New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-15
THE CASE OF THE BALTIMORE POLICE
COMMISSIONERS.

TIE GTTURN or SHERIFF CAMPBELL-HE Is
UNABLE TO SERVE THE WRIT
Yesterday morning the Sheriff Of Kings County,
Anthony Campbell, esq, j. w. Higgins, Deputy, and
f. j. Dalton, ESQ., proet eded to Fort Hamilton for the
purpose Of serving attachment upon Col. Michael
Burke coumandant at Forls Hamilton and IafaJ cite,
for refusing to make return to writ Of habeas corpus
directing bim TO produce the persons Of the Baltimore
Police Commissioners. Tie officers went to the fort,
and. making known their business to the officer IN
charge were politely informed that they would not be
permitted TO visit Fort Lafayette take any prisoners
now in charge of the military authorities at that
station. guard was brosght up, and tie boats wero
strictly watched SO 10 prevent any person from
reaching to fcrt which is known to be situated in TIE
channel como distance from shoie. The county
officers, finding further attempts useicis, returned 70
the city, without having accomplished their object.
The following ere the legal documents In the
fe mreers sf Ctsr,s, wwe aas
q KineaH1sas sri, haosss oolPss has heretSoIe
SSSndsut ., Ro: Ls,y.s 10 the CiOny Of king Ia whh
be Iudcd 70 have the bodies of GneTes iowaa y"
pcrsd he'd il custody sDs obtsined ssid ioiehL
s,h toe tue oaa nee Of such o. Sgesf ga
s1d rhorees Nd Martin Bur1e h:s Iefa's5 70 p0dqeS 'e
bodies Of the ssd Ch-ris Howard. Hn H. Oaeht John -
Dsv aud d. n ink, rdg to the command OF ss witt
and idr witch rogssl e''scse bss BET issned sgsss
;5 ~ pnc OF tie P,opa Of e 5,tie Hee Yok fofisih
- bring bsfoe no he aid Ch.res Ho wad Wa H. Gacao
John g. Davis sad d. D. ioks Al Ny Odce In tho Cy oi
yeu under hand AID seal s the City Of Brooklyn Ii the
Cou-ty Of Elgs ,.is y d:y q Ags9,'; vol. c, -.
C. ". THorAs, CIeEk.
a T. T. W. VT 1ooy iAaOrneya
soss. Ccio f Brre-Stlte Of EelYrs Cotnty Q, kig.-
y % % n ,S @ NE Go o.s ,bs a. Ssig sn suE sEs'sas CONS
snsndnt a. Fort to shG1 w q T1 sspsss Se s
d unkr said wii, oned has rsf1sed 10 obey ad
writ according 20 tne commai beeoi y not pFoGaog ne
$40 Cusgcr Howard WilaIo L. Chchch. John Davis, snd
D. D. uins before and siso By no, making fun ard er-
- c, retrrn 10 sucl writ within the Ito limited BY law aud no
,reisn having been fog sBeh efsa thes are
auAorze sid command yon in iho name ci t
Colo ei i bue ID 70 ons IN dis'ely before ilo
ny Office Ia tho City OF Brooty s. ,.id county
Given una ~ hert Gad 'es ~ 'Se y ana cohby s''s'
WV " ~ sAAUEL oaRRIsoN King. County judge.
G. W. TsonAs, Clcfk.
i'F' iCy,S S,s1D, Ss,x A,sorney~
Tbc following is TIE return Of tbe Sheriff 10 the
Preccp;:
sn uralo 30 bng tho within named Chsles Howard Wn.
b. Gstce John o. pUyi, y. TIT either OF then,
before ths Hon Samuel Ga ris County DE Of Kings Cocn
sy ieQuiod bg tho wiiu wr-oeesle and them,
either of tcm, obtain n them either Of ther,
l. th0;c power within eontro for that
gosc ANTHONY ,. F.ShMPBELL,
sheTif Of Kny Coanty
RETURs TO THE ATTAcBlEsT.
an unlb the within n,nnei Col Martin Bafks
within 1isdths said MartH Burke being commander
Of fo Lar ycs aud Fort Hsg'on have eudesvored TO OBJ
he By ssed troops AID potable ,hc writ snd
esve DO power esn within ny tol ,ecsnt i'r lst
sIPoss. ANTHJSY r. CAMPBELI,
ps.sd Brooklyn, August H. 1881.