The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-14
HE PROCEEDINGS IN THE DE RIVIERE F.
EAIR-MRS- RIQIINT IN C0IIRT.

Pursuant to adjournment the proceedings upon !
the returns to the wrts of habeas corpus, issued by
Judge Ogden in the matter of the Blount ladies,
were resumed this morning before Judge Ogden at
the Supreme Court Circuit sitting at Bergen. Col.
Blount and Mr. Huncke, landlord of the Napoleon
Hotel of Hoboken, were present and a messenger
was sent for Mrs. Blount, who still at the Napoleon
Hotel. Neither Captain de Riviere nor the yodng
lady have yet been heard from, and Mr.. Chief of
Police McDonough has published card in which
he denies all knowledge of their whereabouts.
Mrs. BlOunt arrived in the courtroom at ten
minutes before eleven o'clock, and Immediately re
tired to the judges private ROOM She Is good
looking woman, not yet passed the prime OF ne,
and was elegantly attired. She rode up from Ber-
gen in an open barouche, accompanied by Mr.. itch
ard Coles. Her entrance into the courtroom pro-
duced great sensation.
Mr.. Ransom, counsel for Colonel Bount, pre-
scented the following exceptions to the answer OF
John Huncke:
SUPREME CouRT OF New JERsEY-BEFoRE OGDEN
1.-The State Frederick s. BlouH Petitioner,)
against John Huncke and Henry de Rlr1ere, &C.
Frederick S. Blount, the petitioner above named,
excerpts to the return and answer made and MED by
the said John Huncke to the writ OF hobeas corpus
served on him, as follows, viz:
I For that the said John Huncke has not answer
ed and stated in his said answer, whether or not the
said Mrs. Emily j. Blount is detained by him from
the custody of her husband the said petitioner his
answer in thie respect being altogether evasye, i'm
perfect and insufficient.
2 For that the said John Huncke has not an
swered, and stated in his said answer whether or
not the said Miss Emily J. Blount is detained by
him from the custody of her father, the said petit
toner, his answer in this respect being altogether
evasive imperfect and insufficient.
3. For the said John Huncke has not, in his said
answer answered or set forth whether not it is
in his power to produce the body of the said Mrs
Emily j. Bloun before the said Justice, his answer
in this respect being altogether evasive, imperfect
and insufficient.
4. For that the said John Huncke has not in his
said answer answered or set forth whether or not
he has it in his power to produce before the said
Justice the body of the said Miss Emily j. Blount
his in this respect being altogether evasive,
imperfect and insufficient.
s. That the said John Huncke has not answered
and set forth in his said answer, when the said Mrs
Emily J. Blount and Miss Emily j. Blount came to
his said house; how long the said Miss Emily j.
| Blount was in the house of the said John Huncke;
on what terms or conditions she was there; under
| whose control, power or custody she was while
there, and whether or not she was under his con
troll. power custody; and whether or not she did
not leave his said house with his knowledge or con
sent or by his directions or procurement; his sad
answer in all these respects being evaslve, lmper-
| feet and insufficient.
6, For that the said answer and return is in the
| particulars before set forth, and divers other
particulars evasive imperfect and insufficient.
| For all of which particulars the said petitioner
excerpts to the said answer OF the said John Hnnckt
as evasive, imperfect and insufficient, and there
fore pravs that attachment be issued against the
said John Huncke for contempt, in thus evadine
the requirements of the said writ of habeas cor
pus.
Mr. Ransom supported the objections, in an ar
gument of some length, and was replied to by Mr.
milford, who contended that the answer was as full
and complete as could be expected under the cir
| cumstances.
Ex-Judge Whiting, who also appeared as counse
| for Mr.. Blount, supported the objections, urging
that the return was purposely evasve, deserving
! condemnation and punishment.
thn 1l,p RI nj 4
denying the right of landlord to prevent hus
band from having an interview with his wife in hi
hotel. The return must be amended so as to b.
full and explicit, making clean breast of all III
| knew concerning the parties, and the circum
stances of their coming to and leaving the hotel
| As regarded Mrs. Blount, however, the difficult,
might be obviated by producing her in court il
obedience to the writ as she was then near at hand
Judge Whiting said it had been utterly impossible
for Mr.. Blount to account for the course of his wifi
in this matter, after all the disclosures had beer
made of de Reviere's character. He had goot
grounds for believing that she was more or les
unsound in her mind, and hoped Judge Ogdel
would have interview with her to satisfy himsei
upo. that point. Some of BlOunt's friends hat
seen her, and were satisfied that she was mono
maniac. If, in the full possession Of her faculties
she had decided to leave him, his client would no
have complained, though he could never hav
consented to surrender his beloved daughter to
villain.
In this commotion he censured severely the courS
of the counsel on the other side, who had unite
with such men IIuncke and de Riviere to rob thi
wretched man of his wife and daughter. 1t wa
disgraceful that in this day of Christian civilization
lawyers could be found to do such work. Twenty
five years ago men who would have done this would
| have been hooted ont of the profession. The ago
MES of mind endured by his client ought not b.
suffered for all the vagabonds of the Zouave army
Mr. milford replied to the effect that no MAJ
should dictate his course. He had seen nothing
crazy about Mrs. Blount, and when she told hin
she did not wish to 60 with her husband, he hat
not seen fit to advise her to the contrary. II
had no objection to the Judge having interview
with her.
Judge Ogden said there was no occasion for pro
ducng the lady in public: she would be considered
before him constructively, and he would see he
privately before the proceedings closed