New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-12
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr- F,B- iO.-Befor
Iudge sHIpmaS.
IHE MARTIN HABEAs CoRPU5-AS iSiOkrAsI Df
CIsIOS- TOwEg OF THE UNITED STATES ClRCUI
COURT ovEg INFERIOR MAGIsTRATEs--f5 b Bi.R
MAETTN A CoNSPlRATOR'

1HI MARTIN HAbEAs CokfI Io-Ah lHiOkIAsi Dh-
CIsIoS PowEg oF TIL UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
COURT oyER INFERIOR MAGIsTRATES~-IS b BIkI
MAETN A CoNSPIRAToR'
In re Robert Martin.
This matter was again brought up to-day. On
The aguneG. Thgrsdy tbo nsin question dcued ~ss
heter the Circuit Court could 90 behind tho commne M
OF the Conrn.sione inquire into the oi the conf
rnent and # to what extent this was p"'oe Iuds'
shpfnsn delivered oral opinion on ,his point
Tie Count held that not only tcrzht boz The duty ~
the Ccuit Court 10 inquire whenever whs prop " hfous
into The evidence which the commitment as
based lie L.tsnced many case IA which snch proceed
ucc~ssary. lie aware Cf the delcacy o oue Jdr
for dsrc, r.rirvur tie scon OF another Ju go % thr
distrie but believed thsi practically 10 J5dee wcgc
Object but In doubtful be rather peasd ks hs action
be rrvw,d H. order 10 avoid ul.cousrucous
h. present decision he hcud future time deve'
vr.n opinion on tie uzitef Where the minutes Of the
omnisoner IL rTe.n'd din cu.tes which per
hsps would b. well to remove by esston orrulcs o tho "a
prem, Court bat IL 'hs IL would IIuLc the minutes o.
the Conmsonsl IT, however II shou appear that t" crime
charged not efficiently made oai but h1t another crime
90. new comuis for other crime. lie would hear
fhs lion Daniel : Dickinson United States Dh.rcAtor
ney conndoied tha lis duty had been folly discharged y
had been taken wost further injury 10 tic sccu..
had bu assrd heo The ptop.. cfcor and had resulted
In comtn.ut lie did Tot tSopoo 70 rro9en thf arsunon,
on tha, cor Di'l Ihs Court would Nc doro' iuly con
cider "a, evidence b., the District Attorney would now Win
draw
ST. Larocque s,srea tia, With ls hnowtr, Of tho Dis
tAto.y b. should coustruo BE- r.marks into stArea',
bat b.. scQ1sinancc with hin led hm 10 more secnA
czplas..on' 1ho learned Assistant btlictAuo nry had
~, furo Of the cao "a. hi, client tho question with tho
o A Bat who ..ouli seep hin In custody but Uhe
shonld -, rid of him.
hr Lsrorquc then .n,rrod into Ionr argument ,h.
syidence cauliu. that VS. holy insufficient 10 ouud
cargr ssait bn TLst 81 the four witnesses. only trn
Wltts..rs evdeuce anied % connsc. him vita Ill. Rbc
Ion s That Gen. Nhilt,krTs evidence was Improperly
,at.n snd IN itself rsbed nothing that the evi'nc" o
s o,hcF Tire" wi'o",'c' "s'so'h'd uo'ns 81 beyond
mere Aequsnano. with certain parties who suspected o
.nE the inrsutarrs ~ th city that vcry ge W9pof
of te evidence isutirr 10 taoW tt va rttrry in,d
ui.sabe sid that the ogsl evidence did sov hi,
lie .yusd farther that tte cline ctsIs'd sesnst hi'
precisely ths crius - treason defined hy
tn Con-,uiiou end tho though coHsrr" had tho yowor
.nd had s,efcs,d H. o: diminishing toe pIBshmsn for tns
crime the could not s psne or .hr cu-rsrt-r of the
evidence cqLfcd Prove a. 1he charge of thsrv
in the warrant ~ not dl''inoi crime, bui sspeehes
ton o the crime Of " ing 40 AMI comfort 90 IN" bf1elon
and not dnct cus.e. T. the Comm sonef bad decided
not sufficiently proven There hspioo, 0vrrt ,ct q
sou proven rcquiTed by teO riineses lie thefeoE'
sst - sie prisoner. dlscharg'.
The Cou, bed ,ra The w's too mpori'n' 10 IN dc 81
one. bui "a ,inisrd 's dcri,.oa n"yt .''Ffay.