New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-01

/. :. CoMMIssIoNER's OFFlcE-Beiore
Commissioner Nelson-fass of John u Boidfng,
claimed Is F4gurs Nla,e, continued.
Mr. Culver addressed the Court for eome time IN
relation to the case and the propuety vi the Com
missioner atOrGng every opportunity Tor thc dCnlls-
SION OF testimony. consonan' with the southern law,
on behalf Of Boiling. On the other side, men not
protesting skill A. 20 physiology have been called 10
prove whether b. Is Of African blood, &c. Gentle
men skilled A. physiology Will be called on ms part
and II 4 l. found that he has White blood IN him. II
Will be necessary, Oh the paf oi me claimant 10
show that his mother mas save before ne can hod
HIM.
Dy AIfrs6 o. past >worn.-ls physician have
made Il Physiological examination OF John since ~
ting here my impression would Dc that he Is hall
blood Indian ms general pnySognoml tends 10 tnat
esnec,aIIv the prominence of the cheek bones, The
smooth let black HAIR the eve pertains more 70 the
Indian than he African blood the complexion lndi-
Gates an admxture Of white blood II had seen nm
without knowing that he came from SQUIRT aroilna
I SLould not suspect he OF African blood had
not seen him before came INTO the Court room TINS
morning.
Mr Wood sad he had nothing 70 ask
Is-i : Waldo >woTn-keslde AZ Pong nkeePsle am
4 rlerg,nan know Boiling have known HIM
for most OF the time he has been IN ne pace, some
three or four yeaTs he marned tAe!e maIleI
hlm I supposed there must be African OlOOl ID hlh
frequently aerward, ia looking al HIM, supposed he
must be Of Indian descent
Or Jqfaes M-rune Smith. 4 slightly colOred man
h. made physiology study considers from the
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and Indian blood without any admlxture OF Airc n
blood states Inc reason OF his conclusion a TAR
mulatto has crooked hair. Johns conformation, 20
Tar - the skeleton or bOnesl concerned, i purely
Indian Wines, refer, 10 the work Of DR.. Prlt-
chard. p. . showed comparison By respectable
appearing muiai.o man part white and paIt African
MS wife a pure Indian woman, VINO Was present
and then child. q little boy, who was also present
Argued. from the work OF Dr. Morton anu othefs,
and concluded by saving there j no portion OF
negro blood III nlin the curl IN his hdir : not from
African atmlxturc but different. and the cur! a. me
end now i evidently artificial.
p Nr Wood-My mother l. a muiatiO, nall "hIte
ano half Afncan-my father White am lhiee
fourths white should suppose me ma asked ~
stand Up IN the gallery i nearly pure lIclth' III
" ood asked the man 10 step down. NJ man s1'N
ms mother Is Indian and his father mul4ito
NJ Fo,rl,r sgOrl-Resce IL the city prnclpd-
business lecturng on phrenOlOgy and pay sioi0sY
had exammed HIN bilndfoided, should hpt suPAote'
bv passing my hand over III head, thar we're va
any African blood N HIN hold n my laAc the s1l
OF an Indian describes Il hold also the skull 81 m
African describes x consider IL there : any Aln-
can blood IL him l. not O,eI l"O-'"eis.e.-s
not more than $500 woTta u n Falut = S-"v
If there i any African blood II - weakly represent
81 ID the absence Of evidence 70 the contrary
shbuia suppose noAirIcan blood II AIN any more
than Nh CowperrhR ate, the Indian mel peeh pfac
icing phrenoogy ant physiology tor netrly 70 years
Bv Nr. Wood i DO not Know anythu2 20 Tue con
t--,,ry but thar am OF Clrcassian blood. Nj WOOD
askei the Commissioner 70 inspect ard compare w
Fowler with John and witt the fist whine. "a, Z"
points spoken. Mr. Wood also called fO~ii, AMER
asking witness 10 lOok al him, iLi SAVING Ie ~.
purely African, black paH ~ Ih- SairrY NS~e
the Commissioner 10 compare run " IA JON. .
other man Is also called Al uncommoa olicA u ia