The New York herald., 1851-08-30
The Fugitive slave Case.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER CotRI
Before Mr. Commissioner Nelson.


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UNITED STATES eo"'iis'iohN No'AA'
Before Mr. Commissioner Nelson
Arc The cuse of John Bolding the fu yitve slave
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ifoni columbus o o' was Ae"t. 'o'''N"'' oe'o.e ~
Commissioner Nelson OWING TO the illness OF ME- bid
ham who is yet confined to his room Mr.. Culver and
NTH Uptop ared for the fugitive. and Mr. Wood
for the claimants After the Commissioner took his seat
Mr. Culver rose and said If the Court please Will re-
that under the nnth section OF 'he state act Oi
ieso Is 'heie iao do~n that III Cases "nese persons
were arrested as iuees or having escaped from aoor
is the duty Of the District Attorney appear behalf
of the but in the absence Of that functonary
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ne (Mr. C) would ask permission 10 act 10 MS place.
Permission was granted, and the Commissioner stated
a.. y. ,as ra.a, 20 ,ro..ad 4, tha ,,.tt.r ovar
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TWO hundred psohs were present ano the were
ln.d with soiotea Iss9as oi ,he iaxtVe from rough
ketpsie, and others residing In the city
Aed North was te hrst witness called on me part OF
the Laintin he tetthsa as i've IN th,s city
ara lave RESIDED mere sihce io4' before that time
lived I'D ColnMba south Csroua resided IN CoiuGioia
from ie2s III lo4o am acquainted with barn't 4
Anoeison the claimants IN this case 1 nave known
thtn since looo they are o,aWrs IN the cotning ou
ness in Columbia aud have been IN that business since
iss' CT 1853; Know me coihred man John Bold'ug
nave known Dim since ioos ne was In Coiumola south
Caroina wheL hist knew hini he remaiaed taere ti
LEFT That place III The winer t 1917; saw him con-
ttantiy there az was 10 the employ OF MT r9'nseod
Dickinson, IN the capacity OF taior
MI culver here ras.d objection 10 quetion put
by BIZ Weod ASKING witness ne knew boidins 10 nave
bteh slave Nh-h III me employ oi plckinsoh!
"tn.ss-i was Seh acquainlei with Mr. picxinson;
nave eten seen MS haho"huhsi "ouia know his hand-
wnting -
The witness was here handed piece OF paper, which
ht rec gpized 10 DE III be hanawrting OF r DlcknS1n
and he t'stbed sccororgy Ihe foowing receipts aIe
The contents OF the pAler;- - - .
htteiyeo Aiken sou,h Caronna, January Eth' Hh' on
messrs' si'O io ny nan "
raw ''-''' '-' WV " "A' pItKISsUy
Received from Nesers Barnett Anderson SIS in fall
fer ali my clsims John for back wages -
January - loi7 D. blchiNsoS
Gross examined-I think that, during the last two
three years he (Boldipg in Columbia ne red his
time from bis owner at for himself oaly
knew that be was the property of Mr. Dickinson from
b.arssy; that slaves in that part of the
country are entitled to their freedom after n certain
time. but have heard OF such instances /; / do not
know where he from before he bought by Mr..
Dckpson; went from Ljcbh.ld, Conn my native place
to Columbia Barnett and Anderson belong TO the same
firm Mr. Barnett resides in Newark, j ; know that
boldipg hired bis tint, and agreed to pay much
month to Mr. Dickinson heard Mr. Dickinson say tnat
John not prom Ut in his payments heard
Mr.. Dickinsons claim TO John disputed have
been In position TO hear the right services dis
pued was near enough to hear dispute tf that kind
had any arisen would have heard had such been the
case
Alexander Falls s~orn-I am acquainted with Bar
nett aud Anderson the claimants In this case.
them since ls45 knew John Bodipg siuce lsi5 when
be with Barnett ana Anderson working with them
tsikr; travelling North, In June lsi7, when
heard that BOldng had left his masters; he oi
will Barnett and AEdersou when r,turned 10 Colum.
ts in October the plaintiffs we're doing business Ia the
clothing ine the day before left Columbia come
North Mr. AndersOn to Augusta TO purchase Bold
irg in the latter part Of January lsl after this
time ssw him az Barnett hneersons did not knox
crots.eSsmipsa iy Mr. Uptop- I lived in Columbia q
c. since lS45; now live there; wss there when Jonn
vas WITH barh.u and Anstrson bel re ihe year isio
nheie Mr Dickinson lived when 1 was in Columbia IN
deittood be lived IN Augusta
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Barnett and Atd.Tson; hno~ Jonu Boldng, was also