Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-11-15


he deceased keeping %.
Rochelle, who was sworn asa witness for pris-
oner stated, that he happened at Stevens upon the
solicitation Of Davis for the sake Of company, and
that it was three miles out of his way, land it APP
peared already in evidence that the distance Ro~
eheIle had travelled after the point al which their
respective routs separated was out of the wav and
that the distance travelled for companys sakeNvas
about three miles, making, from the point Of sepa-
ration triangle) he represented the whipping at
the horseback Slight mot exceeding ID lashess
and sand that prisoner protested that no should
whip but himsef; and ais acitness suited that the
dispute betyeon prisoner and Helid was, because
llcfiin whipped 100 lard Ibis witness further stas-
ted that he interceaed with Davis 10 change his
ront and 20 with prisoner and tiehin To prevent
ther abusing the slave, for be expressly said that
when Davis arrived at stevens IT was bis intention
TO 20 another road by the falls Of Neuse. Witness
further declared that prisoner aud belin went on
faster than he and Davis that they were oveftakeS
that prisoner requested Davis TO carry the slave
till he should leave The road " here be- went?
What he stopt for seemed not TO be accounted
for by prisoner)--ihat prisoner overlook them ia
travelling about four miles, slowly that the pris~
oner there received the deceased from Davis and
in short distance turned into the woods with him;
that he again interceded with Davis to follow tbs
prisoner for the purpose of pleading for the deceas
ed that Davis ent of that he heard the crack
Of whips from the direction they went, but don't
know how many, but thought not exceeding 7 8;
that Davstet has horse in The road and that short
ly afterwards prisoner and Davis came back with
the deceased. The prisoner wenton with the nes
gro, and Davis returned to them aud mounted his 4
horse that Helm accompanied prisoner on, and
that in few hundred yards prisoner and Hcsin
turned into the woods 10 q log. ! he deceased be-
ing placed on the log iengitcise, and stripped in
like manner as at Stevens, Heiin pressed the nes
gro's legs severely, upon which the slave exclair@
Ell he would break them Helm rebnked him. and
declared he did not care that prisoner declared
they would kill him, but they would get the truth
that here another quarrel took place between priss
oner and Heiin, and of the same nature tie ore
at Stevens.
jackson, witness for the state, deposed that he
overlook the party at the time prisoner ard Dav1
were in The woods that be heard beating in the
woods with : sticks, or something like person getr
ting tan BARK" that when they returned to the
road they were both on horseback prisoner holding
the rope the negro was tied with; and that wheh
the dispute took place AZ the log, (wtere he dess
crbes The slave 10 have been placed and the conveS
saon about killing but they would have the truths
as stated by the witness Rocneile)that il was
contention lgho should whip, not that prisoner
thought lefisn hipped fC0 hard both witnesses =
gree that IN consequence of the dispute tut few
stripes were inflicted both these witnesses concut
that the slave kept up in good road, I'd was before
in broken, and that they travelled fast the horse
in chair several times in good road struck up,a
sallop.
jackson, the States witness, deposed, that the
slave appeared greatly exhausted that in crossing
q creek he begged for water and was inform by
prisoner he might drink il he could that being
pinioned he could not support himself with his
ant. Ri. 80 ho
knees 10 dfnk, prisoner's horse moved off WHICH
drew the slave PROSTATE, at which prisoner laughs
ed. Rochelle, the witness for defendant here
said prisoner cursed his horse but laughed. Roch-
ellie also, did not think the slave exhausted or So
much tatigued jackson mentioned that the slave
stopped twice opposite the house of Mr.. Galhon
when he appeared exhausted and quivered all over
at both times the prisoner gave him two se-
we're strokes With his long hickory before he would
start. Rochelle concurred in this part Of ,Iackson'a
evidence but differed as TO the fatigue of the save
Jacksons evidence was entirely confirmed by Mr.
Uallihou who deposed, that about sunset he was in
his yard at short distance from the road, rather
farther than the front of the Jail 10 the conrhQuse3
or perhaps about as far that he heard people CONS
ing and beard several cracks of switch before they
came in 81 sit that the foremost was the prisoner
with the slave and rope round his meek and his
arms pinioned, the slave in run that the slave
stopped suddenly, when prisoner gave him two or
three strokes before be would move that he ran
about SO or 40 yards farther and stopped, when
prisoner gave him two other severe strokes before
he moved ;hat he appeared to him, from the manner
Of his gait and the severity il reqdired to move him
that he was greatly iatgned from Railegh's to the
house of this witness Is IL miles, to go by stevens
il is IL. Jackson and Rochelle state that they
kept the same gait lrem Gsllihohs to near joseph
Cookies; that they had travelled from the time
that Davis and prisoner came out Of the woods toe
5ether that the distance from Galhons to Jo@
sepi Cookies, is about miles, and sthat they got
there by Gark that the distance FROM Callihon's
back to Stevens is miles, (ahout miles Of which
Rochelle said Davis travelled slowly with the
siaveD but the other part Of the way from Stevens,
to near Cookies, IS miles in all, was travelled al
the rate already stated namely, the slave kept ops
and that prisoner out travelled them in bad road,
and that The chair-horse twice struck gals
iop-boh these witnesses also concur that prisoner
aud Helm were the actiee persons in the transact
ton; that Davis rode behind, sometimes hundred
yards, or rather that prisoner and HELM OH rode
him that at the quarrel at tic log between prison
er and Helm, Davis directed them TO be peaceable
and threatened send them TO jail if he could get
men enough to carry them, ifthey fought--noHe of
them say that he ever inteffered in behalf Of the
lave. either 10 save him from whipping or 70 tod-
crate his gait in travelling Rochelle states that
Davis declared his intention to take his path for
nome, (Which left the road TO the right before
.eaching Joseph Cooke's) that he again requested
lin TO 20 on to prevent the negro being injured
md that he did go on with the party. jackson
tates he LETT the road near Joseph Cookies aud
hat prisoner, Hehin, Davis and JOS. Cooke went
n--but said nothing of the interference of RoA
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