New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-19
Energetic Proceedings by Mr. Boxer
ANOTHER WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.

The rersa'ion recently created in the fashionable
orc.es Of tbs city by the announcement that the
daughter Of althy citizen had secretly married her
fathers coachmaa and upon the statement of the fact
Immediately afterwsrd to her parents had been put in
ccse cOnfpeu ert and the Subsequent proceedings in
H. ssue % a wit Of habeas corpus, 70 be
ratidiy approaching a culmioatiOn, which hiss been
much haseued by the sets Of the various parties ~
teres;ed, within the past three days. The writ of
bateas corpus was issued on Monday week by Recor.
deg Smith AID before il was served Charles Edwards,
counsel for Mr.. Boxer waited on Mr.. Spencer who il
Mr. Desr counsel and requested that the writ be
served az be wished to with Mr. Spencer and
Nj D. an with the view Of amicable and satsfac-
tory settlement Of the difficulties. The request
was compiled with, aud that evening Mr.. Spencer
ard Mr Dean went TO the residence os Dr.. Edw ards,
adion Dc the residence Of Mr. Boxer where they had
an interview with Miss Boxer, or Ms Dean rather,
ana Nj Edwards. The negotiation contr ued about
week NJ lker offering TO send Mr.. Dean to Cali
so,Lia and Sc. him up in business, and allow him to
Draw On M Boxer foI whatever additional funds be
should require. Mr.. Dean, however, declined this
offer but was wlhrg to ADOPT the suggestion OF his
coup,el 70 te educated before he should assume the
uosi.icn 81 a husband and sor nlsw in Mr.. Boxers
family Matters in ths state when on Monday
LAT, Nj Boxer appeared before Judg DAvles OF the
Supreme Court, and fled an affidavit that his
daughter was Of unsouud mind, upon which they
procured from Judge Davis an order ebjOining
MI Dean and his counsel from taking any further pro-
ceec5gs n the matter until the further order of that
Court the object being 10 suspend the writ Of habeas
oorpu, Issued by the Recorder, the knowledge of
W. ich proce sdng, reporter informed 10 vindi
caticn of Judge Dayiss carefully concealed
from the knowledge Of that functonary. Judge Davis
also appointed Nj. Boxer guardian Of Mrs. Dean for
TIE purpose Of commencing suit FOR divorce on the
qrouId # The alleged insanity Of Mr.. Dean; also on
the gEourd that the marriage procured by fraud
90 the part Of Mr. Dean TIE proceedings W t. this
roll, sem to have been conducted with the view OF
tlrcvirg Mr Dean ard his counsel of their guard
uItl Mr. Boxer ssoud secure an Injunction against
Their further action the matter, when, az IS believed,
declarations were ade to accomplish their point as
against Mr. Dean by a coup de man, intended to be as
u,eapected to M. Dean as it was to be efiectusL
L. the mean time Mrs d. was kept in close conine
m.nt in rear room in tbs fourth floor of her fathers
house and which was kept locked, 10 addition to
which n rcut door was locked aud the keys to the
same carried il the pockets Of the parents. But
Glove laughs at locksniths and tie history of this
case does not belle the proverb. On Tuesday evenng
MI Dean received Intelligence from his wife that she
confined in The upper room OF Der fathers house,
that hcr trIks had been packed and every prepare
ten msce TO send Der 10 Europe by the Persia which
was 10 eave the following day. Mr. Dean at once
stated The facts TO Capt. Mckee Of the Sixteenth
Ward Peice, who ordered up posse of his men and
prCcteded Immediately to Mr. Boxers residence and
rars the bell. NJ. Boxer aud bis son John came 10
the cocr Capt Mckee stated that he had received in
formation to the effect that Mrs. Dean was to be orciby
abducted cut Of the country, and he felt his duty to
pr,velt him anybody else from dong SO. Mr..
Boxer violent in his language toward the ofi er,
being profuse in epthets and profane in his adecyes
lie threatened to shoot Capt Mckee or any otner
person ~ho attempted TO interfere with him. aud that
any interference bis his mems part, would be at
their peril. He assumed also TO question Capt.
McKtes beiog officer the captain being at the lime
IN citizens Dress bu, all doubt upon this point
rem owed by the officer showing his star; and after
giving M. Boxer notice that he would not be allowed
tocsrry Mrs. Dean away from the house Capt. Mckee
wei TO he residence of Mr.. Spencer Deans counsel
leaving his men 10 guard the house. Abou. midnight
Capt. Mckee returned with Mr.. Spencer, and both
wee sdmitted into the house. Mr. Spencer endesv.
ored to persuade Mr. Boxer 70 attempt no further
steps u1tl he could his counsel Mr. Eiward', and
at tie same time stated 10 him that attempt to
;crcbly remove his daughter fiom beyond the juris-
con Of the State during the pendepcy of the wit of
iabeas corpus, was Of high penal nature. Al
O'Clock M Edwards came, ard the subject was dis
cussed in Mr.. Boxers parlOi-Mr. Edwards insisting
that Capt. Mckee hsd no night to interfere without
ssrTtnt. aid Mr. Spencer a. warmly contendlng tina,
q, IL duty Of officer 70 interfere in all eases
where he Anticipated the commission Of crime.
In II e mean time, CAPT Mckee, had insisted upon
seeing Ms Dean, and hough the !equest WAS at first
J.remptoiy refused j, was, after some consultation
grated. He was taken up to the fourth hoor Of tae
house tv the two Boxers who unlocked the door OF
tie room in which she was coL6neo, and admitted
him. TLey had previously tod Capt Mckee that
Mrs Dean willing 70 leave the city, and hsve the
uariage contract snnulled, and the officer was De
sircu. Of ascertanirg the truth Of this statement
They found Ms. Dean % bed, sobbius bitterly, and
VIXEN S-keo BY Capt. Mckee if she was wilin, - %,
:he unable 70 make any response. They returned
to the Pa-!cr, but subsequently Capt. II Kee va.
s<ktd TO 20 shove again, the daughter was willing
10 state 70 him her willingness - leave AMI on the
second visit after al interview Of about quarter Of
sr hour tie cir gsve reluctant statement TIA. Sc
wss NL.r, TO .sve The city.
AZ Joo.cck IN the morning further ncideut trac-
snsl eroDg to show the ntion OF the parents TO
remove Ms. Dean beropd the juris fiction OF the
state At hat holr a carriage drove Up near tae resi
deuce Of M Boxer to receive Ms. Dean and her
no,aer. but Capt. Mckee appeared and told the
driver he would receive them s, his peril Acconpa
n!ng the driver. and seated with him on the
box, was detailed policeman Of the EeTeGth
Wsrj, rausd John Cornell. The drive, stated