The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-16
he Fugitive slave Case R Month
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
MONTREAL, July 49, Is,


MONTREAL, July -, 1854.
Your correspondent having made misstatcmens
in his letter Published In the HERALD of the 9Th
inst, take the liberty of requesting you to prbli
the enclosed account of the affair, OF
such portion of it as will exonerate j
Canadians from wishing % annoy or Offend oar
American visitors. We have too much respect for
our American neghbors to even wish taen any
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POLICE coUIT-sTEPRESs va. orr.
The defendant was charged with enticing one
Osborne, a coored man, TO abandon the se~yc3 Of
the plaintiff: il appeared in evidence, III Osborne
was slave belonging to one Campbell IN fillmore,
and wns first rate horse trainer. When IL WIS
found that Osborne was in Canada, Inducements
were held out for him to return 10 Kentucky, by
offers OF getting his freedom and tlat of his vile
and child at his masters death. Mr. Daily, Of ,ae
Donegsna Hotel, eleven months ago, wrote to Mr.
Campbell, tina. Osborne would return ii free parc,s
were given him, TO take effect at nis DEATH On the
9Th day Of July, defendant being informed by Mr.
Daily y at Osborne lived with Mr.. Stephens drove
up to Mr. Romeo Ste phens house, and sent the cab
man into Lis house by the back way, to inquire
whether black servant ramca Osborne, lived
thele. He was shown TO h. Stephens father by a
boy, when the cabman again got into the kitchen.
Mr. OFT then held out inducements o! higher
wages and free papers, TO get the boy 10 desert hts
masters eEpioy, and offered to pay MS passage to
Kentucky. Being told by Osborne that ne mad
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500 or $40 dollars per month, besides his gains By
betting, and that he was fool 10 stay week for
such wages, and that II he would go with him he
would give him his free papers rs soon as he got
into the States. Defendant then few tines, toll
Osborne not TO mention the conversation to Nj.
Stephens.
The boy, who had shown defendant plaintiff )
house, went and told Mrs. 8 (hc plaintiff b. ing
absent from the city) and she immediately seat her
son to take proceedings against deiendane.
Mr.. Romeo Stephens, for the prosecution, proved
that he went to the States, and endeavored 10 buy
the wife and child of Osborne but found that they
had been sold, and had gone to Missouri.
Ar. Daily, Of the Doncgana Hotel, witness for
the defendant, proved that be had met partner OF
Mr.. Campbelps in New York, who was after o.
borne, and that he would give thousand dollars to
get HIM back That he was the best horse jockey in
Kentucky, and that his master, at the last races,
had lost al least 81 500 for want OF him.
Mr. Daily showed the greatest desire 10 acquit
tue defendant and said that he had some here only
% penent osborne BY getting him back 70 Kentucky,
Kim away from defendant, intending TO tell him NOT
70 go unless he had free papers, but at the moment
defendant was arrested. -
The defendant was defended by able counsel. and
NC court m rendering its Judgment, said we agree
with the council for the prosecution. that this Saso
has nothing 30 do with the tact whether O,bor ne
was slave in Kentucky or not The only question
for % to decide 70 whether the defendant did q al
legged, unlawfully entice him TO desert from Main
tiis service, he being bound nnier written agree
mont u 10 the same a. any other Of an appren-
The facts have been clearly proved but the court,
seeing that the paintin docs not press Tor the whole
penalty, but simply Wishes 10 show defendant that
he cannot violate the law Serc with impunty, con-
dennis him to pAy penalty of 20s, with costs. and
impris,nmcns for hye Minutes Imprisonment must
b. ovcrrued.
desi,r tho, de'eraars snecla o.. te astasiy ,op-
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