Law In Pennsylvania
A leUer from a fnend n Washington ! tv, irives an account of a caso rerenlly decided i by JuÃIlo Ewjng, '.he President Jude ofibat district. Aman was seized. by a Virginj.i bKive-catcher. who vvas aboul lo carry bim uff by his own nvithority sccording lo Jiirge S:ory's law, bi.it was prevenÃed by a writ i! i habeas corpns, issiioü by and returnahle beforcl J'it'ge Ewin, at UnionÃown. The case wÃià ; cúi'.icstly coritested by counycl,on thrco poirt 1. 'iirt by tlic decisión of I ho Suoreme Conrt, a Slato Jutige could not examine lito case en habeas curpuF. 2. An ofior by the clrmart Ão idontify iho rcÃpoüilerit by an eir-iT:nk. S. A motion to postpone the cose to crivo lime for the cÃaimant to procure ariJitioual evujrncc. 'l'ho result is given in 'Aords of our corresponde ni : "Ti.e Judgo decided tliaà l was too late in ! i thcdayto pértnit aman tobo identified by I ear-mark?, üke sheep and dog-s. t the prcat poinà (ccided was Ihatevery human liet j was eniitledto the benefila of the writ. nnd no law it decisión pf Cotirfs could deprivo Q ' mtin in Perjs Ivanin oà tlie rig-lit to it. A1Ã?o, Ã'iat time wouW no, be given to claimanr, as rjvory üiiin ho!ding anoliier n dnress or ciisto dy, mofrtÃ5!iow n iiis rettiri),, his Jgal title to ; iiold him, nnd in the absence of this, the pris cnei mnst be difcÃtflrged Tiins wc have a decisión i) necordance wirh thatpart of t!ie 1 Cü3siiÃuÃion, wliicii snyp, 'liie writ of habÃascorpus Jisll not he suspended e.xcept
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