Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-01-04
TILE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.


lived IN Cecil County, Md; when first
knew him he lived with Robert Robinson ;
lie after Tint lived with ParsOn Davis; new
er heard Porson Davis say that be wos his
property; ] heurd his mother say he belong-
ed to Parsun Davis; never knew Him to
live with Mr.. Kuigln; in 1913 lie lived in
Kent county, Md, aud lived with parson
DeNis; know Oi no relationship beiweeH
knight hhd Davisj understood that he WIS
SCI tree 10y his master, az lis death; know
OF one hoy Knight had called Emery, that
carried spring horse about, bin certain
that this is hoi Emery that lived with Mr..
Knight; Emery was rather taller, not quite
80 stout built, and was uuch oldcr tlan this
boy; was born IN 1898; knew MIR.
Knights hoy Emery some thirteen years
ugo; / know they called Him ElueIy Rice ;
lac is now about % Years Of age.
Cross eramined-llc first lived with Robert
Robinson; lie then lived after that with Par
son Davis, aud aherwhrd with DR. Davis ;
his name wgs Adam Gibson; in Cecil cUun-
~, Md. lived with JOHN Is. Schrll; knew
Emery going about viii Mr.. knights spIng
horse; this hoy never went about with II
spring Lorse; | came 10 Philadelphia IN u
steUInhOat.
q. Were you a slave, und WHO wss your
master?
A. / never had muster.
Mr.. Bushnell lived about six miles from
knights house the water divided us he
Iieve lie continued to live with DR.. DAVIS;
his name was Adam, lao lived in Kent conn
~, Md; never knew him called 10y any
other name.
Here Mr. Brown read copy Of the will
OF DR.. Henry Davis, freeing, At his death, all
his slaves upon condition that they would go
To Africa, this Adam being one OF thenl.-
The will being certified by tie Register OF
tina, County.
Ddnici UasiaS, who had been found in the
crowd, sworn-I live in FettcrsvilIe, State OF
New Jersey; knew the father and mother
OF this hoy some twenty years ugo this hoy
was then a small child; did not know his
name, his mothers name was Charity; she
lived with Parson Davis, in Kent county,
Md; | left there some twenty years ago;
returned to lny visit in 1915; ] saw this
hoy Adam Gibson there then; that was the
irst knowledge ! had at Parson Davis's
leah; can't say how long he had been
lead before that, as he had died since leii !;
his boys nuther was free ilIcn, aud this hoy
Was living ,hcm; he had 10 master then; |
iever knew MIR. Knight nor his slave Emery
when WAS down there; IIis mother and lie
we're living on Mil farm, Sassliras Meek; il
lid not belong to Moses Cannon; | don't
know who owns II NOW.
Cross Examined ! left there when was
about ~ years old; was "a slave and hr-
longed to MIR. S.evens; bought my time oI
my muster aud lac SET iIe free.
Mr.. Price addressed the Commissioner IN
behalf OF the defence. lie spoke OF the
character of the evidence and the circum-
Stances nnder which the respondents couII-
sci found themselves in II Judicial hearing
involving liberty or slavery iley had hevn
refused The delay OF one hour to procure
Witnesses, aud iur what reason? Had the
respondent been grossly negligent Of an OPP
porIunliy 10 cOuln,unicste viii his friends
be ntighi siill reasonably have expected ia
Obtain a oslpOuement oil one hour; bat he
had not leen so. lie had hardly an oppor-
tunity oI speaking TO his counsel. Although
hc had readily given the name OF several
witnesses who resided N New Jersey; and
although the testimony, that by accident was
within his command was sufficient, ii not "a
break down the claimants ease, at least 10
raise scme doubts as To its validity, one Ioul
is denied him. But the evidence of the
claimant cannot satisfy the Commissioned
that THIS is the boy Emery. The witness
(Prcc) who pretended to identity him, IlIt
man who is under bail TO answer the charge
of kidnapping, cannot point to any MARI
upon him, any poculi rily, and he does no
even know that Rice was llle slave OF Knight
His business has been 10 carry vegetables
aud fruit from Penn, into the highly agricul
tnra District ot Cecil CO., Md; a very i'm
probable story; and your honor well know
That is the osieushle business OF the mel
who carry in their dearborn wagon, cluiucI
aud covered up, free colored people VIII,
have been kidnapped. Why has not Kngh
come forward aud offered here IA will o
deed; or why has lIe not produced witness
cs whose characters eulille them 10 be be
lieved The only claimant before your hon
or is G. +. Albcrli, u professional slave catch
er. We have produced the evidence OF Nv,
respectable cOiOred men, who testify tha
they know this man TO he tho slave OF ID
Div.s, aud their evidence is corroiI0ratrd H.
the will, read Ia you, which they never saw
Mr.. Brown followed MIR. Pearce ia
speech of great eloquence.
Mr.. Lehman followed Mr.. Brown. lie sail
thai lle hoped that the Commissioner woul,
discharge The hoy il lie had any doubt OF hi
identity; that he had beeu retained ia TN
street, and that before he came there lac lln,
known nothing OF The circumstances of lht
case; that lie had come there simply 10 dis
charge Il professional duty, and that th'
claimants had taken the proper course il
bringing their testimony before the Coninis
sioner, and thus giving the respondent ad
vantages which he would not have had, LA,
the ufliiavils OF witnesses been used instead
Mr.. Ingrahan said that he hnd 10 doubt o
the identity of the prisoner with the slav
Emery Rice, aud that all other proceeding
must he before the Courts of Maryland
whittier he would send him.
The prisoner has wife aud two children
who have mor seen him since he left hom
on Saturday morning.
The prisoner was placed into the cnstod
of twenty-five officers under Police Marsha
keyser, and taken TO the depot, Eleveni
and hiarket-sls. A large crowd of all color
followed, but made no attempt TO rescue lin
! The ufiSnupr XVua ncpnu,,,,iab ly Marsh,