Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-01-04
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kidnapping ina Philadelphia.
Human Liberty, snder The Ftyiiivs Slave Ld,0
CASE OF GIBSON.

The Ledger OF the recent case OF atrociOus
kidnapping under the shelter OF the Fugi-
tive Slave Law. Adam Gibson, the alleged
(and falsely yropedl Fugitive Slave, was
seized last Saturday, taken before Edward
J. Ingrabanb U, S. Commissioner, and
forthwith adiudged slave aud hurried off
into Slavery. But he happened to fall into
the hands of an honest and conscientious
tnan, wtro knew at glance that he was not
She person he was sworn to he, mud refused
70 receive him us such. That might happen
In another case, aud then it might not. Just
consider the ihcts;
The prisoner was arrested while standing
nt the corner of Second and Lombard SITS.
ly three mcn-GeUrge ii. Albert, William
Mckinley and Robert Snith--who thrust
him into carriage, telling hun that he was
charged with stealing. The carriage WIS
driven toward the State House, aud when il
arrived there the prisoner was carried up
stairs. Soon after, Counsel for tie prisoner,
who had been sent for, arrived, and demaud-
cd Of Mr. Albcrt his warrant. Mr.. Alberti
had none, aud the prisoners Counsel advised
him that he was at liberty 10 20 ; but hc, not
seeming to understand the plot of which he
was the victim, declared that hc was charg-
ed with stealing--that lac was an innocent
man, aud had right TO he regularly cleared
Mr. Alberti then seized aud hand-cufled
him, aud he wss taken into the Jury room,
where ho was detained in custody until Mr.
Ingraham arrived.
A young man, about 90 years of age was
brough, before the u. S. Commissioner, by
George f. Albert, who claimed him by vir-
tue OF n power OF attorney, as fugitive from
labor, the property of William S. Knight, OF
Cecil co., Md.
w y I.bn,op Ter onno,roI &. ho
elnimant; w. S. Pierce aud 4. b. Houbcst,
Eeqs., appeared for the respondent,
Mr.. Pierce said that tho respondent bad
been only arrested an hour and buff before,
and TINT until then he had been confined in
q room by HIMSELF and had not heard the
charge against him. That consequently his
counsel had neither time TO make themselves
acquainted with the claimants case, nor To
prcpure tie defence. That there were per-
SONS residing At distance, some in New
Jersey aud some in Wilmington, Del, who
would he important Witnesses in his behalf.
He therefore hoped that the Commissioner
would grant n continuance MS Judge Grier
had done in the case of Garner.
Mr. Lehman sad--lle hoped there would
be 10 continuance. The law had contcm-
plated summary hearing. lie asked the
Commissioner TO deliver this property to its
swncr, to execute the Law iand TO cave the
Union.
Commissioner hgrahdr said-Thc hearing
10 to DO a summary one let it proceed.
George 4. Prick, sworn.-l have seen
that power Of attorney before, and that is
my signature; George w. Spence was pres
sni when signed il; he residrs in Mary
land; George F.. Albert was likewise pres
ent; knew William 6. Knight in Cecil
1II fny md ftiuc.. ,,rL la.
s No. AZ Bank-street; w. s. gave his pow
er Of attorney to Albert. (Nlr. Lehman read
the power of Attorney
Jas. S. Price, sworn.-l know w. s.
Knight; he lives in Cecil county, Maryland; !;
] knew his property in negroes: knew
Emery Rice the way knew him. kent
little store on the main road in Cecil county /;
he passed my store with Mr.. Knights spring
horse ] resided at Chester Creek traded
there with n horse aud wagon; | traded in
market some seven miles from old Chester
my children worked in II factory; ] have fol-
lowed selling oysters latterly; ! live now No.
Is Vernon-street; have lived there three
years Mr.. Knight is n tall man, he is taller
than ! suppose he is thirty odd wears old
he lives in Cecil county, three or four miles
below Fredericktown; WIS horn there; !
have known Mr.. Knight fifteen or twenty
years; i expect Knight was born there I
have known this Emery Rice some four
years; ! did not know mill moved back TO
Cecil county, and all the knowledge | have
Of his being slave was seeing him pass
my house with MIR. Knights spring horse
It might have been two months since con-
versed with MIR. Knight; | can't recoIlect
the time that he ran away; | think he ran
Awny about 1910, moved in 1915; ! can'i
hos. n. ~ =
never worked with this Emery Rice; he
was NOT there Mt the time | worked there;
worked with MIR. Knight in 1885, he had
but one man aud some children; he hnd
ran away before 1888 / can't say how old
Emery Rice was when he run awny; he
was man grown, and looked to be 81 or
~ years old; can't say how long ] knew
him in 1923 or 1888; worked for knight
again in 1888; he was n man grown then;
knew Rice IN 1888; meant 10 say in 1913 !;
] meant TO say he had run awny in 1913 /;
Knight had other slaves in his employment
In 1888.
Question.-By Mr.. Pierce-Do you know
that Rice was slave?
HnSioer.-I know :hnt he worked for Mr..
Knight, and heard il said that he was a
lave.
Q.-The ommissioner-Whenn colored
man is engaged at work for slavehoder
In Maryland, the presumption is iha, he is q
slave.
Q.-By Mr.. Hnnbest--Are not many free
solored persons employed at service in IN,
State Of Maryland by shareholders
A.-At harvest time.
Q.-At 10 other times?
A.-Somctimes in cutting wood.
Q.-ln no other way?
Il aa.,if el,ut
sous employed who are not slaves.
Mr.. Henbest here nsked whether hi
question was TO he decided by the law G
Maryland or by him?
Mr.. lngraham said il was to be decide
=. the laws Of Maryland.
nr. Hanbest snked Mr.. Ingraham wheth
'is construction Of the word summar
,x.. immediately; whether il did not impl
-. 1nable time for a man 10 cnnslllt viii