Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-05
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From tas .NcFsf Herald, .N1r. 70.
THE LAflMER CASE.
WE ay bef5re cur roa3ers to- DAY, narrative Il this
veaations case. whch lear - tue Beginning OF trI-
Die a Raoa larger scale Il Is drawn up by the Hon
f. C. Austin. oi Tn B,,s;aa Bar .neng The Attorney
ri Mr. Cray, (ihs 49, oi I.al."f aid Tr'eeo's ao
doubt, lair and ilHp7t. 4 ta,.s rom begin
ming TO ead. Il is - Tai I.apsftaut djcu-
u,en, and the South VII, ieel 'lr. Aus.
tin for Tho Trouble he has taken IN ~ To tnr
paalc. The manly and independent . IN wlsh he
has declared his sentiments IN relation this affair
sbews HIN 10 be alike elevated above the srdd suages-
tions u interest anl trucking sasseryency To popular
prejudice. uae thing, however, hi has overlooked
which should have heen mentioned II the credit Of MI
Gray. iie Mr. e., never had the distant idea Of
receiving any # money whatever far his servants
and the arrangement made entirely 10 save certain
individuals from the prosecution OF the negro s,edlers
who had determined Ia wrcak th.u Vengeance on them
(f,r assisting Gray. } even their n,tef ruin Mi GRAY
ibid these doomed individuals regard him bu, Il,
make the best arrangement they coulI to save ,hon
selves fIsn harm.
TO TIE PUBLIC.
The rerer arrest and detention oG George Iatincr
asa fugitive saye, and the proceedings connected there
with. have excited 81 much a,ieuen, anu such moor.
rce statements have been made relating tho whole at
fair. shai IN compliance with tia wishes Of humber
81 persons, an adncei pshlish the facts in tia,
cass, an g ta"i comment Of my osa. Il leave
caca r. IL! INV u 81 differences c. anlence al ,
hy siaaa{ 49, II a# 81 this detail pledge
my -. sri 1st #Ha.af ~ #.teamsiaucts shall again
apffa' vi e iae iaa!e u al matter connected With
this Transaction.
Oa the l9,h Ocl.5.l last, about tlrcs o'clock in the
afternoon, as was on ile point Vi leaving my office to
attend the examiaa,lpn Of person charged with the
crime IT ars'n, Mr. James b. Gray Was introduced 10
nie. and stated thai he wished assistance as his lc
fsl adviser IN obaiHng rtsst ssi.n u person named
Cearse Laiiner, whom he claimed as his slave
He ADDED that the parry had already been arrested
hy him and his ASSISTANTS and that he wa. then con
fined in the lock Of The Court House Mr. Gray
further stated thu, ho believed -. amer had stolen
from his store IN Norfolk. and that he had evidence n
slbsanate this accusation. Illeag explained to MIR
Cray The nature Of nay engagements, he deierniucd to
w7t ua.il the examus'u II ltFfad 10 vas concluded -
Be'ween and O'clock | ie.Jr.e1 /, my Office and
iheFe had iuF!aer conversation with Mr.. Gray; ani
bong taly satisfied that both charges m1de by Mr.
Cray were iriie. AM that attempt 10 reaia Iltimcr
IN custody, BY free af the auhon.y which is given to
the master over his fugitive slave would be sl,coled
with great officially, Al Mr.. Gnys relnest en,oroJ
complaint gains, Latimer f5r s.ealnr al,t Of ihe
articles Supposed + lave been slucn made ont by Nj,
Gray being presented 10 Il Justice sud annexed /,
fh- complaint On this compliant warrant was i,,ue3
end committed t,oifi,er Sra,tnn to haG at The same
AH'e gave written authority signed by Mr. Coy. To
dsian Laiiner as glliye fr,a his service and labor
nad an1'her Eafe7 signed BY Mr. Cray retues,in. Che
Jslsr - hold Latino. as MIR G's flvye slave and At
the JaiioT The which should become due Tor nj
liners board while in Jail
At tbs tine crowd had assembled around tic Cour,
iioase 10 tue number o nearly three hundred mostly
n'ais oiacks They seemed u fear that attempt
would be made 70 snucgie i1mer out of the CITY that
n'zht, aad 70 quiet Their fears, pledged my word to
several Of them. TO whom had been personally known
a'r many years that Mr.. Cray would take no stems not
aa''"r'sed and sanctioned ty law. Al, O'Clock en- The
same evening asis Il Haiea3 Corpus was issued Inv
Iu>sie efffI >
the hands Of Sheriff Colburn comaanin- nm in tho
nsnal language of the writ produce the BODY or a,
sDer bere him forthwith. Late that nirht amid n,cb
tuiarn and coE.as.on, Iatmer was c,rngevci :, ail
ihe i,Dwng evening. at six O'Clock. the lobby of
'e Supreme Court Room, was appointed J the return
CT the wit.
Al TIE place and honr agreed unnn bef,rc ,l,a ~,
VIC unfer"e cunrt, the officer made rrurn that
isuer Vas m he custody Of s,raltan and that. there
,oie, he was ~ present The Court directed him to
e'ing i.atisner in, and he accordingly brought.
The answer Of siaioa " tie writ. disclosed that bo
hesa Ls'mer by virtue Of two prossp:s: lsi Ona
warrant issne3 Is Re Justices OF the roce Court in
~, whish he was e. ed . fugitive from jus,iSe ..m
the State Of Vr1Il4... f'fs,as aaent NJ N, O.,
he claimed the cns,o,s t;e c. ~
give slave. MIR Gray az La. claim f t.. cus,o,Iy
Of 54atme, as his sase.
TIE warran, of The Police coart was p-oeuced md
authority to Srat,an TIE Testimony Of sundry
persons two of whom were CASUALLY in the r,,y sc &
st'o"flr tiidt been known
BY fiiea IN Norfolk the slave Of Mr. GRAY for peri
% 1t years. - t
1hs t-e.i@oay of Mr. Cray was excluded. The
Counsel OF Lamer raised The punt that the warrant of
me Police Court void. because that Court has no
authority 70 Issue warrants in Ike the present,
and referred u ;,c we'll known case u Pripg rs Com
foHwealth Of Pennsylvania sustain their ea.incon--
They also crsaDsea the evidence offered to prove
poia.s -
The Conrt, after delieration. announced, fst that
- 70 the warrant from the Police Court, they would
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