The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-03
Inter eating Slave Case In Sc. Louis,
TErom the St I0uia Demo wat jane ZO1

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Al interesting tr al opened yestsrdsy Afternoon
at Justice Aliens court 10 Vine street Robert Bart
tt negro trader So Oliver street. accused Thomas Nat
hayp9 rvsn his slave eri Fanny Watkins forged Tee
papers for herseif and her sister Sassn.
bartlett infOf med us that hs had purchased Fanny
<whs il girl of sixteen years OF ago. from the an
OBlesns, who is at present in prison Awaiting his trial
white bartlett said to u.s. he is the LOOKING grl
in st. LOUIS have BEEN offered 81, 40 aSsn and
Tor her, but I would no. let her go II that =
Mr. Matthews pleaded not guilty. j. L. Gillespie,
Esq, appeared for the dsfsnce.
The 6rst witness called John W. FrAkss, one OF
the police officers arrested hi N. He said that At
about O'CLOCK yesterday aisefnooo he FAsay going
down Main street. he accos ed ner aSd ASKED ner sheS
she Was sc'ng; ".o see geaslsasn," abe sac as
hngly part sscertsined that she was goiag to
Mr. Matthew'S store whcn is situated on M.ia street,
between Market Waout he advised hee not TO go,
and said that Mr. Marthsws would ''g,t her into
scrspe" YET chow" she asked; s~hy," said the po-
hcen,an 'Pye got wind Of that msn-hsh try 70 gst
you 70 run OIL, and II you try toat youn get q good
whipping b. cold down SOUTH sns answered tbs
there fear otthat, and lstt him he and star"
and after sitting there aoout three foarrhs OF an
hour returred towards where they had met ner be.
FrsIes said be thought he would watch her; taraed
down alley Aae, ensring an adjoining yard placed
himself In posiuoo from which he could ese every one
and every thing in Mr. Matthews store Shosf on the
contrary followed them and stood the store door
70 ~ 70 everything that psssed within The CIR
Fanny and dor sister companion Frakes affirmed, on
tered the store and after some convsrsaton with Mr.
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