Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-01-12
From The Pennsylvania freeman.

The New YoRK KIDNAPPING CAsE.-Just
as our paper was going to press last week,
we received a telegraphic despatch from N.
York, informing us that two kidnappers had
that morning left that city for Philadelphia,
with a colored man in their possession. Inn
mediate measures were taken TO intercept
them but on the arrival of the train we could
learn nothing of them, and were left In that
suspense until Friday, when we learned that
the cunning kidnappers who had actually
paid their passage to Philadelphia to give a
false scent, made their way TO Gravesend
Beach, Long Island, a spot on the shore
some ten miles from brooklyn, opposite
which a vessel was waiting for a fair wind
to sail to some Southern port.
There they were arrested on Thursday
evening, and brought before Jud ge Edmonds
the next morning, when the case was post
poned until Saturday. The Herald of Sun
day gives the following account of the tri-
al:
THE SLAVE CAsE.-Joseph BeA.-A re-
turn was put in to The writ of habeas corpus
issued in this case. The return stated that
Belt was the slave of Mr.. John Lee, of Fred
erick county, Maryland !; that he had run a.
way about four months since; and that Mr..
Lee, finding he was in this city, caused
liii y UC dpplShthuCus 10 uS HdO a liRub W
do; the return concluded by declaring that
he was the property of Mr.. Lee, and that he
should be delivered over to him. 1t was
then agreed that the further discussion Of the
case should be postponed until Tuesday
next, and that in the meantime Belt should
be remanded to the custody Of VIM. Ed
monds, the keeper Of the city prison. Judge
Edmonds ordered the audience to be seated,
and that no one should be allowed 10 pass
out until the prisoner was removed. He said
he understood that an attempt 10 rescue the
prisoner, after he was taken ontside the court
room, was to be made. In order 10 guard
against the evil consequences of such an at
tempt, he had ordered an extra number of po-
lice to be in attendance. lie then ordered
the officers who had the prisoner in charge
TO remove him; and after he had got to the
door, he directed the extra police TO follow
him, and remain with the prisoner and the
officers who had him in charge until they
left him in the city prison, There wer,
from 100 to $50 colored people in the bod
Of the court room from an early hour in tn
morning, and it appears that some of then
, told one Of the police officers that it was ir
tended 10 rescue the prisoner after he left III
9 court room; the policeman mentioned the fac
TO the Judge, upon which his Homer ordere,
{ lHe extra Poice W PIeseIFe oIueI anu pIeNei
a violation of the law"
4 Two constables, Lidney Clayton Of Brook
), lyn, and Charles Bird of New York, wer
a Inc kidnappers in this case. If ever me
n deserved the excavations of community, thes
a two wretches richly merit them.
q We hope the result of their wicked schem'
will show them that their act is regarded a
no less heinous than highway robbery or pl
racy, and they can no more hope 10 comml
this with impunity than those.
After preparing the above, we received
letter from a good friend in New York, de-
falling the circumstances of this outrage, bul
/" though its statements would be read with
!" interest, we are compelled to omit it by a
J press of matter. We learn also that the col
= ored people of New York held a meeting on
: Monday evening, and passed some strong
: and indignant resolutions upon the sub
iect.