The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-26

.tnl Win inc uSSieiOu, III lul, Oh Snltl
f..... N IN The of Lyman Ruby, arrested
...-..,. -.a rom the Governor of Ohio. As the
-,. .-.s,.' ne excitement the time, we believe
..... l Il. Ruby, we'll as t, the public gen.
.,s.t t. facts should be well understood:
Habeas Corpus.
--.. IN Ruby Before Hon. William II.
n. f Justice. Al Chambers, May IL,
l..l nst, writ Of Haieas Corpus was is
ed to Alden Bryan; and Oliver Loo
hem to have the body of Lyman Ru-
,risoned before Chief Justice Welch
= the 9Th inst, at 10 o'cloek, A. NJ.
.... appointed, the persons to whom the
-s ed appeared with the prisoner and
a, t they had hm in custody under and
warrant issued by Governor Ramsey
,a words:
ramsey, Governor Of the TER tory Of
alden Bryant, and the Sheriff, Con-
.ti peace officers of the several counties
ritoy, greeting:
L has been represented TO me 10y the
, e State oi Ohio tina, Lyman Ruby, late
-. d. anlv. in the said State Of Ohio, stands
a, t sc crime Of forgery, and that he had
. justice il that State, and has taken refuge
l..-, Of Minnesota, and said Governor Of
.. ro.s lnce Of the Constitution and laws of
..l -iates, demanded Of me that | should
su LYMAN Rub, to be arrested and dev-
. tl, e. stodv Of Oliver LOOMS who is daily
..f tl ..oe;se arn lilo his custody, and carry
a .... la VA said State OF Ohio
IT,. u'.trtsss the SAID representation and demand
......a. b, an affidavit taken before a J Justice
r-, the said State of Ohio, whereby the
i,ebv is charged with the SAID CT inc of
III, ,aH l,. -, 4
.l os, 30 b. duly authenticated.
a.. Aereiore, by authority Of the United
srres; the said Lyman Ruby, wher-
a.. D. found within the Territory, and to
r,.l the custody of the said Oliver Loom
% back 10 the said State from whence
-4-slI't to the said requisition.
Aef my hand and the seal of the Terrific
.s a'a c4, Of May, thousand eight hundred
,-.4us.
ALEX. RAMSEY.
t-... ~ KIN, Secretary
l. ls r,farn Mr.. Ruby made the following reply:
., a.lt,.r of the application of Lyman Ruby,
.s aar- a on writ of iaheas Corpus
ilon. VIM. IL. Welch, District Judge, at
Ravs8Y COUNTY, $:
f.mlr b., bcin; sworn for reply to the return of
ID. tldsn B0anl aad Oliver LOOMS, the writ OF
:. .t.os to0u, issued behalf Of him, said Lyman
- -nss lat he is not guilty Of the crime Of for
... rcCtc4 "a the said return, and as he WAS IN
..-,co and ne..eves that he not and Is not law
. , charge 81. ia the commission of said crime,
f.ita u said return. And he further says that he
0- fis III. from Justice. That he left the town
Wmls.r, iu the county Of Ash,ahuia, and State of
- 81 fhe oh day IF October, 1852, for this Ter
"a. N where re had made arrany ements for carrying
. s4e-s- lat for SIX weeks before he left " md
as a'1se-..-t, it generally known in the town
.,saI4 eliza. he was intending TO leave there and
I'D. % t'i, erritory; that he employed Mason Ru
Do ta-t,a wye at Windsor, Aforesaid, where they
. res l,i .lr At least two years, to work FOR HIM
E.. r1es1f. nd that they left for said Territory in
... .inr b, ehft week in advance Of his leaving
A.. o,e MS employ at Shakopee, in said Ter
tory. ard 90 vas generally known in Windsor that
- ~ ieaVe in the employ OF tnls defendant as
t. D.
..Iir, J. 4s..a Ball accompanied this defendant to
ne.,tl a,- employ, and still is in his employ at
kerCe, Aforesaid and that it generally known
- t'e cca..aaui.y At Windsor that h TO leave ia
.... tnp,oi, aforesaid.
lat ,a.- 5onent did not know that any charge
tlt r.aa'is-ion of forgery had been made against
s or hat = suspected of the commission of
a auy ulher crime, previous to leaving as aiore-
Eat lime, until he was arrested On the
1910 las MAt. 1853
Thai ,sso ncrohants Of Windsor, aforesaid, to
SSH: N,-.rs 4 ans and Tudor, empoved this de-
-l-..t Q. <e the stun Of $5S5, for them 10 the
.t.tnr- THior, IN Cincinnati, Ohio, when he left
al r...a b ~ that he delivered the same, as re-
,u--tsl.
ST .t tle,c existed firm company in Windsor
,sc. sj. ka,l,a as "the Farmers Company" en-
a,d q. The husiness of merchandising; that the said
Dt4vcr Lo,ui-. Daniel Morgan, Franklin Dyre and
stheIs. were partners members of SAID Company;
s'I tnat tua Dyre furnished THIS deponent with
ID i and uasey which belonged to said Farmers
,,upany, % from Windsor, aforesaid to Paines-
,.i.- e. said state, where this dcponent took the
,ss yu MS way here, that being the nearest Railroad
station, and il understood by said Dyre that
fID.tlg Grover, also a member of said Company,
taAe said horse and buggy back TO Windsor,
lie. Ae did.
AM t.is deponent further saws that he is extern
so engaged in manufacturing lime and in fal ming,
81 S4Akopee, aforesaid, and that it would greatly
.r ei.ce and ~, his business i! he should be l-
-el d, she SAFE Of Ohio, under said warrant; that
believes that the ol Jet IN obtaining his arrest and
..Aiul Ln 10 Ohio, Is not to prosecute him for for
gers. u1- dat the sole and only object is compel
.le ., Jay large sum Of money to compromise
l .r'drd "a IN demand against him, favor Of
.siI FARMERS Company; that the said Oliver LOOMS
e G.. Ihis deponent since his arrest, that the mat
could 81, tiled, that he supposed this deponent
ltI g3t .naaty, and he could settle it. He said
ais in rers to an inquiry made by this deponcnt,
the natlre Of the charge made against him,
fi lie statement of defendant that he had got
money and some friends.
That he informed and verify believes that the
ca x or evidence produced to the Governor
sis ior the of this deponent, and upon
ii.l zee ne is based, consisted of certain papers,
-n.-f IS h arr hereto annexed, marked ga"
-. - &c." res pec,i'ey and made parts Of this
r-
"a is uther says that there no copy of an
an r.. nd, on any affidavit made before a mag
~ SER officer authorized . administer oaths
rtrs-- r. deponent with having committed forgery
other criue certified as authentic BY the Governor
al 'ie state IF Ohio, produced TO the Governor of
A.Dn--ota obtain said warrant, IS he is informed
and believes.
"N noreiore he says that he is advised AMI believes
tA4, said does not show upon its face sufi-
~ient matters TO justify his arrest under the same
and thai gas issued without authority of law, and
therefore votd.
(sien,d.) LYMAN RUBY.
Sworn O. and subscribed before me, this 18th day
sia,, 1883:
w. II. WEIGH, Chief Justice
The papers attached to the reply as exhibi, sare,
zidaf;t, a copy OF which is hereinafter inserted
ne ,piu.aa OF the judge the certificate of its
or.,y aud copy of the requisitiou of the Gov