The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-11

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the woods he asked something about Doc
| tor; he said he thought one Of them was fatally
wounded | said, why did you stay so long when
| the blacks were gathering; he said, that's
what told them, but they would not come on q"
he said that he was tired that he came from
| Philadelphia the night before; looked down
to his hands and saw they were drabbled.
Isaac Rodgers, afirmed.-On the morning,
| n live about 500 yards from Parker's up the
| long lane.l | heard a noise over ut Parkers
house. about sunrise on Thursday morning; /
ran down rs far rs the creek | stood there Il
few minutes and heard great firing OF guns;
| started to 90 back when saw Cashier riding
down alongside of DR. Pearce; u c0lored man
was following them with gun cried out
not to shoot Runaway turned around several
times and said, "don't shoot, boys; they were
| between the creek and my house
- Joseph C. Dickson, affrmed.-On the day
after the murder of Mr.. Gorsuch, | and DIR.
! Pearce took the cars for Lancaster; he sat on
| the same seat beside me he said that 1t was
the rashest piece of business he ever knew the
old man had behaved imprudently, and that
| Kline did not act right; he said that he called
several times for Kline: that the old man came
| out of the lane with q changed countenance
he was calm and resolutc. The old gentleman
said that he would have his slaves or die in
the attempt that he, the old man, wheeled
round. and fell from wound; that Dickinson
| Gorsuch fell at the same time. He also said
that he came up to Runaway, who turned IL
the blacks and said "For Gods sake, don't
shoot and that "he believed that Runaway
saved his life" He said Kline left before the
firing: he blamed Kline very much.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Brent-He blamed
the old man Gorsuch for both his own death
and that of his sons. He said that he persua-
dcd the old man to leave that he was rash.
don't recollect of his saying that the blacks
were too numerous for them he showed me his
wound he said that he kept alongside of Mr..
Hanaway he did not state his object in doing
so. | don't know whether he said the negroes
obeyed him
DIR. Patterson. affirmed.-On the evening of
I the same day Of the riot, | saw DIR. Pcarce at
the house of Levi Purnell, where be was at
+ tending ms turfsm, wno aAss handed Hesaid
; "a. ~ yyay reireating he met He'aH's@y
: utF. ~ 20 BE, frp" the IN,
furiated blacks who were pursuing hfn. nsS
language TO me was conclusive. He spoke to
me of Runaway saving his life He said that
he believed he owed his life to Hathaway, and
| that before he got to the ground, Kline told
him of his former leats of valor which led him
to believe he was exceedingly great; but when
the danger presented ITSELF his courage iorsook
him.
James &. Henderson afirmed-I heard DR.
Pearce relate to others concerning Kline at the
fight on the morning of the fight He said that
the marshal had acted cOwardly; that he had
left the ground, which encouraged the blacks
to fire
A. IL. 4 e
amined in the case of Runaway, gave testimony
principally as to the bad character and general
untruthfulness and want of yeracty of Henry
H. Kline the princi pal witness for the prose-
cution who was the specipal deputy marshal
for arresting the negroes. The following per-
sons were successfully examined
Judge VIM. d. Kelly, Francis Jobson, VIM.
d. Franks, David Evans Geo Simpson, Isaac
G. Stratton VIM. Shorods, Jacob Walker,
John Hinkle, Norman Ackley, Anthony Hoover,
Aaron b. Fithian, Geo X. Wise, John Niche,
And Redhiffer. Jacob Albright, Lewis Cooper,
John Carr, John s. Cochran, VIM. McClyman,
Thos Lister, James Smith, VIM S. Mutt John
anderson, Jacob Glasmire John Houston, John
w. Dittus, and Joseph L. Parker. Among the
rest Judge Kelly said
IL am acquainted with Henry H. Kline, of
ter for truth and veracity 1t is very bad 1t
would depend on circumstances whether would
believe him on his oath"
Most of the Philadelphia witnesses had quite
as bad an opinion of Kline rs Judge Kelly had,
and many worse, and would not believe him on
oath Some of these witnesses, who lived at
Christiana, also testified to its being usual to
blow horns in that neighbOrhood, of morning,
to waken the laborers.
Three of the above witnesses, Carr, Cochran,
and McClyman, were called to show that the
sworn statement of Kline, that he saw Harvey
Scott, negro at Christiana in the riot, was to-
tally false and that he was four miles from the
spot: They affirmed that G. w. Harry Scott
slept at Carr's house the night previous, ana
was there the next morning.
Lewis Cooper. afirmed.-l did 90 to Parkers
the morning of the ARRAY. When got there,
| saw Joseph Scarlet, with Dickinson Gorsuch,
by the roadside. Mr.. Gorsuch was wounded.
Scarlet was giving him drink. holding his
head. and keeping the sun of. ! asked where
the men were who were wounded. he pointed
to Mr. Gorsuch. and said his father was dead
proposed to take him in my dearborn. Scar
let and nut him in, and sat on each side OF
him. We took him to PownelPs, where he
was made as comfortable rs possible. ! asked
Mr. Gorsuch if there were any white men as
sist;ng the negroes He said there were none.
Enoch Haslan testified to the general char
acter of Cashier Hanaway, as geed, peace
able and loyal citizen, whom he had known
for twenty-eight years
NINTH DAY.
Thurulan December 4 -'rhc defence pro
duced some dozen witnesses to prove the char
acter of Runaway as peaceable and orderly
citizen, and of very good character. The de-
fence here closed their testimony
George L. Ashmead said that it now became
his duty to open the rebutting evidence of the
United States.
The rebutting testimony of the United States
then commenced lnnumerable witnesses were
| introduced, one after the other, who emphati-
| cally swore to the general good character OF
| Kline and that they relied upon his truth and
veracity, and would believe him upon oath as
readily as any other man. Most of them had
known Kline from eight to Twenty-Five years
| Some of the witnesses We're aldermen, others
officers, and of various calings.
By agreement the further examination ol
witnesses rs to Klines character was here sus-
pended.
The United States offered to show the state
Of feeling in Christiana long previous b. thu
present disturbance and that armed bands oil
whites and blacks had paraded the country ia
oppose the law of Congress
A long discussion arose on this point and il
was finally overruled by the court Another
witness was called to show that the negro al.
| legged to have been abducted was q runaway
slave, and this was also 0verruled. Harvey
Scott negro, was called on to state what took
place Mt or about Parker's house during the
fight and although he had previously made
two afidayits in regard to the circumstances
yet, when he came to testify positively, he de-
MED having been there and said he had made
the statement through fear.