Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-11-06
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT-THE
SLAVE SET FREE AND AGAIN
ARRESTED-ATTEMPr TO TAKE
HIM OFF IN A BOX-A NEW WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS,

OF HABEAS CORPUS.
The boy George Kirk, demanded as a slave
by the captain of the brig Mobile, was brought
before the Court of Oyer and Terminer on
Tuesday forenoon, when the decision of the
Court on the writ OF habeas corpus was pro-
nounced by Judge Edmonds. The decision
declares that the arrest of a slave in this State
under the Laws and Constitution of the Uni
ted States, can only be made by the owner,
his agent or attorney-that the laws of Geor-
gia in such a case as the present, are not bind
ing in New York; that the principle of State
police laws do not affect this case. as the
slave is only demanded for the benefit of his
owner; and that the law of this State. which
allows a master to cary a slave before the
Mayor or Recorder and get a certificate so as
to return him to slavery, was not complied
with by the captain, who, instead. manacled
the boy and put him into the hold of his yes
sci, from which he was brought up by the
present writ of habeas corpus.
Alderman Jackson (Loco) is understood to
have dlssented from this opinion; Alderman
Johnson, on the contrary, concurring with
Judge Edmonds.
At the moment OF the boys discharge, i'm
mense cheering was sent forth by the crowd
of persons assembled in the Park. The boy
was hurried of by his friends, who succeed
ed in getting him into Morse's building, near
the Anli-Slavery Office in Nassau ST. An i'm
: mense crowd gathered around the building,
and the Mayor having, on application of the
captain, issued a new process against the bov,
the Police were soon OH the ground in great
force. They had been on the watch several
hours, when about Al o'clock officers Bloom
and Boyle discovered a cartman in the act of
removing a box from the vicinity of the Anti
Slavery Office in Nassau ST.. They followed
the cart into Park-row, when BOYLE Jumped
upon the cart and took a minute of the deSti-
nation Of the box, which was directed to Rev.
Ira Manly, Essex, \. Y. Officer Bloom
then took his place and through IA crevice
saw the colored boy, and Immediately broke
open the box and made the arrest. officer Co
ry Of the Sd Ward assisting to take him to
the office of the Chief of Police, where he
was detained for a few minutes and then Ia
ken through a back door 10 a carriage which
was in attendance. He was then driven alta
rapid rate to the Tombs, where, according to
a previous arrangement, the Mayor and Re
corder were in attendance, and Judge Ed
monds was sent for and a writ of habeaS cor
PuS was served upon the Mayor returnable
forthwith. Mr.. Jay here served upon the
District Attorney a formal demand (based up
on a provision of the Slatutes) that he should
appear In behalf Of the Slave. Mr.. Blunt APP
peared on behalf of the Captain of the vessel,
and Mr.. BRADY, the Counsel to the Corpora
ton, on behalf of the Mayor, who with Judge
Edmonds and the Recorder occupied the
bench OF the Court of Sessions. MIR. Blunt
raised objections to the form of proceedings
on the grounds-1st. That Judge Edmonds
had no right to issue the writ, as the applica.
ton for such writ was directed 10 no individ.
usl |fdSe But to "!he Cilcui, Judge" And