Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-03
KIDNAPPING IN NEW YORK.

On Thursday, three slaves, ono tho brother, the
other two nephews Of Rev. j. w. Pennington, were
seized in New York, and on Thursday they were
adjudged slaves by the Commissioner, and COM
mitted 10 the Marshal for return to slavery. They
made their escape from Sharpsburgh, Maryland,
on the Sunday previous. They were taken through
Philadelphia on the 9th. whore thoy were met by
the Maryland Marshal and returned to their chains
How this seizure and mock trial was conducted,
our readers will learn by the following, which we
extract from the Tribune's account:
"As set forth in the nihdavits these alleged
slaves escaped about the 2fst day Of the present
month. Their masters" getting intelligence Of
their movements, came on 10 Baltimore. There
they procured the services Of Officer Graham of the
slave-catching firm Of Graham, Potce & Mckinley
| 1.-THE most noted Of his class in Baltimore since
Archibald G. Ridgeley went 20 his inai account, J
and proceeded to Philadelphia. Getting wind OF
the intentions of the fugtves through some stool.
pidgeon, they managed to get on the same train,
and so accompanied their victims as far as Newark,
NJ j. There the fugitives thought il wsest to leave
i the train and they did so unobseryed by their pur
sucrs until the cars were in motion for Jersey City
they being all this time unconscious Of the prox
/ unity Of the claimants and their plant ofhcia
agents-Graham and one Augustus Briggs, who
also came on TO them a convenient witness
The subsequent arrival Of the colored in THU
City during Wednesday evening was watched with
all the vigilance Of the aforesaid claimants ant
their agents. assisted by such confederates in thi
City as they readily found TO assist In their "pecu
liar" work They were traced to the dwelling O.
colored family in Thompson-st, where they wer'
permtted 10 remain in Inconsistencies Of persona
danger until q very early hour this morning, whei
a rush was made to their sleepng-place, the loci
forced, and the inmates hurried of TO the police
station to await the movements Of United State
D authOritiae (Rv what authOritv ruI of riDht
the appliances Of our Corporation were thus use,
to subserve the interests Of Maryland we have no
been informed.) About 81 o'clock, as near as W
could ascertain, the Marshal Of this District Abra
ham Y. Hitler, carried the fugitiyes before U.
Marshal, George W. Morton. where the case cam
up for the most summary and hasty hearing tina
has ever characterized our judicial proceedings
The claimants, Messrs. Grove and Smith, were REP
represented by the law firm Of Dunning and Smit
of this city as counsel while the defendants wer
] totally unrepresented! The merest forms Of th
S Fugitive Slave Law Of 1850 were then hurrie
I through, as shown by the official record.
Tho following card from E. D. Culver, Esq
shows thatthe Fugitive Law was executed quite &C
cOrding to its spirit;
A CARD.
5 desire 10 lay the following facts before tn
5 public;
was sent for to-day at IL O'Clock, at Brooklyn
to attend the hearing Of alleged slave case befor
a a u. s. Commissioner in New-York
Q l arrived at the Marshals Office about twent
y minutes past l, inquired for the imprisoned mer
and told they were not there. that they had ha
their trial and had been taken of; that they di
not want counsel-were willing to 60 back-sdmi
n they were slaves, DO. / inquired Of the Deputis
what time they went--in whose charge, &C., an
% was repeatedly told they went in the fore part
,he day. aud went 10 charge of . U, 5, stheer