The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-28

In connection with the above we copy the fol.
lowing:--
LETTER FROM UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY
COURTNEY, OF NEW YORK.
To the Editor of the New York Herqyd:-oFFIoE OF
soUTHERN DIsTRIcT OF NEW YoRK, NEW YoRK,
Pha deiphiS P,5ltc ledger OF the 10Th Sst r. which
find Iom the report 9f8 speech pprpqTting TO have
ney Mann, attack upon the judicial action Hon.
samuel Blstchford, District Judge OF the United
also charge against me GIN the matter OF HamlltoD
fu purposes Of certain military officers in New York
and that have shown my supreme and perfect
law by lending myself to those OfiCors. This speech
yoSq cpnns ars REQUIRED for other pur
poses than those Of long controversial discussions be-
am concerned, very summarIly, at the same time
stating that what say on the subject can be sub
First: ! deny N toto any attempt on my part. d.
the laws of Pennsylvania, or that I have assisted
aided or abetted any military officers whatever ia
York with view or to the end Of having him escape
Second. deny any knowledge, direct or Indirect,
of the application for or OF the Issuing Of writ OF
half Of Captain Brown. to the end OF having him dis
py sac ah1 o oeny ntbsT M
connected with Captain Brown. And state that
State Judge until saw the statement In the reported
Third. deny making any promises to Mr.. Mann,
except to send bis return TO the writ TO Judge Batch
every of his base and unprofessonal statements and
nsinuatons as far as they refer to me- leaving to the
public consideration and estimation the man VINO
will, in court of Just stigmatize one ofthe nigh
est executive officers of the Government (the Secre
tary the Navy resortng in his official action to
the claw of the ruiiau, the law of the highwayman
Fourth Tf it was deemed necessary, and had
time to write and you 81 ace TO print ~, could
show conclusvey that the action OF the State Judge
at Philadelphia. In Hamilton, was utterly without
Jurisdiction and void db tO and that the act OF COM
hitting Captain Brown was unwarranted by
mi oueStiOus, CAPTAIN Brown was Drought
to New York under due aud legal process
issued hy Judge of Court OF the, United
states He in the jurisdiction and CUSTODY OF the
Court and wi disposed of by his Honor Judge
Batchiord. the law requires irrespective OF tne
threats or buster of Mr Mann. II the Judge re-
mands him to a Philadelphia prison, and to the
tender mercIes of the District Attorney, ne Will
cheerfully obey the order. No one knows better
than Mr. Mann did at the time he MADE hs speech
in Court that IL of cunsequent Wnat tno NeW
York State Court did, and that captain Brown was
and suoect the final order of Judge Batchford
on the whole matter -, =, -, ,
sounding and meaningless verbage OF the District
Attorney, either Mr.. Mann's my supreme and
perfect ignorance OF the first principles patriotism
him to the remarks of the illustrious Jefferson on
prating about patriotism and to the rest OF IT. the
| courts will perhaps, In due time determine.
Any Information that District Attorney Mann may
desire to the reasons which actuated the military
officers in the premises. and as to the instructions
they received from the War Department, WILL on a
proper request, be furnished by General Butterfed,
may be had by the records under the
charge of General Grant.
SAMUEL G. COURTNEY, u S. Attorney,