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the account when he to Barnett, and with the
othe facts sworn TO by Barnett and Bacon.
lie told Ames that he born in Florida that he was
not slave; that he had mother and sister In Boston,
and came to them; that his father bought him
free when he six months old that he had been In
Savannah bat twelve or thirteen months that ne lcft
his free papers there and that he away becaus
he had been reported to the authorities free negro,
which made him liable to pay 500 fine Captain Ei-
bridge says asked him who ha master was. tlIax
at first he said he exactly slave but that he
could get nothing satisfactory out Of him, and that the
did not give the name of his master He made deA
mite reply TO the question why he came board
This Is the whole Of the evidence and say, it
esves no room whatever for doubt that the prisonse
cscaf~d from Georgia. while owing service to- Jaures
Pot'e' II there Is any truth whatever In the story
which Ne told to Ames on board the vessel part q
1t may reasonably bc expected AZ true MS Sother
One pa,t Of It is that he born in Florida and wss
made free when six months old Another part OF IL "a
that his mother and sister in Boston, and that s
came to them where they WHY are thcv
produced In this matter Of such great importance
there smong the colorcd women Of this city
who enn be broseht forward 20 confirm HIM, None. II
n not TO be insgined that his mother and sister
produced here for any other tran because
they not. and amy where but where the
wit acsses left them IN the city Of SAVANNAH awaiting
Having thus stated the concessions to whic have
csnc apon VII quesors raised in this have only
add ufat doas,t whatever thst it 4
my duty 10 grant to the claimant tas certificate which
he DANA atik
fes it be public dry in closs,g this decision to
express heciay deep cblg sion tr Marshal Of The
United stat san to the Mashal of the city Of Bostos
and the rarss ocers seryirg under tens for the cm
heir rcsIec2~ autSes connected with scrasioned "
.his hearing
[Fr,r.,th~ Boston Be-; April I'll
The hour Of . y NJ yesterday, hsng assignee for ths
h,si decision in ~" of Th,s Simms, vry larrv
crowd made application sr admission to the court ROOM
which shortly sIedt sudocatioys Hon Levi Wood-
bury Of the JNtces Of the Ursic states supreme
Court, who granted Of haas ar7rs hi. seat
for the further hearias and decision u the matter Az
the preliminary step
$. H. sewall, ESD moved the apponi Of pcrsoa
person ropevin tde horne repgiss.I
Off tha MARI al fhap p.ifa.A
states being party to the s,s now beforc-ihe
Seth Thomas Esq sa = h appeared ss counsel fur
IL, H. Curis, Esq, said, beer tho motor.was arguc4
he wished to read the oS the United Mar
Simrns for assault with intent 10 kill Asa o. Butmxa
while ia the service Of prec"pt issued by Of the
United Ststes Commissioners.
lie then rrsd the following papc-s
RETURN.
USIrrn srArrs or Anrac,
District Court OF Massachusetts,. April III, 1861
J. Charles Devcns Jr, Marshal Of the United States
within and for the district Of Massachusetts, do ereAg
certify and return that have the body of the said
simns now here being the time and place mentioned In
the order ots the Hon Levi Woodbury. OF the Asso-
ciate Justices Of the Supreme Court OF tie United sats
and do further csrtfy declare and return. that since
the former return by made, there has been delivered
TO two certain paper writings, copies whereof
hereto annexed part OF this return and do hold
the reina OF the same paper writing with all the rights
and subject to sl hs duties which by law derived
thcrefr, IN. CHARLES DENESs in Y. 5. Marshal
THE cEETrricATs r,s THE REMOVAL OF sIxxs.
UNIrrp Sr.rrs AaIrroA
(Seail Dsruisr OF MASSACHUSETTS, IS.
Whereas. IL has been made to appear to BY the
Honorable Henry H. jackson, Judge Of the Supcrisx
Court Of the Eastern district Of the State Of Georgia
tina, on or about the I'D day of February last past,
Thomas sinms coore tmnn of about twenty-five years.
Of by trade brick layer held TO service
labor slave by james Potter, citizen Of Chatham
county within said state Of Georgia and that the said
Th,nns snms of mulatto color about six
or scvsn inches in height stout and well proportions
with black hair similar a negro. fluent and quick In
and that the said Thomas S,nms about she said
twenty second day of February escaped nom the said
State Il Georgia and whereas hath also been proved
before in the oatls Of credible Thomas
Simins, mua,,o coiosed man. now in the custody ol
Charles Deyens, Jr Esquire, Mnrsh, Of the United
states. for the District of Massachusetts,
isucd by for his apprehension the Thomas
smms mentioned andde>oribc la the aforesaid transcrps
81 record and therein certified owing service or
labor to the raid James Potter; and whereas alss
been duly proved before that John H. Bacon, of the
city Of Savannah, in the county ~ Chatham stat
81 GcoIgia aforesaid Esquire, Is the duly suthcsissd
the said Thomas simms from tho State Of Massachusetts,
back 10 the state of Georga; therefore hcrrhV
certify that the sad James Potter or his aforesaid agcns
or storncy John u Bacon, Is authorized the
sa Thomas snms from the State of hack
to the said state q Georgia pursuant to the act oSCen
grcss passed on the 18th day q september d. 1884,
entitled an act to amend" aud supplementary the
act entitled act respecting fugves from Justice and
persons escaping from the thoir m,tcrsr ap
proved February twelfth, thousand seven hundred
and ninety-tht,c.
Given under my hand aud seal Al poston IN the pis
the year 1851 (siped) GEORGE 4 CuitrIs.
One of the Commissioners appointed by the Circuit
Court of the United States for the fret Circuit
ict of Massachusetts, to take bail and aida sits la evA
causes.
chErrICAroS or THE ooNsussioSnn's srruoarrr.
IVrrp STATES oN ANrRics. I
CtRcvu CcvRr ruE uSrrp srarrs
Masrchussfs Dsrrti--T, Isaac y harness clerk of The
Circuit Cour, of the United states for the crcas
Msssa chucls dric Do hereby certify that II appears
record Ia th court that At the October term bsgws
and holden nj Boston. in said diuris Monday the
AZ In
hundred ana thirty eight. before the honorable Joseph
story associate Justice and the honorable john Davis
district judge. George r. Curtis. &c., appointed
connlssonsr ~ fhs 10 take 'a and anidsvits
civil according e. the IN such
serhTd and aix xcd the seal of aid this
third day of March in the ycsr - Lord cght~ca
hundred and fty Ia the seventy. fth year of the
Independence Of the United states of America
(seacd) ISAAC o'BARNEs Clerk a
AFFIDAVIT or rur Arrnn,SrY OF sinNs.
John nacnr a Savannah. in the state u Georxia
attorney Of sad james Potter in the county of Chatham
IN fad state, claimant a Thotnas Simms fugitive from
labor cath testify and that have 10 sp
frcm my possession. before h. bc taken beyond Tho
limits e this Commonwealth, IA which he ha. bon
rested (Signei) JOIN " BACON
District ~ Ma,sachusetis Bsston April II Is5i-srb-
scribsd and sworn r. hforc ~ y v H,Lfrrr. Comsi-
onsr Z the District Court q the United states for tss
Massachusetts, District.
Mr. scwan after the Ling II the above papers ssh
hs supposed MI. motion to precedence
Judg, woodbury-lir. Ihaaas oljecsa, thc ground
lhat hc tho only perspn authorized % appear counsel
Mr. Thsmaa--rfs cisels, your honor
Mr. sewa-l an duls authorized 70 appear f,r Tho
smIns and The al ~ my ccns to jury trial y
great constitutional u sL which y cioScn" down ~
his objection have power q ofatsorncy 70 appear for
Simms, who sayr hc y free have no ohiect"s
70 Mr. Thomas appcanR o. oppose but have otycctions
To his app airing - counsel fcr sinss
Mr.. Thomas said he herr vHh vestsi prf-s Gps~
irht given IN The certificate tosppc,r for sins ON be-
half ~ his guardian.
iaoncrs certificate above hi authority appear
counsel FIR si;oms