National Republican., 1877-11-23
Police Court.

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fifteen days. Henry II, Cassl,lay, Stealing some
grapes and figs from Johnson a Co., on Ninth
street. ordered de, to Gay hne ofs or spend fiteen
| larceny Of a gun from Mr.. Matthews Gallant was
sentenced to pay fine IS, which was done by
| his employer, and he was DISCHARGED Carrie
Brown, maintaining nuisance, discharged. John
| II. Lewis, same, continued ill Saturday Theo.
dore Gill, same, continued to same day.
Senator Patterson's Case.
The Equity Court room was lighted up last
night for the first time since the Board of Alder
men met In that chamber under the old city cor.
poration regime. This exception 10 the usual legal
routine of the court was occasOned by the desire Of
justice Humphreys, sitting in chambers to con
clude the hearing in the hdb>ds corpus case Of Sen
GtOr J. J. Patterson, of South Carolina. The array
! OF counsel being great and there being u probabi
| ity that the arguments would be prolonged his
Honor, to terminate the case this week, decided
that there was no way To accomplish that end ith
out having night sitting to listen to the addresses
Of some OF tho attorneys. Consequently the hold
| Ing of chambers last night
| The attorneys on both sides were In attendance
also tho relntor, several members OF the bar, and
quite gathering ofspectatOrs.
| THE ARGUMENT.
Mr., Lowndcs for the State resumed his argu.
mcnt, nnd proceeded at some length To show that
the paper were in perfect state, the respondent
was beyond the Jurisdiction of South Carolina and
thar there could be no legal excuse for not deliy.
orlng me Tealor up In response to the writ and re.
manding him to the custody Of the State
Col william A. Cook stated that he would not be
able to proceed that evening; but was willing ~
allow the argument TO go on, and say what he had
to say Tonight
His Honor stated that he would accommodate
himself as far rs possible to the convenience OF the
counsel.
Hon. Samuel shcllabArger then began the srgli-
mGnt for the Telator. lie enlarged upon the sacred
right Of the writ to citlzcns and how they should
be carefully guarded aud hemmcd IN BY every
process LnOwn To man and the law. This was tho
INST case OF the kind known TO American history
ana the lirst one where All attempt hnd been made
70 invade The American Senate and take there
from one OF Us members They had here a man
with all the dcputcd avOuChmont requisite 10 REQ.
resent his State In an august body and now thcy
have the papers from the same State bescCChnp 10
Withdraw HIN from that post Of duty. IT. was
A STRANGE ANOMALY.
While the State OF South Carolina duly sent this
her representative, here, she also sends after him
claiming him 10 be fugitive from Justice That il
should come 70 nA>s that an pdTte statement sent
up nom portion Of this continental Government
should have no judicial examination allowed 10
come In between II aud the transportation of
citizen across the continent was an anomaly with.
out any legal support and one II carried ont that
would reiute the law itself upon which the writ OF
h1bedS corpus Is founded, lie cited numerous aIl
thorle To sustain his position that the action of
ChiefJustice Carter In ordering the extradton Of
the petitioner should be passed upon and sed by
the court the same as the action Of an executive