The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-07
Case of alleged Slavery.
SUPERIOR CoURT-IN CHAMBERS
Rafora Han Indaka Dniro

Before Hon Judge Paine.
EIGHT coLoRED PERSONS, ALLEGED TO BE FREE
BORN, SOLD TO SLAVERY EXCITING SCENE
Nov s-1his day, about IL o'clock, eight soorsd per-
ssns, one about is years OF age TIVE women. net
than IL 10 with infant each the breast aud
three children the eldest about seven years old
brought before Judge Paine ha6sos granted under the
following ercumstsnces 1T appears fcn thu statement
Of the petitioner whose strange to say, Is Louis
Espoesn that those eight persons arrived az this
port frem Virginia in the steamer R,hmoud City whence
they were taken co ardin8 house, No. Carlisle street
The petitioner that they held under pretence
that they slaves and that they the petitioner
10 informed and believes, been bought up by negro
trader or specuator called LENNON by whom togeth-
er with the aid Of the man keeping the house whose
name Is unknown and WHO is an agen, Of said LENNON
they held and confined therein and that said
trader intends very shortly to ship them TO Texas ana
tsere to sell and reduce them TO eaTery that the lille
enty d their restraint and detention consists in the fact
petitioner is advised and bseyes that they
slaves but free persons and entitled to their freedom
that the petitioner have access TO tn an to have
them sign petition but they desire their freedom sad
are unwilling TO be taken TO Texas into slavery aud
that then place Of destination been changed since the
proceedings IN this commenced
The hd6eas was executed by officer William Tho pson.
OF the ward police by who Al they contacted
into court.
Mr Culver, who appeared as counsel for the alleged
layos moved their discharge the r that having
been brought into this state by their thsy were
ee BY that act that BY tbs act OF 1874 slavery in
this State abolished foe the nine months te-m
that these persons not fntives from labor uuder
the United Stas constitution aud hence not liable TO be
retsr~ and That 40 no slavery was recognized by New
York bese persons emitted to tneic freedom
Judge Paine sad be should certainly hold thsm
titled 70 their liberty unless appeared to show
10 the contrary and would wait little time TO
IL the clsmant would come forth and shsw anythisg
against their discharge
THE casant having served with notice appeared
shortly afterwards in court and consulted with Mr.
Henry ID. Iapaugh his counsel who proceeded to draw
up return TO the hoJcas. The claimant, the
time asked the females whether They would rather 20
Texas or remain here They both answered that they
would rather he set free.
Mr. Lapauah then put In tbs fDllov wing return sworn
to by Jonathan Lemno on the respondent, who states
that the eight persons named in the writ OF haeas corpus
the property OF Juliet Lennon the wife CT the res
pendent, for whom they held aud retained by
this respondent That the said Juliet Lennon has
the owner Of The sad persons thor parents for about
four years ast pact and she Ia her to Texas
to which place State the depouent and his wife are
going for the purpose Of taking up permanent
si6eDoe for Themselves and the ead persons above
toned who are now owned by the eaid Juliet her
slaves that the said Juliet is not negro trader; thst
the fad slaves Inherited by her heir and
ant Of lillian Douglas late Of Bath county in the State
Of Virginia. that IL s not the intention Of the said Juliet
to fell the said slaves alleged In the petition of the
relator This respondent therefore denies that the said
persons are oe but the contrary states that they
slaves OF whom the said Juliet entitled to the Gus
tody and possession
Mir Lnpough then ssked fer an adjournment OF the
until Monday morning.
The Court said II important Gaze, and one Of
considerable interest II would be better therefore that
there should be no haste used in the matter aud he
Ing at II o'clock the parties In the care OF the
Officer and ample provision TO be provided for them BY
the claimant
We ndfrtand that the females nre not married. but
them Is the mother OF Of the children and
the other the mother Of three Of them The circumstance
OF their arrest not much known there we're CON
seQucnty but few persons IN anoDyt whom there
ycre only three coloiea peroons.