Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-08-02
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

on my brothers farm; have not the least
doubt of his identity.
Cross examied-I was born and raised
OH the farm where now lives my brother
has had the farm he lives on all his life (;
my father died in 1922; he died before the
birth OF this boy; | am younger than my
brother; my brother purchased the mother
OF this boy in Patapso neck of Thos. Long,
at public sale, as slave for life this was
after the death of my fathers the boy was
not born at the time of the purchase of the
mother; | am positive. | first saw him
when an infant from his birth up to the time
he left my brother; | first missed him in
June, 1850; the day he ran away had
seen him almost every day, as ne was haul
ling lime from my lime-kill | first saw him
alter he run away, about two or three weeks
ago, III Lancaster county jail | asked the
boy how he got there, and he said he walked
along the railroad | was told in Jail that
he was committed on the 2lst of April last
| saw the record; my brother and myself
went to Lancaster, accompanied by Consta-
bic Agen, aud arrested him when his time
had expired; lie was advertised a day or
two alter he ran away; my brother received
information by telegraph of his being in
Jail.
Ito the question, how did he receive the in
formation an objection was made, and an
argument ensued betweed Nessrs. Brown and
Lee
Question admitted-My brother received
information from friend of his in Bati-
more also from gentlemen in Lancaster
named George Bowman; had no inlorma-
ton IN the interval my brother received tho
verbal information before he received the
ielegraphic notice. | know of no marks
upon the iugitive's person myself but have
heard my brother say before the boy ran
away, that he had scar upon his check be-
lieve under his ear.
By MIR. Lee attended the boys mother
IN her confinement; the boy admitted while
III Jail that he was the slave of claimant
WIN. Wollus, sworn-l know William NJ.
Risteau; he lives in Baltimore county:
live within mile of him, and was born
there know the fugitive; he is the slave
for life of Mr.. Rsteau; have not the least
shadow of doubt; ] have worked days after
days with him on the farm; have known
him from small boy; knew his mother;
she was the slave of claimant the boy was
born on claimants farm, and knew him
before Inc could walk: saw him about ten
days before he ran away, and never saw him
again until yesterday in the room here
was lime inspector of Baltimore county and
saw the boy hauling lime; have seen him
helping his neighbour hllsk corn; have al
ways understood that the boy was a slave
for life, by reputation and the word of the
master; ! know when he bought the boys
mother: Mr.. Rsleau parted with the mother
about II years since; don't know whether
the boy got here by his masters consent.
John w. Shunkland, sworn-Iknow Wm.
NJ. Ristcall, and am n neghbor OF his; he
lives m Baltimore county; know the iugi-
tive and have know him from small boy
his reputation in the neighborhood was that
he was slave; can't say thatl knew his
mother; | have not the least doubt that he
is the slave Of MIR. Risteau.
Cross Xamined-l.have lived in Baltimore
about % years; short distance from claim
/ ant.
The evidence here closed.
MI Brown said, that they had no evidence
| TO offer for the slave. He remarked, that i
owners themselves would appear in court
and make out their case in n regular man
ner, and by due proof persons would fine
that there was no disposition on the part o
the courts, such as was attributed to thom
| TO resist the due execution of the law. Ii
the case the respondent had no testimony tC
offer inconsistent with that adduced by tn,
claimant. We are therefore satisfied, thOugI
by no means. content, to let the law take it
course, though it is not to be wondered
at that we were not going to allow human
rights TO be sacrificed to imaginary construc
tiOns of the law.
The claimant then made the necessary
affidavit required by Act of Congress, to
put the fugitive into the hands of the U. s.
Marshal, for the purpose of having him con-
veyed TO Baltimore, Md. A warrant to re-
move the slave was made out by the Com
missioner, and put into the possession of U.
;. Marshal, A. T.. Roberts, who started for
Baltimore this afternoon at 3 o'clock, with
the slave in custody.