The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-21
From the Boston Herald, Oct. Is ]
SLAVE CASE IN BOSTON.

..,.A. ers, of april last Mrs. McCensthsn, of
", Orleans With her children, nurse and servants.
t-s here TO spend the summer. Mrs. MclIena-
- y,.x Northern lady ana is sister OF Mr.. Fran
res "a. ldou of the firm of Phillips Shedon' Mrs
MsCcoaeha has resided al the house OF her brother
drTae her visit tot NORTH Ioi' WeSiehathah CT
8 shnrt time since, HAYDEN Morris, Sewall, and
sore. cclered men together with leading abolition.
i-s .s,ned that Col McCiens;haas family was In
RoS.ar and that they had with them one or more
slaves This tact spread abroad, and they resolved
-, slavery AZ the hazard of their lives The conn-
r NJ safety was convened night after night and lof-
fr.sches were made, and terrible resolves passed
- ,.norded on paper. Thus matters went on until
yes..Tday when the venerable Judge Metcalf was
srnied 10 by certain leading abelitionsts and free
sellers for habeas corpus writ. They stated to the
Juk:ies that in Phipps place, at the North End, in
RE hoase of one Sheldon, fugitive slave held
aud detained against her will.
Tn1cs Metcalf was persuaded to grant capias.-
Tas document was immediately placed in the hands
OF Wrs z. Baker, one of the deputy sherfs of Sui.
fclk who called to his aid Capt Gaius w, Allen. OF
the Centre Watch. The officers armed with the high
nn,5or,tv of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,,
stated for Phipps place Arriving at the residence
OF Nj Sheldon they found the family all ont. The
officers waited convenient distance for about an
hour when the family returned.
Nj Baker then proceeded with the capias 10 the
house and stated his business Col. MCienathan at
frs: vas disposed resist, and Ann the slave.
about 10 run for her lfe but when they were inform
e6 of tie process by which she was 70 be arrested,
AID kGt she could be taken at once before the Court
little children of Colonel MCenathan chung to their
eclo-eG nurse with infant tondness; of them had
beer uarsed by her. and third at her breast,
when the law officers took her from them and hur-
NED huTiu the presence of Judge Metcalt She
was sS.n in carriage 10 the court house about four
O'clock accompanied by her master and the officers.
Several eolored men aud some abotionists in
a-tsnGeaCe at the court house when the parties
rived u. Court Square.
TIE slave Ann was taken directly to the private
ootr IF the Judges Of the Supreme Court. Judge
Me.cat proceeded at once with the hearing. The
abel; onists present exerted their influence make
the woman declare that she detained here against
he- Wi, bat this she declined to do. Her master
ted .as: the slave free to so-thst she was in
formed when she North that she would cease to
be h;s save. and that nothing had been done to re-
htr-..- Ler freedom
,j46ee Metealf then took Aun into the next room
whss.- re conversed with her and became satisfied.
thu. although slave, she detained here only by
devotion the family of Col. MClenathan. After
COVE rsar with Ann, Judge Metcaf stated that there
ss IL evidence that the detained against
her viii. and ordered that a.? further proceedings be
disra ssed. After the hearing was finished Colonel
MCpethau and his slave returuedi in carriage his
loGs-Ass in Phipps place.