New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-07
LAW INIE'LLIGENCE.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURTNEY 5-Before Justice
SNLLHr.
n,s,uss,1 oF NaRsu,L's OffIcrRs FOR MISCONDUCT.
Seriou. charges having been made against Marshal's
Constables Theodore Rynders and Mum, in connee-
tion with the seizure and discharge ofthe Storm King
a suspected SLAYER, the matter was brought into Court
on Saturday morning by Assistant L. >. Dlslrlc'
Attorney, James +. Dwight.
Mr. Dwight first made application TO the Court on
behalf OF the United States for an order requiring Mar
sha Rynders or Deputy Marshal Thompson, Ill the aD
sencc of Mr. RyndeTs show cause why two officers
of this Court Theodore Rynders and Mr.. Mum,
should not be removed. Mr.. Dwight said that The act
of 1853 provided for the appointment by The Marshal
of three persons 10 serve process. lhere Were zen
officers 10 attend in the Circuit and DISTRICT Courts
The circumstances under which the present application
wa, made had recently come To the knowledge OF me
District Attorney and consisted OF gross MISCONDUCT
on The part of two of those officers lie read an am
day showing that on the 2nd of May, he gave james
L. DE Grw certain papers for the seizure OF the Storm
King on suspicion that she SLAYER and Instructed
| De Graw to give them to Deputy Marstals Thompson
or Donnel, who, he believed were on Doaru 'ne .nI-
lote +. Tav living at the foot of Tenth street. On The
! fooyip0 dav Theodore Ryuders came to the once
and stated that he and Henry Mum had been in search
| of the Storm King but could not find her.
| The affidavit of James l.. DeGIaw showed that ne
was a Custom House officer and was deputzed by Mr.
Dwight to take the papers to the Deputy MarsEi5, as
aforesaid; that upon arriving al the Charlotte E lay,
he found Henry Mum on board, who sld that nc was
the DEPUTY Marshal, ana WOulu serve tc papers oh tue
Storm king; that he would fret 90 for Dore, who,
deronen believed, was Theodore Rynders; deponent
told them where the vessel could be found and gave
them the papers The affidavit of Edwin a. Brooke,
captain Of the seam-tug Relief set forth that on May
| he was hired by Rynders and Mum, who said they
were United States officers, and Were after suspected
SLAYER to chase the Storm King They overlook her at
| the Narrows, and she was boarded by Rynders and
| Mum. They stayed on board about a quarter OF AN
| hour When they returned told him they had made
mistake, and requested him to say nothing about the
| matter. -
Joseph Thompson deposed that he was the first
DEPUTY Marshal of this District; that neither Of the
pares were authorized TO the process that they
! made no report in relation 10 the Storm King until
| Nav at ; p M. that in Subsequent conversation
Rvnders told him that he had overhauled the Storm
| King; that he had drawn pistol while on board, but
had not pointed il to any one; some one on board OF
| fcred him II 900 10 let the vessel go; he demanded
81 500 which sum was promised to be paid to HIM the
! next dav and he then lei the vessel go.
The Judge then directed the Dislnc'-Atorney 10
take his order forthwith, and stated hat the matter
sLoud 90 further and that if there were any power III
the law If should not end there. m
| The order was served on Mr.. Thompson, VINO was
in Cont and he Immediately informed the Judge thai
he had discharged Rynders and Mum. The judge
said he had done very properly.
These proceedings created much uneaslness among
| the tip-siaycs.