The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-12-12
A FUGITIVE CASE.
WHEELING, Va, Dc. 2, 1885,

WHEELING, Va, Dc. 2, 1850.
| To The Editor Of The National Era
| | wish to submit to your readers the following
statement Of FuGITIvE SLAVE CASE, that has re-
Gently been brought to my notice while sojourn-
| ing in Louisville, Kentucky.
In the Louisville daily papers OF the l7th OF
November appeared the following paragraph
The following is from the Mem albany Ledger
Of yesterday
Yesterday brought before Esq. Jocelyn, charged
| by a man named Dennis Frame Of Arkansas with
being fugitive slaves The alleged fugitivcs are
| a woman about IS years Of age, her daughter
about 50, and sou of the latter, boy OF 7 or g.
| The case will be heard tomorrow
"What is singular about this case is that the so
called fugitives are, to all appearances mhas per-
| soasy No trace Of Indian or negro blood Is dis
oernible in the Oldest woman nor in the boy and
large majority of those who have seen the other
woman are of the opinion that she also is Of pure
| ly white origin.
a." bout ten days ago the family were kidnapped
or eDticed across the river, where they were put
ON boat bound south but when in the neigh
borhood Of Hawesville were las they say) put on
shore by the passengers and made their way
back here.
"The Oldest woman says that she is native Of
Baltimore; that many years ago her husband was
killed by Indians, and she and her daughter car
ried away captive by them, among whom she hai
ever rince iivrd-issteriy ia ARKANSAS, 55as ar
| no, slaves and were never treated as such. Upon
the whole this is one of the most singular cases
that has occurred under the Fugitive Law"
And ON the 10Th appeared this additional no
tce, copied from the same paper
"THE Npw ALBANY FUGrTIvE SLAVE CASE
I We find the following in the Mem albany Ledgs,
Of yesterday
1--WE should have stated yesterday that the
examination of the case Of the alleged fugitive
slaves from Arkansas was postponed till Sstur'
day lto-morrow) at 10 o'clock. This case contin-
ues TO excite considerable attention not only here
but elsewhere, as on Thursday, the day set for
the trial, the marshal Of X entucky and number
Of other official personages from the other side
we're here to hear the testimony. The fugi-
tives have the best Of counsel engaged in their
behalf We learn that number OF medical gen.
temen have made close examination OF the per-
son of the oldest female and that they are OF the
opinion that there IL no African blood In her
veinsp
On the 10th, met In the streets Of Louisville
lawyer Of New Albany who had been consulted
In the case, but who was not employed on either
side On inqniriDg, found he was fully CONVEX
SAINT with oil the facts, and WINS present at the
first examination. ie fully corroborated all that
appears in the paragraphs Just quoted AZ TO the
mhaewss Of the alleged fueitives, and added that
the attorney who WAS prosecuting the claim for
the gentleman from Arkansas admitted that the
fugitives "were IN white as his own wife and
children, but that ihm was none Of his business"
was also informed that the log had attended the
same school with white children, without exciting
the slightest suspicion AZ TO his color.
The alleged fugitives are then in jail at New
Albany waiting 10 procure proof from Arkansas,
touching their origin and their present claim TO
| freedom
LEFT Louisville on that day and OF course ex'