New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
SHADRACH RESCUE CASES.
Triai Of James Scott-SscoND
Of The Tribune.


Correspondence Of The Tribune
BosToS, Wednesday, May %
have mentioned already that the ill.,
dictmeu: IN this and the other contains sixteen
warrant thirteen under the ac Of 1850 and three
under Tie act of 1890. OF those under the act OF
1850 elercn are for aiding Shadrach to escape, the
escape being set out in the different warrants as from
De Br,c the claimant from Caphdlt his attorney from
Devens he Marshall, from Pat Riley the Deputy
Marshal. or from De Brcc, Caphar, ana Riley. The
other two warrants under this % allege rescue
from Riley while in the lawful assistance Of Cap
hart and De Bree. The other three warrants, on the
act OF 1870 acge obstruction 10 the service OF GER
tain legal processes
counsel moved that there were two distinct
ofenscs charged, distinct IN Their nature and pun
ishment, The Government should be required 10
choose under which statute they intended to go
and not subject the defendant 10 the inconvenience,
and the Jury the confusion OF trying two distinct
charges at the same time.
side and Lord on the other, and TINS morning, the
Judge, admitting the rcasonableacss OF the request
II the defendant should seem likely 10 be exposed
10 inCOnN enience by the lOndcr, deferred declSlon
I'LL ne should be enlightened on that point by having
the evidence and the case before HIM.
The examination Of the witnesses then com
menced De Bree, who might have passed tor a
gentleman, Judging from ms looks and manners but
for his appearance IN the character OF slave hunter,
claimed To be the owner of ShaIrach and TO nave
Nor1olk of another person who had bought him
shortly before al a ShCrlhS sale Shadrach (who
was represented as a dark mulatto, about y years
Old,l disappeared from DebreeS service III May
1880 without leave.
Caphart, an Unlocking. Onc-cyed fellow, police
man of Norfolk, testified TO receiving power OF at
tOrney from De BTee, coming 10 Boston 10 reclaim
Shadrach and applying 10 T.. /. CurtS Tor warrant
no aferward saw Shadrach IN The courtroom had
known him for 10 years, aud knc" certain persons
Yeputed TO be his father and mother had known MN
,ho cp Of before
De Brec'S hands.
Here Conhart's pOWer of attorney was produced.
De Brec proved his Signature, but question arose
whether 1t was properly authenticated uhuer the
statute which requires that II should be acknOWl-
edged and certified under The seal ot some Court OF
officer of the state where executed Inc pTeS1 5
mower was Acknowledged before one Richard II. Ba-
ker who described himself rs Judge OF the circuit
Court of the City of Norfolk, and who added Scroll
after his name by way OF seal, underneath whch tle
Clerk OF the Norfolk City Court Ccrthed under lhc
seal OF that Court that Baker Judge OF H. ana
that his signature was authentic. II was commended
that Judge of City Court, hnilied munlclpal OF
hcer WAS not an officer of the state Such as the
statute REQUIRED and that his scroll, however IL
might answer in Virginia IN private BOND or lnS'tu,
ment as substitute for seal was not such an ocial
seal as the statute required. Ai:er argument tht
Judge admitted the power is good for the present,
resering the point, however, for further consdera-
ton
Curtis then testified TO issuing the warrant, the pro,
ductiOn Of person arrested upon IL before ih' anu
his ordef for q pOStpOnement oi me nearing
Two witnesses were produced % prove words Sall
by ColoIcl man TO the person Arr1gned a. Shai
rach-promising to stand by HIM, (Which also Gurus
testified toJ and other words 10 eAch oiher oy olle'
colorcd people III and about the court HOUSE, Imply
inc "A disposition to do Somtthme
Mr. Cheney who keeps an Express once oppose
the western SIDE door OF the Court House lSSulV ~
having seen man standing IL ihSt door VINO 9esA
oned Will a stick, and Immediately many cOIoI'I
men standing round ran mp. just tuer when ne near
noise m tic Court House, followed by rush ous '"
the ives; door headed by TWO cooIed men mng ia
hold OF another colored man ON either side ana iol
lowed ~, many more, Who soon disappeared down
Courts
Hcgc ,hc case rested for to-day.