The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05

The following case, which occufrtl on iIl' I
day OF lat week. Ia New York City"e copy |.
from the Tribune, It j. the hrst arrest un' .
der the new law The poor slave was not
allowed H. open l,i4 mouth. lLcprn,"odinR'
were summary aud quick, aud O freed man
once moro brcouc, O slave. There i'a cold
hearted cruelty about this proceeding that
chills the blood,
l.. :. CoM,u-SioNrR'- OrrICF.-l'ci"r"
Commissioner Gardiner ITgmtHGt.H as 2"
.hmrs HIml,t cLdrgfd io be- n tdghts ""t''
me- Property ~ .HUV borr' II AH'"'''-,
80 person Wa. pr'.ynt as counsel Tor A,' used
and uu., one roorud m1u llri7a lfhl mu-
lauo. The Marshal ai! NJ Wood iNd h"rn!
there. The Commissioner said they would
go ou, aud ID 'uuuTrl came ih ne N"''" I'""
proceeding.
Ttoma, L Clare Ca mau With duk eye
and hdr) sWofu--lr thirty loor- of Hgc"icrk
fur Merchants Shot Nauuii, iuring COZ 90
baltimore know. james ll,mlcthc Is slave
oFNi,r, Brown, mufhcrau-nw ui mime csid-
inc la B.dumorc, have Known Hamlet atout
90 ycags; be- Ict my muthcr.in-law al ont
,cais AGO tii- touuu uN nlrr.uuF lun'rU
irum the premises tho dwelling where hr re-
sided in Baltimore shc D. entitled 20 hla ser,
VICES. be- i- a slave for litr she never parted
with him ,oluumr.l1j s.r oaiuo into pos'r,,-
, i,p rf him Va. will irum John q. lmAul IcE
r .i,,',ilUI husband; dc Written ltrcr shown
O. uHI r.rrr tffHu tha ..''' a's- i.' I..'' "'r
der chat from thv time shp inherited him ui
- ...---.4..!- ! --Al a. ~ -Ll-4Al LIZ I1--l-
Opoiutug to H. o light mu1itu man, uNnui
20 or 30 years OF age, looking exceedingly
.Fcu.jvol.
: witncs. then ,wor, to thc affidavit
t,ptaruy BrDiru, sWum--An - years Of
aye; reside IA New ork clerk with \. NJ
FrudaN, % Front street, resided before com
iur here ia Baltimore know James Hamlet
/ Thayc known him since a boy he Is slave
90 my mother who inherited him 10y will
urm father; he lcft her service by running
away, | suppose, ah-cntiug himself from the
! house in the said city of Baltimore,
about two years since; have seen him seve-
raj times, within the last six months, in the
city; 6rst time | saw him was in April last,
my mother is still entitled to possession of
La. 4.a4t.ll h4tt.i tire. nff
sitting here (llamcD ls the man.
Mr. Asa Child, counsellor at law, here caur
into the room and took his scat, he said he
, hud been sent 90 this morning through another
/ hy a gentleman with whom Hamlet had lived
in this city, CHR :. \. Wood but he has no
directions in this natter he merely came 10
see that the law is properly administered aud
ho supposed il would be without him.
Miro. was then shown the law, the power
of attorney To Mr. Clare, the affidavit of Mr.
c. on which Hamlet was arrcsted--and the
testimony thus far.
Mr. Glare cruss-cNaminod by Mr. Child
married MrsBrown's daughter about 7 years
ago; Hamlet has always lived with us in the
family; am in her family now, and was at the
time hc went away; think lac is about 2S yrs.
of age Che looks much younger than that
his features are very even, as those of white
person of the kindly he occasionally worked
~ the Shot Tower where | worked; he was
hired there as n lahorcr, and Mrs Brown got
the benefit of him---that is, when | had no
other use for him; he had formerly been en-
ploycd as n drayman; after married into the
family some wear or two, We were living toe
bethcr, furnishing the house; such wages rs
got for the man was returned to Mrs Il, e.
be- used as She saw fit / Mas her agent TO Get
employment for him Is | could; had him in
various occupations have a power of attor-
. ncy: haveno further interest in him than
he i her property, and we wish to get HIM
back to Maryland again whore he left
Mr. Bro'cH, crosse Namincd-Len HON,
eth March last Was home when Hamlet
went away. At the thil he-'ya engaged nj
the Shot Tower business.
. Mr. Child said he had no further question,
to ask lie supposed the rules of the law
had been complied with
b | will deliver the fugitive over to the Mar,
7tii,t' ~ pc urfTvcrcd over 10 The Claimant
Mr. Child suggested if that was the law
The Commissioner then -aitl ne wuutri huur
. him, n the law said, to the claimant, and il
! there should be any danger orrescue he woulC
, deliver him 20 the l.. 5, Marshal,
The |. :. Marshal said he had pcrformct
his duty IN bringing him in.
Mr. Clare said he wunld demand such ale
= from the United States Marshal rs would Sc
, cure the delivery of the man % his owner il
Baltimore.
> Mr. Child suggested that il must be an af
iidavlt that he apprchends a rescue. Mr. c
stated that he did so apprchend.
MIR Ialmadgc, tho Marshal, said he woul,
> have TO perform his duty iEealled upon
! Mr. Child replied he supposed that h,
p would, but there were doubts az 10 the firm
, The necessary papers were made out b,
the Commissioners, MrClnre, swearing he ieat..
Qd rescue, and Hamlet was delivered TO him
!, thence a. the t. s. Marshal, and probably
g was. conveyed with all possible despatch t,
q Baltimore, u coach boind in waiting nj tb;
door aHd he was taken Oft in irons, an office
accompanying the party.
TN. Is the first case under thu law OF Con