The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-11
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, Is

PnILADEIPurA, March 10, 1851
Prokrts of the Fugitive &Ire Case Probable
Boh Of a Freeman in Independence HaR-Se
fence Of BugLu--A Pstty Theft Heapay
Ppaished
The peculiar situation of the woman claimed
with her son, as fugitiyes from service, by Mr..
John Perdu, OF Baltimore, has created good deal
OF sympathy IN their behalf, and the United State
District Court room has been crowded with SYM
pathisers. A great proportion consisted OF females
OF various shades Of color, and among the leading
frie nds present was Lucretia Mott.
The first step taken by the counsel for the fugi-
tives was an attempt 10 quash the warrant for the
arrest, On the ground that the affidavits on which
the original process, Issued by Judge Heath, Of
Baltimore, was based, contained no description
Of the alleged fugtlve.. Judge Kane oyeruled
the ohJ,cuons, and the evidence as 20 the
identity OF the mother and son was produced They
we're positively sworn TO by the father. in-la OF the
claimant, who gave the family 10 him shortly after
ms marriage, about seventeen years since, This
was corroborated by other testimony, and there
can be no doubt that they the property OF the
claimant. The counsel Tor the fugi,iyes deny the
identity, and have brought witnesses TO controvert
the evidence Of the other eide; but so far they have
failed, and the Judge can have no other recourse
but TO place the two in the custody OF their former
master. The great point OF argument in the case
VIII be the retaining OF the mother until after her
confinement
In opt ming the case, Mr.. Brown alluded to the
situation OF the woman, by saying that the neces-
81 y might arise for PostposemeLt, and gave no.
uee a. that early stage so tina, there could be no
objection made. There is some danger that the
accouchenent of the poor woman will take place
before the caee is decided. She IL, at pre- sent,
lodged IN the United Safes Marshalrs Office, over
the room IN which the declaration OF independence
was signed, end beneath the beifry, containing the
old 16 bell, that proclaimed "hberty throughout
the land" Il would be novel even, for slave 10
give birth to freeman in such locality, with de-
ufy mar hal fQr her usf. "A.
ton Will be continued to morrow, and IL IL not
likely that the case viii be closed tor two or three
days go.
same time, 10 November, 1919 The father. a
daughter and another boy are still at liberty an
are probably out Of the reach OF their master before
this time.
The first boat from Reading, br the Schuylkill
canal, arrived at Paramount this morning
John Hughes, the celebrated Jack Shepherd, Of
bnfRiarous notnrety, who has for years gone un-
WHIPPED OF justice, has at last been convicted, and
was this morning sentenced to three years I'M
prisonment
The Grand Jury this morning ignored a bill
cnarRirg poor n,gro man with stealing four
gineerbreade, valued at four cents for which he
was committed 10 prison In December last. Judge
PARSONS gave an awful scoring 20 the parties
through whose neglect the poor man was go long
kept IN confinement
Movements OF D,ss,ngui.hed People.
Q. Nicholas, KY Q. Patterson Uss.; Hon. v.
granger Canandaigua; ~. " Gardner. BsltimoreS W
Delan, Boston; Capt. johnson. Hartford; lion. A.
Q. Green, Providence; ". whe-loch. Caifornia,
were amongst the arrivals Yesterday at the Astor
Mr.. and Mrs James Bennett Mes York; Sig v.
L. Ahonso, weshinstoD;p. W. Devsna. Mexico. W A.
Bridge, Nicaragua; Henry Peck Ns- Hsven; y W.
Beebe, Virginia. we're among the arrivals yesterday
| st the Union Place Hotel
nSn ,.s.n. m.r1.S n,n b r:s.. sos Clemens
Hon Geo. W. Jones, @, Io-s; Hon. A q Penn,
/ N Louisisns; Hon l. Peck, O., Vermont;
Col Jennings. Lou.isna; George simmons, San Fran
cisco; senor DR. y VI Gsitsn Charge from Bogots, ar
| rived At the Irving House yesterday
4 Wallace, Arkansas; y MeLsushliu, philsdeiphis,
| sd Adamson, aorri.tovn; =. Bsrpes tNsss M.Robps
vhi.delrhis Morse, Boston, arrived yesterday a
' the American.