New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-23
PHILADELPHIA.
Fugitive Slave Case-Markets and Stocks.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
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The particulars of the Fugitive Slave
case before United States Commissioner f. d. Ing
rahaIn, TO which alluded yesterday, are as follows
Yesterday afternoon, at about o'clock, a coored
man was brough, from Lancaster County, and taken
TO the [. MarShals Office IN TINS city. He was IN
the custody Of Constable John Agen, who held him
upon a warrant issued by Commissioner lngrahan,
few DAYS since The prisoner 1t appears, was con
yicted III Lancaster County OF larceny three months
ago. and was sentenced TO the pcnitentary for that
tenn. He would have been entitled to his liberation
from the Lancaster County Jail at - O'Clock on sun
dav NIGHT last If his fine and costs had been paid
Constable Agen, with a fun knowledge of ms TACT,
arrived IA Lancaster or Saturday night last IN COM
pany With the owner. They went INTO the prison
few minutes before II O'Clock on sunday night,
armed with warrant for the prisoners arrest aS
fugitive slave. The costs and fine were paid by the
alleged master. and the prisoner was liberated and
brought on to Philadelphia by Constable Agen Inc
name Of the alleged fugitive Is Daniel Hawkins, and
the master Is named VIM NJ RSieau who resides
in Baltimore County, Md. The alleged slayelS SAID
10 have ahScOndCd from ms master 4 year ago last
June ID =. Brown and K. Y. Kane appeared Tor The
fugitive. and Bennett for the owner. The hearing
took place II 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Before the arrival OF that hour, Committee OF the
Abolition Society procured haOcas corpus OF Judge
GIicf OF The |. :. Circuit Court, made rciurnable
this morning at 10 O'Clock At O'Clock, the Com
mission er arrived al the room 10 hear the case |.
: Marshal 4 l.. Roberts, exhibited TO the CommS-
SlOneT the haDeaS corpus granted by Judge Gref Out
the Commissioner decided that the haOeaS corpus
did lot act a. >NpcrreCCa>. ana determined 10 neal
the case but remarked, that out of courtesy tOJudge
Gror he would not give a decision IN the case The
counsel however had left the room with the under
standing that the would go over until this morn
ing and they could not be got together again. the
hearing adjourned until 10 ocock TINS morning:
The prisoner Was kept IN the Marshal's ONCE all
night. in custody of Marshal Roberts
At 10 O'Clock tins morning. the hearing OF the ma
beas corpus was had before Judge Grer ID. p.
Brown and X. z. Kane appeared for the alleged
fugitive. and X. NJ Lee and Bennett for The master.
There were very few persons IN attendance IN me
court room. as everybody III Philadelphia seems
determined 10 LEI the Fugitive Slave Law nave us
course.
r. NJ Lee presented to the Court the returns OF
Marshal Roberts stating The authority upon which
he held the prisoner and asked TO De permitted 10
make out his case before the Commissioner, VITA
view OF his being gwen INTO the cuStodY OIL ms
master.
Judge Grier said that he had issued the habeas cor
pus merely for the purpose OF aSceralIlng whether
the warrant under which the fugitive was held was
legal It's character. II was not u the nature OF
ceriOTarl. 10 remove the proceedings from another
body competent 10 give hearing, nor would he al
low himself TO be made . committing magistrate al
the within and caprice OF everybody.
ID z Brown for the prisoner contended that the
habeas corpus superseded the warrant OF the Com
Sioner and desired the Judge 10 hear the prisoner
upont but was willing II The Judge thought other
wise TO withdraw the habeaS corpus without, how
ever impanng the defendants rights IN the matter
of the main question al issue.
Mr. Lee thought ltwould be wrong 10 withdraw the
the commissioner. as II MONlt Dt Cd>tlll5
AN mputatIon upon him. He asked, therefore, that
the prsouer be- Temanded TO the custody of the Mar
shat with view to his beng heard before the Com
missioner
Mr. Brown rephed. that 70 settle the matter, he
would withdraw tie harbeas corpus.
Judge Gner SAID that he prisoner had never been
taxi on; The hands of the Commissioner hlS pur
pose q granting the wit Of habeaS corpus being
merely for the purpose of examining It's validity he
then indCrsed the wrlt. renandlng the prisoner TO
the custody of the Marshal the habeas corpus having
been withdrawn and further proceedings waived TN
d,Tr.
Commissioner hgraham then took his seat to hear
the case.
Mr. Lee offered the proceedings had before Judge
Heath Of Baltimore County. Nd which. after some
conversation between counsel. was heard. They set
forth that the alleged fugitive the slave for lie oil
complainant having been born OF a female slave,
owned by hun IN the County of Baltimore, Nd. while
She WAS lis slave Several afidaylis were read OF
persons residing IN the vicinity Of the complainant.
who testify TO the fact that the prisoner Is the slave
OF the claimant The description OF the person OF the
slave. contained IN the aihdavlis, Is very accurate.
The slave has a peculiar appearance OF face.
~ Tbonas q Ris.san sworn-The claimant Is my
hYo,her. he lives on the Gunpowder Falls, about III
miles from Baltimore our farms are separated oy
the Falls that is the boy OF my orothers ne i a
slave for life have known him from infancy ne Is
IN his och wear | knew his mother be was born Oh
nv brothers farm have not the least oouo' Oh Ms
identity ~ g..
cross.s1 sviusd-l was bonn and raised on the 'Arih
where now live my brother has had the iarh nc
lives on A.! his life my father died IN ls2s he died
be.or. the ls.'a O. t.ls boy an Younger taaa my