Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-22
The Man Hunt.


two IN Philadelphia, and two in Brownsville,
Pennsylvania.
Case al Pdtsb,ugh-A colorcd man named
Woodson, living at Beaver, Pa, was arrest
ed on the 18th inst. under a warrant issued
by commissioner J. u. Sweitzer of Pitts
burgn' The arrest was made by Benjamin
Rust OF Louisville, the agent of the claim
ant, khoda b. Myers, of the same city,
Woodson was waiter in the Pavilion at
Beaver Tie was married TO a colored wo-
man, originally from Louisville, and had
two children. The scoundrel Rust hand
cufied his victim aud started for the steam
boat landing. A crowd was collected, but
no resistance was offered. News of the ar
rest was sent TO the United Stntes Marshal,
by telegraph, and Rust aud his prisoner i'm
mediaiciy left for Pittsburgh, arriving ut
about half-past IL o'clock. The Marshal,
William Irwin, had in the meantime sent q
written notification to the Mayor, stating the
facts relative to the arrest, and requesting
him to order his officers to preserve the pub
lie peace, and prevent disorder. The May
or gave the necessary orders, and his police
were put ut the disposal of the Marshal, for
that pursose.
/ The victim, on his arrival, was imprisoned
in the Court House until next day ut 10 o.
clock, when with his handouts still on, he
was brought into the room of the U. States
Court aud placed in the dock. The case
was then tried before Judge Irwin, Jasper
L. Brady acting as counsel for the kidnap-
pers and Nlessrs. Wills and Reed for the de-
fendant. We cannot give the evidence in
detail. Suffice it TO say that the Judge was
satisfied with the kidnapper's proofs, and ai-
ter homiy on the majesty of Law and the
glories of the Constitution, he consigned
Woodson to his tornentors, to be dragged
| away from his wife and children and cast in
the fiery furnace of slavery. lie was taken,
handcuffed, to the steamer WASHINGTON,
by the Marshal and his police, aided by the
city Mayors officers; the procession head
cd by High Constable Hngue. No resistance
was offiered,und an effort TO raise the amour,
necessary TO buy the victim proved unsuc-
cessiul.
Case al PhilddelphiG.-The saddest case
that has yet occurred, is that of mother
and child, arrested at Columbia and taken tc
Philadelphia for trial. The story is thus tot
in the papers:
They were pounced upon by one JOIN
PARCEL of Baltimore. The husband an,
father, a free n,nn of color, was absent frou
hoaa. asnployed upon canal boat. Tw
children escaped by flight, but the inothe
| and one little boy, about ten years of age
were captured under warrant from thai no
torious scoundrel, the bribcd slaye-catclIel
Commissioner Ingraham! The wonnn was
seized at the wash tub, at house where she
was employed by the day. A daughter, aged
seventeen, supposed to have been at the
same house, was eficctually secured, but the
poor little boy was found hid in barn un-
der the hay-mow. The woman and boy
were dragged off the same night to Phiadei-
phia aud confined in the Marshal's office,
where she spent sleepless night, the agony
of which almost any mother can eusily imag-
inc.
To add to the inhunnnity of the capture.
the woman, who is about forty years of age
was expecting soon to give birth to another
child, and II became question of great in
terest whether the Iegalized pirate should
hold her unborn child. The PHILADELPHIA
Bulletin says that in similar case in 1898
the mother was detained in the State four
months by Judge Randall, and this humane
al t.stfa I.... ..x0..
The alleged fugitives in this case were
called Hannah and Henry Dellnn hut were ar
rested as Helen and Dick. The case was taken
by Hdbeos Corpus to Judge Kane, aud hear
ing had oil Monday morning. The Court
room was much crowded, and one-third of
the audience was composed of ladies'. Near
ly two hours were consumed in arguing as to
the legality Of the warrant upon which the
alleged slaves were arrested, it having been
issued upon the testimony of claimant in
Baltimore county. The defence contended
that the claimant had no more right to testify
than the slave. The counsel considered the
claimant's testimony given in Baltimore as
an application TO recover his properly, and
as such felt bound TO receive il.
The Witnesses for the claimant swore
positively as to the identity of the mother
and child. Two witnesses for the defence
swore that the alleged fUgitives were in
Columbia (Pa.) prior 10 their alleged escape,
but their statements were somewhat contra
dictory.
Near midnight, on the 18th inst. Judge
Kane consigned this wife and mother to
bonduge. On the decision being known,
large crowd of blacks became considerably
excited, and some disturbance ensued, and
was quelled by arrestng seven of the most
prominent men, who were all armed. Sixty
officers accompanied the fhgitives in the
cars as far as Grays Ferry, to prevent any
attempt ut rescue.
Case at Brownsville. fhgitives were
arrested near this place, and the military
were called out to prevent a rescue. The
case was not decided at the date of our last
advices.
Thus the heIlish work goes on But we