The New York herald., 1867-10-07
Tng PHILADELPHIA nAREAs CoRPts CASE.
OUinSea 81 shs Attorney Gessrsl-The Phila.
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OUisisa 81 shs Attorney Gessrsi-The Phila.
deiphta csurss sssssasseA.
wAsHs0rox. Oct q, 1857.
Ths following IL abstract II shs opinion Of the
Attorney General in The matter os shs hsbsss corpus
psnang IN tho Court Of Qiar,er Sessions of Phadel.
phia:-
the opuicn nrs reciies the facts Of the case which
bavv alreaiy bssn pabished in fun IN the columns Of
tee HgRALD together win the sddl,onaI fass the
writ made rs,aruaols Oct her s. ssss
%ss 70 n. asrpsy % .,sa
e. s pey omry 1s,.se III o,a or :, ,ss g. y
,a,"s @ 80 IS ss
.a .aa % E s sasf an ,osn ar Or any process Of attach
lne sornry Grnrral nrt the laws OF rennsy
s . s rom ron ~: % & rs ne pss s S'sa as ..
rsnn.slvana have authorized the wri, in Al ease. q
e-.ss comm inca, lclous Ths refusal q
os s psans tS o 70 s1..' we a
10 a.s S e Or 5r ~ % m ss m
r-c ci 10 make ,Ae rrsurh reqn.ei by i,~ brng IN
IL s,o,eap. eoar, issuing i,s wrt ID habit
iads sr me fe.arn 10 The wa, and The oduc,os
n oai,. !. au,hos1zei examine nic this ct. is.ai
sa,sr party. Power % issue ,hr sesiri tns
Cur = Qaa,,er Sessions Of The cSur'y Of Philadelphia.
Alter reviewing he leg station Of PennsylvaniA the A.
Iihas aplc.r so far a. The laws of Pennsylvania are
Jass u No roars u aaarer M's Sss. Who sssI ii
wr duiy va inpe alive ~ .sue IT. that les pro.
snr ises stated il as return NOT conc aded Sy .hs re-
~ ea may sn.er mo an iayessauos o. ..s .run and Of
legislation OF the United stsles upon the
o. s s .aS s II ss: iSs % Gpos
si n ,ss sa'isa NC Sr9sai T. nsr aa. ssse ~ a..
force Other ac u Coagres. wh e.s Gums under
.,sa ~ sas prsvdsa Sr S.s' inc fss
se1t follows an evan nation Of the lesis...on o Con.
q s. T'a n. 70 ses
sciarss sc! up n .ho esss VI .orm ey mn,rly ihe
n ss & fSa z ials @ Nv
sssea he age. ,Srssa and ssassS may bs
n.vy with the OF lher parents
The .ss or ssh,ssa may be snl.e III. nvy Without
% as ss srs Or s ~ % n %
on The n. .ae Zee. q & in r.sa.:y BE- army
iss and aiy .s ~ ri. ss'.aaa !. a.. /.
charge q all IL the military serviee .ho are Under
hs eshea s..,, "a. At me time q q e splsa,n FOR
IN the without the consent. either iin
e. 1 saes na 10 hs .s and local author s. Of All
bonoues aud advance pay which the sary may have re
ise opinion then proceeds follows:'I aod
sary The Navs with ri ne discharge Of persons
sassd n ns, orsncs O ~ IS re u ano1c M esm
army declared q be ecin-'re ni u
"s ss1sls : a as'rS sasss & s adsai
ss uned st. - pess'a 10 reiers p is prsls.
Of War is not less alton AS back
non-comms- oucd officer aol,ier until OF
vs Is exp o y sr a se br resep. the Ky
Of general court martial This provion not
habe corpus IL he matter of The scbarge Of enlisted
/ do not deem 1t necessary tho present posture
upon the veSed OF the power OF ate
held in custody under he authority Of the untsd
d The he S s e O. 81 I. s
Discharge ron the custods OF Comm d,re slf.
se he sco%m"dorr w6'ah has been up
hun S @ s - nra @ TO very M wha me he
The Of dee lton bat teciaes TO produ the
ers Vs sied in an ssehm4u win il IL probaSy be issued
BY ss % se c w .as % es ssa. IL re-
ten By fore scias col',. between the state aa fed
teral oalscr ne nnea site; can be sasy sdvs sea :s
court right and dly Offer sach resistance must be
Comm ns The inquiry to the jurisdiction of
In habeas corpus upon the appat on o person detained
laws of the Gssd states the wesh, Of jadci aa'hory
+ clearly n m sSqr Of ae or not 10 only !" a
custody As have said before. general question I,
cases Of illegal confinement Under .ae authority Of tho
asc, Ss"as court liz Uasa ssss prspsn
seemsnt Of tho question must await decision oy the sn.
ION upon The subject The Collision Of "pnon hitherto has
been pGn % <. nc @ s - s , e9a 9 dscnSrs h
according 70 The command wrt Issued Sy The Stale
sSn y OPINION n1 s" aay 70
issue and entertain the writ and enforce cbedcnce c 10
has been dispensed with few number and only ad
upSP Hp s's s asss nnS ID s p. s
to whom ,ho writ Is directed from of possssoR
%hs1 hs S ss ss % e ID M S @
duccd without peril 70 his ME- r. these which com.
The ssiseriy Of AS.@sn 20 ia sna iIs United SITE.
whose Tsea the aabcas corpus Is ssaed BY State sou
i, agoa The re,ur. y the onissr hayln: him su.o
States he roaueion the 6ody sSe saa
rss @ II the e
Sm S 1855 on s ss d s act e e s o.
I've says from deputy marshal o. The United s..s. who
s % n.sa
Within e So
r 81 htsns s c . a ID 20 wss v the G
warrant Il, or tho commas % oner copy Of Which he an
sao no % ding % e c" nn ns %
Booth harsrt by the justice OF the supreme cour
S Of aeSs
Boes shsrse an nd~tnen was fonna assn, hm
TS.S ,.s,
charged before the eomnis.cncr and upon trial OF the
% Sna month % sG s"a snS s
Se' and g % II ss.say an the e. should
While Bco,h was undergoing hs imprisonment, be
s'' o oGlT ssSs hss III
imprisonment illegal groun1s. amoung
others because the Fugitive lave law
fhe return made 20 this thai Booth had been
committed 20 custody una-r the sentence aforesaid and
wth tho return the body OF 80 tn al, produced rpon
the hearing of tie the supreme Court OF Wisconsin
a'iufged the imprisonment Illegal and discharged Boob
ir0m irnpr sonment and restrint.
Both these decided by Supreme Court Of
Wi cn-in. brought writ Of error before
supreme tourt Of the uned states and he Judgment IN
b,th rovcrsed. The point for dfcision was
whether there In tho judgments
fr Imprisonment The supreme Court OF the United
States he'd that they and
states commissioner mad ful 70 order booth into
custody and there defect In the of his
powe for the tii1unsls o. the Unied states
correct AMI cvise IT, and not for tho state and that
The sentence OF the III Court
hna jurdcto by the laws OF the United Staea and thsi
neither the regularity nf It's proceedings The validity o!
It's procecdnes could be called IN question In other
court either or the state II tie United staes by habcss
corpus by oher process No question the
ducton pr,duclion cf body of undprt
habcas fssuel by she State court
y was up,n The hns Judgment oi discharge that the writ
Of brought aud dec i-d. In the opinion the
cf proceedings habess State court
mrncned under the nnthorftx unIted