Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-05
The Kidnappers Sentenced.
From the PHILADELPHIA News.

AAcm eht AAouSApiAh
The announcement having been made in
the daily papers Of Saturday last (22d Marcl)
that the Kidnappers Albert and Price, were
TO be brought up for sentence on that day, II
large number of citizens assembled in the
courtroom of the Quarter Sessions TO see
the prisoners, and TO hear their doom pro-
nounced. A few minutes after ten o'clock
they were ushered into the courtroom, and
plnced in the dock. AS matter of course,
Alberti and his tool, Price, were the observ-
ed OF all observers, but upon no countcnance
OF the multitude present was there the least
expression Of sympathy for the reckless and
hardened offenders. Indeed, so far as we
were able TO judge, all appeared to feel graft
fled ut the thought that justice had at last
Overtaken them. immediately after the
opening of the Court the case was called up,
md the prisoners were asked if they had
anything TO say in mitigation of punishment.
Albert pointed to his counsel, VIM. Il. Leli-
man, Jr., who replied that he could only ask
the Court TO be mercifll to his client, who is
sn old man, and who could not be expect
cd to live much longer in the natural course
Of things than the period fixed by law us the
minimum punishment for the offence. lie
asked That Alberti might he allowed to spend
the close of his life in the bosom of bis iami-
ly. The Court was fully acquainted with
the fncts in the case, aud he would say moth
ing further.
The prisoners were then directed TO stand
up, when Judge Parsons addressed them ms
follows-Tou George Il. Albert and J. Fris-
by Price, have been convicted Of the crime
Of kidnappiug-nn offence made highly pe-
nal under the net of Assembly of 1917. III
there is any crime in the black catalogue
that deserves TO be ranked second TO murder
il is this; and while the people of this City
and State, and i trust of the country at large
will always respect the rights of the South in
their property in slaves, we nre bound to re-
spect the rights of the free colored popula-
ton, and TO protect them in their freedom.
can imagine nothing more revolving TO the
feelings Of humanity than to steal human
beings aud sell them into bondage Look ut
the present case-here was n woman, who
whether slave or not il does not matter
though will say that she was taken away
without any color of authority, aud if you
had been upon trial for that offence | should
have felt bound under the testimony to have
charged the jury TO conyict-wbo was decoy-
ed from her home, and her infant, born free,
carried into another State, aud there sold in
10 bondage. Ii was an offence that admits
Of no excuse, and one nj which humanity
shudders. AS for you Price, believe you
were the tool of Albert. lie used you to
accomplish what he could not effect himself
You decoyed her from her home, aud took
her to the house of Albert. While both OF
you are in your lonely cells, would have
you reflect upon the condition of the poor
child now groanng under the CALLING chains
Of slavery, placed upon il by your hands
think of the offence you have committed
against the laws of God and man, and re-
member that you will have TO appear before
higher tribunal TO answer. For The offence
Of which you have been convicted, George
+. Alberi, the sentence is that you pay
fine of $1,000, and undergo an Imprisonment
of ten years in the Eastern PenIentiary.-
The sentence of you J. Frisby Price is that
you pay fine of $500, and undergo an im-
prisonment Of eight years in the Eastern
Penilentary.
A. the announcement of this sentence
there were murinurs of applause from the
solored side of the house which the officers
promptly checked. Neither Albert nor Price
seemed TO be moved at the remarks of the
Court or the extent of the punishment.