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

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1t was noble thought, and may well mingle
with higher and nobler motives TO stimulate
our efforts and encourage our hopes. And
while it is the glory so eagerly coveted by 9TH
or nations that they may be pre-eminent in
conquest and extended rule, let us gladly accept
it as. our distinction, and wear it as the fairest
Of all that grace our escutcheon, that we pre-
eminently honor the Sabbath and the Sabbath s
! Lord.
| In behalf of the Convention:
JOHN Q. ADAMS, President.
HARMAR DENNY, Secretary.
reported for the American Republican,
TRIAL OF THE REV. C. II. TORREY.
BALTIMORE CITY COURT.
Present-JudgeS Brice, ,Nisbet and Horihington.
FRIDAY, Nov. Goth. State VS.. Charles T
Torrey, indicted for abducting three slaves,
Hannah Judah and Stephen Gooseberry, the
property of VIM. Heckrotc, in June last, in
violation of All act of Assembly of 1927, chap.
Is, first section, providing that if any free per-
son shall "entice, PERSUADE or assist, any slave
or servant, knowing him or she to be such, to
run away from his or her lawful owner or pos
SCISSOR, and such slave or servant shall actually
run away" SC. such person shall be liable to
confinement in the penitentary not exceeding
| six years
A difference of opinion existing between
COUNSEL as to the mode of selecting jury, some
time was occupied in arguing the question be-
fore the court. The court decided that the
usual right to challenge was the mode designa-
ted by law and acted upon, in such cases.
The following gentlemen were then selected
as jury in the case, under the right of cha-
enge:
John H. T. Boone, VIM. Young, VIM. Fair
child, John Bratt, Allen Elder, Geo. Brown,
| liam Johnson, Thos. Mcconnell and Elisha
Lee.
Geo. r. Richardson, Esq. States Attorney
opened the case in brief statement of what
the State would be able to prove in aaixing the
crime alleged upon the traverser, (Charles T.
Torrey;) and the law under which the traver-
ser was arraigned.
VIM. Heckrotte, sworn. Owned three slaves
an old woman about 40 years of age, tooth
out near front, bright chestnut color; Judah,
her daughter, aged about Is years; and Stephen,
a son of Hannah, a younger child; they had a va
riety of clothing: were excellent servants, and
without fault; they left on the 4th of June, "a
bout or o'clock at night; keeps public
house; bologna sausage and crackers were free
ly used in the tavern; the crackers were manu-
featured by Mr.. Henry Henderson.
Charles I. Heckrotte, sworn. Between 8
and 10 o'clock, at night, four or five days be-
fore the slaves were missed, saw a person talk
ing to Judah, at fathers back gate; thinks the
prisoner is the man seen in conversation with
the girl; thought the person, at the time, bro
ther-n-law, but upon further examination found
it was not; had identified the traverser, when
afterwards arrested, as the person whom had
seen at the gate; he had whiskers then, and
looks thinner now; it was light night; the girl
ran in when she saw me.
Cross-examined by defence. Had said posi-
lively the person at the magistrates was the
one seen talking to the girl; the girl ran in; the
prisoner walked off; did not tell father at the
time of seeing the person talking to the girl, of
it, because did not think he was there for the
purpose of persuadng the slaves away; when
they were gone, told him of it, and expressed
the belief that he had taken the slaves away;
the clothes worn by the person at the gate were
of light color; had identified the man at the
magistrates office, as the person seen talking
to the girl; he then had on different clothing,
had not seen traverser after seeing him at the
gate, until seen at the magistrates Office; had
described him previous to going to the office,
and when there was requested to pick him out
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so; knew him from his heighth, whskers, and
hair; in approaching the person at the gate, he
left the girl, and passed up by me.
Nicholas Woodward, sworn. Keeps live
ry stable; on the 4th of June, Mr.. Torrey pro-
cured an open Rockaway carriage, calculated
to carry four persons, and two dun or cream
colored horses; he returned then on the Sab
bath (the 9th) following; the horses were very
seriously injured from rapid driv!ng-one OF
them died; the horses were peculiar from their
white names and tails; the person arraigned
was the one alluded to; knew him well; had
| hired him horses before.
George w. S. Rigdon, sworn. On the morn
ing of the It'll of June, about or o'clock,
came down to Deer Creek Bridge, Hartford
County; saw carriage standing in the road;
the harness were hanging upon it; saw white
gentleman washing his hands in bucket; a
colored boy was washing two horses in the
Creek; they seemed to have been driven very
hard-thought they would be injured by the
washing; the white person seen, was the same
man present, looking at Torry;] the horses
were fed upon the road; thought strange of
seeing such party there, and under such cir
cumstances, and took very particular notice of
the white man; felt satisfied that traverser was
the person; saw the advertisement Of the
slaves having gone off, and wrote letter to
Mr.. Heckrotte, telling him the slaves had been
hauled away, and mentioned the fact of seeing
the boy spoken of; the boy was of a chestnut
color; had noticed the white man at the time
of seeing him at the bridge, thinking that
something was wrong, with view to his iden-
tificaton afterwards; should have known him
within seven years after; had told Mr.. Zell so
when he came to Hartford; did point him out
as the person when in the magistrates Office
Cross examined. The bridge is about 80
miles from Baltimore; had said he had seen the
traverser in 1882, at his (witnesso uncle's; was