The New York herald., 1851-09-28

n fence corner that had been alcep
y sas as. .aa did
without arms could not do much harm Qanghtsr2
shils st the spot there wa: but one nrine tcos
place. heard other firing after LETT was then nau
nile %, on my way to Christiana.
William Proudfoot, Affirmed Had seen prisoner, "a
ss Moore saw him early n ss % %0fp bo%. ss. Sm
,oms back with gun; before this wsness neale nsms
md alarm manifested went 70 fence and .ssed J.coe
What he after he replied there ere kdnspps OUT
nd he going down to Psrkcrs told him 20 stop
Miller Knott sfrmed-I went towards Parker's hesrd
ar,sn alsIm-s shous-snd, sfterwards the hIing of
Sho,end pistols saw Isaish Clarkson and Ezekiel
Jorspfcn there the first white man ,sw' s,,n ~nS
was ncoe m Clarkson eaia to there n one man
sroet (youDg Gorsuch) sitting BY tree and
found old Mr. @ who % was not quite dead he
Houss: then yetupe about forty-nine steps nom tne
Of black men 70 the wounded man sa~ sho"t
Srns scv,Sss ~ smS cISdred, principally armed with
Ssn on SorseSaeK some they had been M following
the lane as they did SO, I'D Cisrkson to ssve him.
ths n.Sross vent G into nut his hands over him
hose young aorsuch had outi ths head sbout three
CIo,kson = s.a 70 bs nrescher about SoaIiett
half mile sG and Lewss store aboI yns and half
miles of they had nothing know Of take them in
Cross. Amined by Mr.. steveDs-I hsd NO ipdu,e.
ment to take me to the place except the a, vhirh
was rsFid IL new nothing of it beforehand.
The Hon. TLaddeus Stevens observed that the co.s,
pursued by the District Attorney made it proper tht
he should briefly state the testimony which the de-
fence would produce great orimethe crime OF muir
der-had be,n committed in this county. All our citi-
equally depored It, 1t seemed; from the evidence
already given, that citizen Of Maryland had been
dered by his slaves, in the unlawful attempt to
their freedom The PERI when ascertaiued
ard secured would the punishment due to their
crimes. The question was (said he), who the
guilty parties? No witness had in any way implicated
any Il the socused present, except one man-the
hal he bOy Scott
Kline stated that Hsuwsy and Lewis were in the road
the mouth of ths lane hundred yards from Par
her house and refused to aid in the arrest OF the rug
tves decrirg thet they did not tor the act OF
Corgrtss, which Kline expounded to them He also
aanS the ursr Ss soercd hey eo bas
sworn that he present at the murder; hao seen
sinms shoot Mr. seh and also Morgan hit him
ON the lead with n corn cutter. lie had, likewise
stated that he had seen Habway walking, on foot
in the lane, among the colored people, before
the frirs began; and that he did not return
home to sr Ktrr's, where he worked, until after
ten O'Clock in the morning. AL the witnesses
stated that the murder was perperaed between and7
o'clock in the morning In order to show Continued the
leaned counseI what brought Lewis and Hanway (two
highly respectable ctizeDs to the place, will snow
that within the last six months year, two colored
persons no had long resided in the neigborhood
and had ftm 5, with whom they were living, had been
kidnapped in the night time. by rntans, without any
slavery from Vhence they had returned And be-
ing asked to aid in the aest they refused stating that
it was impossible, seeing the number OF armed blacks
present, and advised tbs Marshal to dtsst, blood
weuld be she'd Ehey then retired. Their defiance Of
Law Is bolda boid-perhdy of the creature Kline who
alone seits It, His testimony will destroy by
ing that be has pcrured himself In the Of the In
tieston IN more than dozen instances lie swears
positively TO the Of the prsoners he IL pareu
larry positive OF John Morgan. We Win prove by unim-
Itnchsbie testimony, by four white and three coo,ed
wiine, ses that John n9Isan frem Mednssday af nvs
the of action, that he slept "Wednesday night
with Henry Cole at the house Of Benz Cole seven miles
frem Park.rs that he at nve o'clock Thurs.
Cay morning the Swan Tavern, four miles from Park
going his work at Penipgtouve that be-
O'Clock he by three respecta-
that he breakfased with his employer at O'Clock, and
rnaincd all day at work In his lumber and coal yard
smms will he proved, In like manner, by i've white gen
tsmen Of high character, to have been employed from
dsyght Of the day the tragedy was ended until Thurs.
day his gular busp frsm two to three miles ois
tant The most wicked perjury will be proved sgains,
the 10y Scott. by whom suborned DO not state
certainly by OF the respectable relatives OF the de-
ceased but certainly by come Of the
whom the prosecution havo used In the prosecution
this unfortunate affair Harvey Scott lived with Mr.
John Kerr black smith, ross three TO four miles dis
tant from Pakcrs he worked with him striker aud
blower he slept In the grret Of two story brick house,
Mr. Ksrs grand daughters who had been on visit TO his
boufe for wet more slept In room through which
ecott passed TO his garret. During their stay tho
door ding to scots has every night be-
"a the outside and In the morning unfastened to let
Scott out On Wednet dsy night Mr. Cochrs MIR Kerr
ton in law who lived In the house Scott 30 10
ted Mr. Ker fastened the door. In the morning at the
break q day he unfastensd the DOOR and called scott
10 get up. lie answered, came down, brought mp the
took breakfast went TO the chop and worked with
M, X. during the whole day. This will be clenly
pro, NJ beth Mr Kerr and ar Cochran. TX prove
there facts rabng will be le 10 implrats OF the
accused bat the underbted perjury Of Kline ana scott
The proof sf the tbsenco x the other prisoners will be
equally conoIrsive-tbst @ In victims III been
knocked down, Wounded in various places tfare he wa
rh d. ma M,ns as a a. S the he tsa bSo
which stresmsd from the wounded msn that two 81 the
prrersors Of those offences, william Bear and Perm
EArth known TO be IN the nsighborbood when ths
sfsr occurred, che llth of September that all the
good people Of tie ncghborhood much excited BY
h,,s S', On 'ho sr 81 ths the M dsr
at the kouFe) that Psrkers house surrounded By
hidnappers who attempting TO k.dnap him. Par
her wss known 10 be free man. They Immediately
started with srms TO protect him When they reached
the ot and found that these regular officers with
proper authority TO srrett slaves they said that they
would have nothing 90 10 with it.
Mr. Stevens opened the Gaze for the defence.
John Bodily sworn II at the junction Of the big
lane and little lane few minutes before the secoct
Gripg commenced; Bsnwsy and Kline were there the
short time there no words passed between them
two gentlemen came from the house and said they be-
li.v,d there chance; just before the firing con
mercsd the Narshai walked up the lane; Hsnwsy had
gene down. he did not sresk to any colored people
before he rcie away after the firing the rush adj
towsrcs the mouth Of the lane shots were fred at
| person behind me.
osf-exsmined Got there about seven o'clock
live three four hundred yards from there; Levi
psfed aud faid there kdnappcr st Psrkers
he spoke to Mfn Cooper; lived north Of HIM colOre'
boy vas with Lewis about FIVE feet high; Hsn~s,
trs on the sorrel horse; he tcd 20 hold my tongue
he was not speaking TO any one remained until h
went eovn. snd the Marshal UP the road the momen
the first words out he told me to stop; few coorc'
psrscrs the other side of the road hour o.
two afterwards returned 20 the ground; saw Dickin
Gcrsuch my return; Lewis lives ffcp one and
half 10 two miles frcm Parkers house, cav Lewis abou
O'Clock, the main body Of the negroes tn
hcufe; half dozen standing the mouth Of tn
lane, the opposite side, armed SONS had guns hs
heard no firing; aftsr the half dozen Joined the mail
body, the firing ced was there between FIVE AM
ten minutes not word Of conversstion passed. th
negroes the other side did not the coore
Toy with Lewis; the body lying the bars thai
the house; the FIRST of Jsriett when he wa
helping the wounded man into the carriage; whom tn
Marshal went away, think one or two went with him
Isaac Rogers svorn-I heard a noise In the mornin
at sunrise, end down 10 Parkers which was 900
100 yards distant; ran down far the creek an
when got there, frat crossing into the road heard
firing INTO the houfe after that Castner 1Isnway cam
| riding by, and two white were bef'rs him, an
IL was then heard him ray boys, don't shooii' Il
tack stu pursuing the white man alongside
| Hanwsy; be had q gun in his hand and hslloed 9
him two three times not TO shoot; can't recolec'
whether ballooed 10 him not TO shoot before Hsnwa
1 did, not II absut the same time. The blac
man stopped and took aim. hllloocd 20 DR.. Pierce
L tale nd he fred. that Of II IN