, 1869-03-17
THE JUDICIAL REBELLION,
Return OF the United States Mar
tha1 for Iowa on lhe Lee
County Attachment.
Future Proeesdinss in the uass.

The return OF The United States A.ssh., Of
IOWA g. ". c1uk, 0sde BY his Deputy, d. Ful-
tou,t the alter Of the chpr1ta for contaunt
sRslxa ~ thf eupssT1sots q Lea Comfy, I,w4 has
1t 1e1Rtn co1oel to h1ud. The sttachment
!*aued From the Baited Statea Circuit G,utt. In
tt's tas3. on the 1i!h day Of lanul.y. 1869. md
Vas fetprnahle On The 18th day Of March, Irsssot.
The writ seene, By The return itseIf, to haye
reached the nards Of the Marshal On the 431 oay Of
February last. The return ree1ns ihsl on the ID
Gay Of March, 1863, at Fort Madison, be {the Mu.
eea) ntea1ee the pA.ties, The arrest being usde
u The Cou:t House Of Futt Mattsou; tcst. In the
t1nfao of Ten or tft<Fn E'HHt.s thereafter hs Fa.
se+ysd *t'h VIII Of hdttds eoruhe bT tie Shr,fn
Seaf sqes eoas en1 ths y Ind Of Judee
him to appear bt1oye the Judge IN the s.ras 5oo,
Where the aires; had been made, anc 70 ts1e Inc
cause Why hey wers 70 held bT h1m ths: hsat
onca returned the original wit OF Ads<3s eQrpus
70 ne Judge stating that be arrested th p,rties.
IL ht1d thctu by Vlrtne Of writ Of attachment
tued out OF The Crcult Court Of the Erlt 5tatfs
a. ChlesRo Ind thA1 ha refused surrender them
70 re 'u'iro'e'toa o. ,he SAD STATE 3ad9e, au-
nexhe t1ue copy Of The wit ol Attachment to
his return:
.1hat thereupoc IN ar9umtot OF counsel Tor
said H!!sol'rs AID for myself was had before
3aoes Bed ,a.inx iot svo days. and he. sfser
Aking two dsys more 10 Consider the matter,
nnsly. on 'he eth day Of March, 1869, 1ucocd,
teps "a s,nfs ~ ps,s; I'D ordered hem
1aidso n ol tAd par>1ts ttat iheJ go With nc to
c1ie.go % answer for the Contempt stated in this
M!as' MnlSn 1 ING! easa. ana AZ. refused to do.
parties hy force. npt cou}d Il. and lherrupou
| salt psrEes separated and went awaY to tat1y
eeve,a p,aeea 2. aoode: ! tns.9.s rate, knew
~ ~ t1t.sa ~ s. anuPs 70 1oHA - fdH 70 ny
s,a sHa tna.' "es impoesl6le for ne 70
11niIta ,..s s ,h s1a Genit Gouft ot TIC
| 1p1s."
II vie* st this .eturs, there seem to b. :hres
hoia ~: autho,i,, ~ ~ iy - tnf.nsd y 70.
lne psseeea,oR ~ eouiehp! inItiat:d 10 tails
o,Gt , y, ~ mse1s no1 IN Practice, and every
Ee1s iItoseo hcto ~ tan case "a oeen more tbaa
| sfaf.s.
!. Zee FeAtor nasy Evsil h1meelf Of tbs friendly
sten is assoa 10 M 4. aS appeal
| tonrt Ct Iowa, and from then.e TO the unittd
sta,et So. rene touri. rhts coarse II IL scarcely
probable sny tslc"d attorney would ad1i:e, u
,he cela5 y wholly unnecessary.
2, Toe 1clator mar move TO quash th. return,
azd ~. eaoud he quasaed as tneunclers Of
| impeetlIent, eoe out smother Wit 10 eYrr,.r
Which : suiaettut force might ba ea]iea iato
| 1equ,sttton. +~
the Marshal Ior mai, In vioisnon al ,nc ~ o5 o5
| she C1sted Ss&ter, ss txpo1udaa by the hichest
legal rs,nn1.,. he Ia. delivered prlsorsF hsId pr
jnz tdictu1 Of The Uni.ed statcs, iFum III rr.
sody 10 the cas1ody ot state oelaAs, tnuA pe1-
:. nals: Esk.ns n.uss4f mi bis bond Liable u t..
| i,is highly rroesbe that ro.b or these co,,,..
mty be IaE,I. Firsy, 10 causc tne M.rstal n
coma uc' ana then py ousshlrr It to nrure ~ ~ ne
o1tir wI;l 10 be properly execntca. p''~@'e su'
~, n, .ssss y s I'LL aoaot :. 70 the error In
tlvciy ions Is to .hss ~ Ia anty Of bn M.r
| thaI. The wteic uues,iou nf hosedt ror,nsx sr.s
cabo,atelJ tlztusted md fulIy dectseu b. III III
Tziteo tstrs suy.eu,e Court II fhs Rooth -ssc
(st Howard. sa3), ~h% Re The coaft tstd:
"Ws do nj qnethou The authority O! sate
Court. Or Judge. who Is autnortzed b. the sgs Of
t.sne it In my caee where the partv il I'm n sned
within Its territorial huatt4, provided II does not
appear, wten .ae ,appsestlon Il ms4e, tast tde
thor1ty OF Inc Gu'tcd ota;es. Tnr Gonrt or T,SHn
haa nigh. to inquire in this mode of proc-esscxs
il confined within Tho territorial Imi,s Of the
stste soyaE sgRsy. AID + ID tae daty Of tbs har-
shaf. or o:her psrten having Tho custody Of the
oy, = proper reiprn, the authority BY Wnicn be
holds hun in eustodJ. This right TO i.quire
y p,oees&s & ot hd6fas eorpas, ma the du,y
Ltcssta'!ly. ont Of tho Compiler character of our
government, and the e1ls'eIec Of two distinct
tsss e as 'aas s
~ ~, eacn *naln ~ sphere o! action p:esedo*u
nS NE Consut1sion Of the Cnlted States l1de-
aae ths ssss judge q, 'is -
nllsea tnat tae PATTY te IN custody Rider the IA.
nutMy nc tsttea ststes aey eaa proceed no
Ha,1 1os 1om:nion 20 jurisdiction Of AGO her
eorpns tor any Other PROCESS issued under sta
~ nof!:s eah pass oset tae Lag Of disnipn BE-
.sHseu ~ ~ otosefslRnues. ne u ten within
t9e ooWln.oa aEa e14usise jufndiciion
"a ~ 49,. othe.; os eae eoaulr
te;h.a, - snes :. Akaass t4eu AVE. tnelf
Liigoho,s i ~! ne SAa pua1e1 nla. !! be 10 wong
;a! naPt,euat 9. teet luolelA i1oon&ts eau Re.
eshs " oase AZ, te re duty of tha Marshal, os
M o.ne. peseon no,olnG nm. to make kuo<n oy
rtSpet N'an, INC ao'no;ity under which he d..
sLs DIN. u. ~ inc sane time impeE4iistiy nts
b15 y osey Ioe process 81 tne uhtt Staek, 70
Euto ee p.isoIes N suesoo{ under II, and TO rc
W.. 1es ~ - Ge mausnte OF pfoeess II any
Sn, *, Ano, eonEeqaentl5. 1t Il hA
~! ASs so'AAe lhe pslfontr. nor rad-s h'n to b.
9e.u.s &c 'asGe OF court npoo ahoet1s
VI sout sItf t1ey ne lo1:cta y informed
y, y. ~ pALf y inps!soted ora-r sac ao:nnrlfy
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