The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-10
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TRAL or DKAYrox This indvid was put upon trial
yesterday In the criminal court charged with having, In
va a1 sa asO y ,s saryss
away, with seventy Que others, in the schooner rearl
10 prove viz that Mr.. upperman saw Drayon on his
premises the day proceeding the night the negroes took
their deparre that he looked up at tho window, and he
tMr uppermaD) went out, and gazed al him. and now
identified the prisoner tue same person; and, further,
that these negroes were found with Drayton some distance
down the Potomac river, board the PEARL at Conield
barbor Mr. Key quoted the Maryland law OF 1877, TO
show that the punishment had been DEATH but altered 10
imprisonment for not less Than seven nor more an ten
Mr.. Mann, the prisoner, referred 10 tle Maryland
laws The first passed in 1871 provided sgains stealing
negroes and other property modification OF II, IN HiS
related 10 harboring and entertaining slaves another, ~
liJ 10 negroes from being enticed away, and
the law OF 7o6, prescribes the penalty for transporting
slaves BY adyics loan aid donation orolerwise Thes.
five before the District ceded and Congress has
made legislation on the subject excep!o adopt them
house on Saturday tie 18th Of Apri but not having been
in conversation with the slaves, is there proof Of lar
and assisting them to make their escape?
The prisoner Is charged not only with stealing slaves on
oriyone indictments (the number Of the owners OF The
seventy -four slaves but transporting these seventy
four OF seventysix slaves and for this as many indiet
crimes, Ills connection, he might be tried aso for ar
boring and entertaining slaves, an absurfy on lis lace
says that shall twice be put In jeopardy Of life
limb lie must be tried on one charge, not four There
ease tried little more than year ago; appeal
was made TO the Circuit Court and was sent back II
ali lie indictments man was asked in New Hampshire,
when digging tunnel Or rsilroad how lar he got along
every day lie sa he could not tell, US Il took good
many days to see. The Government proceeded this
supposon. When he concluded his remaks denying that
the defendant stole The negroes witnesses were called Tor
Mr.. w. IT. Upperman Identified Drayton as the person
on board the Pearl, and had also dsied his properly
Major Hampton g Williams. NAVAL StorekeeperD who
Of be a IS one a dc
persons found board and identified the negro woman
er shs ps Court adjourned un
this morning, at ten o'clock,
this before the Circuit Court Dinsman ~ Captain
Wilkes, ofthe Exploring Expedition. The latter was
him several times for reGislng 10 do duty and put him In
irons and confined him n native FORT at Honolulu which
fort damp aud otherwise uncomfortable, az was
charged) and The food unwhoeaome The cnDe has
pied two weeks, Yesterday afternoon the Jury retired,
that II The jury made up their verdict BY shutdown they
should seal " nof separate aud come together again
An adjournment Of the Court took place until Monday
next
THE sroIRE NEGROES which alluded TO yesterday,
recovered at Rchmond and not at Fredericksburg
had put the darkies box directed Mr. Williams
20 Buttonwood street. Philadelphia, and In this way In
daed received telegraph despatch from Richmond ad-
ysns him 70 he on The lookout but he had aunt to The
ing The game had alrendy been bagged The name Of
the thief Is Smith He Is originally from the Morrill, and
aarot
The Muac al the Capitol Yesterday evening, attracted
very large attendance 81 Ladies' and gentlemen, together
with hundreds Of boys girls and scrvantn with children In
IN aooa ana AMI wound M ~ payme yankee
tune thai never loses It's merit and which s awayc well
q Saturday aasrG The hand viii perform
spectacle beauty and fashion, and smiling faces.