Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-19

In elect, that the ill-treatment received by the
child, was inflicted by Cornelia, the slave,
and not by the accused, and that during the
greater part OF the time that Sarah was in the
employ oil the Tanners, the accused was an
Invalid, and incapable Of i~nficting the .inju-
ries charged.
Mrs Wilmington being sworn, testified that
she lives halt a mile from MIS-. Tanners;
twice visited the house while Sarah was
lhere' Sarah, The last time she was there, had
the whooping-cough; does not r~ecollect how
long this was before Sarah was sent home:
while there, heard screams from the ward ;
Mrs Tanner, who was i'll FROM rheumatism,
called from her sitting room TO know what
was inc matter; some one replied, Cornelia
IS whipping Sarah accused then called to
Cornella to desist; Sarah soon afterward
came INTO the room; saw no marks of vio-
renee upon her; this was probably two weeks
before Sarah was sent home; accused said,
When sarah came into the room, that she
would have her sent home, only that she had
lhe whooplng-cough, and there was fear that
Mrs. Dunnica's children would catch the dis
ease; Mrs. Tanner was frequently away from
home; has often heard screams in the direc-
ton Of Tanners house.
DIR. VIM. Carr Lane, sworn-Has attended
Mrs. Tanner in two con6nements, the last,
one year ago; accused remained in bad health
for some months; early in the spring gave
case up to DR.. White.
DIR. White, sworn-IIas attended Mrs.
Tanner nj intervals for several months is aE-
ficted (accused) with rheumatism was dan
gerously i'll during June and j. ly. Cross
examined-Saw accused but once or twice
during period last named, except when he saw
her in town.
Mrs. Conner, (the ~younger) sworn-Is a
neighbor of the Tanner's; was at Tanners
two weeks before Sarah was sent home saw
Cornelia whip Sarah Mr.. Tanner scolded
Cornelia for doing so; while there Sarah was
sent to the spring, quarter of a mile distant;
not returning Immediately, Mrs. Tanner told
Cornelia TO 90 after her; Cornelid remarked
angrily, elf | 90, III kill herr Mrs. Tan
ner then said, "Cornelia, you need not go;"
on a subsequent occasion saw Cornelia whip
Sarah in front Of the house /; does not know
whether Mrs. Tanner was, or was not al
home.
Mrs. Conner, (mother-in-law Of the last
witness,) sworn-Was at Mrs. Tanners on
the occasion first referred 10 by last witness (;
corroborates The evidence relating thereto as
given; Sarah had whooping-cough had a fit
of coughing, and fell on a small stump near
kitchen door, inficting a slight cut on the
side of the head, Mrs. Tanner dressed the
wound.
Mr.. Conner, (son of last witness sworn
Has often been at Mrs. Tanners house ;
knows that Mrs. Tanner has for several
months been in bad health.
Miss Tanner, sworn-Is sixteen years of
age; daughter Of accused Mrs. Tanner has
been in bad health for several months; afflicted
with rheumatism; has frequently seen Cor
nelia whip deceased does not know how Of
len; has seen her beat fer with sticks, SWITCH
es, clubs, and a uncomfortable; saw her on
one occasion break the latter named weapon
in beating deceased ; Mrs. Tanner had been
confined to her room the greater part of the
last spring and summer; occasionally rode
out deceased had a whooping-cosgh about
two weeks before being sent home, fell, in a
fit, and cut her head; witness dressed the
wound, it was not severe.
Cross-examined.-Has seen Sarah tied
was tied in front of the house about a week
before being sent HON ; tied about III O'Clock
in the forenoon, remained till dark Mrs,
Tanner ordered The child 10 be tied TO keep
her ont of the way of Cornelia Cornelia was
not tied also; the tying was done by witness
and Cornelia; deceased was fastened rounC
tn, body with a rope attached to a swinging
f limb could lie down; soon after deceased
was tied, accused rode ont, and did not return
= till dark; Sarah was not whipped, witnes
= thinks, during absence Of accused /; accuse,
: has often whipped deceased moderately; thi
D was previous to June; Cornelia has done tn
whipping since; on the day previous to III
= tying named, Sarah was tied several hours I
I, a tree near the stable was tied by Cornell
T without the knowledge of accused ; about tn
oanna porind hacoacaI eto;J a,t Ill f -
night; had been sent TO spring, and did NJ
It return; dark coming on, all the family, il
e Guiding the accused, went in search wit
: torches; searched thoroughly the vicinity
spring, quarter Of a mile from the house, an
could rot find Sarah; deceased afterwarc
S stated she saw the searchers, but lay still
e the grass; was afraid; for this Sarah VIZ
n whipped; whipped by CornelIa ; accuse
was confined TO room by rheumatism, and di
n not whip Sarah; witness has never whippe
d deceased deceased never suffered for fooI
except when Cornelia refused to give it
her.
Here the evidence closed, having occupie
; in its reception two entire days. BY agre,
70 ment of counsel, the case was submitted witt
g out argument, when The jury, rising, signife
their readiness to render a verdict. The
names were called, one by one, when eaC
,r answered TO his name-not guilty.
ID This verdict, to those who did not watc
ue narrowly the progress of the trial, will seeI
a. singular. Mrs. Tanner has escaped the Law
n but not public condemnation. There are few
,. if any, who believe her innocent. The diff
ST Guilty, it seems, with the jury was the contr
ut dictory nature of the evidence. One of Il
"a Jurors has just informed me that he entertain
L not a doubt of her guilt, though the evidenc
r, in a legal point of view, was not sufficient
convict. The defendant is known TO be
er very severe mistress, having shamefully alb
r sed several servants previously.
y Yours,