New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-24

for NJ 49, s-.rs tFsr1 70 me 4 Msrsslle Ia PAr,sa
Of AveytIes and obhse. YoCrs, SOLOMON SosrasoP'
On receiving the above lester, NJ. n applied 70 Gov
Hunt OF kew-Tor for such suilory a. y ~ necessary
for M o. proceed 10 Louisiana agen 20 procure
tie liberation OF solomon Proof Of as iFecSoan va
iurnlL6d 10 Gov Hunt By a-tdssts OF several e9aue
men, Gen Clarke among other Accordingly, IN Puf-
ofthe lave Cf New York. Henry bSoEtarUp vas
constituted en- tcent % axe such steps, by procuring
evidence retaining counsel &c, a. were necessary %
secure the frecdCm of SoomCn, srd 20 execute ~ me
suiies G bis agency he ~ Sandy Hil IN io'N,
or the 18th Of December last and came % TIE Cy OF
Washington and stated the TACT " the case 10 hon
Pierre Soue, Of Louisiana Hon Mr.. Conrad Secretary
OF War from New Orleans, end Judge Neison, OF me
SuVuHe Court OF he United States, AMI other gentle
men. They furnished Mr. n with strong lefters 70
senilemen residing in Louisiana, urging their asstance
IN accomplishing tie object Of restoring Tie man 70 Tree
dem.
Prom Washington. Mr. y went. BY tie way OF Pits
buTgh snd the Ono and Mississippi River 20 the mouth
o. the Red River, and thence up that rver 70 MARKS
vile, IN the PARISH of Avoyclles, where he employed
Hen. John 7. Wsddll, emiEent lawyer OF that place,
ard consulted with him 10 the be-, means OF nilng
and Obtaining possession Of the He soon ascer
tsirCd there such al Aarksvlle nor IN that
vicinity Bayou BeoUf the place where the letter was
dated, twenty three miles distant NJ iis nearest
rcni, and l. seventy miles IN length. For Tc sons
which II unneces cary 70 Sve the very prov tentlal
manner n which the residence of The was ascer-
tned cannot be given, although the circumstance.
would add much 10 the interest OF the narrative But
be was found without great difficulty AMI legal proceed
ines commenced. process was placed in the hands
OF Sheriff, direct ne him 20 proceed o. Bayou beonf
and take the col,red into lis session and wat
the Of the Court regard his ht freedom.
TIE next day, the owner, with his counsel came ID
N rk-yiile and called upon Mr. y, VINO exhibited 20
TIE n the ccmmsion which he had received from the
Governor OF New York, and the evidence in his posses
non relating to the mans being free citizen of New
York
Eppess counsel after examining IL stated 70 his client
thstihe evidence ample and satisfactory that
perfectly useless ugate the question further and
sdvised him BY all deliver tine colored up,
in order that he might be carried back 70 the State Of
New York in pursuance Ct the Governors reIulsition
An article drawn up between the claimant and NJ.
NOItdTCp the counsel orthe cOlored man. and recorded
IN accordance with the laws OF the place showing that
the colOred man was free Having settled everything
ss actoy the agent and the rescued started for
New Oeans the 4th Of January inst aud arriving
there traced the titles of the col red from Tbau
EpIes from Lord TO Tfbaut and from Freeman TO Ford
all the titles being recorded in the proper books kept
for that purpose.
but ust,c to say that tie authorities Of Avoyees
and indeed at NewOrieSns. rendered s the assistance
in their power 10 sesurr the establishment of the free
CON Of this unfortunate man. who had snatched
ylalously from the land OF freedom and compelled
undergo suiieTngs almost nconceyable in this land of
hesthenism where slavery exists with features more
revolving than those described Ia Uncle Toms Cabin
Having traced Tie ti'ies back lar possible 10
New Oresns the party then proceeded the City OF
Washington, vlere Birch lived and, On making IN
Cuirv found 10 was the keeper OF the zlavepen in that
city in s4l: and ascertned from the keeper upon
tie co,oIed Solomon being pointed cut b him,
that he placed in that pen in the psng of ls4l and
there kept for short period by Burch.
Immediately upon the receipt Of this information,
compliant wac made before the police Of Washington
sgtir,i Burcb for kidnapping and selling into slavery
Als trte colored The warrant for his
istued the l7h instant by Justice Goddard and
turned before Justice Manfel Burch arrested and
held bail in the OF $4,000. Shekels aslsyetrader
Of seventeen years standing. going his bail
On the 18th int at 10 o'clock both parties appeared
81 tr.p,
CLARK and Henry Il. NoTthrop being el for the
plaintiff, and l. H. Bradley, for the defendant. Gen.
CLARK and T. III. Northrup sworn ne witnesses on
the part Of the prosecution, and established the Orego
ing fuCts On the part Of the deiendSDt Benjamin
Shekels and Il. A. Thorn sworn The prosecution
offered the coCred man who had been kidnapped, a
wines ON the part Of tic prosecution hst II was OBJ
isded TO, and the Court decided that II mad
mssGble The evidence q this colored man was abso-
luely necessary prove iacts The Part of the
prosecution, as he alone was ;oguizsnt OF them.
Mr. Shekels, who had been a. before stated aslsve-
trader in the City OF Washington seventeen year, est
fed that soe ten or twelve years ago he keeping
sputhc house in this city that Burch boarded al the
house and carried the business OF buying and selling
slaycs that in that ycar two white came into his
bar room add stated that they had slave for sale Mr.
BurCh Immediately entered into negotiation for his
purchase. The white men stated that they wore from
Georgia had brought the negro with them from thai
State and wished TO eel him 10 he carried back 70 that
State tt the negro expressed willingness 20 be sold
in order to return to Georgia; Shekes however wac
the OF the colorcd unacqusinted with
either Of them previous To that time and had
either since that ransacton thst he them execute
bill OF sale Burch, Burch pay him S25 and take
the bill Of sale and that he read thai bill but could
tell who tie vendor who was the person sold,
ss appeared by the bill Of sale
Mr. Thorn next called upon the stand and testi-
fed that he In this tavern In the Spring OF the year
1871 and white man negotiating redewth Burch
for colored man but whether this was the c0lored
not, he could not tell-tor he never saw either
white colored man but that once, and did not
know whether not Burch boug ht and paid for hun
RuTch hmself was next offered rs witness In hls own
behalf 70 prove the hoes OF the bill OF sale. His evidence
wss objected 10 by the prosecution, but wa allowed by
the Court He testified that he had the bill of sale and
lost IT, and did not know what had become OF It, Inc
Counsel for the prosecution requested the COurtto send
Police officer 10 bring the books ct Burch, containing
his bills Of sale Of negroes for year le4l and previous
YEAR, They fortunately procured, but bill Of
tse found of this oolored man by any name. Upon
this positive evidence thst the had been in the poe
OF Burch ind that he had been in Slavery for
Feod gilmore than eleven years the Court decided that
the testimony OF the saye trader established the fact that
Burch came honestly by him, and consequently dis.
charged the defendspt.
The coun,e for the defendant had drawn up before
the defendant discharged, aiidavst signed by
Bureb and had warrant out against the colored man,
for piracy with the two white before referred
To- 10 detfsud Burch out Of CO.'S The warrant
served and the colsred men arrested and brought be-
iore Officer Goddard Burch and his witnesses appear
Court, and H. b. Nortnrop appeared As counsci ior
the coored stating that be ready 20 proceed AZ
counsel on the part Of the defendant and asking no
delay whatever Burch, after consulting privarv Tor
short time with Shekes stated 20 the Magistrate that
he wished him 10 dkmiss the complaint 6 he would
not proceed further with it, Defeadants counsel stated
TO the Magistrate ths II the complaint was wtndrarn,
IL must be Withdrawn without the request or consent oil
the defendant Burch tAen 3ked the Magistrate 10 lst
him have the compliant and the warrant and be tock
them The counsel for tbs defendant objected 10 ais
rccei,in. them and insisted that they should remain a.
pArt CT the records Of the COsr and thai the Court
sbeud irdor.e The proceedings which lad been snder
the process Burch delivered them up, aud the Court
reedered 9 Judgment o. dscohtnusaTe y 1ie ies1o'
of n proeecuior snd filed il in his Office.
The conditoo OF this eolored r1an during th- sias
wear, that be was in the hands Of EPpe was OF char
soter nearly approaching ths described by Mrs steve
a. m, condition Of Uncle Tom while In that region
During that whole period his bat eonts'ned neither .
foor pcr c,sr bed zitTa ass, nor any tAins
s,r nm 10 lie upos except hoard absst twelve Inekes
y.iSe with . block u wood for his pillow, and WITH
,ipse bsnket hhu, wule the walls of ms n1t
did not By any protect uin from the nclenency
of N. vesiher he wes sometimes compelled 70 psr.
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