Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-01-22

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serious reflection that il would result in q
resumption Of the noble ground taken in
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Case OF Rachel Parker.
Rachel Parker, our readers will remember,
was a colored woman kidnapped from Penn
sylvania some months since; and conveyed to
Baltimore, where she has since been imprison-
cd. awaiting her trial on petition for her free
dom. McCrcary, the principle kidrapper, was
and is strongly suspected Of participating in
f the murder of the unfortunate Joseph c. Mil
Ter. To secure him and also to secure their
prey, Mrs Dickehut, mother.in-law of Nc
Croary, sworc positively to the incntity of Ra.
chel, as her slave. That the mother and SON.
in-law arc well mated, appears pretty evident
from the evidence on the present trial. On
which occasion, some twenty or thirty witness
es were examined, many of whom testified to
an intimate acquaintance with Rachel, from the
time of her birth to the time of her seizure,
and all affirm most positively to her identity.
We give the testimony of few of the wit
nesses as specimen of the rest. How far
Mrs. Dickehuts swearing will influence the
jury remains to be seen.
From the Baltimore Clipper
TRIAL OF RACHEL PARKER.
Circuit Court for Baltimore County.-Judgc
Constable on the bence The case of Rachel
Parker, by her next friend, Francis Cochran VS..
Hannah Dickohut, petition for freedom, was
taken up. Attorney General Judge Campbell,
and Judge Bell of Pennsylvania, with W. II.
Morris, Esq, of this city appeared for the petit
toner, and William Schlcy, Otho Scott and
William b. Preston, Esqrs., for claimant.
Mr.. Norris rose and opened the case by say
| ing that in April, ls47, Mrs. Dickchut lost
three slavcs-a negro woman and two children.
Under a power of attorney from Luther A.
SchoolGcld to Thomas McCrcary. the girl was
abducted from Chester county Pa. A number
of the citizens Of Pennsylvania followed her to
this city, and finally lodged her in the jai! of
Mr.. Campbell for sale. They then had q war
rant issued for the arrest of McCreary, on tho
charge of kidnapping, and he was tried before
Justice Pennington. The testimony before tho
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he thought there was no ground on which the
accused could be detained for kidnapping, and
o suit was then brought against McCreary on
the charge of false imprisonment, and the Grand
Jury found true bill. We applied for an ear
ly trial in the Superior Court, of this case, but
by on affidavit of the claimants that they could
not obtain fair trial, the case was removed
from that tribunal to this court.-That bonds
for any amount had been tondered for the re-
lease of the alleged slave from Jail, and her
production here at any time that might be set
by tho court for trial-but this security was
absolutely refused by the claimant, and she
had consequently remained in Jail from the 3 LIST
of December, 1851. We expect to show that
this girl was born in Pennsylyania-ard that
her mother and grand mother have resided there
a number of years, by a large number of wit
ncsses of the most respectable character, living
within two miles of the place where she was
born and lived to the time of her being seized
ard brought to Baltimore-that by the testimo-
ny adduced to prove ownership before the mag
istrate and the very persons with whom Mrs.
Diekchut's slave lived, and the girl is not the
same.
Mr.. Preston made few remarks and said,
we hope to DO able to show clearly that the
learned counsel labors under a mistake in his
opinion that the girl is free or a native of Penn
sylvnnia.
Robert Huges sworn.-Have known Rcbec-
ca Parker since lS33-she was called Little
Beck. Heard she was married to Edward Par
kcr, but have no certain knowledge thereof
Worked not mile from where she lived
Boarded in 1885 with man named Milrath
, and she came there once a week to wash. Sh'
had been there a week at time while washing
SC, Bought the property on which now re
5 side in lS40 and moved there in lS42. Rebec
ca moved into house Of John Wilkinson's no
more than mile off. Saw her children often
There were three and think their names wer
4 Rachel, James and Elizabeth. Rachel was tn
= oldest. Knew Rachel since eighteen hundre'
a and thirty five; she was the first negro child
ever took notice of. Whilst living in Wilkin
! : sons house her husband left her, and she the
!. took up with a colorod man named Glascoe.-
ANetWHus ehS "ch' W h'o WIN SAt' an
o drews, who ownes the adjoining farm to mine
Rachel Left her and went to live with Jacob Y
's Smith. She was about eight or nine years c
y age. Lived there year, and went to live wit
:. Joseph @. Miller. / saw her at Miller's in DC
n tober, lS45. / have seen her frequently goin
= with Mrs. Miller on errands and to her mother
q She disappeared from our ncishborhood tn