The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-17

smart enough TO win money from Srutheru gam.
bleye; he opened the case a the watch and showed
him three bank bills. one Of which was q the de-
btmi ation Of 81 GOO apparently; told him again
lie Vas carrying A'eck's money; Merrill sat by
listening; moth ing else occurred that be remember
until they were met on the steamboat from New
York 70 Albany; Il Was very stc.my night and
West: witness Afterwards moved to Fonda, and
about four years ago Russell moved there and com.
meDced butcherinR with shop for selling his meat
near Wines omen Sssd Kusssu about
ness wrote So 900, put negro at $500, and Merrill
told him TO add $3.50; 70 that Russell ssd-"That Is
more money than you often zee Scandaga boy
have
Norman Prindle sworp-Says he is Hfty-four years
of age; was at Saratoga Springs In the month of
Msrch, 1851, employed a. stage driver for q. W.
Wilcox; has known Solomon Northrup sic % 1926 or
'27; Nolfh,up lived at Saratoga Springs in l84l;
identifies Merrill, and says he saw him on Mont
gomeIy Hall etocp al Saratoga Springs, and day
or two after saw him In carriage there; another
man was IN the carriage who had long hair and
lasg &c whiskers, saw Solomon N0rthrup drive away
the carriage containing the two men; had some con-
sation with Solomon before be started, and told
him that he had not better go of with those men,
as they would not know him when they got away
South; Others told Solomon the same story.
On his crosse Examination. he says he remembers
having prisoners pointed out to him as from the
South. and about to buy Mr.. SeamaD's horse; Solo
mon told witness that he would risk the prisoners
htluuk uiuJ tolu ulM bBbu uc uuu uOt OctscI ~
South with them; meant to slave States; next time
be cav Merrill; from the time he saw him at Sara
toga, was in Jail here at Balston recognized Mer.
ril at first glance, when he stood at the light;
thinks be would have no diff ,ulty In recollecting
him, il be should have talked with him; does not
eooect Of having said anything on the subject
from the time Solomon left until he heard of Esq.
NoTfbTup's going after him; said then that he had
told Solomon tefnre he left how it would be.
On his redirect examination he says he Is not
Iositive that Merrill Is the man he saw in So ratoga
III 1s44; is very ctnfdent however; could not be
fully positive as TO hs own father after 50 long
tine; has me- positive recollection Of Russell; there
was something more striking In the appearance of
Merrill than in that OF Russell, to make him recol.
lect him at the time he him Mt Sarato ga Merrill
was more laxative and lively; first saw Sotomnnin
H. B. Koithrup's kitchen, the morning after h. came
from tie South; there was great crowd present at
the time; is not positive but thinks he told esquire
NorthIup before he went after Solomon, wins he
knew of the persons who took him.
The revolver taken from Merrill when arrested
was sbown.
Mr. Wait counsel for Merrill, waived calling any
Witnesses in his behalf or having him examined.
The magistrates decided to hold the prisoners aud
they accordingly committed - Jail, it not he
ing within the power of justice of the peace to fix
bail for an offence Of that magnitude.
The prisoners were taken in civil suit on Tues
Gay, and held to bail in the of s. 900 each, to
answer Solomon Northrop for his personal damages
{, r his being sold into slavery.
The punishment for kidnapping and selling into
slavery is imprisonment in state prison not less than
two nor over ten years. II seems to us that the law
should hold them as long for punishment as their
victim was held in slavery.