Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-05-11
From The New Concord Free Press.
kidnapping.

a trial on the charge OF kidnapping has
recently terminated in Cincinnati Court. AS
the case is a very peculiar one, we give its
details, as we find them in the Cincinnati
Globe;
Con the 28th of December last, Charles
Coyey, a colored man, was found in posses
sion Of a horse belonging 10 Mr.. Ashley, oil
Cheyiot, and said to have been stolen. The
owner applied to Henry J. Ryder, of some
notoriety as a taker of horse thieves, 10 reco-
VERT. Ryder, falsely assuming to be an Of
fcer, arrested Convey and took him TO the
mayors office, where he was locked up, to
wall until the testimony against him could
be procured. Ryder had previously said 10
Ashley and another, that it would be better
not 10 prosecute Convey for horse stealing, as
more money could be made by taking him 10
the South as a runaway slave. While in the
msyor's office, in presence Of an officer nam
eds owls, and a man b.. the name of Palmer,
INSTRUMENTATION turned. upon this subject
Convey was asked by Ryder if he was not a
slave. He said he was not-tha he was
free. He was then told that he would have
to go TO the Peni,enriary for seven years, but
that if he was a slave, he would have he al
tentative OF returning to his master in the
South. Convey then said that he was a slave
-Nudt Ht Hdu tcNdINh iph h'S iheS'S' ~
Milledgeville, Ca, eight years ago, and
would rather return than 90 to the Penitentia.
ry-lhat he had been in trouble, at any rate,
ever since he left. Ryder. then offered to see
him safe back to his master.
Without further delay, Ryder and Pal
mer accompanied Convey across the river &c
the Office Of the mayor of Coviugton, and re
quested permission TO lodge him tor the nigh
in Jail, as a fugitive slave. After considera'
bic persuasion, this was granted.
In the meantime, Ashley, who ha0 beer
waiting for Ryder, became suspicious, anc
traced him TO Covington, and called upon the
mayor, who gave directions that Covey
should not be released until ordered by him
In the absence of the jdilor, however, TIL
next morning, Ryder and Palmer obtained
Convey from the Jail and brought him back Il
Cincinnati, and Kept him in "a house in the
western part of The city.
Between 3 and i o'clock, on the morning
of the Goth, Ryder and Covey started on foo
down the river, and stopped about six mile
below, at a ferry, where they crossed the ii
yer in a skill 10 Kentucky, and remained un
til the Louisville packet pissed. When Ih'
boat arrived there, a signal was made iron
it by a man on deck, the boat rang It's bell
rounded to, sent off its skill, in which Ryde
and Covcy came on board, WheTe lhey me
Palmer and Proceeded 10 Louisville. The,
remained there together for a day or two
when Covey and Palmer crossed, apparent.
without object, into Jacksonville. There CO
vey was arrested by persons from Louisvill
as a runaway, carried back and taken betoT
a magistrate, when he produced his free pa
peIs and was set al liberty. lie was subsC
quently arrested on the charge oi horse stea
; ing, and brought back to this city, whithe
Ryder also returned. Palmer has not sine
been found"
The first trial of Ryder on the charge
kidna piping was tedious, and the jury coul
c not agree. Convey, the colored man, was il
troduced as a witness on behalf of the pros,
c%ution. No evil resulted theTeirom for II
y testimony Of Convey was in favor of the erin
. inal. This showed what d power Ryder Ia
gained over his intended victim.
On the second trial the jury returned a We
4 diet Of acquittal. What has become Of c,
q yey, we are not informed,