The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-04
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I. Vas h. afisctiona.s to hi, children

@. Was he sasctionats TO his ohilarenf
a. dont think he had affection for any thing.
lon are you TO Mrs. Burdel
A was asked that question before
Council We did not take your arsser down then,
you WIN please to answer the question
A | married her father, and was her stso-mosher
when she married Mr. Burdeu
q. Did you not know Mr. Burdsll adopted tbs Ora
ham sy,teHn before he married.
Q Did not Mrs, Burdoll know IT!
The Court here adjourned
The People ,s rel Doctor Whiting U.s. The Hath or.
fcer at Staf'n LiandA motion about to be made
at the sitting of the Court for that Doctor
Childs hand the Official documents Of the depart
ment to Doctor Whiting who has bsen lately appointed
health ofaoer at Staten Island by the 6overnor upoo
the suRgstion Of the Court it postponed until to-
m rrow his ruornng)
ALLEGED SLAVE CASE --Erie. County Coart-F r
Stevens, presiding - Christopher We16 Vs jacob Eve
rick.-Th'u action for assault and battery nd
false imprsonmeut brought by plaintiff against defend
ant OF our city police constbes The trial Of this
cause commenced the 2fst inst and closed on the
evening Of the 2aathe not being In session on
the 22d The circumstances that led TO this case
appeared In evidence, peculiar and novel La ths
latter part September last two athletic men one by
the name OF Perry, the oher Wolf SLAVE dssl.rs
Kentucky made their appeal in city in seerch
OF negro who they said waS a runaway slave While
prowng about the city Ia search OF their game they
learned from acme that negro bearing the de-
scripon of tho one they IN search Of then
gsgrd st work in tn. part Of the Gothic Anxious
10 as ertan The feeling OF our republican city sud how
far they might proceed to the securing OF their prey
tstioDo made to him. consented to assist them in the
prosecution Of their designs The necessary psus to
their success being copsummated they proceeded to the
Gothic Hall to secure the plaintiff The Two slave deal
ers entered the part Of the hail. where the plaintiff
engaged at work, seized hold Of him though hs
had been guilty of the highest crime known to our
laws, and without giving him time TO put his hat,
vat or boots, thrust him out thsrefrom down dark
pair Of stairs, where they jonea by defendant.
By this tims the news OF the capture OF planh drew
together assembage of people Of all colos The slave
dealers here inquired of by what right or autho
rty they arrested the plaintiff but no gven
upon which the of the two drew from his side
sikh srreed revolving pistol aud said that he would
blow through" the first man who interfered His cou-
rage however, soon became little ooo by the nterpo
sition Of two who told him that laws and the
rights ofour ctz should be protected explained the
Of the offence he had committed BY the display Of
the pistol aud that by the words accompanying that
act, he had subjected himself to imprisonment Yet,
determined the psiutin aud against all expos
tulaons they forced him down another fight of stairs
70 Main street and thence other stairs into
back of1ce. AS plaintiff thrust into tho
Office, the door was closed, but was soon made open
again by the crowd that followed Here the release Of
psintf was demanded by several persons who told him
10 leave neither the slave dealers tbs defendant
had any right detsin him The psinti started, but
sessd mold OF again by the defendant and thrown
back defendant placing himself at the door to prevent
his gong out At this last sst for the subjugatton OF
tie plaintiff, the crowd became 40 much excited that
proposals. of offered by the friends Of
the Dealers and the plaintiff allowed to pass out
without mo station On the defence an attempt was
made to establish the fact that the defendant acted
from good motives and that all he did and said was to
quiet the produced by the zure Of plaintiff which
it his duty to do Us officer. Here the cause
ended After charge from the judge, the jury retired
with Instructions seal their verdict AMI present It at
the going in OF tue Court the next morning. when Ito
day) the verdict of the received finding for
plaintiff 500 B Flto Com .Adr. FEB 2lM.
stSuPaEMs CoUHT OF UNIFIED STAEs, March q ls45
No al. The United states, aintifs, vs. the city OF
Portland The argument OF this cause was contiourc
by Mr Attorney General for the plaintiffs, and by Mr.
Evans for the defpn unnt.