New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-08
HAREAS CORPUS IN TIE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT-lNTERESTlNG PRON
CEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGE CURTIS

IL
NO WRIT GAN REACH KANSAS.
Our readers will per,lse with interest the follow
inc proceedings had al Pittsfcd, Mass, before his
Honor, BENJAMIN X. Curtis, on September :, 1850,
upon petition for n writ If habeas corpus in be-
half of George ". Brown, now imprisoned near
Iecompton in Kansas Territory, 10 await trial upos
an Indictment for High Treason against the United
States of America.
Petitions in behalf of other prisoners upon the same
charge. Charles Robinson, GamS Jenkins George W.
Smith and George W. Dczlcr, were also presented
which, with their accompanying aiiidayits, were sub
tan;ay To the pupor Of those presented in the case
of Brown
These various prisoners are pretended TO be held ~
yntuc of a warrant purporting 70 be issued upon w
indictment pretended to have been found against them
bv Il so-called Grand Jury of Douglas County, 70
Kansas Territory.
Tie warrant and indictment are as follows:
INIrtD s1ATE, of AMERIcA. TEsRiroRY OF KANSAS.
Tohe Martha 4 the riisd s's'r' Tor 1 rerm,9'S
R,.dcr Charles Robl-on James H. Lane Georse Browni
C il they be- found within District OF the said
Trit1y and .vc them before The First District cour' of the
Fsr Judicial D-'c, the Territory aforesaid now sitting s
L,con pon the County OF Douglas II the said Court 'ha1
b. and if not then before 'he AZ Court aid
rrx aforesaid, the second Monday of sep
ten cuui The date hereof to w"r an indictment
s.rj % 1D% 'S4 r m HGH TREASON IN e,yns .asan, ihs
United Sa'r contrary Q" ~" duty ct thf aIrgn'r ad COZ
peace add dignity Of te laid nited State VI Amer
c. icoi ii no, At sou pci ana haD" you M, % la ,
Honorable d. LE,oNfTf Judge oi sid Court TINS ne lHs
a., April 1880 Issued III, cnT sc Sla pny gsy Of Nay
T,rfD STATES or AMERICA TtEEIIoRY os kAssAs coUsrv
Or D0UGLAs
In D-irc, Cour, II ,hS Judicial District Of tho Ter.
rto, &, kan'ss ApI Tim A d l3b 1ne Graaa & Ja[Srs %
' D'fnc' Dousa. County Irio'y Of his. 'woLr TO N.
Robinson Jsm's II. Lane, Grorg' W Brown, GoofEe '"
Da'1er Gorsc W smith Sarngd \ Wood GMa. Jei s'ns.
Teor, Kansas aegnce 20 ia. United states o,
An.ri'a "icAct '-ng AID Mi'dns inr Pacr aAd ,f,n-
execution n, aw thereof within 'he same. 10 wit, law
oi il 9S e Sa'i 1 Ksu sanro'd n Nav o s5 ION III.
rsi day May ia the oi our lord ls Ia the ,pnhy
Dc and lrery Aforesaid and WITHIN N" jurisdiction ot
car n aid l-cd states the -are aud 20 uhll and
l 10 er - n, ad traitoru. Intention Of the said An
Rrowu. G,o-.r ". D,itller Gcor,c ". Smith Samuel ~
W.od and Gau. J,rkns A''rTaFd .h! 10 'a, on ne
tory Dsiiici AID County afo . and within To" jua'eioa
sr, the said G-ad Jurors oa 1eaf nunbei 10 WV
1hc lnb' o Pr'oA' up"a'd am'd ana ,,i~r,
and iir warsc veaT well ofen'iye a, Offensive Dnf
~ ", llr'' ,p5 -.a, and tlen and there
with .nd wick"diy ana 'i.i.o "a nr.ys,r bv
moan, ~ ,niaat.n ''rnc the eArrn"u a NE 'i
.w 4 .ie ..id ai'ed ,iac. VIM" ,H' a" % | a., ~
.IsIHI 4 FL
S...e and fien and 'i're win tlrp ind ~ pnr-
ron. Intention. fn'y ~ aid Andrew II.
R.bG..ou Jaue- H. Lane. George ". Brown,
n'a ~ D,lrr. G,orgr ". smith. sanuel n Wood AMI
r,.t. y fi tie AL pcr.oLs aiOc,aid 'E4o.Ds-.y
H. ,rred aui ar-fri i' manor a0re.af. wcseaiy
,r,.r.f. .y .fy a1l,f the aid United Stae-,
- tr.f-r o hlg o effect the aid
~ - linn i. .ait Artr.w II Rseier Care- Robin.On.
f.t... Cto. ". Bo~u. G.orgc ". Detzsr Crorxe
" Sufi Samuel y. Wood and Gain Jenkin. in pnr-u-
au, eNrl e tae said wicked intention and traitor.
a- oon aH o. oIpo-r. r' and prevent the -ad law II
'l, .al. M sfte, tsl beng 'arsd iiu execution n -e
Territory ai. Dfurt ait r.a.i they he .aii Andrew n.
R,t.er .a.'- RoouoH Jarr. ii. Lae Grorge " Brown,
G,or-, " D'fle Gtof.t ". Smith, Samuel y. Wood aud
t.l- Jf ait.tar' 90 VII tie Srh day - May a. d.
ltj', fr -f.D' and County aforeaid. and wl'Hi1
'h 1. oi o fh ont VITA 'ir sd I+r.A. whose names
{" o." -a ol. Juor- aioIcai uI known DID "iskrdy
aid i.a slle a-al ut -a.d l''i >iait 4" a. iAe
ate~"n nu D. ior',t ad iiilda.i ~ - prevent
TIE 'e sai. q thc -t Tinted Sstes 4" fhin
10 sarr. gld 49," 'lr Intention tn'n and A'r sia her"Oy q"
rutser' '- toNfrf'f and e. tAr said nt'l oia' -
he -at T. ry kanas and m pnf.lan,e aud etecun0n 81
tu'l fLrl Il ti0 M aud int nton ny.
Lr -3d Arr,W n R,'.r Charles Robinson, JAM n Lane,
Georsc W B-oWu Gsor1c ". Ddtl.eT. G"orgr '" sniih,
samuel No,l sLd Gsus Jenkins, th'n and thrf, "rh
toi AMI aims. win .. sad Prfs".s :" ftf al iu"of
ilr riu t.r ni l. god s"l upward arinti nl"
srrsN~d 4, ranfr.. ff -f" -hN WIN guns Ps''
words af. cry sud wariA' weapon ts "'A onen-
an d.t vr tii ficu ard frrr uu.s"iuhy and F-Dp'p
a..,ui, ior pu poe ami design oi overtime wing
,.r,.. Is T. 20. ,d yotHcr tn GOt nent ~ nc -
Ii,',A Sfle. 49, Territory ~ Aanas a'rc'.i ON - .ae
the dl.y OF thc.F al. sn1e' s9d e0airsS I" VS.