The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-18
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE EIClrEMRN I In BuSToy.
Full Particulars or the Late Rescue OF n
Fugitive slave ny u Mob-Elizur Wright
In the Van.

Full Partic uiars or the Late Rescue or n
Eug,t.vs Slave ny Mob-Eiizur Wright
From the Boston Daily Msll, Feb III
Our city hitherto known for its respect ana obedi
OF mob violence and open esiance the part Of the
coiored population, TO the Fugitive Slave Law, by the
assertion OF the so called higher Law " cf treason
On Friday MIR John Caphart, n citizen OF Norfolk,
Va by yirtue Of power oi attorney from Mr.. John
De Bree, purser OF the U. Navy residing ct Nor
folk appeared bsiore 0eo I Curtis, Esq. one OF the
u. Commissioners, ano made formal written clsim
for the arrest and sxtradtion Of an alleged fugitive
slave known by the name Of shadrach 10 his ner
MIR De Bree, and by the naae of " Fred y or fradsr
lex wilkins to his present employer at Tahs Coffee
House. In consequences OF this. warrant granted
tioner at the U Circuit Court ROOM forthwith aad
by his attorney Mr.. Seth Thomse, placed In the
hands Of Patrick Riley, U. i. Deputy MARSHAL, which
was served upon the alleged slave at ii o'clock A. NJ.
Saturday, by Mr Riley, assisted bye person employ
ed in the U. Mar.bsls Office in the following man.
n,r They proceeded TO the Cotnhill eonee House
tituated the a Court not 800 yard-
from the court house, and called for breakfast They
serysd by Frederick who Is employed in this
taursnt ssf waiter. they Immediately told him that
they had got warrapt against him and wanted hi- .
so with them TO the court house -. ,,on,rei wb,t
ne varrsnt xS =, @as TEs tOId that he would sss
wneh he Arrived at the court house lie then asked to
tut en- his coat but was told that he could bring
II with and put II on while going 10 the court
bou'e. The officers however, took him without IL,
and he appeared in the b court room with bis
linen apron on, when the Commissioner present
ly appeared. At the request OF Frederick, Mar.
y.
Tor and appeared, and soon after John q King. Ed
ward g. Loring Charles List, s. sswsll snd Charles
spoke With "shadrach,' and volunteered their SER
yices In his defence.
sr1n J. TnoM.s appeared on behalf Of tae claim.
ant. The arrest reported Ia Bgatte street,
among the coOred dealers Ia second hand clotbing,
and other colored people occupied - no great dis
n from the court house. and In ths space thirty
minutes from one hundred TO hun irei and any
of them had crowded into the court room, together
vito some city white persons chiefly reporters lss'
NNaaa auflW Wrffa at
placed In the bar usually occupied By prisoners with
officer at each side OF him, and the Commi,sonsr
took his seat upon the Judges bench. After some
preliminary eenversstiou 4 was arranged that Mr.
sevsl and Mr.. Ellis Gray Loriag should appear as
couusel for the Slave.
The Cos,Ss,ioS,H (addrs-tius Mr.. sewalD-Ths
question which requires imneiate determination is
whether the hesriug shall prosssd now, or whethsr
Mr. HFwAtL-we have never heard 81 thi, case until
within fifteen minutes aud We wish for a delay until
Tuesday ct 10 o'clock, TO make the necessary rrepa
Mr. rnoNA, tcoun,el for the claimant, we wish
for ss short time as is compatible WITH the interests
Of justice There t nothing an the case but 1ues-
tIon Of identity.
Mr. sfwsLL.-The question of identity is obviously
which ought 80 be called to raeot 80 sud.
denly IL It just, Is u right, that We should Be 50
called,
The Cosi,rtsstoNpu.- There can be 10 question that
you entitled 20 reasonable time, Mr. sewsl The
sole question i what is Reasonable time under oil the
circum,tsnces Tn. statute directs that the hearing
thsll be summary do not consider this 70 IN in
thst the hearing ebnll proceed the Infant after
the arrest is made. 10 means IA my judgment, that
there rhal be no bic delay ana that other
business she'll not be allowed TO cause delay. But "a
cannot mean that the party IL not 10 be alowed op
portuuiy for preparation to uept the Under all
the rircuInstssce ces consdering the day which the
arrest has been made (ssturdnyl and the hour OF the
day lone o'clooN and considering that " IL ques
tion OF identity, think post ponem,nt 20 Tuesdsy
IL not unreasonable.
Mr.. boRtSo.-wc know nothing Of the csse at pre-.
sent, snd we msy desre a further postponemeut
The CoMMisstoNER i shail hold the drfeutsnt to
spswer the case Of the claimant Taesday, snl any
fuftber postponement will be granted only for csus5
shown ON sidavit.
Mr. LoriS0,-we mean 10 hs ready to 20 on on
Tuesday IN COED faith and sha only ask tor further
delay for cause. We With nos however, to have an
crd.r made that tho claimant dooums1tary evidence
should be exhibited TO ne.
The COMMISSIONERS. THAT can be arranged between
the counsel
Mr. LoRtrG IS I do not know that IL can, W. a-e
not aware What the nature Of the prosf is
The CoNNissioNER.--I eau make no order On thc
subject.
Mr. TuoMls = will save all question about " by
reading the Documentary evidence nov, Vmch IN
tend 20 offer
Mr. Thomas then prosssdei 10 read the papers,
which we're Of the following purpott
The claim OF John Csphart for the rest lrastOn OF
shsdrach TO the service of his master au1 vner By
xirtup eli a powpr of Attoney aud svora TO, on the
1nb in,tant before Commissioner Curtis
A csftift alton under eeal Of Richard VI Baker
rvss a the Circuit Court Of the city ~ Norfolk snd
stsfs Of gnia that ths lith Of Fsbvuary 1850