New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-28
CITY INTEbbIGE y &c
CIRCUIT COURT. Before judge FARErR.
SLAVE Case.
B.REgr AMss vs. JoHN BI.oopGooD.


The pl,ioti.' formerly resided nj Mobile, ard
the defsnaa, .l rss-n OF TIM, Cy. The present 1e-
m 70 recover sd ard interest i trss years services o'
saye belonging ll hmeS VINO bad been placed 1 posse
oa VI. Biood-ood at Mobile Mr i iS no" o. '' Q"
thu. City snd all the parties including ihs slave N question:
bu; y b., has b. en r.nuuted By Nl Aes ~ former owne'
were present in Court.
II appeared from the testimony that MI et hnbe Il
1855 earuc his partner NJ Charles De.!r.eF. agent 10 aSs
,aa d bs es,a,e among which tbs slave The ave had
been broSrht up house and Nr De'sined hm u
cb IN HI. own family FOR time. bu'. not beng satisfied
with n m hired him ou: Mr. Ell Mobile for he North soon
,,e b partner the plaintiff and appointed M Mccoy Sec
,stsry of the Merchants Insurance Company. hs afsn
The slave did the parties where h had been n ssf
.wo ar three change. thrown Gpcn VI fct"y hand'
II o ns yerv angry with il losing m p.Tc7. anl o e
mad good und Slll HIM. Nr Rl'ot-oo4 ! a'ohet 10 i"
of Nr Deir.er lie tas otcc OF i NcNoy when the
.eve -,:urnc iiaVr thg; time 'cr' 10 progress u
erection he offered take he ,av2 winch Was st-se J
n, NIct,ny-aad the slave VI Bc5znct. gut asis
ua IS placed under the charge Of Mr. Rch. foreman % -,
K Gwen bod and carrying bricks and mor;n: 10 10,
,ne- par the building Having asy been used 10 v"tk
1. house servant. he lsd "a ascend the ladder 'E
load and refused 30 the wors. lie was put mo he Gala
bo,e OF guard house. by the foreman. tied aud paeasl
Tn. Young man who slave hu: tree. placed
upog the stand Is witness. lie rather superior looking
HACK man. OF about nddaG ard hich: ard well dressed
He save description OF the mode OF padding ise 'a'e Is
ted up with both hands extended hs clothes beng oil aad
ho-gei with pad. which Is m inch bo4fd wtha IA &c
numbc1 Of holes N 1t made by inch and havIGs
h.rJle which usually ,aasn by the person punks 10 Olh
hands The name the young i'JGcob Ihtms' lie
.ar.. ha: padded b. Mf Rich per,on and so much
s that he was SICK fot days. MI Booi:uoG away
NJ Pensacola other watering place al the ine all
was not aware the punishment lie aI'ewarI toI jacob
that he behaved himself he would set km x, the tfu"e. lie
ss then nut TO mailing at' and subsequently 10 worA a.
sor After bong sixteen months with NJ. 3cod:ooi. ;na
r,,s .fn,,e. him lind work or himself and keep nj ne
cpu max over "a month. which sum he wa' 10 i'e VIZ
T. He p.ocue! work board steamboat. ana tor suale
month. mad from 81 20 ST. 2ef month Mf Boodsuod r.
10. nag Slr Ames the sixteen months Jacob
l,,aat and SUIT is broush Is and
Alter the testimony plaintiff had been civen tie
for l.lsnan, moved tor uoasuit on the ground H. tla'
,s,r IN the declaration that the action Is lOf s5-
,.I by Save 3i. relation rot known recosasoj.
~ tins ,ew by cur aws-i rest, positive s.aa'e oa:
cl statute , be shown by the pafty claiming underit 90.
ibon to nnye been re-dered ana recognised by The
of the place o. coarac laws cannot be set "a motion 90
eatnce the con,ruct contrary to the policy OF ouF law,
| to the law. Of Nature and the laws oil God
Iudrc Parker said the position would he good one before
b.hcr Coutt but he himself could entertain the
and II was denied.
commission had been sent Mobile. and testimony OF
Ns,sr, sct,ov Rich and other, ;aken which read IN
COM, nni tended u the idea that the aye WIS lUzy uiky
uo,,alsope &c ard not more If much h bul't
anJ clothes 1t was conendsd that ieducon should
hs made for time lost the .ave beng sick &c. c COIN
sol f defendant conended that the Said BY tie lvs la
Mr. Boodrood while working Tor hm'=i amounting to about
$50 IS all that should be allowed
Tn. compel pain;i; urged thet the va!u OF tins
the slave ns shown by ms having received S2i Eouh
both before and after he left Mr. r. ~ to the n.pu'a;on on
ms character by the Mabs witnesses thai also duroveiby
the conf ence reposed m by , former owner ana m,e
A. To HI, ,ckne that occsaaed by The inut OF deicn
mt ,on nd on the defendant should fail the los
shown ,, the slave was worth Mobile tom sJJ 20 Sg0.
he i. nogs servant Vie iny ct the ,nr-lu a fpanuit
The Court charged hat however might regret the prn
rpe Of Slavery had nothing 10 DO with the merits ct ih
which IL 4 mele Of a'sumpa account GHc
rho testimony IN relation punishment ony Above
With view 10 show wheher the illness OF the man had been
caused by the agent defendant otherwise. Inc onI,
question for the jury decide whether the rendere
were worth what charged tor hem. 1t 10, they Will md io
nlinH deductny the laid out for the slave clothing
sc. &c.