The New York herald., 1851-09-28
PRICE TWO CENTS.

coming from PsIrsrs he would have 70 psas through
Psnningtonvile; PaIkers Is about miles ca sttsr
O'clock; ssw him in service It HssIlns during tn. day
valley IN ssdsbuly township, Lancaster county st Of
Parkers suppose about mile or . mile and quarter
from PsrIsrs than myself; on rhursdsy, hcxd Snms
askpg my father for his that day at thst time c
williams said' aYou Needn't blow, for Won't come
work to-day sinns got my fsthe,s oxen; about sn
hour and three quarters after that saw him .t PHI
he brouxht the oxen back
Cross sxamined-Hesrd report Of Gre arms at Par
when saw stmms at PIN. AIMS MIN
Peter Martin sworn-I helpsd to yoks Mr. Nee!es
they went towards Brosins.
Gross EXAMINED sa-How do you know II was Thursday,
Henry Brosin, ,sirmed-I saw eimr,s ana Williams
to my house on Thursday. The evening before
next day to 60 to Penningtonviis, to get losA o1
boards; told him the worked and he could
morning i was standing in the road, and saw thsa
coming up with Andrew Mobiles oxen; pulled oct my
watch and it wanted but few minutes to six oclosk-
the sun was just up; they got my cart and started ~
for Pennssionvis; that was in direstion right op
nine O'CLOCK; met Henry simm bringing tAe cart -
my house, after heard or he riot met Simma s.d
tar come up and about ten o'clock he came where the
Q~Did you ever hear Hanysysay anything about
the Fugitive Slave law A.-No Q.-Did you ever
hear Lewis? A.-No. Q-5csret, A-Ho.
e-orge stsr s.s sfrrned-I live between Andrsw 30
bic nd M- Broen's; Wiiayss snd Simms oozlan6
past my place on Thursday morning; saw MI 5sosh ,o
ed at hc sun, and Supposed was abost ten minutes
high; they had Andrew Nobae's oxen.
Alfred Powell recalet--I Sim ms at Pennneton-
vile on Thur,dsy morning. he came there with an on
cart for boards about o'clock there ras another
ms with i'm; DO not know who he was; they vcnk
houis
George Jordan sworn Il reside In Parkerburg Wa
Penninstonville the day or the murder; some mss
day 1 went to PsIker's from Christians; went with
Kline for Moygsn Kitch eod another man were along
fTisy pisht hsIf past eight o'clock, saw man run
along the fence followed three hundred or four hun
Morgan was saw Morgan ty the side Of the hsuss
stooping made towards him and he raised an axe
grabbed him BY the meek and Kline thrust his revolver
there" @ be be- said was not was down at Coles dat
night Kline asEej him II he In the habit Of getnG
that night when ws.yot TO Pepnus toavl. Mr. Hardin
sad tha. with the pitcher can account fOsi he
was not there; the other two cannot"
C-ors examined by Mr. seevens.-r sm not doing any
THU particular at Parkersburg waiting for sjosf
have been there three months, doing nothing that
whole time; saw warrant none was shown to OF
gam Constable Proud.ost started to 60 with us no wA
iant was demanded.
Ifass Hines swOrn-I i've in Lancaster vAs sls.s
when Morgan arrested warrant when kims
ran to him Morgan raised the right up.
n Kline re cslled-Jesse j. Morgan was in the
crowd at Penn ustonvils; he made some remarks wnch
cannot Ieceleet; this was at the time Morgan Was ar
rested.
versatioa With Jesse j. Morgan.
John Keller sworn-Csrs running from Penningtoa-
vile to Columbia must be ciear at the Lancaster omcs
cleared the llth two cars were cleared
on the lOth in the name Of smith, conductor none N
| the Cf Powell
Cross examned-It has hap rened twice that the
have passed without clearance.
Jacob Woo ods sworn-Nr Lewis came to me at Jsmss
Cooper where was working be told me thai William
PsrAers house ded by kidnappers; thst &c
was no time TO tske ur potatoes should come along
him; went TO Psrkers place saw man they caiie<
Marshal taking TO Hsnwayi went along the lsns %
shoot Ike everything lsughter); was tcarea dA'nt
| looh much the cause OF my goicg was Levi, cemiag
We % s no a at
went up the lane; 1 saw james Scott, yellow man.
Wash William. ana si, father John Williams; t1sy Il
Pinckney and Peter Woods he at the Of the
sne sbovc Ezekiel Thompson Pinckney Is full fAced
down the lane on browDi. kind Of horse; he hsd
gum he got OF the horse in the big lane; wouldn't
have gone there TO be killed mp; Thought they
S'eSs cro.s tSsminsd by S sven.-Mr Lewis cid not
,ald nothing ore to me than have said; heari
hons blowing bu; our breakfast horn; the Williams
lot armed.
The testimony here closed.
Mr. Thompson ssked that the I've be committed % m
sver the charge q high treason Laws U p a. see
33, act Of Sept. "a, lTss.
THE DECISION OF ALDERMAN REIaARr IN TIE CASE.
AND COMMITMENT OF Tia PRISONERS FOR uok
! TREASON
The Magistrate stated that he would carefully 70 ex-
smine tie testimony and give his decision st o'clock
on Thursday morning, at the appointed hour, q ire
ihs % decision , was rsnSsr,a In giving III, asSa'os.
smiDaton into the facts Of this melancholy tragedy,
which occurred the morning of September 1lth, In
the county Of Lancaster and from the solemn osths and
their testimony bsfOr. ~ we are satisfied that Edvard
GOrsueh Q: Maryland, whilst in pursuit Of his own
murssrsd By an armed band Of blacks aided saa
sbetted by whites. That Others were severely vousd-
men, was resisted by force and arms whilst ia The per
formsnee Of his duty under the authority Of the ae.
sC III isssi to wsoS, ), s. soSs e
obey these laws nsds By The people We fesl
Eljsh Lewis John Morgan, Henry sims jacob hoeres
Lcws Clarhon Charles IIutter, Lewis Gales, oeoegs
and Jacob Woods as CHARGED with the crime treason
agains, the United States and aiding aud sbetting in
State ofMaryiand; snl have accordingly drawn up
the following commitment =
| Co,NurNsrr.
s,o, q Pnnsyirorsa Lancaster Ccs,. ss.rhe United
States d America the Marshal o, the United states I'm
and for the Eastern District Of 2. nns vanis sod % ,hs
keeper Of The Philadelphia county prson In Moyanev
sing district In rhilaaclphis county, Pennsyvsni..
greeting =whessss, complaint on oath hath bee.
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an Alderman in and for the city OF Lancaster,
and state CT Pennsylvsais, charging that Cat
ner Hanwsy snd Others. persons owing allegiance
TO the SAID United States, have committed tressoc
sgainst the United States By svying war against then
and BY knowingly, vifu traitorousy and unaviuity
asstmblip the llth day of September D. 1851 &c
the county Of Lancaster aforesaid armed With guns sns
ether firearms, with great mrttude OF Other persoss
withnter. fcrciby and raltcrcusiy 70 rest spe 90
struct the laws Of TIE United States and being 90 a.
sembei h. forcib traitSrou.y and unlswiny IN PVT
suauce q such intent resisting and obfructirg pr
venting ths Fxecution of general law Of the United
states 20 wit the act q Congress entitled An act to
amend eni suprc,nentary 20 The act entitled An act
respsctnr Fugitive from Justice aud Persons Escaping
from ths service of their Masters approved February
l-as-Aprrove1 September is, 1850"
s,d rbsress the ad charges have been heard before
th subsrber a5d upon due consideration OF the tet
NOR the ssli Csstner Hsnvsy and oilers have been
cr1ntei % the said chargcs-Nov, therefore,
you are hereby commanded 10 take Into your cnscfy
snd ep Al retain, the said Castner suwsy and o.her-