The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-02
Trial OF the Rev. Charles f. T0rrey for ABB
Quoting Slaves.

Quoting Slaves.
BALTIMORE Cry COURT, FRIDAY, Nov. 29th.-
Inc case OF the State vs.. Torrey being called, the
Clerk proceeded to empanel a Jury, when some
discussion took place on the right OF challenge,
the Counsel for the State contending for the right
to strike or challenge from the Jurors, and the
to challenge twenty, and denying the States right
to challenge at all. The question was discussed
at some length, when the Court decided that the
State had the right TO challenge four Jurors who
had the right OF peremptory OF twenty. The regu-
lar panel was then called, and exhausted by Pc
rempory challenge or for cause, before Jury
could BE obtained; number of talesmen were
summoned, and a jury at length selected and
sworn, as tollows:-J. III ID. Boone, Allen Elder,
William Young, William Ensor, Thomas McCon-
nell, William Johnson, VIM. Fairchild, John Bratt,
j. A. Boslcy, l., h. Pointer, George Brown, Elisha
Lee.
In opening the case, Mr. Richardson stated that he held
in his hand three indictments az ans the traverser,
sisted three slaves, the property Of Mr.. VIM Hecroc,
to escape from his possession The first OF these ndct-
mens charges the offence with reference to negro
woman named Hannah Gooseberry; negro girl named
Judah Goosebeiry, and negro boy named stephen
Goosebery Each Of the indictments contain four
The first charging the raverser with having entced the
party to escape; the second with having persuaded the
party to escapes the third with having assisted the party
charges him with having en,iced and assisted
the party escape Each ofthe indictments exactly
alike with the exception Of the names Of the negroes
The woman Hannah Gooseberry was about 40 years OF
age thu gill judah, the daughter Of Hannah was about
10 OF age and the boy Stephen about II years
Of oge The girl and boy being the son and daughter OF
Mr. Richardson opened the case with plain statements
81 me facts he expected to prove, and then proceeded
to call the witnesses.
Mr. HroKRorrE, sworn--Is the owner Of three slaves
one woman named Hannah Gooseberry. about 40 years
Of age, stout, good countenance with tooth out in
front she is not black woman, but sort OF chestnut
color, rather stout and aeshy is the OF girl
named Judah the daughter Of Hannah she is a stout
pir of n in nj
the build OF her mother and boy named Stephen, who
= about IL rather stout made he was dressed in a
dark brown cassnc jacket and pantaloons striped shirt
and thick shoes the other had variety OF clothing
some black dresses which bought for hem when their
cannot describe they first absened on the 4h
OF June, between and O'Clock, after they took their
suppers have never seen them since OF my own
knowledge know nothing Of them since They were
good, excellent servants honest and without fault have
advertised them and have invited them back but they
have not returned keep q tavern and refectory
Bologna sausage crackers and cheese freely exposed
in the house they have always been at the command
Of the servants have been dealing with MIR. Henry
Henderson since he commenced business, believe
about twenty years until he quit business; and sold
believe then dealt with Mr.. Holder, his clerk have
still In use the crackers of Mr.. Henderson
Cross examined by Mr.. Johnson.There are, Ipresume
and crackers OF the kind used the crackers
ate Twards bought Of Holden were marked with the
name Of Holden and Co. think IL was since the absent
ing Of the slaves that Mr.. Henderson sold out.
CHARLES HEcKRoTTE, sworn between and 10 o'clock
at night in the latter part OF May about four or five
daysbefore the slaves went away, saw white man
standing at the gate Of our yard talking to Judah Goose
berry the white looked at rather suspicously
and went away and Judah went in when went in the
house Judah wasn't there when went in the yard Ju-
dab came out Of the shed asked her who was she had
been talking to when first saw the man thought it
was my brothernlaw, but upon going nearer to him,
saw it was not think this pointing TO the raverser is
the man he is thinner now than he then, and his
whiskers are off; at the magistrates office picked him
out was told to look round there about 90 or so
people there The man went away up the street. las
came down to the gate
Crosseraniled By Ma. GALLAcHER-I swear positively
to the best Of my knowledge and belief this the
did say at the magistrates that could not swear posi-
lively to him.
By Mn. JoHrsoN-Have never noticed him in the street
the gate OF the yard Camden street Judah in
she saw me she didn't see me till turned to.
wards the gete and the then turned away, up the
street he had on light panaloons and light coat ink
he had cap on; did not speak to him when went
into the house did not say anything to my father about
i thought the man had other Intentions than to per.
suade the servants away told my father the night after
they went away, that thought that man had got them
away had never seeii white man there under those
circumstances before have black men there the
moon was not shining It was starlight night Before
the magistrate swora that positively believed Mr.
Torrey TO be the did not swear that he positively
the He dressed then in dark coat, and had
hat on he dressed entirely different OF course
From the time the at the gate talking to Judah
never Mr. Torrey till saw him at the magistrates
between these times suppose two or three weeks had
elapsed suppose saw him about two or three minutes
at the elwhen went to the magistrates office knew
there there charged with getting the slaves
clicked him out by his stature and face, and his darL
hair, when went into the house saw Judahs mother
asked her who it was judah had been taking to thu
gate was on Camden street II was coming down thu
street and he turned up suppose that Judah told hin
some one was coming and he then walked the street
il he had turned down tho street should not have beer
able to have seen him so well should not have seer
his face at all.
By Mr. Cox-I do not remember TO have seen you AZ Tho
magistrates office don't recollect to have seen MIR
Torrey, and to have been asked If he was not the
said twas dark night, and said meant by that that il
LIGHT m hmm
that could not identify the man.
NICHOLAS WOODWARD, sworn.-I let a pair Of cream
colored horses, with white and white tails and
Rockaway carriage, to Mr. Torrey, Tuesday, the a
June he brought them back on the next Sunday, very
much fatigued there was no driver went with them they
much atigued that OF them died soon alter
wards.
GEORGE w. RIoDoN, sworn--On the morning OF the
7h June last early, perhaps between and o'clock,
was going to Mr.. Ciarks my brotherinlaw, over the
bridge at Den creek when saw him standing in the road
carriage open before and behind and two dun coored
horses standing in the water and black boy washing
their legs over in the road white man washing
his hands in bucket was there looking at them
full ten minutes and they did not me for sometime
the horses were dun color with white and tails
thought it would be the death Of them washing them in
the state they were that man there ponng to traver
ser) Is the man, and Black boy; went TO Mr. Clarks up
the read and In about half hour came back the
horses eating the side of the creek the
still there and the boy he light complicated black
boy and sort Of brown or chestnut steel mixed
pantaloons and roundabout; ] thought something was
wrong and took particular notice OF them
Witness 10 meet the request Of counsel tor descrp
ton Of the location sketched diagram OF the spot II
the main road alone crossing the creek
the point referred to the bridge is the edge of the
road so that can through the ford or over the
bridge.
RoBxRr RrGDoN, sworn--Lives in Hartford county on
the Peachbotom Road the other side OF Deer Creek
about mile and half I'm blacksmith have shop
about half mile from my house up the road the 9th
OF June, in the morning, saw carriage going up with
couple OF dun horses and white tails and names white
in i.with black woman was in my shop; the
carriage returned again in the evening late towards Bal
tmore saw the carriage again the 7th June il had
in II white man and black boy that is the white man
CHE traverror there two black women in the
riageyhey going along laughing he old womsn had
white and boy sat in front did not the carriage
again the traverser is that white picked him GU,
at the magistrates Office
prosecution and the Court adjourned till next day at 10
O'Clock.