The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-31

I The question was repeated, and the witness an
swered, Genesis. --
Q.-Can you tell me whare our Saviour wal
borni
AIN a manger. Jig
Q.-ln what country r.
Al don't know. ~
Mr. Western said she answered with more in
tegence than he expected, and he would MOI
press the last question.
Afer the examination Of this witness, the Com
missioner asked for the production Of the next
witness.
! Mr.. White said his answer to that was, that the
habeaS corpus before the superior court, IN this
case, had been adjourned to one clock to-day
that hour has now arrived, and as lie was engaged
there, he should now go. The Commissioner, he
said, was subpenaed to attend there also, as well
as the clerks of the circuit and district courts.
The Commissioned will proceed with this
examination. - .
Mr.. White-Very well, then, will go and
move for an attachment against you.
The Commissioner sent letter to Judge camp
bell, stating that he was engaged asCommissloner
in this case, but would attend as soon as possible
At this stage Of the proceedings, George w GOD,
ESQ.,, entered the room, and took his seat beside
Mr.. Western, as counsel for the claimant
Commissioner-W the counsel for the defence
proceed
Mr.. Jay-Yes. Call Joseph w. Smith.
Joseph w Smith, being sworn, deposed-l
live at 1876 Reade street. in this city; follow paint
ing, paper hanging, and the calcining business;
have lived in New York fifteen or sixteen years;
know this person (polating to the accused; ne
goes by the name of Henry Long; have seen
him about New York good WHILE suppose
about three or four years, or perhaps longer;
CAM tell precisely where first saw HIM, nor the
date, but remember one circumstance E'articuar-
" which brings 1t TO my mind; IN 40, l think
somewhere about February, had visited man
in Church street, by name of James Buck,
now deceased, believe, and my object IN visiting
Buck was, as he kept miserable rum mole IN
Church street, near Zion church, had desire,
and strong one, to induce the proprietor 10 De,
come a member of the temperance order; fouha
this man (Henry Long, at Buck house; th'nk
it was in February, IS4S don know If that was
the first time met him; appealed to him Glen
rv) also TO become member of the institution;
Buck told me he would but this man Henry
would not; it was the Independent Order OF Good
Samartans; Buck sometime after broke up his
rum hole and did JON the institution, and idhlnk
in March the increase Of the order was so great
thew proposed to present silver chaice to the
Grand Lodge Of the State of New York, which is
composed OF white people; Henry did not JOIN the
order and did not contribute to the chahce; saw
Henry frequently after that time; am perfectly
positive the man sitting there is the man applied
to to Join the order, and whom | saw IN Buck
Mace in February, lS4S; am of it, as that
see YOU (counsel) here; am certain Of the year,
for | applied to Robt. d. Hart, who was then
Secretary of the Washington Association and OF
the Grand Lodge; it was about the 9th or 7th OF
December, lS47; made out my petition for adj
mission into the order; on the 14th December,
ls47, they granted my application; few days az
ter, some fourteen or fifteen colored men were
initiated into the Grand Lodge, at the corner of
Hudson and Canal streets; they then granted US a
charter, and we opened lodge called Fountain
Lodge, in this city; was then drumming rp ev-
cry coiored man to join the association. recess
was taken at O'Clock.