People ex rel. Brown v. Blake
New York Supreme Court
A WRIT of habeas corpus was issued, directed to the defendant, requiring him to have the body of Benjamin Brown, the relator, before Justice Gilbert, at the chambers of the Supreme Court, in the city of Brooklyn, on the 26th day of May, 1866. The defendant made return to the writ, that on the 10th day of May, 1866, by virtue of the warrant annexed to the return, he arrested the relator, and held him in custody, under and by virtue of said warrant.
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A WRIT of habeas corpus was issued, directed to the defendant, requiring him to have the body of Benjamin Brown, the relator, before Justice Gilbert, at the chambers of the Supreme Court, in the city of Brooklyn, on the 26th day of May, 1866. The defendant made return to the writ, that on the 10th day of May, 1866, by virtue of the warrant annexed to the return, he arrested the relator, and held him in custody, under and by virtue of said warrant. The warrant was as follows: “State of New York, town of Middletown, village of Edge-water, ss. The people of the state of New York, to any ,…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
“ The relator is held by the respondent under a warrant issued to him as a policeman of the village of Edge-water by Thomas Garrett, a police justice of that village, and having been brought before me on a writ of habeas corpus, his discharge is demanded on the ground that neither the respondent or the justice are legally constituted public officers.
The act incorporating this village, passed March 22,1866, provides that there shall be seven trustees, four of whom shall be elected in May, 1868, and three of whom shall be elected in May, 1869. These trustees are to hold their office for two…
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