The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-29

Trorn the PhuAdelpbiA BuIstia, July 28.
John Ballard, William Curtis. Jamss S BrAfdock,
james MaI'is and Isaiah Mosr- the four col3red men
trr.nied on charge Of participating In this Whssler
slave rescue were beo Judge Kelley, tsIs mornIns
a writ OF habeaa corpus These men charged be-
;cr~ Alderman James Fremsa, with assault ana bat
tuy riot, incitns 10 not and highway robbery. fhey
s,re held BY The magistrate 10 each. to answer
he case ofJohn Ballard. alias Rabbit, vas sr,t called
CoD, Wbtetr rn called AND sworn-He then re-
ysn'ed tho syicsnee thst has already been published
Re ad that Ballard present and csught him by the
aims rud.ly; he Ballard, ssi that IL resisted they
pculd cut my throat from ear 70 ear
Tie witness eross Examined ty Mr Peirce and In
reply to bis questions, sid Ihs persons scccmpsay
tG me were my slaves under the isvs Of Moth Caro-
a fise eoaal< 70 tree country; ! was going TO
Niesfsgus a Mti,ftr 'cr the U,ird s,stes Iness
,eivsn,s wSe never stlh mo In North Caro-
Ina they nvtn With mo during tho past ysr In
WspiDg'on. They we're never with me In North taro-
nns raid they we're my slaves ueder the s~ OF North
Carolina, because am cit zsn Of thu. State; got
them in Virginia thsy we're slaves there have wnsd
them three Year, beiisvs other branches OF hs
ismiy are osned BY my family the Isms OF ths woman
~ their owner presu sre would be tno.n as Jane
wheeler the boys rome 10 or ID years old rspsc
vas out al ssryies two years. kiesragua i ires
country; sss carving them ~ fro people-as my
tsmdy. (1he winsts here explained that What be
meant By free psoDs wa that they went o 'h'r o."
Ths question of the commission Of highway robbery
BY the defendant ~'s here noosed. District Attornsy
bsnn aba ndensd that charge saying ths. the charge of
highway robts,y in the ease, simply absurd unie,
the laws " F.pnsyiysla. Mr. Whssler rrmarssd that
the esssTssr rad Irostrty Of bi. with tbsw-sn umersia
srs other arNclea
euss,ion by MIR. fere,-"po the i.ss o. Nicaragua al
lSv tie importation of slavesr'
Mr.. NsLp obisofet 70 ths question.
Nr Pierce replied tNat TIE aston In thia cAss hal
lftT.o tWp tsEee upon tie ground that the parties
wsre slaves lie ossned n lhow By the witness tha,
y, r., e,ss .sa ,esfssa es ss s.e 2
EAU Tor hisrssua, and tbst sEbassaaor bs would
rot breat taelavs Of the State to ~bI:h he vas &C
ersditsd
Mr. Ssrn eontsn1.d na. xr whtslsr W. 90. CON
Tstsnt wtnsts as 10 what the ls~s of Nisarasas
lbeie people we're his "rvsns, vhsthsr free or bond
and he had right 10 protte, them aud Of tLa right hs
bad been dspfved by the osfssdsnis.
The court sustain ed the objection, the ground that
kr wheeler was rot conpetsnt witness 20 tbs 80
1is District Atsrrey ssa,n remarked that he had
absDctrtc tie etsrFe ~ Highway robbery snf that tbs
birdipf over iEas thsfes was aim ply ndicGlous
lie cross examination ~ss then resumed.
6fst raw Ballard on the boat the whole adsir lsst.d
lsnppS, about three minutes frat raw him .b.n b.
tbfsstEso 10 cut my tbrost was u~oyoksf Al tho
tine, but not sreitsd vss ss cool .. am ~ this o.
msnt; an L. lSd held on me be took bold of my
srn .vcs nfy tuppssipg eas about 70 crsv weapon
had weapon about me- except fuoh a. God Aimsniy
gave mo- ny htts, CID all could 20 prevsni ny pro
r.ry birg ..s.n svsy fon M. iald my hsod 90 .hs
Lave thlldrsn ard ffercs ~ Wsshps'on" )" asd iLis
70 Try snd excite sympathy smens the p.rfops seout
70 at shsm 10 let alone all tire Of my snvsns
hsce an ou,cry lno- th.y hAlosei nsrssr, I dsa',
lrov vhioh of rhsn hsiioaso the mother sad she Ines
shsrs he vss goirg snd she wanted 70 b. ef aons
n Ink ,hs did not 20 voup,knl, sav Wismson ,Ak.
boid of hsr; ,bs bas t~o ehsisrn ia WAshnrtou che
hss rot yet bach 10 rssi, 70 q,sstios IRON
vlismfop Jsrs ssls she vsntsd 10 ts fr,s bat that
.te kfsv vtsr~ sbs vss going bAf no, pforises 10
make her free vtsn scot 70 mr. father IN lars the
arysBts vert Nth ne ssf. no, ssysrstst Al sny
tine Until ttsy we're tbsn as,y ga eAatiopsf ~ a
friend IN TIE tat nEL, have ifouss With nny
ahoister ffspcs
Mr. Pries sslsd = bah 10 ,hs ease " rssaes1 be
eonsisessd sstfbltsr sst epprvssiys
The Iktrct Attorney said ttst hshyky roeo~Ty sss
immtoits under the ereurstspess gstsf tss ltvt of
isrrtylvsris sra the charge a nci,trx " rot vas
nergsd "a that ~ Tlct lie vouf tssrsfrs sss thai
Ballard - LAd 20 the ehsrrsf Of sash sat bal
tsfy srt rot.
Jvcss Kelly ssid N. question prsssssi - tbs Ias
eisl NJ ne wa simply ose of bal AssAnli snf bst,~ry
and riot ses unfortusssAly vsry hsqn<n, ossno~s a
hs onmsEiiy, sBd ball 10 surn css- vss rArvy hre'
heavier shss 81 COO. In tks trsn~1's riots tss par
| ucpsnv sskon bed 10 hssv@r sn7.st o
tsn hsa ti Coz sEt 10 vtsrs tss rioi-ri
trsgasd Q Httis srssrsi atout vi'h thsm. ss<
k& mrslsfs le.dsd With suss te sbis lneh y
ivn of ,ksr nnsssss fos the p-rrs* - A.e,sss tns
4 otp<nsstx. the s<'as vsfe hsA % 81 leo ssss W.
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