The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-10-28

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.fsass.. l.a " af,s JAMES ". GRIMES
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;ssAia's CASn o. CoNrFMPT. 81
\ NJ Ssase Of Iowa, on ne relation Of !,
:. Caae, = Aeea p.aipta s. ye Il 7,
". o. Hd6ess C6sp~s.
=. =, Gfi@th, dspaty Sheriff and JAN 7
II sreg Lee eosnty, defendant. eysg
lia o. ~ pssitisn Of Charles r. Moss, vspssssat.
-ahg ssns shas hswss Illegally restsAiasd VI his
MERRY BY q. \. 0riflth, the Deputy sheriff and
i Jailor Of Lee county. and askiag that hs might
- discharged. . vrisof Habsss Corpse vas H.
81 SD BY Ne disssssd to the said jaiior, and con.
sanding that the body Of the said Moss be
brosght before ne, With the cause Of bic dsten-
80 fbs psssssssisg attorney II Les county vss
s1sly nodded Of The writ. and Of the time and
place vhea and where the same was made ~
sssaaaahas. JILL a{,Hs sGco'@ gsoi11s
y The rslases vas brought before me in obe-
dSsnce % the writ BY the jailor, who returned
for answer 70 the same, that ''hs had the body
lcof ~ said Charles Z. Moss in his custody, and
,idssained the same BY virtue Of the order or
sentence Of r. ". Claggett, Judge Of the Lee
District Ceust, Of which order the following y
sscepy: a!Ie Ttsa sa Fl .s@J
cass.y q aI Il, =. z. l.' 90
ss + ,9s,s October Term At Fort Nadlssn.
sdl * r-.5M Saturday, Oct IL, 1857. !
'.Charies 3. Nos il ordered BY the Court 70
- 1ned twenty five dollars and seand commisted
itih The 6ns b paid, for contempt Of Cosst. In
~ Pesson Of The CoUrt, for committing fraud
ispon the Coars In not siguing the plea Of mot
a0uaty, wherein he aessd % attorney in the case
a0f tis State Of Iowa ~ Beseka Roos. Il 10
iaherefeee ordered that said Charles =. Moss pay
q ans 20 the School Fund Of twenty-five dol
lars, and stand committed until said fine 10 |
-eaAds"is sols 81 NASSAU . .gei t--f ..F f't
~ No other authority Is alleged for the arrest,
Aer for the imprisonmeas and detention Of the
rslator, than the order above pecited. 4q
The question Of the legality Of the impnson.
Gsat has bean argasd before me BY counsel for
sslstor, on metion for his discharge, in the
aasafe Of demurrer 20 the answer Of the Dep
uty Sheriff and Tailor. '.e .a@
] am asked 70 discharge the relator from Gus
tedys % the ground: Let. That the District
o0uFe bad NO power, In the case presented By
b. record, 10 adjudse the relator guilty Of .
eonternpt. End. That the record or wsrrant Of
eenntment does not show or stats the facts
end circumstances upoa which the action Of
the Court WAS founded, in the peemises.
,Foe either Of the reasons assigned. 1t 10 Al
legged that the District Court. in importing 6ne
Spen the selator, and directing his imprison-
naent until the same was paid, acted withou,
authority Of Law. Emo e,s s.i5 - an.
A Judge Of the Supreme Court, have NO
pswsr, on hearing Of the vsis Of Habeas Cor
PIE, to question the correctness of the action
Of the District Court, or Of . District Judge,
vixen sesiag withiah his legitimate province, and
II lawful manner. 4.fa YET
\ The sole power which can exercise i this:
that finding the relator in custody, I may in
Ssirs into The cause of his detention; and IL NO
ss9csas lesalscaass 10 shown, Il 10 my duty to ,
discharge him.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has recognized !.
the rule, that, in the absence Of Statute 5lsw, :
each Court of Record Sshc sole and final Judge
ID matters Of contempt;-that the adjudication
Of contempt and the punishment thereof be-
lesg exclusivsly and without interference to
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ln. = the RUE 10 the absence Of 'sasosor, !,
w ss nos' however, withoos 2 statute
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~ reference 70 the Statute u viii % seen that
see District n Court mas no peser to ad)udge any
see @ the emission Of any act to be = con- :
seses 49, - psasss she oaender tor me same. :,
49, sssa - = onlsasen V specially declared
g g : eonn'fesnpt ,e5 .sssas4 sie >,
- locking inso shs cause Of detsntion OF the {,
petitioner, . - sAhs b ceftlaed TO mo By The
,aass' - sass - psocsedings Of the District
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ID. @sA eesss iof OBTAINING re rslAsor Y Cd
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= 80 s'10s 2. our s'a'u's' svsa'e sase Oh
~. ~ ~ - Oooss % havs scjndeed 90
sis - tSse'ot ~ ssllsy q conssnps' ana va
. ..:.s:...;. sAs-... $3.50 =. - 49, ~
hl
as! .aa % oss.r .asaof''y would have nad o.