The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-09
The Aztec Childrcn-Thc Habcas Corpus

We have heretofore published an account Of the
proceedings, before one Of tho courts Of Phadcl
pbia which proceedings were instituted in behal
tho parents Of the Aztec children, to take tho
stecs from tho custody Of Mr.. Morris. who claims
30 their lawful guardian. The children were
ought before the Court the 9th inst when,
,rcldc Silva being sworn said-I am acquainted
With their paIcnts they live in the village of ia
coia. in .he State of San Salvador in 1919, I was
passing through the village Of Jacot, and saw tho
clli,dIoD; ] asked the mother if she would give
tttm to INC, to take them away for specified tmo,
10 educate them; she told me that would have TO
see their athcr, who was away at the timc after
WARDS saw the father and mother together; they
gave the children to INC, without any written pa
ier to take them to Granada to educate them;
determined to bring them to this country to educate
them, and Their exhibit them in consequence of a
quarrel had with the British Minister at Granada,
| was arrested. and put in confinement; it had
nothing to do with the children; at that time Mr.
Addison and another American formed part
relship with my brother in law, TO take tho chill
dren to America and exhibit them, and share the
proceeds; saw the parents lest. in 1851 as soon
rs arrived where they were, they demanded them
Of me before the authorities there, aud said that
they bad been told that had sold them / made
myself liable before the magistrates there, that
should come on here and get the n and return them
had 10 give bail there 70 that effect, and am still
held by is delivered the children to Saaza, my
brothern law, in Saa Carlo, Nicaragua; it is about
eighty Leagues from San Carlo to where the parents
u the children reside / have been here fifteen
days and came to this country with other object
than to get the children, and return them; have
a Ger, ifcste ficm the Judge of that place, passed in
relation to the children before him no paper what
psssc6 between the parents and myself: the
last saw of the children when delivered them
10 sais2a ! saw Ssaza three manths ago he is
row in Granada when Salnza TO tho United
Staics. be was in ccEIaDy with Addison my bro
Their r. ter accompanied Sal,su, and my brother-in-
law and Addison, ~ interpreter, and was to have O
certain portion Of the proceeds; ftem San Carlo
they came to G. anaia, where was.
The certificates referred to offered by Mr..
Fallon and objeot0& to- Ruled out, 90 they could
not lie certified to-
Tho evidence here closed. Mr. Guilou said he
wontd not tale upthc time Of the by offering
testimony, as such case had not boen nsde out,
fcs tire count interfere, the set Of habs corpus
contt plates
Coz Page, on tho samo side, eon.epded that the
witness (Nir Sva) not in a condition to pro-
tCct the children while at San CARLO, and that he
pared with their custody to his brother. n-aw.
Clr. kslnza) Who then ported with them to the
press. DEFENDANTS to carry out the objects tho pa
rents had in view in parting with their children.
Tho Judge held that be could not interfere With
the mese mt custody Of The Children upon the ~
supported testimony Of the witness alone. He had
evidently parted with ibcir custody to bis brother
io.law. (Mr. Salazs), and until it could be shown
that the children not cared for according to the
original agreement between witness and the parents
OF The children, the caurt would not interfere