New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-24
THE KIDNAPPING CASE.
Narrative OF the Seizure and Recovery of
solomon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Disclosures.
From the New Yofk DAILY Times.


We have obtained from Washington the sub
Joined statement of the circumstances attending
the seizure and recovery Of the negro man Sol
onion NOrthrOp, whose case has excited 80 high
degree of interest. The material facts in the
history Of the transaction have already been
given, but this narrative will be found more
complete and authentic record than has yet APP
peared.
Solomon Northrop, the subject of the follow
ing narrative, is a free cOl0red citizen OF the
United States was born in Essex County, New
York, about the year 1908; became early q
resident OF Washington County, and married
there in 1929 His father and mother resided
in the County of Washington about so years,
ill their decesse and were both free With his wife
and children he resided Saratoga Spring. in the win
ter o ls4l and while there was employed by two ssa-
tlemen 10 drive team South at Inc rate OF dollar
day In uhlnent Of his employ he proceeded to
New YORK. and having taken out free papers 70 show
hat he was d citizen he went 10 Washington City.
where be arrived the second day 81 April the sans
year, and put up at Gedsbys Hotei Soon sftcr he ar
rived, be felt unwei and went 70 bed.
Wills suffering with severe pain, some persons cams
in and seeing the CONDITION he in proposed TO give
him scme MEDICINE, and did That IL the last thing
OF which he lad any recollection until he found himself
chained to the toor OF Williams savepen IN this city,
and hendcufed In the course OF q few hours Jas H.
Burch, q savedesler, csnse in, and the coored IN an
sked EHa 10 take The irons OF from him, and wanted 10
know Why they were put on. Burch told nm IL vas
a his business. The cOl0fed man said he was
tree, and told where he born. Bsrch called l,
by the name oil Ebeneser Rodbery. and they two
shipped the man and lad him across bench Rosary
EclCips him down by his wTists Bsrch whipped aini
with psddie Until lie broke thai, aud taen VITA cal
tsil- giving him hundred lAshss and ne swore nc
would XII him he stated - sny one that he Wa
free From that r1e forward the msh says ne did
not coanrpunicste the fss< rsa fear eher that he was
f~.-a hal hf4 NJ
mo.
lie VS.. kept il the slave pen about ten days, ~hn
viii otbef. was taken out Of the pen n the ma
Burch hAndcui-ed and .hsckle5. -hd nA,n uo". sl'
river ~ A s,e.u,bosI and then Riehnon5, vaefe ne
viii Ia, -ael. o;hcrs put on board me eIS vi
hsas Thes- Burch le{f them The ens selled -, ,
Orlesns. snd serving there, oeiofe 80 S..,.r
Ia the wharf Theopklus Freeman. Snstaet ste ~ 80
bslor N:re iu tie CITY OF New Orleans IND Nno, -,
had been p.rtaer With Burch IN tse h s,s "a
10 tie ~hsrf ard received the slaves !" ~ ,..L
"A nd, IA. direction Thr mas va tsmeass. -
49, T,s.,,sn ami shut 20 n his pen IN tnst et'. nc
vs. Ken sick WITH the sn.lPos inanee s''y ro -
t,rr thrxe and was seatio hospiisl' vnc'o ~ ny
or three weeks when he had y, -, Nm 70 .ny
nerson in thst vicniy aud sold him 70 NJ r',l' Nn,
cs;Se,i IN Rstsjss pa ~ in Loaislsns. rnste Hs
taken srdhved itie NOR ts:n .s -, s,.S,e-s
EcIa hecs,,e involved and bad 20 -. hiIn NJ
Tihsut became the purch.-e< he sss0ft the sou
him 10 Edwiz Eppee in Bsycs b-oa, 100 80 .Hl
ard thirty miles irOrs the mouth o. heu 49,
go, k,, retained hin or Cotton p.n'as N sasos No
wear le43.
To 90 back step in the nsfrsfi'e, tne h.ss
letter n June ls4l to Henry 3 NoEtIoh "a se
81 S-v-Yorh ted and postrArkd ~ New Ofiesas,
s,.f, th,t he Lad hos kidsapYei and vs on s'srd
yt.,e Dat wa. unable 20 rsie wnai s oeet was
tut recue-ac Mr. \. 70 aid Ein IN recovering as tfee
80, n rossifle M ~ unable 70 90 znyihIns 10
his behsf in consequence Of not knowing where he n.a
r,pe ard &c, bs.ng able ~ frd any trace OF him lbs
Ilsce OF residence remained unknown until TIE month
~ septsmler last, when the following letter was re-
esived BY bis friends n, -. ia.
NJ Wra. Pesg or NJ. L<-s Persc:
crS7f TsyS II bayius been a loRg time SINCE have
s,r r heard rom you and not knowing At yea are h'nt