Lexington union., 1841-09-18

LICK, Inc properly oil
Richard z. Watson.
On The writ of Habeas Corpus, The fol-
lv,,c return was made. "By virtue Of
Within writ to me directed, ! have new
or the Hon. Franklin E. Plummer
j1dge of the second Judicial District, the
spty Of the within named Green w. Fol.
and return for cause Of his detention,
zhai hold him IN custody by virtue of
..taiD proceedings in the name of the
Asot Mississippi, against the said Folly
rd Gabriel CoIey, before Ii. F. Dulany
Justice of the Peace for the county Of
Ione;, and Morgan L. Fitch, Judge Of
be 10Th Judicial District. A full and
Ercopy Of which properly certified by the
Esys Of said court, is herewith added as
bsh Of this return, have none other or
Eetsat cause for his detention.
J. D. WYATT, Shift,
By A. G. OrEY, ID. sh'f."
september 4,h, lS4l.
The Prisoner together with one Gabriel
|E6Iey was arrested on the 5lh day OF May,
|l64l, on toe warrant of B. +. Dulany,
kq, a Justice Of the Peace and commit
to jliI.-The following is an abstract
1.-THE testimony taken before the commit.
liz Magistrate and certified here as a
nsft Of the proceedings.
Lemuel Doty, called and sworn on the
M Of the State. Witness was called on
NJ Joseph NJ. Taylor, to go in search Of
GabrieI COIey and Prisoner, suspected
q taking of certain negro man Dick
~ mule the property Of X. +. Watson.
H left home for a school house IN the
ss'ghbOThood, Coley having been seen a
AAph time previous in that direction, and
Nas standing at the school house waiting
Ren CoIey rode up passing it, the dire"-
Mn to Manchester. Witness stopped him
eOQuired if his name was Coley, he
wered that 1t was not. Directly after
Fds witness discovered the negro at the
'ance Oft hundred yards or more COM
In The same direction of Coley.
jonathan Jackson, called on the part
pc State. Gabriel CoIey and Prisoner
ed at the house Of II. =. Watson, on
91day evening put up their horses End
Fked Into the field. Prisoner stopped
lhe bars; Coley went to where the
o' were at work. The next day Pris
and COIey went into to the field
's Witnesses hands were at work, i
part OF the same plautation culti'
q Oy Watson, and told witness they
Y going to the house of one jonathan
y ana enqured the way; they also en-
lsu The way to Manchester and the dis
y, lhey left the place about clever
0IN III Inc morning. At night y. NJ
y'Ct called on witness and told him tha
VI Wa''On's negroes named Dick ant
J'' was missing. Witness went will
,o' 10 search of the negro, Coley ant
IOne' we're suspected Of having takeI
spo negro. They overlook Coley nea
-u'O, house in the neighborhood o
'SG's riding very slowly. The.
'so Mn Cooley, without making them
% known and rode on to the house O
u'l Doty and got him Doty, an
''Ogo In search Of them. Doty an
paay went in the direction Of tn
~ nOuSe' Witness, Taylor g. Wad
III pursuit Of Prisoner and overtoo
Ua,vISllIng very slowly on the publ
they passed the Prisoner and rod
me house Of Joseph A. Thomas
''e ,ney waited for Prisoner to com
When Prisoner como up Taylc
Nea out in the road and stopped hin
ehqu'red his name. The PrisouC
w tnal he was not bound to tell hi
Inc Prisoner gave up a pistol an
h,SsS ~.S with witness and company to tn
II" Doty, where they found Doty an