The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-12-25
New York and the Illegal Arrests.

FROM ". L . lines (Rep) ID.
AT the opening of the Court yesterday
morning. the following Grand Jurors were
empanneled for the remainder Of the term,
the Grand Jury empanneled in the Court
of Oyer and Terminer having been in ses-
sion during the last two weeks:
James w. Underhill, Foreman: Charles
G.. Baldwin, Thomas II: Gerarty, c. V. A.
Schuyler, Peter Balen, John L. Griffin.
Thos. Terhune. Joseph.M. Cooper, GIL
Leyeridge, S. b. H. Vance, Oliver Charlisk,
r. G. w. Moore, Francis C. White, Samu-
ell II. Cornell. Esley Melins. VIM. Witer.
Forman Francis, \. B. Bapelyc. j. l..
Woodward.
The Jury having been sworn. District
Attorney Hall arose, and stated that in
consequence of the excitement existing in
the community for some time past with
reference to arbitrary and illegal arrests,
hs had requested Recorder, in his charge
to the Grand Jury. to make special refer
ence TO the subject, and to instruct the Ju.
ry with regard to the laws and their duty
in the premises.
Recorder Huffman then charged the Ju-
ry upon the usual subjects required by the
statute to be touched upon. and made
special reference to the subject alluded to
by the District Attorney as follows:
At the close of the last week the Dis
trict Attorney requested me in my charge
to you to-day to give you special nstruc-
tons in relation to the laws of this State
against kidnapping. He intimated to me
that cases had been brought to his notice
in which it was alleged these laws had
been violated, and which he would proba
bly, feel bound to submit to your consid.
erat. OIL and action. Having rePea ed that
request to-day deem it my duty to give
YOU the desired instructions, and | shall
do so briefly and yet pointedly. 1t is
generally reported and believed that for
many months past Numbers OF persons
hayc, without any lawful authority. been
seized and removed from this State. against
their will, that great importance attaches
to the subject under consideration. At
the same time it is understood that these
seizures and removals have been made un-
der some claim or pretense of lawful au.
tbority that it becomes necessary to define
and state the law with care, so that all
who will may understand it. That law.
as 7 shall now state it, will, l think, com
mend itself to the good sense OF all who
will examine it with unbiased judgement,
and will be the law of this Court while
nreside in il, until reversed, if reversed it
ever shall b., by some higher tribunal.
The Constitution of the United States and
Tie Constitution of the State of New York
Guaranteed TO all citizens the security OF
their persons against unlawful seizures,
and the laws of this State have in substance
declared that whoever shall violate the
constitutional guarantee shall be deemed
guilty of felony. The statute provides
(y;de Revised Statutes 9Th edition. VOL
ume 3, page 943. section 3O,) as folio
Every person who shall. without lawful au-
thority, forcibly seize and coaine any 9th
err, or shall inveigle o. kiInap any other
with intent other:
/. To cause such oil4r persons to be
secretly confined or imprisoned in this
State against his will; CT