Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-22
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Emancipator and Free American.
s ATROCIOUs ABDUCTION.

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From the Emancipator and Free American
ATROCIOUs ABDUCTION.
The horrible decree Of the Supreme Court
of the United States, allowing every slave
holder the legal right to seize his slaves, and
the increase, wherever he can find them, is
beginning TO yield its proper fruits, which
will 60 on, in all probability, uItil they
cause the streets Of our northern cities 10
run with BLOOD. A friend who came TO
Washington about the 2Sth of May, was
greatly excited by scene he saw at Will
mington. Of poor, broken hearted MAN a
husband - surrounded by sympathizlnp
friends, endeavoring to recover his wife. a
] woman Of color, who was seated among The
| gentlemen in one Of the railroad cars. The
man-hyena who had her in his power. re-.
fused to show any other warrant but his
pistol, which he held to the breast of the
gentleman that called to know by what
warrant he detained the woman. In the
mean time, the conductors of the railroad
were very oficious, exclaiming against the
delay for so paltry a purpose as restoring 10
citizen his lost wife, and finally drove the
friends from the car and put the train in
motion, which soon bore The weeping wo-
man beyond the reach of human mercy.
her broken hearted husband saw her no more.
The Philadelphia papers of Wednesday,
give the following particulars, which we
presume relate to the same case They
make the soul Of humanity cry outflow
long, Lord z go ..r4
The ABDUCTION CAsE.-On Wednesday,
an examination Of the case OF the abduction
OF the colored woman, on Friday night last,
took place before the Mayor II was found
ed on charge preferred by her husband,
Jabez Sowden, against Thomas Fisher, the
hack-driver wEo drove the parties to Will
mington, Del, for committing an assault
! and battery on his wife. s
| From the testimony given in the matter,
il appears that on Friday, man from Vir-.
GINA named Watson, made oath before
alderman Binns that the woman in question
was his properly, having been his slave
some twelve years ago. The result was a
commitment 10 the Moyamensing prison, TO
await hearing before a judge of one of our
courts the next morning. This commitment
was put into the hands Of constable Craw.
ford, 10 the evening, who proceeded oexe-i
cute il, which, from some cause, however,
was not carried out, as the sequel OF the
story shows. The subsequent facts were
mainly detailed by the husband oil the wo-
man, together with circumstances which
were preparatory TO the process OF abduction.
He stated that she came from Virginia nine
years ago, that he was married to her seven
years since, and never heard her intimate
that she had been or was a slave. Accord
4 ing 10 his testimony, Il appears that Watson
visited this city almost every spring, and
that he invariably called to see him and his
wife, was always friendly, and never limited,
4 much less made, any claim 10 her as his
property. He stated that on Friday after
noon he visited Watson at his lodgings, a,
The u. S. Hotel, by request Of Watson, CON-
municated to him by colored female, and
was kindly treated; that Watson invited
him TO call with his wife aud see him in
4 the evening; he did call with her, and after
being in the room some time. Watson de-
sired him 10 inquire at the bar below for
some person; he made the inquiry, and as
certained that the person asked for had left
the city ia the morning. Upon his return
, up stairs, be found ;he door of the room
locked, and asking admission was refused
!, He exclaimed, 7" What does this mean ?'
when Watson replied from the inside, g
know what il MEANS" or something Of like
I / import-at which time he heard his wife
! CRY, out, aThis is trap set 10 kidnap me.
:. Sowden, then suspecting the design of Wat
Q son. ran out of the house to the residenc,
d | Of several friends, none Of whom be coult
! procure. On his return, he found then
taking his wife out Of the private door Q
the hotel, and placing her in a carriage
r He demonstrated, and crying murder, DC
!. brought great concourse Of people to III
spot. together with several watchmen and
: number Of police. From statement mad
n by one of the party in the hack, that sh
: was in custody Of a constable, and unde
commitment TO Moyamensing, the officer
allowed the back to leave. Il was drive
= down Fifth street, with crowd still follow
e inc. and her husband clinging 10 the veh
!. Gle and hallooing at the top of his volc'
He saws that al, or near the corner OF Fit
Y. and Spruce streets man lett The hacl
sr who. he believes. was constable Crawfor
a aud soon after he lost sight of the vehicl
81 Sowden proceeded next morning. TO WI
= mington, and there encountered Watson
De a railroad car, with his wife, who refuse
d him permission to her, and threatened Il
. did NOT leave the place, 70 shoot him win
pistol, which be aourished at the time.
- Sowden and his wife lived in the low
ie part Of the city. She was IN the State
en- Virginia four years ago, with the family
AZ DR.. Wilkins, has been in the habit Of Wis
!, ing persons in this city from the section
country she wac from. Sowden was ~,
m ried TO her by colored clergyman. 3
lie maiden name was Mary Scott. They IA
az no children. The case was continued o.
until "Wednesday morning, Fisher givl
81 bail 70 appear az thar time. This case
be excited considerable attention, and will
re- doubt be sified to the bottom.
ess A SuLTAN's PREsENT.A splen,
dg-I Arabian blood horse was brought here
hal the bark Eliza, arrived on Thursday Fl
The! Zanzibar, as present from the Snltar
-, Mpscat 10 David Pingtee. Esq, of /