[June, 1853, and previous.] Judge Duer
decided that it was not within his jurisdiction to determine
to whom the custody of the child belonged; the Supreme Court
of New York must decide that. Judge D. proposed to both
parties that the child should be put into his hands, and he
would provide a proper person for her care and education, but
the woman (Porter) would not consent to this. She evidently
designed to train up the child for a life of shame, and
perhaps of slavery also. The case was brought by a writ of
_habeas corpus_, before Judge Barculo, of the Supreme Court,
sitting at Brooklyn. The effort to serve the writ was at
first defeated by the notorious New York bully, Captain
Isaiah Rynders, acting, it was said, under the advice of
James T. Brady, counsel for Mrs. Porter. For this
interference with, the law, Rynders and some others were
arrested and taken before Judge Barculo, who let them off on
their making an apology! The second attempt to serve the writ
on the child was more successful.
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