New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

before 1883; / can't say how old Emery Rice was
when be run away he wes man grown, and
looked to be 2l or - years old | can't say how
long knew him knew him in 1928 or 1883
worked ior kuigh. again III $50: he vas man
gown then knew Rice ia 1888; | meant IN
say ia 1873 ! meant to say he had run away in
lsA3; Knight had other slaves in his employment
in ISIS.
Qae.tion.-By NJ Pierce Do goa know tia. Rice was.
slayei
-4nsrey.--I know that he worked for Nj Knight and
heard u said that he slave
QTbe CoHraissiouer-NYhe hen eolored man is eugavcs
a. wok for Shareholder in Maryland tie presumpaonis
BY MI Hanhest-Are moi many free coonst oer,o,,
employed at service To 'he Stale OF Maryaad By slsye
Al harvest time.
Q-At other lines
-4.-Somehmss tn cutting wood.
ON no other WY
Al can't say that there are not eolorcd persons an.
ployed who NOT slaves
NJ Hanbesl here asked whether this question was 10 h.
decided by the OF Maryland or by him
MI iugraham sad was TO be decided by me laws Of
Marylapd
MI Hsnbes, asked Mr. Iugrahan whether MS connrue
ton of the word summary was Immediately whethesN
his counsel get his Witnesses rad make his defense
Commissioner Ingrahan-I have put my own constrae.
Exclamation Coafinued-Q-By Mr.. Hapbest-Knew
that he away roE Mr. Knight, year before worked
for Mr. Knight; used to trade to Wilmington, Delaware
with peaches; TX 1858 The time; would not stop
slave either running OF walking away from his master
continued know Rice from 1888 10 lSiii bni the
house in which my store kept in 1890 don't reco
lect seeing him alter the Spring OF 1870; he had or
three runawsy; he had one named John, who away;
Knight not then married man. but married be-
.4-By David Paul Brown Esd have lived in the city
four or i've years have rot been engaged business
Are YOU not bound over to the Court OF Quarter ses
siOus on d charge of kidnappngl
81 decline answering that question
1-Tht has MOI been proved, but have been bound
have toe boy Ricel since l84 IN me Second
nutes before u o'clock. saw Thos Price tlls morning
knew ofno cement TO make The arrest have seen
the power OF attorney 10 Albert, told Albert ihst |
knew the boy Rice have no interest in This case Albert
came after ne | did not toll Alberti where was 10
be found | told Albert that was bound over Tor kid.
6-How do you know prisoner to be RIcel
WHY Know him
Allow do know VOC, Sir Brownl
Q-is there no mark on him, or have You conyersed
with and heard his voice 10 enable you to say mat hes
J-There is no mark nor have spoken to him since
he arrested and there Is nothing IN ms gure by which
5 George 4as Price ecared- know MI knight, lived
near Mr. knight; knew he had slave named Emery
Price: knew he escaped; don't know that mis- is tbs
bow; live No j64 Gaskrs; am relation OF The pre-
vious Witness am his bail in the case where he Is bound
over for kidnapping negroes. | have written 70 hnga
about his slaves have never written to him about This
boy particularly have written to him .avio,.,,
! Q-EIad you apy interview with Mr. Aioefu previously
Al had several interviews with Mr. Albert; he
]
838 my business brought Abett ami me together
Q.-What that business
A.-This is my busineee
YIc NGep~issioae,-You need not that question
uness IL has some connection with This case
Mr. BYolcH.-lt is the Conimissoners duty 10 decide
whether it has any connection with tins case.
My Copltaissioncr Ingrth1pt-Ihe witness 10 10 decide
| whether il has connection win thls case
The witness declined answering the question
OBS any Of The correspondence between yourself and
JNNo sir Mr. Knis lit asked me to witness this power
of attorney; 1t was at Congress Hall
GLOW many other persons were prescott
A-Abou half dozen.
Q.-Who were they
A.-Ntr Spencer, man named Davis, and Owen Pen,
" Q~NobOdy else
d.-No air,
Q,-Was not Albert tiefe}
A.-Yes Mr. Knight sont for me can't say who cams
for me. | don't know this boy.
Mr Hanbest renewed the application for poslponemsnt
On Mr.. Browns suggestion, the colored boy sworn.
He asked lie knew The nature OF an oath by Mr. Leh
He answered:
Yes and that was tell the truth and nothing but the
truth He said that he had time he could produce several
witnesses, whose names Henry Gibson. Julia Sim
mons, RebecCn Simmons, Samuel Anderson hlr Mas9n,
miles in New Jersey Mr. Burroughs In New
Jersey and several others whom he named some OF whom
were in Wilmington. Del
Nh Han5eI sad--The decision Of this question "a vitality
important to the public as well as to the hoy This Ia no
hcase under the lawbeorea Commlssloner and the puh'
lie should know Whe'her lhs "a" cots le Nohhissonef
with power to deliver to claimant parry who has been
arrested on use pretense, without granting him reason
able time consult his counsel 10 collect ho Witnesses aud
10 prepare his defense. Whether free colore man. who
has come from The Sat6Ol NoJersey IN eTfapo Oh Dls'
ness and who has boon arrested on the charge Of st2alng
chickens and dragged before COmmSsoner can under
It's provisions be sent on his way slave State end thus
be thrown into prison. out OF which wit OF habeas
corpus no judicial act whatever take him. II such be
the construction OF tue 'yQrt summary, no free coona
man Pennsy lyHna ia safe No free coloed Ia out OF
the power ofG f. Aberi and his accomplish Price,
Mr. Commissioner asked how long a continuance was
MI Brown SAID only al hour
The Commissioner then said that no had already been
there three hours, md that before he came the man hsd
Mr. Pierce stated that eboy had been told That be Bad
been arrested for chicken stealing and thai he hgd moi
known until he had been brought before the Commissioner
that he had been arrested fugitive; and then the hS
opportunity permitted hm for consulting with bic
Counsel That the Commissioner has refused 70 grant PIP
continuance for short tine for that purpose, 0ut lad di'
rected the examination proceed instantly aud that ne
colored man sd been surrounded by strangers anu codlo
not send for his tieuds
The prisoner here said that he had sent
The Commits oner at this point directed messenger 10
bring him cerif ate. This accustomed some delay
Samuel Anderson OF lie witnesses, esidingn Pha
into Court md sworn:
l know this boy; hs name is Adam Gibson | have
known him all my lie time lie lived in Cecil uaty Md
after a I'll 7a si5e 6a7e SS e S M es
apart The water divided never heard Parson DAYS
say hat be was lis properyi heard his mother say rs
belonged TO Parson Davis never knew BIN 10 I've with
! Mr. Knight in 1913 lie lived in Kent County Nd sDd
lived with Parson Davis know Of no relationship be.
tween Knight and Davis; understood thai he WIS set
free by MIA master, at his deal know D! one boy hnght
cerla hat tbs Z not Emery that ye4 viii Mr. Knight;
Emery rather taller not quite stout bu, and was
much older than Ills boy; was bornin 1928; knew Nh
Knights boy Emery some thirteen years ago; 2now taey
called him Emery Rice; he il about 70 years OF age
frat lived with Robert Robinson be
hen lived after tia with Parsan DAVE, and alerWafd Wa
Dr. Davis; his name Adam Gibbon; IN Cecil County
! Md / lived with iohu b. Schell; knew Emery goios
about with AR Knights spring horse this boy never wsn
about with a spring hlise came 10 PhladepmaH
steamboat.
A. mex er had a master ,,#,
| Nh Bushell lived about six miles from Knights nol:s
tie divided believed he continued 70 hCe WIN
Dr.. Davis; his name Adam, he lived In Kent CoaaY'
| Md; never knew him called by any ather name ,,
ftIere Mr. Brown read copy Of the viii Of Df asn5
Davis freeing ut hs death. a hs slaves npon conilao
that they would 60 TO Africa ths Adam beng 1hs b
llen The will certihe1 W the Re8l5ef VI H
Dand Uas who had been found in tae cf9%a, a s~g 5
i live in Feuesyiie, State Of New-Jerseyi Hhe" ~
father and mother this hoy SEINE twenty yesrs esU ia