Chris: In common law it basically equivalent to raising a posse, you are asking bystanders to aid in the apprehension of a criminal or wanted person. Alan On 6/8/2011 8:25 PM, Chris Brooks wrote: > Hello > > I was reading some abstracts of some eary Kingston documents and I ran into > one from 1680 about *'hue and cry'* as follows: > Statement that he has obtained a hue& cry after a Negro man who ran away > from the Esopus and that he will pay all costs and charges arising out of > the said hue& cry. > Can anyone tell me what hue and cry meant? > > Take care > > Chris >