Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-24
The Nottingham kidnapping Case.

The recent intelligence from Baltimore serves
but to increase the mystrcy which hangs around
the death of Joseph G. Miller. The Coronor's
inquest which was held upon the body after
the post norton examination resulted in
verdict Of death by suicide.
The following contradictory testimony was
presented on the trial of McCrcary before Justice
Pennington for kidnapping. We copy it from
the Pennsylvania Freeman.
James Muller, of West Nottingham town.
ship, Pa, testified in substance ms follows =
Saw the girl since witness came to Bali.
more, AT the iail; have kuown her ever since
she was born she is about seventeen years
of age, aud was born about half n mile from
where witness resides have seen her ifc.
qucntly-as often as once n week for the
last fourteen or fifteen years; her name was
always Rachael Parker; has often come ito
witness house her mother brought her there
when Un infant; has conycrscd with her irc-
qucnily; spoke to her about month since
she resided with her mollrcr aud father until
the latter left the mother about eight years
ago, after which she lived with James Smith,
in the same township, for one year; did not
see her while living with Smith; did not
know certainly where she had gone after
her mother aud father separated, hut heard
that she was at Smiths after leaving Smiths
went to live with Joseph G. Miller, aud staid
there until she was taken away, Oh Tuesday,
December 30.
About dozen most respectable men, OF
various denominations, from West Noting
ham, Chester County, Pa, have sworn that
the girl is named Rachael Parker, aud that
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daily, for II years past since she was an in
iaut; and that she had been living for six
years past in the family of Mr.. Miller, where
she was when she was seized 10y McCrcary
and brought TO Baltimore; that they had
known her father and mother before she was
born, and that her mother, Rehecca Parker,
is now living in the vicinity. Mrs, Martin,
the lady TO whom the slave girl of Mr..
Scheduled had heen hired for the three years
preceding her flight also testified that the
! girl under arrest bears no resemblance to the
fugitive, Eliza Crocus.
The testimony for the defense was equal
ly positive:
William H. Schoolfed, hoy sixteen
! years of age, the son of the claimant. lie
| testified that he knew and remembered the
| girl well aud that on Sunday he went to the
! jail with his father, and although there were
/ sixteen colored women in the room with the
alledged fugitive, he Immediately picked hel
out from among them. lie further stated
that she had not been described to him, eth
er in dress or person previous to going TO the
Jail, nor had he heard any conversation ms Il
her appearance that he recognized her sole
ly from his remembrance of her form ant
features, and that he has no doubt she is hi.
fathers fugitive slave.
Mrs. Schoolfield also testified TO having
fully identified the girl in Jail as Eliza Crocus
her husbands slave. She also stated tha
the resemblance between the girl and ole
Juno, the mother of Eliza Crocus, was 81
great that it was impossible for them tC
make any mistake in the mn,ter-she had
not the slightest doubt in the world lha
the girl in Jail is Mr.. SchooIlicld's fugitive
slave.
Mrs Sarah Johnson affirmed that she haC
been TO the Jail within few days past, nnG
fully recognized the girl in question III
Eliza Crocus, who nbsconded about iou
years since from MIR. Schoolfed, aloni
with her mother and sister. She also full.
described the pccularities in form and ica
lures of Juno, and asserted that tho girl bor