American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-11-30

carrlage; ne nad on a blue coat ana cap; uld
not see any women with them; the colored boy
had on grey cassinett clothing; did not see them
when they left; the horses were washed near
the abutment of the bridge, about six feet dis
tant from it; witness saw them from the bridge,
Just above them
Robert Rigdon sworn. Lives in Hartford co.
on the Peach Bottom road, about mile and
half above Deer Creek: keeps blacksmith's
shop on the road; morning of the 5th of June
saw carriage going up, with couple colorcd
horses, with white tails and names; it returned
in the evening; a white man and colorcd per-
sons were in the carriage; on the 9th, in the
morning, saw it again; the boy, sitting in 'front.'
| appeared to be about II years of age; the old
| black woman seemed to be about IS or 40, was
laughing, and discovered a tooth out in front;
a colored girl sat beside her; white man was
seated in front with the boy; felt confident the
person arraigned was the man in the carriage.
Cross-examned. Shop is about IL or 10
miles from Peach Bottom; aid not sec any lady
in the carriage on the morning of the 5th of
June, but a black woman and white man driv-
ing about or S O'Clock; morning of the 9th
saw same carriage pass, with the white man
and three colored persons; reason for noticing
more particularly then was because of hearing
that some person had been engaged in carrying
off negroes to the bridge; the horses were trot-
ting when passing the shop; could not be mis-
taken in seeing the woman's tooth out none Of
their faces were concealed; thinks the woman
who was seen alone in the carriage had Il veil
over her face; father spoke to the white man,
in passing with the three colored persons;
did not remember what was said at the time;
could not be mistaken IN the white man; did
not see the carriage on its return from the
hrdua. Ion1t Epouy ,,,bothar tbo
to Baltimore, or where it went, when it passed
down on the morning of the 5th of June; the
white man wore a cap and dark coat, on the
5th and 18th; he had hat on when next seen
in this city, in the magistrates office, and a
different coat; had come to this city, under a
summons to testify for the State; had no know
ledge then of Mr. Heckrottes negroes having
been lost had described the woman ashayinga
tooth out, beforep the magistrate, previous to
having heard such was the fact previous to ex-
animation was in 4 room with MIR. Heckrotte,
Cncles George and Ben amin, and officer Zell;
did not know such person as MIR. Heckrotte
lived in Baltimore until after coming here; had
talked with Mr.. Daniel West, since coming to
Baltimore; had no knowledge of having said he
came here to aid in sending d--n rascal to
the penitentiary; might have said so in jest.
George Amos, sworn. Lives about miles
above Deer Creek, on the Baltimore and Peach
Bottom Road; saw a carriage pass, with col
ored boy and white man sitting in front, and
two colored women in it; this was OH the 18th
June; had seen the same white man in car
rage, with black boy, and colored man, on
the 26th May, driving one horse; could not say
positively that traverser was the mamie looks
like him.
Cross-examined. One of the women were
black; could not say what color the other was;
it is about 35 miles to Baltimore from where
witness saw them; should think it would take
a good part of two daysg to travel the distance;
the boy had on light grey jacket, vest, and
pantaloons.
Benjamin Amos, sworn. Saw a carriage,
on the 5th June, passing Peach Bottom road,
towards Baltimore; the horses were small,
white names and tails; this was on Wednesday;
on Friday, about or s o'clock, was at Rig
don's blacksmith shop, saw the carriage coming
up again; old Mr. Rigdon spoke of it, and a
proposition was made to stop the carriage; old
Mr. Rigdon, upon its coming up, spoke with
| the white man in it; there was colored boy
and two women in it; could not say positively
the traverser was the man, but thought he was;
on Saturday morning, the man, with the same
horse and carriage, came down, but there was
no colored persons in it.
| Cross-examned. Was at Rigdon's shop;
saw the carriage and persons; the boy had on
steel colored clothes-the women had on dark
dresses; the horses were in walk, and seemed
as if they had been driven very hard; the white
man in the carriage had large whiskers; had
never seen traverser since his arrest; had heard
it said that Torrey had been arrested as the
man supposed to have carried off the slaves.
Samuel Scharf, sworn. On Saturday morn
ing, about O'Clock, of the 8th of June, saw
carriage coming down Peach Bottom road; saw
but white man in it; no wore a cap, and had
whiskers thinks the traverser is the man, the
horses were trotting.
Henry Bishop, sworn. Keeps tavern about
10 miles from Baltimore; on Saturday evening,
early in June, gentleman drove up to the tavern
in an open carriage, drawn by two horses with
haxen names and tails; he staid all night, and
left on Sunday morning, after breakfast had
no doubt about the traverser's being the man;
thinks he had whiskers then.
Ezekiel Burke, sworn. Was at H. Bishops
tavern, on a Sabbath morning, early in June;
saw a pair of horses, attached to a carriage, in
front of the house; knew them to belong to Mr..
Woodward, having hired them of him the pre-
vious Sabbath; one of the horses appeared very
sick, and the witness speaking of it, was told
by the person having charge of the horse, that
it was occasioned by his accidentally running
against rock; the traverser was the man who
drove off inthe carriage.
Cross examined. Had seen traverser, after
the time alluded to, and before his arrest, vis-
ting family in Old Town; did not recollect
his clothing.
Samuel F.. Rigdon, sworn. Lives on the
north side of Rock Ridge, Hartford county; on
the 18th June, saw carriage returning from di-
rection Of Peach Bottom, drawn by two cream
colored horses; proposition was made to stop
the carriage; as it was passing witness remark
ed to the white man in the carriage, {" see
you've got whole family this morning." there