New-York tribune., 1880-03-02
RErrslNe 10 MI Mn. corLEr
GROUNDS OF JUSTICE tAwRENc p DECISION cN
Tie HtUEts CORPUS.


GROUNDS OF JUSTICE tAWRENC 'S DECISION CN
IuE utUEss CORPUS.
Justice Lawrence rendered ms decision yes
.crday on the application under wilt Of AaD.t, cor
pu8 TO rda., .hc Z Y. LI .trd CovUy 90 bail p.naua
the aGrc1l to ttc Gena,I. I.rm ,It tua JG'EuI.t o
tlc Cont % moral ~,. Sons .'yc.il- A,ln oi cruelty
10 Louis Victor The Justice holds talt he has power
60 dec Sc upon Ho lr cInu 90 abe ColIt that passed
ud-mcut; mat however. 30. qua uol @, admission 20
BAL rests 90 hs Giscr,tou, ud Js ibe convicted man
aorcqrfd TO have itd ftr tIll te Court VIII not
terf,re with tle cou-s' Justice Justice Lawrence u
his decision saws 'ulcr tAat i-o Court OF Appeals. u
the case of tie Peopi, iol eel Gst LscomD. held
that tlc plc,.U ua contained .u tle Revised S,atutr-
Gcp.tyura rrr.Il detained u. s.-le of tI. Llal judge
m-ui o. gr,t1. tc b.lI l.ea f,secu.Is tAe WI;
o. Aahsa ccfpu' d1 90, ta'r aEy from the Cour, or
or,r- rsv'ls 'gt r1c,o1 of trs Htt flc power re
ues- tac Clt'. o. d.trmlnu. whether tAe ud -
u..rt % p'oc@.s iaa..l .'.u Court ol competent
llfsf.rlou a.4 vL .Ae. the tIi. L4t power o. gIye
t.s J,. En~ni ~. st.e t. p..s. uaur, tl.- o,cl-
Cosss dre. to. t3 l...,, o.. Nut bob tue hi7t lE
s,aue. ono ae.c t, O. als ar. ..y t4e rslt. uut ilc
duo ft-a CoGrt 90 rear cel.,. md 90 examine tae
oGs Gsaeoi 4nd prose- fr .r purpose Of ascertain
ns shsI4sr iAs Court hsd Ju...- ct'1 90 udar tDc
jadsreat as s4.i1.44-au O, ta" indictment the
J1s,lce rcut'uu-s and OF fue subsequent proceedings
and iuo.nng the jui-ru ut prom unccd by the
Recorder fa.s 20 .e'cu either amy "abt or excess ot
Jurisdiction .u lhe Couri of DDl.f.t sessions Il
~ qIlje rv.l,a', fa..lt.fc t.t .rf there ars some
other psoy..or. o. 4E rc- .ir ..ou ta c4.', 80 is
my drty to IefH't1 'he T-..0u.r"
Tho JI.tcc further hol,ti.l l,,r -Uc wiz as this
ha. been ,ssn-d under tIe proper statute Wero is 200
doubt OF the power or rhe Court 60 proper ctse 20
giant sfov of pf,c Glns- .nd zoo adY, prisoner
90 olii such power. hs e,f-. ht. frequently ben
--.r rtc1 .rrrri-u.i Tire luH cation u.s. .iuit-
however to flr rIIui st. i.t 'f tr Court r. i- pr
tobtl 1hc Ju--c.. a:irr .r'4-~ins come drclsu'l-.
tltu cIn'luF--t
aul ot opinion ,lfr2 .s aot o,.. a .,l Ju.-
li A. there i- general uii of exceptions before
tI.IHpos> Yc tnr r. lo sly v'.lrr Zoo tlc r'utr oi
tuc plnfnc ci tri some eror may nor have bc'n com
20 .-irliiv tr1t hpyr been commit Cd does
not enut!c tDr prisoner 'o u, uu.rd.
Aiiti Iu..'' .'-., .' '"' .' ~ .'N, p. L'7 econ
ahovr shown. an nlp'clf"U -Eould 20 rnt"rl1."f 10
Hdmi To bni Only In ca-c+ a. rr,ut question and diGi
,u 49, Tie Uo.uft Wl'ch w.rc uYde uy tue learned
rouu ec. for hc rrItpr n regard Orb r errors alleged tO
rather of 'clLi.a. tAtn ~ iufr ous chucivr. ul
the criticism upon DE- phf-eoII;, of the indictment 10
o. th' -t1iufc instead - a-in-t r" torn oi tc
statute, tcD Icuucd fp hr worthy ~ cuu.o ration n
ths apptcon 80. too, 100 rc-p. 20 IN" objections 10
the charge Oi tuC l. curt'r l,,ittut moi pto pared
crrder entirely msIpprrhenI the tfute under which
tho udic, found, ur it hr aid mot ldry appy
the English authorize. 10 NbrH reference Ho7 made in
hls charge. 20 conclude 90" sorrr has, f0r
dlscOy red uron tue UapoI, before me, had per
focty fair ANA impartial ria. ANA after such Iia has
been sentenced UNDERGO the puuI,bment prescribed
bv the law of the Land The court which tried mm had
complete aud ample jurisdiction over ma person and
dificntY doubt ia shown 20 have been committed or
To have arisen upon the trHl; and every presumption
|: follows therefore, that the wrL must DO dismissed
and the prisoner be rcnauded."