, 1870-04-12
THE SHERIFF's OFFICE,
Decision of Judge nIcAII,s,er-
thc OMce Declared vacan1.
Mr., Fok Not Legally Entitled to the
Custody Of Prisoners,
Coroner CIcavcs Declared In 1,c
Sheriff Sad Interim,
Bradley and Fo1z Refuse to Give Pos.
session.

Yesterday judge McAlster, preasdtnR In the Re.
cordera Court, rendered his dec1s.on mon the
Hearing OF The retusn to the writ Of habs3s corpux
sued snt BY William Green against coarsa Fo.z,
the Acting Tailor Of the County jail THIS matter
WIS brought up By Francis Adams, ESQ.,, solicitor
for the prisoner. The prisoner WIS III custody On
charge Of cav stealing, by virtue Of rait,tuus
siEned hy Justice Of tho Peace Mr. Adams
raised, as main point, that the Jallor Is specla
oncer, sppolnted under statute lsx by the
Vacation ,sc q ne SHERIFF. once, wheretore
re1noFal from the coantJ, sneAtsd Or rs1agued his
oiace, Or having brought himself within The s,at-
~, 70 1aa iae t o9e ~ yasaies p s pea
dsa sha. M1. Fo!z is nos legany the person IN law
sasS al ne 81 no. ~, ,ss, u m
w. isans ,aat = &c psseas. s6ea,d aoi 50
The main part q fhe decidan IL devoted to an
same So far the law as couCe!uef1 Ia the pres
cnt ease. was declared TO le strictly controlled BY
construction And Ia tho oplnIon az tic Court.
1hs construction was that the right ~ llsehaty,
the duties OF Sheriff devolyed upon the Coroner
Sheriff had become tncanabe OF Ilseharytflv the
dutiea OF the ONCE. The Court Thought this 10 he
tae case, hnd 30 denied tho motion TO utscharge
The Court also determined a. q matter Of law
that ihere were fneta existing OF anfllclcnt noto-
Hety as e learc no doubt In reasonable minds that
Gus:4v Fischer ahsconded from tho State on tho
18th day Of December last, under such clrcun1-
ss4neea = % preclude the Idea Of ~ ever return
milton Of bis or1lce.
The decision IL "a follow:
TUE DECISION,
The Hala7s Corpus act of this State contains the
following Provisions applicable 10 thla case; A II
appeafs that thu prisoner is In custody By virtue
o. process ttom any court tegaily constituted, he
can DC discharged only for soIQe OF the following
causes:@ enumeratInG seren distinct hexds under
tho mn Of which IS thus: t'Or when the peraon
aas,ps s as u Sss % e P5ssas fr t..
hint !" Our statute IL broader than that Of any
State or country Of which hare any knowledge,
tAtcdb By the spirit Of an advanced civilization, aud
founded Ia policy sprtng1ng from the teachings
OF history That 1t Is far better that even persons
| Eniity of crime sh0nid escape taan that they
ahou1d be subjected 10 the power Of Irresponsible
| keepers
The theory of the re1aios.s counsel ,s that re-
spondtat Wa at nEst but the mere lAtitG of Gus
tav Fischer. late Sheriff thar long anterior 10
relntora commitment Fischer abscoilded frpu The
snte with The nsanlteat Intention O. not returning
nosoery' md especially fnew to respoaen.: 81 ns,,
and thai BY the statutes of this State the Coroner
| Eho had demanded the possession OF lne jail. was
,oa A9H 9S,I e shas o.
person empowered BY ka,s To tIctsln rcl1snr The
j. Taeto md at III nrts nv rs;iH an = Ic1e,
nc AaStas CORPUS sct reauires lis .lischarre n
he Prisoner Il detained hy pefson 'ot e'apoleered
idcx Of an oiiicEr d.6ae:o mar hT II NJ. 40 noy,
oscer in pinf oT kur. there ia rrnat ,Ytrjruty n
The question, and In fact there ire other questions
tttne and eeftttno nnHcrturttr 4n!rh ,na ntSast,
na1a9e of my duuss viii liz nds
u nc s1pIesop, s,!9 the pstson empowered hy iaw
,tt s1.4. nteana Hooa pncel 10
~. sntnr. ~, S!eSa ~ ~ ouGtE =
1Ttth Iers1 nsi,dc,t1o, =, M @ ~ th
and Tieat sn1 5oT "a s m ha q n.r ~ M t
Po%et ~ 1ae h1eaas e.1pa, act T. determine the
c1dcntA
Aa vi happen that PERSONS assume e act
they a9s nos = Pus oces ecs :
point o. ihMs and 1nisa persons and The public viii
smni9t tnsm. rue o. nonAc POLICY, founded to
as been adopsed ane sae aues peona ~ pfe
suMea g oe !guoEant O. the existence OF the mat
teFs which n point 81 law rsndes them not o.se!,
| ihe acts Of such DE- Jaelo ofIccIs
tre held valid as to third pessens, or she
nsr dc,ec4 Of te. The zane prHcIni cs9not .o o.
My when the otncef d< fdeto Is himself sued for au
fuurf 10 third persons: nor would his acta I've yad
as TO an5 third person who, having tuIl kuuU1edcC
OF bis defect of title should clunoY him for n!lS
| sinister pnrpese. Il 0astar Fischer had ~
scondcd With thc manifest inteutjof of never ~.
tnInynu "a this StsYc and fh6t asf undrr 1nr s,s1
mtes a This Sfsfc Rendered hJs ofS1rs IA sanf =,
1nrre nf tne starric it5e11 md # rssI,,fenT ~
ne fact then. cren concedtnV nat ne esss 41 Nv
eeer Originally, and, as to tdiri persons 81 presumed @ q
~ " k,s;a ha cnr1a Ia rnt - - tnG,n,, " ~ OIL
;s1so NV u tueu; !oi
h5h tn ,t, ii inLo tAe !ac9
n, ~, .us ~ Luz s;,, ms ,t asaes ns sacl
mo.' ~, 1a nTs . n, stst stut ~ VA SuSn
- .t -. rasr n1% y ~ 0T ienu' @
courser T.. Powers, An. iaT her.- T vi IT, ~
S.1.e al "' @1'N' A~'" Asss'' 'o4' Hen
ThH law nm this sr,,cc, ia ,o,+,c,,r t,--,.,,,,,,
II nuIds ftst ,hrn r.senn ~ i16srr 9ta ~ 9So
;tr onte ona i, rrntpS a. iit e2t4I y. nsel, s
~ al tiird Irn"s ~ - se,rI ~ y E .usa sa, ~
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