The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-09
THE CUNNINGHAM CASE.


THE CUNNINGHAM CASE.
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Mrx. Ousa,nghAna Aa mitsed ss BAIL in 5000.
suehaAs uouEr-sraoiAL ,Kax.
Before Judge Peabody.
Judrx Peabody gave his dccisol In the Of Mrs. DUN
ungtsr Yesterday morniEg. i v - fonowB:-
FAs prisoner n hefore writ Of rabeaz corpus,
addressed Jcha Gray Werden Of the City Prison. ask
px =, be adn4ssed bel. the return 70 the writ shows
tsf she detained In prison by virtue Of nntment
~ Police Justice, "a the charge Of "havng feloniously
ssd fssudulcMsy prcjuoed an sfant R oily pretending
% hare heen born OF parents whoee o. I'D would have
been ertod 70 share Of the personal esiate and In
Asvt the real oare Of Harvey Burde, deceased With tho
.nien OF sercefang the ef such real estate or
shs ssouaon of such pcrsouai property. from the per
Snus lawfully satnd thereto" Annexed TO said return
statutory VII. 81 osrssorar wnioh n written ds
charge Of the writ BY Judge Daily o the Court Of 0om"n
Pseas Thai writ sddre.ssd the clerk Of the Court o.
General seElous commanding him Ito corufy 70 Jusge
nssy .he dsy and csuse Of ae c,prisonmeDt Of Emma
H0' CELL ana tho prosa,snary afdaviis &C. OF William
DaviAon, Oh Of the Pvnce Jussoes," 10
Annexed 10 This wr is tho return Of the clerk 70 whom
&sAncrcssed D substance ssss no had no personal or
sMoia knowedge Of day and Of I'm m!sonmens
Il the said Emma Bardo, bat thai he returns nertAin
been ssrinsa !" sse oour: Of General ses.nas BY the
magistrate taking the tamo rno sidavfs referred 70 10
ne return are nos and 90 Ios sppesr 0Sose me
Baxt from tne minutes OF the
ssk Of tho Coar, OF General sessions sas ng that mo-
tnu shAt Ocurl TO admit the rrsouer = bail
wv-sne wri of ee orSri aud the return, ana dchaTge
fnasssed and We extract from the minutes II the Court Of
Ssaous-sre aanexed to and 70 form part az the
Tearn Of the Warden Of me City Prison to the writ OF
oorp On whon ne n 10 - orc
R~verse, and claims that abe u illegally eeained aad,
p show this, she acts forth copy Of tho proofs before
she msgSrac; thai Tho presenioo MIN before
Lsaas n made benAlf Of the people tast the
he0eas corpus discharged the ground that he ques
ton OF bail 10 res sdjudcAtive -
1. hat as aagAuRte before whom tho examination
was had refased W admit 70 ball.
E2 that sAe querton decided adversely 70 the
applicant by JsAse Daily on the writ " certorAri.
B. Thai Uloea has oeep made Ia the Court a Sessions
nx the sAme purpose, which hes also been denied AZ 70
ne proceedings before Judge DAILY there 10 n5hg before
70 show thAt the Qu.hon OF admitting 70 ball WA
passed upoc Discussed, rased here even assum
warden u orion properly here proving their
sn eenuireness and eats5li.rtng alt the aca nAed in
shfm the papers returned to Judge DAILY On thst writ
do not apsas before me, nor Is there oonisned IN bis
dsaharge any init nation wbaa done before him rhe
more appropriate stfce of the -nt . oortlorAr in
such . IL 10 revite me proceedings before the
mssakate, ant see whssner any efrGr N lag was
soGmiitsd ~ him, and parpcua y wnetnsr he I'd pro
Per sur lotion of the Is usually rcsorted
~ Alone f. the pu pre- OF moving to ADMIT to bail
and beiieve Ia tho appropriate writ for shss
puYposc except pa.ed sh ir aid Of tho writ OF
hAbeAa corpus hch hos In thai / cannot,
shere ,oyc, infer from fLC writ OF aoFArt
issued ana Ater yards dlsooNged by nm-~hion really
have any evidence douo-jnA, the leetio1 OF
ball rAsed and decidsd 90 tas occsson; much less
can a,scrae thai either before him or the COURT OF Scs
sons the qrcs,on Of sdmiang TO ball WAS prcscntcd and
deodsd the facts presented before
E1topes not favored In lay, ami the parry seek
fasss msseral y esxbtsh u On the part OF the pri-
eooor deQiod most positively thai eitaer OF th,ue
Co. and ceT.sniy Inc pagers before ms fall far mort
u setaDg forth the fxce in . usnuer sum reutiy tau
end definite 10 authorize mo 70 acjudee that they did.
ne extract from the moues OF tns Coar; Of Sessous
does not show on hat papers f>csA the motion
nads, beueve It Ia conceded practically thai tho
peeson Of ,be prisoner not before either Of those
91dess give srsd,,n Of her pcrson rhe action ofthe
committing msgise ale 10 NOT SDas In is nature and
sosCon. = psssensed here, bas been iasiossy deter
0ned ~ any court coer having Jurisdiction 70 pass
spor rnese preliminary oejscon. ocins disposed OF,
foe ball. and to n1 The amount u bh proper DO
taken. Il ths prorer case fcr bain s'ciosy nas
r;shs when Q crmc has been committed, 70 punisn "a
ss.hCr of and for thai pnpose, when acs arc ho~ ~n
wAlch indicate, with reasonable oegree ~ proosoiy,
so.sy 10 % Ssvs sSos pc 30 properly Sroussi
AnAk his guit or innocence may pe 1cetAined FOR
- pu pose Of securing h, presence for .n.i and
9ay lawfully restrained Of his personal horEy AMI
dss.aned In cDstady an.es be-. be e.es. 70 rye sucn
a ne and place med for utaL socn reasonable
security for The appearance h all THAI scocsy hs rgu
oahe- oircumst.osx are uct .ssis bond ~l Afo-d
sonAble thai lie in AeAt 70 stand tal, u IA
INC rsh tho Ssased tps. T.. e-oc should be iceped
IN nra Of hn o~,saA dstreoa for time. rnis
No OF our land. Il u cOnsislons sim reHrn And hama
uhy. answeTs oil ne nseesnnss Of socsey, aad snh
The OF prvAuon - ne lndvlual consistent
with the Of sc-sr,. rhe gut 20 desain
for by raat of psrsoaL hDery 70 ms cd TO The
can be red the necessity for persons douoa does not
aripc anG a re~cF. % y In not sar-Antd oy iA~,
IA hts Of &c ETY. ana What tho Of TOO ,ndiv,dus sh,
oase' Win bond In pecunary peaAy afford ressooaoc
security .aa, .he ssseied vii s,ps 70 ompsnoe VITA
would rely give tho state .no Rme ans Of rs ponluy
money, vnicn you'd DOT AT rd compensation for fall
OF stice ami In examining this question am % LOOK
chiefly entirely. 10 the probability OF its Answering
the emo Of her proscien sure Ia dssernbg
whether such sccurit, would be sdequA.e tos c,rcim
stADop Of the case must 90 considered prooent among
them OF the oacs charged and the peo>y
70 fc''o- uINn s9n,esloa Aoa % mr., ns 70 we na'afo
conviction of ig fhe pro6uctos OF child a!soy pre-
tnoirs 10 be born Of pSroas whose onid would 90 en-
titled properly with inyont 70 civert ruoh properly
from The et channels Of descent and thereby asfaud
tnoee -no legally eutiled 70 tan a'emp. ~ the
production Of neir W oefraud rsai heirs CT
ihelr legal rehp-An attempt by ore grand fasenAod
susAined by other uDtruths, to deprive per
soss Of property 70 'hca ,hsy are esny snaied-,sls
sAcuid OF oaium DO vts cd
aeoovoioa seIt, ~asi 10 the legal psnsi,y v which
sh~ exroeed7 chsb imprsonwen, IN ine STATE prison
scv term ''boi exceeding ten ycsys ~ Tao medium be
tween The greatest the least amount Of puui d
8 osrsa y sscisB, % maize ore shrink roa exposure
10 ., and AJAX 70 avoid with lille zeal, and Without
ssssrs 70 email sscdnces dchos,e wonas, espccslly
socA result Noxt come mo pr. baarios Of couvicuon
aad ail erpeyeocc he. sao On that This onsderason
seoAlly ,be psomirent 10 ths human miad In do
tsrrtrng the amount of sacrifice DO made apd hszrds
" 10 en-cunicros for the sake OF avoiding trial Tho
pruspecs o. term In sse p 10 usuay esteemed oy
e Accuncd Of vastly more Consequence Than extent "
Me d1 alton II tAst term The mind shrDks from
phnnx at length wha ts fellow after enerirs seoul
chrehe progress n time toe eoluuon OF sessone
IN OF eveats ia that onor
parpcses limits m survey . .ne yawnins portals, the ap
pace Toe chances ,f coavctou, tben OF the 6is
imcovsarce In calculating he probability OF appear
apos for In Stance with bond Tho facts ia tas
eass presented by tho prosecution arc that The accused
arer fespnr pregnancy for su1ncoht une fouad
her cha nber in night In bed, having By ctid
which, she sk6, when nsed By somo virtsrs, the
ospype q herself aud Or. Bdrdsu sne had previously
raa,nco " be The ~ie cf nr Burdel, then do
e~Ased bs gng consider able estase, which, sne ~eye
hys wt,e sod he we're their obs, II ~ould he epded 70
,nhern me intent on her pst fro tho evdonoe the
bav atioao