The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-05

| A FUGITIVE SLAVE FROM BALTIMORE AR.
81 years, claimed as fugitive slave of Mr.. VIM.
Reese, of Baltimore was arrested on Wednes-
day, and brought before the U. s. Commissioner
Morton on Thursday for examination. Horace
it appears has wife in New York, who was
present during the investigation. Mr.. William
d. Reese, the son of the claimant, who knew
Horace well, testified as follows
| know him from the fact that we lived in the
same house for ID years; we worked at the
same business, which was brick. making, in the
same brick.yard; we worked side by side for
two years. he ate off the same wheelbarrow
with me, and the same kettle that made my
bresk fast made his; he was slave the property
Of William Reese, when he left Baltimore; du
ring the whole time | knew him, knew him as
nothing else but a slave, the property OF William
Reese and in his service; he worked for no one
else during all that time; | went out with him
every morning and returned with him every
evening from work; | require no marks of his
person to identify him | know his voice
identify him from the fact of having known him
all that time; he has no particular mark that
remember but one, about his person, that is the
upper Jaw teeth in 'front.' are wide apart;
had a conversation with him this morning;
spoke to him in the Second ward station house
said, Horace, do you know me? he said yes
sir.
Mr.. Culver, who appeared for the alleged
| fugitive, objected to the confessions of the mar
when under arrest being given in evidence.
Mr. Busted, counsel for the claimant, con
tended for the admissibity, unless the counse
for the defendant could show that the confession
was extorted under threats.
The commissioner said he would take the
answer, subject to the exception; and if the
reply is exceptionable, he will strket it from
| the case.
Witness continued: said to him, what is
nay name? Mr.. Culver objected to Preston's
reply. Admitted. Witness continued lie
Preston) replied, your name is William Reese.
| said to him, 4" You have seen me before, have
you, Horace9" :" suppose have" said he,
when was raised with you" | don't know
anything of much import more; we had little
chat he said something about the time he left
| Baltimore; he said it was on Saturday night
we thought it was on Sunday morning he
said he left Baltimore about five years since
this morning was the first time Preston has seen
me since he left Baltimore.
received information about two years ago
that Horace was in New York ] do not know
who sent the last information to Baltimore
about Horace; ! am 81 years of age; Horace
is about three years my junior; my father re-
| sides in Baltimore; he is 81 years of age he
| has three other slaves, the mother of Horace
and his two sisters they now live in the fami-
| ly the mother il neither very light nor very
dark she is little lighter than Horace; | don't
know whether she was ever married or not
know she had husband have seen him
often. am not prepared to say whether he is
now living or dead; he disappeared some foul
or five years ago; he did not belong to my fa
Their, but worked about; when he conducted
himself properly towards his wife, my father al
lowed him to stay, but when he miscOnducteC
himself my father lanbasted him and drov,
! him away; know him to be slave from tn,
fact that my father married his owner, or mis-
tress Objected to-. The only way know
that he was the slave of my step other
is that he WAS always about the house
and heard that he was such, and heard him cal
Y her mistress.
Mr.. Reese was cross-examined at length, an
the counsel for Horace obtained postpone
ment of the case until yesterday, when the
alleged they would prove him free Durin
o the examination a good deal of angry feein
}, was manifested by the counsel on each sid,
o previous to leaving tne court room. Mr.. Bus
teed, counsel for the claimant said to Mr.. Jay
: one of the counsel for the fugitive, that b
e would test his (Jay's) philanthropy, and offere
f to put down $25 towards fund for the pur
pose of purchasing the freedom of the mar
, provided Mr.. Jay would subscribe $50. Nj
Jay made no response, but left the office in ap
parently not the best of humor II will
seen, by the telegraPhic despatch in anothe
I column, that the examination was resumed ye.
3 terday, and that the opposing counsel had
personal collision in the courtroom.