Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-01
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
AFTERNOON SESSION,

/ The Commissioner resumed his seat at three
| o'clock.
After a short delay, Mr.. Ellis recalled Geo.
II. Dreic, who stated that he fixed the date of
Burns employment by means of the record on
his books Of payments to Jones.
JcmeS F. Whjtte1sore.-ls machinist Re-
sides in Boston. Is member ofthe Common
Council; was director of the Mattapan Iron
Works in March. Returned home from
Western journey on the Sth of March; saw
the prisoner on the morning either of the Sth
or 9th of March, cleaning windows at the Of
flee of the company, with Jones. Was there
about an hour. The prisoner is the same man.
| Saw the mark on his cheek, and observed that
] something was the matter with his right hand
| These marks correspond with what l now see
upon him.
! Cross eranained.-Am sure about the date
because know what days | left New York
and Philadelphia. Had not seen Burns since
saw him in March, until this morning. l
came into the Court Room to see if | could
identify him. Nobody asked me to come
When came in, took seat, looked round,
saw the prisoner, aud Immediately recognized
him; said so to Mr.. Putnam who sat ut my
side.
Am not free soiler or aboltionist but
bunker wing.
Street have shop there deal in clothing !:
was there in March. Know the prisoner by
sight He called at my shop with Jones about
the first OF March, one day at about noon.-
Jones said, "here is man hat wants some
work" | said So have none at present but
my outside work will begin to be busiest in
! about two months, that is about the first of
May" Recollect distinctly that I said 'sabout
two months, that is about the first of May
| That is how l fix the date. Noticed Burns
particularly. Observed the scar on his cheek,
as he turned to leave the shop. Did not see
him again until to- day When l entered the
Court Room, recognized him Immediately
myself, as the same man. Nobody pointed
him out to me.
Cross Eramined.-Burns was not introduced
to me when Jones brought him to my store
Did not hear him called by any name. Did
not ask him any questions. My store is toler-
ably large. l was standing near the CENTRE
Do not know how Burns was dressed: think
he had lghtsh clothes.
The testimony of this witness was given
with commendable clearness and distinct
nesSl
William c.. Cat1Uer-Blacksmith employ
ed by Mattapan Company in March as fore
man in Their blacksmith shop. Recollect that
Jones was there cleaning windows. During
March we began work at l-2 and closed 6
it was during those short days that Jones
cleaned those windows. We changed our
hours in April. 1t was prior to April that
Jones cleaned the windows. No cross exam
ination.
John Favor.-Reside in Boston am car
penter: shop ON Lincoln street; saw Jones
about the first of March at my shop, about 2
or o'clock In the afternoon. There was a
colored man With him. He was there fifteen
or twenty minutes. Jones asked me if could
tell him where he could find employment for
the colored man with him; did not see the
colored man again till yesterday before L saw
him thought l should be able to recognize
him if l saw him. l came into Court yester-
day with Mr. Ellis, and | then recognized the
prisoner as the colored man. 1 hare no doubt
about 1t in my own mind. Should Judge it
was between the lst and 9TH of March that 1
first saw him. / have no means of fixing the
date.
Cross examined-Jones did not mention the
name Of the colored person with him: 1 had
short conversation with the colored man
Have never seen him since that time, until
yesterday. Expected to be able to identify
him by his general features.
B. H ~. GtJnsaa.-Lve in Boston am in
the wholesale grocery business. In March was
in the employ of Mattapan Iron Works as
teamster remember Mr.. Jones working for
the company he had a colored man with
him about the first of march: noticed him at
the time observed the scar upon his iace
saw him after the work was finished in the
counting room one day did not see him again
until this morning; have not been in Court
before saw Jones yesterday who asked me if
did not remember the man in his employ
last spring. noticed the prisoner Burns my
| self when l first entered: he was not point
! ed out to me: he is the same person that was
| at work for the Mattapan Company in March
last.
Cross examined Jones and his com
| panion at work half an hour in all. Don't
know what l was doing. thought yester-
day should be able to identify the man if 1
saw him. Cannot say whether Jones remind
ed me yesterday of the scar he might have,
and he might not. Feel more certain that it
was the first week in March than the second
week that Jones and his companion were
working.
Rufus A.. Putnam. -Machinist: live in Bos-
ton in March last was in the employ of the
Mattapan Company: remember when Jones
| was employed with one or two colored men
| cleaning windows. On the first of March |
commenced job, and recollect that when
commenced ii Jones was cleaning those Win
| dows. Further, i'll March we began work at
] Z, and in April at ID.
Cross examined change of hours in
beginning work shows that Jones was clean
| ing windows previous to April. The Job be-
| gan was the first part of the month am con-
tident it was before the Sd day of the month
Have memorandum showing when began
my job: looked at it on Sunday l began my
job short time before. 1t was cold weather
when the windows were washed, SO that it
was uncomfortable in the shop.
| Horace w. Broacn: am policeman reside
in South Boston, have seen Burns before |
saw him here: saw him cleaning windows at
the Mattapan Works, South Boston: | was
then working as carpenter at the Mattapan
Works: left oft cork on 20th of March. We
were paid OH the first Of the month. 1t was
sometime before stopped that Jones and his
companion were working. l have no doubt at
cHthat the prisoner is the same man.
Cross examined-Was first spoken to about
this matter this afternoon. Had never spoke
to anybody about it before Heard it spoken
of at the Police Office and came up here, of
my own accord, and told DIR. York that had
seen Burns. Had never seen him before since
l saw him at South Boston. l came in to see
if could recognize him.
Mr.. Ellis then said (23 minutes before
o'clock This ends our case.
Mr. Parker said that he had several more
witness es to call for the claimant
/ Cyrus d. Gouid.-Jones worked for me at
the City Hall on the 10th of March, two or
three hours; he worked ON the 10th and 18th
for me In the Probate Court building, wash