Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-15

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simple narration does not stir up the blood
of every liberty loving man, all comments
will be Of no ayail,-Haryord Republican
THE FACTS OF THE OUTRAGE.
We have commented on the conduct Of
the Commissioner by whom the recent Slave
case was decided 1t is proper here to re-
call the facts Of the entire proceedings
1t will be remembered, and so the evil
dence on the trial shows, that Preston, the
alleged fugitive, was arrested late in the
ernoon of Thursday last, on the pretended
charge of stealing that his master in Bal
,imore was Immediately telegraphed that
his man was caught that ON The same eve
ming he appointed Mr.. Busted, of thus City,
his agent to pursue and claim the fugitive
for him; that the claimants son came on
next day. He arrived here in the evening,
went TO Busteed's about l O. o'clock, and had
an interview with him. Busted, next NOR
ming, made an affidavit, swearing positive.
" and unequivOcally to the slavery, the title
and the escape, making out the whole case.
Preston, the " Fugitive" was taken by
officer Martin to the Tombs and locked
up in the Sixth Ward cells. He could not.
nor could Mr.. Culver, his counsel, learn
that any complaint had been preferred
against him, or any warrant issued, or any
examination had, or any commitment made
out. He was kept locked up in that place,
as he says, till IL or l o'clock at night,
(mark the hour, then taken out and con.
Quoted to the Second Ward Station House.
There he was held till the claimants son
arrived, when, it appears, he, together with
Busted and Martin, held a consultation
at the Second Ward Station House. Pre-.
ston's wife, his counsel and several of his
friends had been untiring in their pursuit
OF and inquiry for him, hut could learn no.
thing whatever until man halloed to the
wife in the Park that they had Just taken
her husband into the U. S. Court room
Preston's counsel and wife hurried with al
speed to the Court room, but on arriving
iound witness sworn and giving evidence
AT this stage our reporter has taken up the
case kept our readers advised on the sub
ject.
When the case was adjourned on Frida,
afternoon TO Saturday morning, it was witt
the aVowd understanding on the part of Pres
tons counsel, and assented to by the Com
missioner, that if the letter should deny tn,
motion made and argued by Mr.. Jaw I,
quash or dismiss the proceedings, that tn,
counsel should 60 into their defense ON IN,
merits. To that end, several witpesae
were in attendance; others had process
odt for them, to be served as soon as found
Some OF these witnesses had known Pres
ton in Baltimore. and were prepared Il
prove the declarations of his former mi,
ress as to his freedom. and the provision
III her will to that effect By Others il wa
proposed 10 show the admission OF the claim
ant, and others, to contradict Busteed's off
daVlt and prove conspiracy.
; The Commissioner, instead of decidin
: the preliminary motion of MIR. Jaw an,
'hen stopping, took the counsel, the prise
) ner, and the audience by surprise II
dcctded the UhOLe cdSe-had his certlica,
IN his hand-delvered it over in the Twink
ling OF an eye gathered up his papers
and retreated toward the back door of tn
room. Busted hardly had time to kis
The Bible held out to him by the Comrnis
sloner. 1t was all in vain that Messrs Jaw
Emmet, and Culver jumped upon the floor
/, asking the Commissioner to hear them
urging their surprise, and the inIustic
done their client. Their efforts were al
lrullIess. The Commissioner refused T.
hear any thing further.
Mr.. Culver was drawing an affidavit 70
I Preston to attach witness. HIS ellen,
however, was suddenly taken from hun an
removed to back loom of the MARSHALL
office, Mr. Culver applied to the Ma!sna
Tor permission TO go to the room aud sc
: MS client, to have hun sign an attidavll 70
: ha6eds corpus. His request was denie
t nor could he get sight of Preston ayai
ll'l he was brought out to be started o
South
Prcston's counsel then applied to judo
. JudSon tor habdeS corpus, but he conf
not hear the application.
Meantime the condemned man was &c
. ready Ills wife went in and had her Ia,
. Interview with him. Her cries and sol
= 2 were heard by the multitude outside.
e We doubt if more touching exbib;t;o
II OF The workings Of the Fugitive Slave La
y has ever been witnessed. This mans w,l
Il stood by her husband for tire. DAYS WI,
: a devotion and tenderness unparalleled
e Whenever permitted to sit near INN. sh
had fast hold of his hands in both of her
n wrInglng herself in the most intense hal
: suppressed agony. Near the time of sen,
y ration, Busted, the lawyer, to console he
n gave her an orange, or peeled one E,r her
y About IL O'Clock, the procession annes
al ed IRON the beck-room, Gen. Henrv I
!. Ialmadge, U. S. Marshal, in front h
= sons, one OH the right, and the other =
:, the lett oil the Fugitive" and two sturd
ir Deputies of foreign birth behind Fac
e seemed satisfied with the honorable most h
l. was permitted TO take in doing the Slave
al holders work. The fugitive was conduc,e
v out at the back door into Chamhers 8,
S. where covered carriage was in readiness
,e INTO which he was put. The crowd, chief
,e OF colored people, rushed around to ca,c
at their last view of their ffiend-some IN,
= nng to the carriage door to shake hand
s. and bid good.by, some in tears, some IN SUI
i. pressed murmers, some calling on God
(, aVenge the wrong, and one devotional Cd
IL woman was heard crying, "GodH puuis
a EN- GOdH punish EN- I"
ID The carriage left at the time of writin
f. tins article. Horace Preston is back
II slavery for life. A woman robbed of h,
husband, and little girl, four years old,
/, her father. So ends the fourth Fuyit,v
d Slave case in New York.