Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-27
From the Commonwealth.
SUNNI ARY PROCEEDINGS.
Massachusetts, Safe Yet!
THE HIGHER LAW STILL RESPECTED.
THE KIDNAPPERS AT FAULT
THE HIGHER LAW STILL RESPECTED
A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN
THE CASE OF TIE ALLEGED FUGITIVE SLAVE,
SHADRACH SIMS, ARRESTED AT THE CORN
Hill COFFEE HOUSE, AND
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HIS r E s C U E.

:, hst The l,r-,,,-A Aapp-r continue to wave
A hired kidnapper, of Norfolk Va. nance
John COphaf, came to this city last week witt
paIers prepared IN Virginia, Ginning man ca !.
led ShadraoA,as the slave of John Debee of Nor
folk, Purse in the United States NAVY. He
applied to HON. GEO. T. CURTIS, ESQ. Uni
ted States Commissioner, for a warrant to arrest
the alleged fugitive under the late Pence ma.
king and Ulon cemeDtng Fugitive Slave Law
and 1t was fanted. In the absence OF Marshal
Devens, VIII has not vel returned from Washing.
ton, whitherhe went to anSwera complaint a
ga INST hun ar his dehnqu' ncy in regard to the
aforesaid Law, thu warrant was placed in the
hands Of Dputy Marshal Patrick Riley for ex.
ecutlun.
This Riy IS bail for Hughes and Knight, in
the cases pw pending against them on behalf
of Crafts dd his wife, and it is supposed that
in hope oFecommending himself to notice at
WashIngsn III case Mr. Devens should be turn
cd out, heVOlunteered on this service. AT all
events thglOw of joy on his face and the infn-
tie pomp4y OF his manner during the time that
Shadrac smained in his power would serve 20
show ihah had some special personal interest
Th was served Saturday morning at
the y lee House, late Tafs,' Marshal
constable known by the name
yrnes." going there on pre-
Ikfast and while the alleged
pecllngly waiting on them,
Epropery of the U. s. Purs.
Jed to the Court room, with
oft hls walters apron Like
hat whatever might be the
he would not be carried to
in his body.
ASs Esq, ofpreviOus noto-
Ne, appeared as counsel for
y" Sewall, Esq, Ellis Gray
rles G DAVIS, Esq, Charles !
~ ~ "a H. Dana, ESQ.,, and Robert !
{ Ipr ID. HursE al volunteered tor the defend.
at c' !
Ttbunscl for the defence, after comforting
With prisoner, stated that they needed time
10 pfere the defence. /
Thee declared that he was ready and as
The prEksings were to be summary, he urged
that tn, bring should proceed at once Mr |
! SewaIl ieled that the very circumstance that |
the eSaisOs way ready and had been preparing
for Asperhaps for weeks while the defendant !
had kn snatched up but a few minutes before |
frofDut his daily business, without any notire
"A ,as in itself ample reason for delay. Mr.
Bloner Curtis with all the gravity of a
he Supreme Cour, expressed his opin
upnary proceedings cOuld not mean
" without giving the defendant any
defend himself, aud he decided to al
that purpose till Tuesday morning
9l for the defendant then requested
5wrpers, which were read accordingly
5fOfmaiion, and afterwards delivered
- X hands.
her the reading Of the documents the Com.
4 ner postponed the further hearing OF the
call 10 o'clock, A. NJ on the following Tues.
ID
9 Court room was then gradually evacua-
Geg the crowd which had assembled, the Dep
nIIarshal and his half dozen assistants expe-
Hg the process as fast as could be done with
pence.
be prisoner remained in the custody Of Mr..
7 ~ 10 the Court room, and for aHght that ap-
lEed, that august room was to be his Jail for
/ hight ne the use OF the County Jail for such t
etestable purpose as enslaving man is for a
Hen BY law, f
! ~ above account we have from persons who '
e present during the proceedings. The re. il
Inder Ia from cur own personal observation s
l aitfaro materially from the statements pub e
he'd IN the Saturday evening papers, y