Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-06-28
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.


upon Inc the last saw of the crowd il went
GOWN Southac street; did not know any
person IN the crowd; several persons had
noIu OF Shadrach; did not see MIR. Hayden
uhy where aboutj am sure that neither of
inc men having hold of Shadracb was Hay-
deni Shadrach was not in Mr.. Hayden,s
house to my knowledge, after his arrest. I
usually went TO bed at 10 o'clock; | was IL
sually about the house as much as Mr.. Uov-
den himself; MIR. Hayden WINS nj home to
dinner about fifteen minutes past two o'clock
on the day of the rescue.
| cross EXamination.--Ther were two or
three IN the rescue crowd who Ind on oil
cloth jackets and tar-pauin hats; I was NOT
IN The Court room on the day of the rescue.
Mr.. Lord-Did you not speak to Sbndrncb
when you saw him ia the hands of the
crowd? ''''
Witness-l did not.
MIR. Lord-Did you not think he reouirod
some assistance?
Wltness-i don't know that thought any
thing about it at the time.
MIR; Lord-Didn't you suppose something
was the matter with him?
witness had my suspicious that some-
thing was going on.
Mr. Lord-Then why did you not speak
Wi!noss-Because he appeared to be in
great h~7y, aud II is against my principles
10 slop man when he is in hurry [Great
MIR. Lord-NTr. Witness, hnve Won been
Law?
Witness-I have not.
Mr.. Lord-lIave you not been indicted for
assaulling an officer appointed to execute
this law?
Witness-I was arrested and brought he
fore The Municipal Court, and charged with
assnllliinga man-cutcher, aud was fined five
dollars.
Mr. Lord-That is all, Mr.. Witness.
Mr.. Dana-Stop one moment, Mr.. Ran
doIph. Won't you inform the Jury whether
you nave or have not commenced an action
against the prosecutor in that case?
Witness--l have.
Mr.. Lord, lsnecringly.] Will you also tell
the Jury whether you or somebody else for
you brought that action?
Witness-l brought it myself Laughter
Marcus Morton, Jr., called-Was in the
Court room on the day of Shadrachs exami-
hallon and heard some person say Don't be
afraid, Fred, we will stand by YOU" the per-
son was not Hayden, the defendant.
George j. Curtis.-Thc remark TO which
| testified when on the stand before, was
"Dont he afraid, we will stand by YOU" he
was about the same complexion of Hayden
he was rather tall man couldn't say that
Hayden was the man.
Samuel May, Jr.-lIave resided the most
of the past year in Boston was in the Court
room ut the examination of Shadrach |
heard very rash remark made 10y tall
light complexion colored man to the prison.
er on that day lie reached over the back
rail and said Don't be afraid, we will stand
by yon;" am well acquainted with Lewis
Hayden; the man who made the remark was
not MIR. Hayden; am certain ofthat
MIR. Observation-Disclosures of Suffolk Bar;
was in the court room the morning of the ex-
animation Of Shadrach; was setting look
ing al Shadrach when heard man say in
loud tone, Don't be afraid we will stand
by you;" am quite confident that Hayden
was not the man who made the remark the
person was several shades lighter than Hay
den; had good view of him.
Cross ss-cX0mination-I never saw HAYDEN
until yesterday; am quito confident that
Mr.. Hayden is not the man who made the
remark.
Lunt-Mr Witness don't you know that
the complexion of colorcd men changes one
or two shades lighter when they are mad.
Witness-l do not.
Dana-Alr. Lunt, should like to call you
as witness ifyou will testify to that under
oath.
MIR. Lunt objected
James N. Builim of Lynn, allirmed--Was
not in the court room at the examination of
Sh0drach; was at q Cornhll at the time
OF the arrest of VIM. Hayden; Sawin made
the arrest; when he came in three colored
men were sitting together; he did not know
Hayden, he inquired if he was present; MIR.
Hayden rose and said, am the man they
went to the Marshalrs office; Immediately
followed with friend; was requested to be-
come his bail and did so; Mr.. lla!et was
there, and while we were waiting for Mr.
Lunt to come in, a conversation occurred
MIR. Ilallet said he.belieyed he used to know
me; | replied yes, | used TO know you well
in old times, some Is years ago, when YOU
did such good service in rebuking Mr.. Luut,
the prosecuting attorney, for his pro-slavery
conduct in the Legislature. Great laughter
by Bench aud Bar.
Mr.. Lunt-NIuy it please your Honor this
testimony Is introduced for no other purpose
than to insult the prosecuting officer.
MIR. Hale-May il please the Court can
see no reason why the whole conversation
should not be introduced, if the witness
deems il necessary to relate it to get at the
fact desired.
Sprague, il think the testimony is ad-
mlssble. The witness can proceed.
Witness-Oh replied MIR. Hallet, that was
when Lunt assailed the freedom of speech,
but dlipdys went for sustaining the laws of
the country.
replied that not only thought the Fu-
gitive Slave Law assailed freedom of speech
but the freedom to discharge our most sa-
cred obligations to our fellow men some
thing was then said about prayer, and some
body think Mr.. Gill of the Post-said that
the ministers
Sprague, J.-Mr. Witness, wont you come
TO the main fact without reciting ali this con-