The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-30

The Shave Case In New York.
The aecision of Judge Payne in The case
of the Lennon slaves in the city of New York
hss become very exciting topic of newsp&
per discussion. Below we give the card Of
Mr. Lehman, from the New York CONNER
eisl. explaining the circumstances under
which be was deprived OF his slaves. The
decision of the Judge in this case will DECOR
sidefFd, Il least, very extraordinary. The
eitissns Of New York have. subscribed over
! oo 900 to pay Mr.. /. for his slaves, who will
undoubtedly be beyond his reach, even should
the Supreme Court sustain bis claim, TO which
the decision of Judge Payne-has been ap-
pea.ed:
! The SLAVES OF JONATHAN LEMMos.-We
have already published the decision oil Judge
Paine, Of the Superior Court OF this city. in
| the case OF eight slaves Of Jonathan Lennon
who touched at this port on his was from
Virginia to Texas, whittier he was emigat-
| ing, accompanied by his vile, children and
servants. tie had no design to make any
stay here, and no desire even to come on
shorrj his only object being to take the
Quickest and most conven ent route to Texas,
which he understood to be by steamship from
this city. He accordingly embarked at Rich
mond in q steamer tor tais port, expecting
her to be transferred to a steamer bound to
New Orleans. The history OF the
voyage thus tar shall be stated in his own
word>; ----,e.
''Un the 18th day of October lisA left
my home In Bath county, Virginia, IN ths
view OF emigrAt Nc TO Texas, taking with me
my wife, seven children, and eight sisyss.
1 reached Richmond on the 30th Gay otOc-
tober, and remained there until the tuesday
following, endeavorlng meanwhile 10 engage
q Passage in some vessel tor New Orleans.
F,noins, however, that 10 passenger vessel
| would be sailing from tina port to New Or
leans tor svlne three weeks thereafter, went
to Norfolk, aud took passage in the ste mer
City Ut Richmond, for the port OF New
York, with The intention of proceeding direct
iy from New YORK to Now Orleans. l had
been told and believed that could do itmith
| entire safety. lu
"Mr. Ashmead, who was clerk on the
City Ut Richmoli., told me OH the voysge To
I New York, that heed not be at all uneasy
ABOUT ioosing the slaves; that the law was III
my favor ia New York, u was bound to
protect me ia The possession and property Of
my slaves; anu that the Mayor OF that city
would see that it was donc, PROVIDED any
difficulty should occur. Alr. 1Ash.nead pro-
missed me, whist On "ur way " New York,
that he would Immediately oiter the lily ut
Richmond got into the harbor Vt New TX,
procure q Passage for myself, family ana
slaves in some ship going at once from that
port " New Orleans.
| "Under these circumstances, and thinking
that all was right, / arrived in the harbor ol
! New York about nall past Ious O'Clock N the
afternoon, on tine 9TH instant.
"Whcn the City OF Richmond bad thus ar
rived at New York, Dir. Ashmead went
ashore, telling me he was going to procure a
passage Tor VI in steamer reaJy to sail tor
New Urleans. After an absepce OF about an
hour or an hour and a halt, he retu ned and
stated to NE that he haa been unable 10 find
the tnan whom he went 10 soc in regard to-
obtaining the passage, bot handed me piete
Ut paper W hich he said coutained the lIaine
tor vhdT person, und direvted mo To sSsxfsii "a
TO place in South street. went there ac-
sosuingiy, and at I'll. dor met q man who
said he was the individual named in the pa
peg. told him that wanted to engage a
passage to New Orieans in a vessel proceed
ing at once to that port, upon which myself
family and slaves could be placed that night.
He replied that he would immediately trsns-
fer eli Of Us that night to the steamer Mem
phis, which wonld sail for New Orleans
tine next morning. then went with him
Inside the office, where passage tickets " ere
given To me. He then stated that he would
send round for my family, slaves and bag
gage, to the City OF Richmond and transler
every thing on board oil the steamer Memphis.
He and then went to the City OF Rich
Esond, aud very soon two hacks came there,
which he stated had been ordered by him,
and into which myself, family and slaves got,
under his direct on, he saying to US that they
} were to convey Us to the steamer Memphis.
Here was told that must pay on fare be.
fore being put on board OF the Memphis.
then paid the am mt, being Sl6l. As soon
as this money was pad, tue hack drivers re-.
fused to take Us to tn9 steamer Mem,his,
but carried Us against our earnest protest,
: to house, No. B Charles street, dropped
us Town upon the sidewalk. and drove off.
D IL was now dark, and we being utter straD-.
gers in the city, were compelled to stay at
that place till morning. The next mornsg.
the 9th instant, the steamer Memphis sailed
leaving myself, family and slaves, and whilst
she was departing from the wharf, word was
sent to me that my slaves had been nken
into Court. The resu..t of the proceedings
In Court has deprived me OF all my property,
amounting at least, TO $4,000.
JONATHAN LENNON"
"NEw YORK, Nov. II, 1882
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