The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-10
The Philadei phia Fugitive Slave Case.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin, Feb. s.
Yesterday afternoon, Mahala PurnelL the alleged
fugitive ssve Of Vim. T. Purnel, of Worcester Co.
Md, was brought before the court which densely
crowded. The only witnesses examined were Robert
+. Bowen and Zschsriah Bowen. who swore that they
knew the prisoner in 1927 and 1923 and that she
the slsve OF the claimant The counsel foi the pri-
soner in their cross threw considerabl.
doubt on the witnesses ability TO identity her after
leng an interval As the exani nation could not be
concluded last evening, the case adjourned until
O'Clock this morning
Pursuant TO adjournment the Court met at
O'Clock One entire ride Of the court room
pied By white ladies majority Of whom appeared to
belong to the Society OF Friends The aeg ed fugitive
sat opposite to the Judge with Der children She
surroup ded by her coored female friends Who appear
ed 70 take deepnterss in her cause did also the
white ladies pre.ent.
Judge Kane was punctual to the hour as he iavsra-
bly, is but some little delay occurred in consequence
Of the absence Of the senior counsel fer the alleged
abcs until quarter after o'clock.
Robt 7 Bovsn the wtn ess who became sick yester-
day afternoon, was recalled Witness u saw the
lored person who gave the information the next
ming sftert him in Market street at Congress Hall
in our room the Gentleman who keeps the hotel We
did not wish 10 place under any responsibility az he
might he accused OF carrying ON the business
Kidnapping. suggested Mr. Br.wn) No, SAID
would have run of IL II had got cut heard
his name was Glouoe,ter. that gave the inf1rms-
/ don't recolleet 70 have him oftsner than
three times l have never been in hi, house
have been 20 house where heard be- lived IL Is at
the junction Of Filth and Germantown Road / vent
with the police 10 Identity the Ia the house
where understood he lived In the upper part
pledge not 10 disclose the matter 1t was not in
writing by me u IL the custom in country where
two persons write We say instead OF We that's what
j meant yesterday | made personal pledge to Glou-
cester in our room last week at Congress Hall Mr.
Henry and think Mr. Bowen, present; den
collect the Conversation he sad he aid OF being
abused by the population OF his own color for telling
that this girl away fro DIR Gee Purneil believe
that va. ali tho.. 1T err. emit On TO ke statements
that she ran away from the he had often heard
her say and that her mother named Sarah he de-
roribed her understood that Louisa Truth vas Gou
ats awffg 1pgf has 80 In .
pay va. eondtioned-undsr,tsnd me Squire the pay
was on condition II they we're taken aud they proved
TO be our property, and we got them back honor
was to bird Ne no other Obligation than wsrd
that know q / don't know Of any other CORES
pondenoe than have spoken Of; hssrd that !: was
burnt heard that Gloucester va. badly abused la.t
night; Purnsl told me lived her. in 1918 and 10
with samuel p GGrigues; vasa house carpenter
and farmer In Worcester know the other Mr.. Bowen,
have known him since he ovsrseer for DR..
Purnell; It vas IN 1875 he did visit at my house;
i ostsn vent 20 whore he lived; the woman
I speak OF escaped in ls2s; che with M
about months; I don't knos hou much vas
refunded to me Of her hire. have seen her thre.
times 10 court and one. before; kno- OF no mark,
che has about her che was in certain condition Of
married women when she left me IL vast he psrticu
recognize her nothing else she pretty well bull,
Tor her sirs; she larger and latter nov than then
arre,tsd. there we're two wsn.n in IA, room one
yourgsr and the other older on. about SIS IL Their.
bad bee twenty there would have known her
taken there 70 the woman described living there
did not see her. the agent not along that time
4 vent 10 the woman described in the letters,
there ~ss no person with me vent ahead the polis.
we're behind, vent At tn. solicitation Of M friend
bad seen Gloucester two day, before he described
would have knovnher II there haa been hfty there
did not tell Gloucester str answered the description
have not sten him since DO not know when Or. r
died, can tell the year should suppose about I
years ago VS. a. the funeral and helped TO make his
conn. q va 10 the fail think Il "a. after the camp
Getting spoke Of ~ that time vent regularly but
not Of late have csrtan recollection Of the year
he died; | sept record q The event Of my conver-
has raFev~ a. . L k..h
encs every year and perhaps thouss nd time, year
IL vas In the Biblr and va. In the habit Of looking
into IT, vas In the habit Of turning the leaves
OF this precious book; think q ~ss IS year. no
can I say m certain can say Il ". more than
soupty and one in Louisiana ana tn. one sSo |. here
death don't know ID. age Of tn. slis't don't knor
sgs the youngest just clevsrly grown about is
Or 1e their names are Hetty. Henrietta, Gsorgsw.
Eli.hs are dead; sally Mary John and Hetty are v.
Ing In county George lives In Leui.isns, 1 I
have no intere. in the fugitive made no contract In
regard 70 this the reason listened 20 long vas
because vas rejecting upon the subject; there vssan
tnsr are you waiting for an snsssr the offer vas this
thst vas 70 come on after my fugitive, and " did
no, get him they to pay my sxpenses hesitsted
seout osming y vas long time before maze up my
aid not .ose..s 1eS sst tssJ would p ny sagsn
succeed ] v. 70 pay ny o~n expenses, there
another indueem.nt had daughter her. under . /
physician and wanted TO see her I mesn BIZ them \
Mr. Henry and Mr. Purnelli Henry msrried Mr. Pur. i
nes sister ne names q the women found With tn.
fugitive we're Mshsa Riehardson snd the other don't
reeonect; tbs name q the fugitive have heard vas
williams thi. man, called Gloucester told m. 90. 7
heard called different yesterday in Court + va. /.
little eve ted yesterday not being In the habit Of being
before Cosrt, Gloucester said her name va phob.
Wnlisms the other woman answered to the name ~
Msbals Richardson, and not the one claimed
Zachsriah Bowen, rsealled-I did Mt come her. on
sny terms hardly understand What ysu mean By
tsrrns i made contract had an undertaking of
the footing upon which was 70 come came upon
my ovn hook there contract I have no 4
expectations don't know that Or. p ever msnuait-
ted any female flsves I never kpev she IVES In the n
AAmiy vsy vhen she ran swsy ] heard OF u about i
hat time she ran OF in the fall Of 1s2s Br p told L
me 80 In the tall OF az in 1875, sad 7, she lived
With ny brother In 40 lived there In ~ sAd ~