The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-19

whatever. The Jackson county resolutions put this
fact very distinctly before them, and II win save
tory and out Of it, il they will quietly take posses
sion Of the land and cultivate it to the best advan
tage, without interfering with the affairs or the
rights OF their neighbors.
Arrest and Examination or Eight Fugitive
Slaves I'm CINCINNATI.
From the Cincinnati Columbian, June 10.
Information having been given to United States
Deputy Marshal Thayer, that gang Of fugitive
slaves were secreted in the woods on Lick Run, he
procured the services Of deputy city Marshals Lee
and Worley, and Sheriff Ward, of Covington, Ken
lucky, and on Wednesday night, caught nine
negroes in stable, about mile beyond the asylum
and brought them to the city. In the company
were four men, two women and three children; they
we're al arrested under warrant issued by United
SM s, commissioner John /. Pendery upon the
| lucky, who claims four of them. The negroes all
carried bundles, and were apparently much travel
worn and fatigued. They had been taken to the
afterwards gave information to the officers. On
being brought to the city they were locked up in
the watchhouse cells during the night.
Yesterday morning they were taken ont, placed
in an omnibus belonging to the Covington and Lex
ington Railroad line, and conveyed under guard Of
posse of our municipal police to an unoccupied
room in the third story of the old Court House build
ing in Court street, near Main, where United States
G 20 missioner Pendery proposed to try the case.
The negroes were handcufed, but seemed rs cheer
full as could be expected.
They were Lewis young man about twentyfour
years OF age.
Susan, woman. thirty.n years of age.
Wesley, boy, nine years Of age.
John, boy, seven years Of age.
Almeda, woman, twenty-sx years of age, who
carried Sarah Jane, child, throo years old in her
arms.
Lee, young man, twenty-one years DID,
shadrach, venerable Uncle Tom, sixty years of
age.
Anderson, young man, twenty-five years old.
Upon the case coming before the Commissioner,
Mr.. Walton could only swear definitely to the six
claimed by himself, which are Lewis, Susan, Wesley,
john Almeda, and Sarah Jane, and accordingly they
were sent to jail, and the continued to half past
one o'clock p NJ. SO that the necessary papers codld
be made out.
Elizabeth and Jasper Blickenbacker.
Shadrach is claimed by Jonas Christler and Ander-
son by John z. Scott.
Susan is the wife of old shadrach, and Wesley and
John are their children.
Lee and Almeda are husband and wife, and Sarah
Jane is their child.
They were all plainly but comfortably dressed
Old Shadrach wore q coat from the same piece of
cloth as that worn by his master.
The negroes did not complain of i'll treatment,
but, in answer to the remark Of Mr.. Chrstler that
they were well cared for Shadrach stated that they
had run away because they had been told that they
were sold to be taken down the river.
One OF the Kentucky gentlemen went up to Shad-
rach, and wanted to know how he had Jared.
away and steal these people with you. You must
have thought these devils over here would take care
OF you. You have been always kindly treated, yet
you ran away. They would take you to Canada,
where, IN two winters, you would be frozen, every
one of you" #
The old darkey looked sly, but said nothing.
The attorneys for the claimants were Messrs.
defended by Messrs. Jolliffs and Getchell.
At hafpast two o'clock P. NJ, United States
Commissioner Pendery opened his court. There
were few spectators in court, end these were gene
rally coored. Shadlach was shortly afterwards
brought in by officers Thayer and Worley. He is q
veritable "Uncle Tom," black, with good express
sion Of countenance. He was dressed in pants from
the same piece Of which his master; clothes were
made. His owner, an old substantial farmer, gave
him high character, and expressed the opinion
that ne had been induced by white men to run
away.
Boone county, Kentucky; was born and raised
there, ara have known James Crisler for twenty
five or lwenty-six years; have also known Sha-
draoh, is about sixty years of age quite black
and with gray hair; have known him as the slave
OF Mr.. Ciiser, with whom he has lived since 1886
| 1887; my father owned him before MIR. Crisler;
cannot say whether he was born slave; he was
slave when first knew him. and was then grown
man; he left last Sunday night, and went to H.
diana, he found in this State, four or five miles
rom this place, in a stable; only know the fact
OF his leaving from circumstances.
Mr. Gi,chell objected to the detail of these cir
cumstanees, and the question on which it was found
ed was Withdrawn.
On the cross-examination Mr.. Scott deposcd-I
am not positive how long have known Shadrach,
but IT Is thirty years or more; he was slave then
to John Hardening, who now resides in Missouri if
ne is alive; do not know Shadrach to have been
born slave; he left Boone county on Sunday night
last; know of his leaving by circumstances; /
don't know Of his going to Indiana except by cir.
cumstances; was with the party when the arrest
was made
Direct examination resumed-I have seen Shad
racb nearly every week, once twice at my house.
William Walton being sworn, deposed-I reside in
Boone county, KY; am within few days of being
seventy years old; l have resided in Boone county
for the last twenty-nine years, and have known
Jonas Criser FOR twentyseven years; he has resided
on the same farm nearly the whole time, and it is
hut five or six miles from mine know Shadrach
well; have done 30 fo1 twcnty.seven years; Moses
Scott owned him the fall moved to Boone county,
or the next spring; he was living with Mr.. Scott as
servant or slave, and has been living with Mr..
Crsler as slave; have known him better for the
last ten years than formerly as about ten years ago
he took o negro woman Of mine for his wife, he has
been in the habit Of coming to my house every week;
he lett 1t last Sunday after sunset, he came to my
house to see his wife after supper; when got up
Monday morning and saw no smoke from the
kitchen, and no person stirring, went ana found
there was no one about; l then walked ont to the
gate; / returned back, and found tracks; I also
found where the fence had been pulIed down, and
the three horses which were missing had been taken
through; followed the horse tracks to the turn in
the road where the horses had tried to &c different
l.
Objection to hearsay evidence made by Mr. Glitch
ell and sustained.
next saw Shadrach two miles from tie Brighton
House, in an old stable, in this county; he is now
sitting here; he (pointing TO Shadrach) is the same
person.
Commissioner-How long have you known Shad-
rach
Mr., Walton-I don't recollect how long IL is
twenty-five or twenty-sx years. | have always
known him as tho alave Of Mr.. Cfisler.
Cross-exarnination- was not present when
Scott sold She drach to Crisler understood SO
know Scott held him as slave l don't know that
Scott ever bought him Shadrach came every week,
with few exceptions, to my house he generally got
there before or about O'Clock he staid from half
an hour TO an hour, sometimes during all the even
ing he usually left my house before sunrise on
Monday morning sometimes he stail till half an
hour after was up he left last time earlier than
usual.