New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23

chaplin Railed In WashfD9eKD, ouS AmpTs@
oued la NTaryiand-Fuii Account OF the
Whole Process-A Copy of tho Washington
Bond, showing the Working OF slavery
Nationally. Feeling In Maryland
Prospect of Ball Hereafter, DC Gco
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
ROCKVILLE Montgomery Co. nd. Saturday, Sept IL
NV dispatches by telegraph will have informed
you of the fact of William l.. Chaplin having been
admitted to bail in Warrington, on the charge of
aiding the escape of the sayes OF Messrs foomos
and Stephens The moment the hearing was ter.
minated there, ! procured conveyance to shis
place in company with Daniel Ratcliffe, Esq OF
Washington, and Ash Childa, Esq. of your City
counsel, and DR.. James O. Jackson, OF the Glenha-
ven Water Cure, Il. g. Gilbert, of Honeyoye, who
have come on to befriend Mr.. Chaplin, with several
other gentlemen friendly disposed had no time
To write, and wag requested not to telegraph any
thing until the resut was known here, for fear OF
embarrassment or circumventioa. After restless
night OF gre OF auIering from neuralgia on my face,
nm sosrcely capable Of getting up letter this
morning; but viii attempt report OF inc partlc-
plars OF this immensely interesting case beginning
at tho beginning OF the movement Ter release by
bail, .;,,,.,, ,,,,d
.brouph John BreFer, Esq. OF lhla place, Tor the
release of Mr.. Chaplin GA bail OF l,0OO, snd mas
ters being deamed ALREADY here, the prisoner was
brought before Judge Cranoh OF The Circuit Court
of the District Of Columbia, on "wednesday, Messfa
William Blanchard, Of tho well known firm OF buel
h Ranck ard. printers, and Selby Parker, arespecs'
able merchant ard 4Wotthy citizen who has given
many nroofs of q generous heart, were offered as
balm So 600 each. The question Of "sulhcopcy
was rsined, by the District Attorney, Philip IL.
Fendall. The Judge thereupon postponed the
matter TIL 10 O. clock on Thursday, with she under
standipg that proofs Of the alleged "lnsGliclenoy,
would be presented at that time The parties re.
Assem- be0, accordingly, after about an hour and
halls delay, proposed TO offer an additional balor,
In the person of David A Hall, lawyer OF wealth,
asweli az respectabilty and pretty widely known
as an extensive Claim Agent. But the Marshal OF
the District, Orchard w alacB, Esq, Of whose sin
eular interference on the proSlavery side, may
fake occasion to speak particularly hereater stu
insisted on questioning on oath. Finally, the fol-
lowing recognisanoe was presented, in duplicate,
by joseph ii Bradley ESQ OF Counsel for Chaplin.
Trend copy to give an idea OF the machinery OF
our black laws
Une3 States of Axserca, Distrto Of Colaaba, 10 bit
BeMrememoered That on the nineteenth day Of sepem
and fifty before William Crarch Chief Judge OF The
Wsm L. ohP ssnedR ebg PAP s
kerr and David a Hall, and ssvet2lly acknowledge Them
aevas the United siaies OF America ihsta say,
Inc said William l., Chaplin In the of three thousand
dosrs The ssid William Blanchard. seby Parker and
David Hail. In The sum of one thousand dollars esch TO
be respectively levied OF their bodice goods and chasel
isrds and tensments TO- for tbs sad United
StaieA II the sEid William Chaplin hhali make deisu In
the performance OF the conaition,
The condition Of the above recognir 10 SUCH qhA
pss @1oys me Ius cout Dic Of ooumb next
10 be holden In and for the county OF warrington In the
s s s s F1 ss MsadHS psa then
Sewers iii lie suspicion wnereot he, ss said tam
L. Chapla Ital ds charged, and 10 do and recsve hs!
shall moi depart tho said court without censs then The
above written recognizance rha be void Otherwise shal
n,ltF mud tr
fS'"'in Al w " IL / CHAPLIN. WIN. BLANCHARD
sELBY PARKER D. A, HALL.
Acknowledged before me &C.
20 this Mr. Kendall objected, the Marshal ssI
promptingl on the ground that 1t Gid not bind the
snresles Jointly"
Mr Bradley commended that be had offered the usu
alforu. Mr. Kendall claimed to Introduce witnessed
to show the nauticisncy of the bail, unless Mr. HAL
could be bound for the entire amount, six snou6ano
dollark-thres for Stephens and three for Iofnoa
Slaves3 by the introduction of the phrase aforesaid
He threw out, "a Mr. Bradley understood him, an
lnpusation that he had acted unfairly in drawing
up Shs recognizance, which called forth sharp re-
sentiment, An explanation followed, and the IN.
vestgation was about to proceed, when Mr..
Hall generously interposed with an expression
OF his readiness to have the desired changes,
how ever unusual-and il @aS unusu&l--but then
Chaplin had "stolen" that "pecatsr" species
of .property" whose "owners' always insist on
CORRESPONDENCE extra guards and guarantees -
The desired phrase wss then added, the bond was
accepted aud the prisoner who had remained 6
silent and wonderfully composed spectator, waa de
Iyered into the custody of Capt, Goddard aud otf'
ser Handy, the latter Of whom held the requisision
of Gov Thomas So soon as Judge Crsnohs re,
turn" aud the necessary coaveySnces could be got
ten ready. the eslvaoads proceeded to this place.
The coansel and frieuda OF Mr.. Chaplin precesded
the cussodians of she lay, with the prisoner by al
least two hours, They evidently "took their time,
she reason Of which win probably appear hereafter.
When 1 arrived at this place. Hound the resident
Counsel of Mr. Chaplin, tMr, Brewer and Mr. Child,
Dr. Jackson and others in sssts OF sad discourage
mans, snd soon learned that tina Magistrate who
had agreed h take bail on the charge of assault
aud bsttery wits intent to kill, had been oysra Fed
by The popular fseSpg {shich had risen high during
the unfortunate delay in Waahingson,l and had not
Only tstFeatsd from his agssamens as 90 Fs0eplQa