8 ) ▁and ▁Cel est ine ▁Ag la é ▁L ec es ne ▁( 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 1 ). ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁Louis ▁Cel este ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁brother , ▁Edward ▁Esc of fer y ▁to ▁Marie ▁Mont agn ac ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁King ston . ▁ ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁John ▁Esc of fer y ▁came ▁to ▁notice ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁committee ▁who ▁were ▁intent ▁on ▁changing ▁the ▁law ▁such ▁that ▁free ▁men ▁" of ▁colour " ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁free ▁and ▁equal ▁rights ▁to ▁white ▁people . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁Louis ▁Cel este ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁John ▁Esc of fer y ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁under ▁the ▁Ali en ▁Act ▁by ▁a ▁war rant ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁J ama ica . ▁William ▁Bur ge , ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁considered ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁" d anger ous ▁character "; ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁al iens , ▁because ▁of ▁claims ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁H ait ian . ▁L uck ily ▁they ▁had ▁time ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁H abe as ▁Cor pus ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁J ama ica ▁ ▁While ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁Esc of fer y ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ga