American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-31

| Inhuman Treainent. We saw yesterday
morning at the Clerks office Of the City Court,
one of the most revolving cases of brutality
which we have ever seen exhibited. A small
! coIored boy, about IL years oil age, named
Charles Anderson, was brought TO the Office by
his father, to clam the protection OF the laws,
under the following circumstances. He Lad
been bound out, when about years OF age, to
a man named Jacob Hardner, who lives in
Camden street, between Charles and Light
streets, and who is employed on the Fhladel-
Phia Rail Road, and has remained with him
until within few days past. The boy has
ran away from him severa! times, as he alleges.
on account of cruel treatment, and on Tuesday
last ran away again, when his father took him
back to Hardner or Wednesday, when, as the
boy states, Hardner placed an iron band around
his body, with chain, to which was attached
& heavy iron weight, and then fastened him up
III room, aher cutting him with a cow hide
III shameful manner. The boy escaped on
THURSDAY evening, having cut off The iron
weight, and fed 10 his father, who, astonished
at his appearance, and unable to get the band
and chain off, kept him all night and brought
him to the Clerks office yesterday morning.
The band was about an inch in width, and was
evidently made with an intention of being
riVetod on, but being too small, the master was
compelled to tas!cn it with paddock. A
heavy trace chain was attached to the band,
one end of which showed where it had been
broken off, az the boy had stated. Ills arms
and back exhibited the deep gashes made by
; the cow.h hide, and on his forehead and chin was
also deep cash, made by emitting him over the
head. His back likewise exhibited innumcrs-
bic scars, here ho had been previously cut
with a hide, but which had healed up.
3 hl hat, R,t,rc f,nIt l. :.
person, Just above the hips, that his respiration
was at times painful and difficult. Mr.. Louis
Sorvary, when the boy was brought to the
office, Immediately interested himself, with
praiseworthy philanthropy, in his behalf, and
filed petition for him, TO The Judges of Balti-
more City Court. The following is a copy of
, the petition:
To The Hon Judges Of Bait. City Court
The petition of CIIas. Anderson, by his next
: friend, Louis Servary respectfully states, tina
about four years since he was bound to a GER
: tain jacob Hardner, to learn the art and mys-
: tericS Of house servant. The petitioner states
that after repeated inhuman and brutal treat
, uicnt OH the part vi his said master, lie has
sought refuge in your honorable Court.
lie has borne the brutal treatment until HUI
manty revolts at the sight Of his person. lie
exhibits himself before your flonors with Il
cha n weighing pounds locked about his per-
} SOM he shows the marks OF the chastisement
recently received, which makes the blood of
man chill at the sight. He shows his person
cut to tbs bone in various parts by the whip;
and, under all the circumstances, implores your
Honors to give him that redress that his case
deserves al your hands, and he will ever pray,
Sc. CilAS. ANDERSON,
By l.. SERyARY, his next friend.
} The petitioner further prays your Honors
that his indentureS may DO Cancelled, aud that
he may be discharged from his said service; and
that his said master, Jacob ilardner, may DO
iined for his said conduct, according to the act
Of Assembly in such case made and provided
! CHAS. ANDERSON,
! BY l.. SERYARY his next friend
I A process was promptly Issued, by order Of
Judge Bricc, for the arrest Of Hardner, and the
case viii be heard to-day A more revolving
case of inhum,ntY has not occurred for long
time in oar midst, and we hope the full extent
OF the law may be meted out to the offender
: The band and chains were taken off, and tho
I boy given in charge Of his father until this
morning, who, no matter how bad his conduct
: may have been, never deserved lile fourth part
= Of the crue! treatment he has received.
! Constable; under The Cifg Count The follow
the Judges Of Baltimore city court, at the Sep
TENDER term, 1916, and who have bonded for
the ensuing ycar:-Geo. Riggs, Ezekiel Burke.
Jonathan Jackson, William Clemens, joseph
Dagger, William DUNCAN, Simeon Hays, Saul.
Merryman, jesse L. Albright, John Beard
Chas. Brown, Chas. Fox, John ZalI Arch. G..
RidgeIy, Daniel Weaver, Saml H. Redgraves,
VIM. A. Swift, Thos Dorsey, A. a. Posey,
, Jas. Stewart, Samuel Gladding, Jas. Sheldon.
John Hauptman, David Whltson, Mitchell B..
/ Fields, Madison LETTERS, Geo Smith, P. B. Lu-
cas-, Matthew Keer Jno. Stewart, Wells A.
Hail. Peter P. Polee, Nicholas Burke jacob
! Cock, lily, McKeown, Nicholas Wyant, Jno.
d. Bowman, d. Pollard, w. Mckinley, w.
Snyder, Joshua M. Myers, Berlin. Gather,
/ Jno. II. Affetewe, Jno, Graham, Isaac TAYLOR,
4 w. M. LaughIin, W. p, Tate, Stephen Dal-
den, Francis Mckinley, Chas. kurlz, Edw.
Knott, Gen. FIeburgor, Geo. X. Campbell,
Eli Smith, +. Thompson, Jno. Campbell, Al
? fred d. Eynns, Lorin N. Decker, VIM. BON
bargef, Robt. Wilson, Geo. w. Brown, w.
w. Waite, VIM. FL. Jarvis, Thos. Oorunan,
Chas Ricketts,, ThOs Nj, ID. folly, Ezekiel C..
3 johnson, l., Won Sonbiron, WIN. l. Blteman
Detention Of The Mail The Eastern Mail
due here yesterday morning at 5 O'Clock. by
the Rail Road from Philadelphia, did not ar
rive until II O'Clock, in consequence of the
train which left here oil Thursday afternoon at
s o'clock, having run over two cows, eight
miles beyond Chester The COWS we've killed
and the train thrown off the track, obstructng
= the passage Of the cars, then on their way TO
this city. Luckily no person was injured.
S Ministerial Call. The Rev. James Shrigley,
f. of this city, as we learn from TIE Yleiter, has
| received unanimous call, TO become pastor of
the FIRST Unversalst Society, at Dover, N.
. II. Should he determine TO accept tho call,
8 his large congregation here will lose an elo-
, qnsut minister, and our city an accomplished