CoNaaS PLEAs-In Chnunbers-B.fors
1,,ive T7sbocfer -Ec5ecs Cor2Hs-Geo-ge W Buck;rs.
ha.i the lad Il relation To who7' WIT OF haeeas cor
pa -ervrt ~. Col Ban Nh5 ne !'' o"'liS enlisted
az Boston II the L :. Army and transferred 10 Cover
ror Island II this vicinity brought up Il charge
of lieutenant and nor-cocau1ssioncd officer snd bis
discharge asked :or bv his mother "a widow lady, who
was present OF the ground Of his not being 0: The
mother testified ms being Lille pas; eighteen years
of age and the lad also stated that he understood his
noe 70 be The officer accompanying the sG seemed 70
exercise good deal OF interest n relation his de;sn
nom he closely questioned the lad asked him DC
did not stste when he enlisted. that ne twenty
vsars o.. az. The lad replied that he did not Re s1d
however 10 the person who enlisted him that hs was
-vsrtyoue all 70 three weeks The Officer sskcd
rim !! he DID swear II taSln: the oath OF allegiance
ina: he wss cwerty,ore he sad ne dli 10: ina, IN
M, osh when read 10 him &c never
bse-6 ANYTHING about his being -wentyone mentioned
The Judge farther questioned him and ana-.y DECIDED
thar ,he lad should be discharged OF returning TO the
Z States The clothing that mad been urn'Shed 70 Nun
also 81 for travelling expenses snd subsistence snd tor
81 Sis psv After the decision The ocer stated 70 The
mother whose brother incle OF the boy respec'ao.e
citizen otWiiasburgh was also present that ne would
bav, the boz arrested Tor false pVctenSlohs G lo' per
iry- N swearing ne t'venIyoue on taxing the osin
ryve.dersard the lad complains 0; false statements
having been made 70 him % induce nm 70
the only duty required of him would DE- SIN hours
Ssv and ne would the whole OF the resi- OF the i;e
20 hirlse, &c !; i also said the reading o. me oa.A o
allegiance in administering Il Is usually nuTried over N
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mother paid The So While The Judge was masking oC1
the order for his discharge the Lieutenant called 10 'i
roocor,.ssiursd officer and told him 70 take the lad
down 20 the ToInbs The commissioned oacer to!d
the lad 20 come with him 20 the roribs The Judge
when he found that the lad had and understood
what had been done told the officer Es; in such pro
ccedinr ne had taken upon himself the responsibility
Ny Coo counsel for the mother who was not present
az the time OF the lad being OF by the officer scor
aftervsrd came and informed by the mother ana
uncle wha; had taken place He expressed himself win
much indignation AZ the proceeding and the three io
lowed 10 the Torbs where Mr. c. claimed the lad under
The discharge and he liberated Mr. {. expressed
GIL neIion 10 bling action against The officer tor isse
Imprisonment The lad also stated IN his testimony
that he did not know !; necessary 70 be u III order
20 be enlisted
Soon after the above respectable looking woman
entered the Office and inquired il she could have WITH
OF habsas corpus bring up her SON. who IS under age
and had enlisted the L sappers and miners aic -
now at West Point She said hat she widow. thai
her son musician and had been OF assistance 70 her
in support-that finding him DESTROYS 70 enlist at West
pom. :5 was induced 10 give a verbal thar he
might 80 enlist he having been told and she so under
stood that ne 70 he pu, IN the West Point band ~
October but che learns that ne Is 10 oe sent on
with others on the ID sept. She also stated mat Aid
| Cozzrns for whom she had been housckeeper some
wears had written her request IN behalf of her boy
10 Gov Marcy Secretary OF War, NJ Washington out
had received answer OWN. 10 the absence oil me
Secretary from the seat OF Government anu sue Is
afraid II will % too late Judge Ulshoeacr told her that
West Point was out OF his jurisdiction and he could not
i've n writ He recommended her to apply again 10
All Cozzens who would doubt succeed, should he
think the lad entitled 10 a discharge.