This day came , and and upon the reading and filing the joint petition for a writ of Habeus Corpus to be directed to one , to have forthwith before the Municipal Court the Bodies of the said . and upon said writ of Habeus corpus: said writ of Habeus corpus was issued by the clerk in accordance with the prayer of the petitioners. Subpoena issued for . &

April 3d. Special Session. April 3d 1844, 1. o clock P. M.

Present Joseph Smith Chief Justice, , , , , , and Aldermen and Associate Justices.

, High Constable, to whom was committed the service of the Writ of Habeus corpus. made his return thereon, which writ, with the return thereon in <​is​> on file in the clerks office

, Constable, made his return on the copy of the original writ. served on him, the said , which copy, with the return thereon is on file in the Clerk’s office.

A copy of the warrant, issued by J. P.— and by which the Petitioners were held in custody, was presented the court, which copy, with the return of the constable thereon are <​is​> on file in the clerk’s office; also the petition for Habeus corpus is on file in the clerks office.

The subpoena with the returns thereon are on file in the clerk’s office.

The summons for calling a special session of the court with the returns thereon are on file in the Clerk’s office.

The bodies of the Petitioner’s before the Court; The court assined them Esq— as counsel.

was sworn, and testified, that when the marshal , was about serving a writ on another individual said to the “God damn you”

, was sworn. and testified that [p. 91]