The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-02
SLAVE CASE IN rilllkpEI.
PntA.

Slave lhw, ahd nj the same time tn
prove necessity Tor modification uf
the law, which will give the accused
parties some show Of fairness. W.
rrpy from the Philadelphia News tho
following correct statement nf the rasc
Alan Gibson, under tho allegation
that bc VA. fugitive slave. was arrest.
cd On saturday. about noon. aud taken
before Mr., lngrahaa,, sitting as Com
missioner, as prescribed by the Fugitive
, SLAVE law. J, was alleged that DC way
Emery Rice, slave, bclongingto VIM.
Knight. OF Cecil conuly, Nd. Mr..
PIERCE, hearing of the arrest. fastened
10 the Commissioners Office, and asked
for delay To enable him tp send Tor
David Paul brown and Charles Gao
hous. Esqrs.. ~ COUNSEL for the alleged
fugitive. Mr. lnfraham, after waiting
"a icw mi.aics, certainly not long enougi,
60 abe those grnllcurcG TO be prcs.
cn,, gta,cly and dognalically dcc,d,i
that A. the ease required 10 DO proceed.
ed With III u summary N inner, the al
| ,cscd slave vas bound to be ready for
! his dctrnrr, Hnd the case must therefore
| 20 on. Mr.. Pierce then asked for an
Adjournment uu,il Monday, 10 cnab,o
the prisoner to secure counsel and pro.
ducr his testimony. This WAS also re-
fused. MI. Lehman, counsel for tho
agent of the owner, then offered pow
cr Uf attorney duly a,trsi,d, setting
forth ,hat Emery Rice absconded from
his master, and also the authority for
his arrest. Two persons, Jane. +.
Price and Geo. ). riicc, were then pro.
,luccd IA Witnesses. George knew M-.
Knight, and that hc had a slave named
Emery Bicc, and also knew thn, km-
cry had escaped, but could not tell
whether the prisoner was that person or
not. james proved u b-iicr and more
satisfactory customer TO the Cominiss-
ioncr lie knew all about Mr.. KNIGHT
and his ncsrpcs-knew Emery Rice.
knew he was Il slave bclongins 10 Mr.,
Knieht-- remembered seeing him IN
Maryland tivc year. ago. aud had rrc-
qnently seen him in our city markets
since. AT the close Of the examination
OF these ;wo witnesses, which was all
The testimony produced by tho claim
ants counsel, David Paul Blow,n ESQ,
. entered the room, and very soon drew
:, from one of the Atossrs. Price tic al
!, mission that he wa- now under nd;ct-
!, men: r,r kiluappi,r NJ nrn,,,,'a,.
" asked me hou,', Tim. I, ,,.,I. H..
oncr to BRING in his v;iu...os ,r,, z.;.
cd 'hal the prisoner might be sworn.
who beng sworn named "a nunbsv Of
persons who could testify 10 L;4 t-.n-
" dom, and SAID they coulj h, ,,,,u,h, i,
AN hours time 4u, ,,o u,,;a
u again denied by the C,mmi..;,,e, 4,
II tins mo,ncnt Samuel AnJ.r.o, orI
v Daniel Wilkins, twn co.ucd nor.nns
were ushcrcd into th. ronr Lo,L -,
" whom testified thai ,,., h.,d L,,,,, A.,
y am Gibson all ,l,cir life ,imc ,h,, r.h,,
=, they fr.t knew him r., h,cL IN C,,.i
Il county, Md. and was tho n,o,c,,, IS
Passon Davis, and tim, th,v had ,I,.o,.
~ understood I've WA, =. i, ~, from an - 10,
- death T., hi, master. And,r.o, .i.o
sworc that il. knew L.ucry K;., .,,,.
u belonging to Mr.. kn;ob,, bu ,h. ,,,
!" prisoner va, no. tia, per,nn. Mr. Il
+ then read AN c,i,nc, nr ,Lo ,,;t, -, iI.,
T. rs Lyon Davis, daoI ,hr Iu,h Ma,.t
IStpD. 1 lII Viii FIriI tI,.t ,t,
y last day of ,l,. wear sncc..J,no ,i,,. ..',.
J in which he should die nj. s,.y., '' 'I,a"i, D
II be handed over I, ,I,. ,,g;nors 80 49,.
u State Colonization Society Tbs s,o,..
J. were nil n,,m.L T., ,l,. IN .,I
them Adam, t,I..,n. JI.,a H. ..':.,,,'.1 ',1
= closed. and atle, aronn.n, nt cn,u,.ot
'e Mr. Commi,.;on.r ino,,h,r r.,nana.i
II the prisou,r intn sIov,ry a. he i'd ~
Il course. Determined ,o H. :, H.. ,,,,.a.
Is Tins. We L.l,nyr il t,ir ,,,J ,,,,'a.
i tial .latemeu, Of the n,n.o.d,n,, an,I
: we think eycry unpr. ,udccJ Mai vii
nrre, wih H., tby, ,Ln c,,,,I,,, -, 49,,
Coumi.,io,.r could ma, ,,.I I.,,a laa..
, more p,,tLL. arbitrary and l,.r,.I,,,.
J. II... A. "a tt,iny c,n,,r,,,o,r ,ha
J. " su,n,nary justice" Of Mr. Conm;.. -.
p inner Iu,,oi',n a.. ,nIj;.h ,I,o c'II',
'c inc in,crrs,i,,, nar,ai,,. fro,, ,ho pL,,-
'e adclphia Inquirer Of Iue.I,y, Ly vLirr,
- II will be seen tLa, the man has ,..,,,,,.
10 Cd TO philadclphia. Mr. Kniot H..
al ullrgcd owner Of Inn. ann, .,,in. h,n