The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-11

| bringing him to Richmond Tor sale took piare be
fore the Mayor yesterday morning. Tbos r Ansuss'
ESQ, appearing for the accused. and Cot Ihomp'
son of the Disrict of Columbia for Peter Haven.
ner OF Washington TO whom The nsrro boy was APP
prrntieed at the timo he was taken on
The first witness examined by his Homer was Mr.
VIM. II. Barnaeio, member oi tne ssasnlngtOn
police who had been sent on TO iden.Is the Negro
bow Mr. B testified that he knew the boy and his
mother and knew him to be tree: de aiso knew
Thumnson the prisoner had seen him Ia Washing.
ton for two years--fr.t knew him a. bricklayer,
In the employ OF Peter Havsnner. Three or four
u,onths since saw Charles Barnes at Peter Haven.
nerss ho,se--had come business with H. rang the
he'll Al his door, and Charles answered It. Went 10
the iail ON Thursday, saw Thompson and remarked
10 him that he had gotten into pretty scrape. -
Thompson replied that The got the boy in Wash
inrton Mt the instance of Havenner--that he took
him to Baltimore Havenner being in the cars with
him portion OF the time-,hat he left Havenper
in Baltimore took the steamboat for Norfolk, and
from there came to this city. He had ughs
the boy here at the request of Havenner, who
he supposed to be his owner. That he had
brought two negroes here for Havenner on a
frner occasion, and put them in Lumpkin's Jail
That Havenner with him when he first took
the cars, and put the boy on them himself" At a
subsequent examination this officer stated that ON
Wednesday night last, Peter Havenner was ON the
steamboat running from Washington to Aouia
creek, and that he came passenger to the creek
While in the saloon OF the steamer, Havenner saw
me, continued the officer, and asked me to step
aside. as he wished to have some conversation I
did so, and he asked if was on my way to Rich
,nond to see about the boy. | told him that was.
He then remar ked that he Just going down with
two witnesses to identity the boy and take him home
and Thompson outofpison-that the matter would
be all hushed upland that there was no necessity
tor my coming TO Richmond. Ireplied to him, that
must come. as my duty commanded me to do So
He said there was no necessity for it THAT could
make up some tale to satisfy the people when
got back, and that he would give me 500 to re-
turn. | told him that could only do so by sacr:fi.
cling my honor, and hoped he would say nothing
more to me on the subject. He then remarked that
Thompson had made in the boy-that Bill
Ra.liffe was the one he should have taken
that he was security Tor Bill for his appearance be
fore court, to answer for larceny, and that he
would have to pay the $500 bail. From what Ha-
veuner said to me, understood that Thompson was
acting for him.
VIM. Boze and Samuel Pearce, watchmen, stated
that the night of the 4th inst, they were pass
ing down Cary street, and when just below the Co
lumbar hotel, they met Thompson, who was ak
ing up the street briskly, and short distance be
hind him was Charles Barnes, the kidnapped ne
gro. Boze took the boy by the collar and asked
who he was. Charles replied he was going with
that manipulating to the prisoner. Thompson
seeing that the boy had been stopped, came back
and said the boy his. Boze asked il he was
hired or belonged TO him. T. replied he was his
and the officer releasing him, the two passed on I'm
man came to the ocersand told them that something
was wrong-that the negro boy said he was free
and that thompson was going to sell him. The of
ficers Immediately started in pursuit of the two
came up with them on 18th street. aud again stop
ped them and asked Thompson who the boy be
ionged to. T. replied he was his slave. Pearet
then told him that the boy claimed to be free Z
said yes he knew that, but the boy was mistaken
He had taken up that impression from the fact thai
his mother was free after serving certain number
IF hut of Charla horn xshil 10 hia
Their was in servitude and that therefore he was
slave by the laws OF the District OF Columbia
Thompson then said that the boy belonged to Peter
Havenner of Washington, and that he brought him
here to SELL
Other evidence was elected, which we have moi
the room to publish this morning. corroborating the
statements already given.
Before the evidence concluded Col. Thomp
son took occasion to speak in the highest terms
of officer Barnaclo Of the highest respecta
| billy and of strict veracty. No man in Washing.
ton stood iarer.
When the evidence was concluded, Mr. August
contended that Thompson should be acquitted, on
the ground that be was merely acting The agent
of Peter Havenner from whom he received the ne
gro. believing it to be his property.
Col. Thompson then read number OF letters
from dis inguished gentlemen, who gave Peter Hav-
euner an excellent character.
The Mayor thought that all the circumstances
went to prove the guilt OF the accused and to estab
Fsh the cIimnaIily of Havenuer, who had acknow-
lodged the agency OF Thompson for him. and who
had attempted to bribe officer, while in TIL dis.
charge of his duty He could not doubt Tor mo-
ment that Havenner would have appeared before
him in person, armed with letters which had been
read. from Charles j. Faulkner and ether distiu-
guished gentlemen but for, the fact OF seeing the
Washington officer on board and being unable to
bride him to return. Believing that Havenner had
been guilty Of high criminal offence and that
Thompson was party to it, he felt bound to com.
nit the accused. and inform Gov johnson of the
fact that he might apprise President Pierce of the
affair. and give him an opportunity of having the
charge examined into at Washington One thing
struck the Mayor with astonis hment, and that was
that letter which he had ordered to be written TO
the Mayor of Georgetown, should be found in the
hancs of Havenner, who should have been arrested
to answer for participating in the crime