Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-15

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!. ton city on Wednesday, the 18th, under
j, an order from government, TO embark at
New York for Nicaragua to wh icR port
he was an accredited etnba ssador. He
had been insthat service about year;
had come home short time ago, and was
ordered to return in consequence of the
confused. state of political affairs in that
country, his wife and the servants were
with him; reached Philadelphia about a
quarter past one o'clock on his way to
j New York was forced to leave the boat
to go to the residence of his father-in-law,
;, Thomas Sulley, Esq., to get some things
flor Mrs Wheeler had obtained the trunk
contsining the articles spoken of, and re-
turned to the wharf, but found the g
lo'clock boat gone; had to wait until 5
O'clock for the next train-which time
was spent at the nearest hotel, Blood
goods, at Walnut street wharf; on going
on board the boat a little before 5 o'clock,
:, retired with the three servants, to. the
hurricane deck, to get out of the noise
and hustle; shortly before 5o'clock--the
last bell had just rung, at 5 minutes be-
fore FIVE o'clock-while was reading
the evening papers, an individual whom
recognize as Passmore Williamson,
| looking at the respondents came up to
me and asked if he might speak to my.
servants, witness replied that he could
. not imagine what business he had with
his { witnesses servants, and if he had
anything to say, witness was the proper
person to say it to; Mr.. Williamson then
pushed past witness and asked the wo-
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she knew she was in a free country, or
something like it. and then; if they
{ the servants) would like to be free
The woman replied that she knew with
whom she was going, where, and how
she was going. The respondent then
took her by the arm and began to force
her away witness interfered, and said.
l wish you would go away > two color
ed fellows who had come up, then seized
and held witness, and one of them said,
If you make any resistance, I will cut
your throat do not know the proper
names of the negroes who seized and
held me; one of them was called 'Rab>
Bit. by the interference of some gentle>
man who seemed to be traveller, the
negroes released the witness, and he hur-
RED down to the lower deck, and saw
Williamson hurrying the woman off, and
other colored persons with the boys, who
were struggling to get away, went up to
Williamson and asked him what he was
going to Go with the woman, he answer
ed that his name was Passmore William
son, that he could be found at 7th and
Arch streets, and that he would be re-
sponsible for any claim that he (witness)
might have on the slaves. By this time
the colored persons with Mr.. Williamson
had got the servants off the wharf, and
turning down the first street above the
wharf, Front street) hurried them into
carriage which was standing about a
square below Walnut street, with arge
ware house in it, Dock street y after the
negroes had got off lthe boat, Mr.. Will.
hanson walked behind the crowd, and
said something in q whisper to large
hurley policeman, who was standing
near. e. ..tt ..--
1.-The witness spoke to the policeman,
asking him to observe the people who
were committing the outrage; but the
police man refused to have anything to
do with the matter, as he was not slave
catcher: H., - -..
"Cross examined; Mr.. Williamson walk
ed back with me from the carriage he
offered to write his name down, but l
told him I could write myself he gave
no directions to- the driver /; it was not a
regular coach stand ; there were no other
carriages near: the people standing
about the carriage, and who hurried the
servants into it, were colored."
Other witnesses were examined, who
fully corroborated the testimony of Mr..
Wheeler. Williamson, the abolitionist,
who headed the theiving party. was then
examined. He did not deny the allied
ged part, which he took in the robbery,
but asserted that he did not know what
had become Of the slaves since their alb
duction. We continue our extracts from
the report:
Mr.. Vandyke commended that the res
pondent's testimony, was no testimony
at all. His statement was not sufficient
to contradict the positive evidence of dis
interested witnesses. 1t was apparent
that these we're within the control of the
respondent. The latter, the district at
torney commended, had disposed of his
property and that he could not reach it
if he felt disposed.
The respondent was the ringleader
in robbing the owner of his property.
He then leaves town, and this morning
early has conference with his compan-
ions in crime.
"Mr. Vandyke went on to argue that
the return to the West was not only an
evasion; but an absolute falsehood, and
that the parties were under the control of
the respondent. The district attorney
compared the respondent to pickpocket
who steals the purse and hands the plum
der to confederate. He urged, in con-
clusion, that the respondent had not pur>
ged himself of contempt and that ha was