New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-31

No sross- srinafion-
Wa 5 Pierre Esq. .,sed in rel.on 70 Moor, and a,x
dob shs; the bill 'houd Be laid eole h. jay ana d,.es
given TO nde svsrcct Of not guilty DO evidence having been
y I'm IS wiia for The Other dsfsndants
Juese Kelly reiued the application and stated si be vol.
siy. bis reasons but would, II Necessary II come ss
Upon the application Of Mr. obsOr. tn. Juds. Allowed a..
from The usual rule Of C0ur' combining the mo- "
counsel and the defense will therefore be As sea oue
yp ech in op,Dns their es and lao counsel w address
Mr. Rrl ey opened the fr the defense Aau aassns
upsn tie peculiar social position OF the prosecuting wpess h.
political Standing differed, position lsfsndast
tue eac lent prepossessons aud Preudces caoned by
such the present the leaIesd counsel slossd ts
eyd.pce oftle Commonwealth and Argued thar oead
have occurred Al the wharf on the occasion rescue f Nj
wheeer' slaves Even the assault and battery Mr. b.
Objection Wa made BY Mr. Webster to NJ pnsy. rs,is.
ing AT this Of the the Commonwealth evidence
M BBey ie.umedJane johnson had made her De.
sire to b. FREE to more than Que person She was not frby
The character IL the PARIS h. said. wiz b. laI befe be ary
w that they were not the whir on thu, occadon 10
sws OF this State be justified An abb b. proved
The testimony for the defense wa, then opened
N. ssndrsm, sworn sm plumber az No q souih
whsrves on the promenade deck Of the steamboat
Wshr sson the 18th OF July lest was leaning er.inr the
piohouse 10y attention attracted 70 crowd on The star
board tie deck; saw Col Wheeler snd Mr. William
son and Still standing in front Of cooTed with
children; heard M Wheeler say, shc understands all
about H. she going 70 NeF-Nrk with me- End son coming
bach !" Mr. williamson said 81" to hear II in her
ps; be then told her abe free the air abe brestaed
she could a.ore At any moments Whee sr called Der b
sid No Tut my freedom, Williamson put his hand
her snd told her go ashore with him be assisted be,
90 rise she got up with his asance and while passing oand
Ire piothouse Mr. Wheeler stepped before them and raised
bis hands mp seny they going ow.,d the passage way
Mr. Whee,r's hands inst Mr. Wibiaansons breast
williamson Tut Wheeler size genty two p-rsous took
hold of MI williamson they were white meni eoais not
rob OF his property ~ hi. reply No BAT viii tsr
be lower deck and one Of he men struck hol a. Re was
going down my tnon particularly directed - the chill
dren mail coored boy took hold OF Of tben saw
ake Of puf
hs hsI DIS him gently the affair occupied about three min
n,es saw no Violence done BY ANYBODY head noise
except from the chi den heard threats and would have
beard such ny were made there was nothing se rot that
emu. On %ond take bold Of LADY, he then o.s on her Se
and passed around the pilot house TO the the gro I'd
psss. his AIMS herr, could distinctly because
the crowd closed in don thts heard heller ssy anything
rcm New.YoT she would be liberty to ashore; don't
remember exactly the w0rs four OF hve eOored persons were
nebars on he hurricane deck took but little notice there
were seyers doz or more ofwhte there the time
the who struck BIT WILLIAMSON was rather corpulent and
WAC dessd In sht cethes all the deen iants seeing
the N on the WHAT for psst lnow hing shout
them except from seeing them upon the wharf have heard
people they pretty clever set Of daFke' who dldn
CrossexSmined by M websterI have still on,e
twice since this tsusactior occurred; the Language have
ported here posye that used by the Jane;
did not see Williamson put hs arms around Mr. Wheeler;
Williamson put bis both bsnds Mr. Wheeler and put him
one sides tn snd and boys then passed. By and
lef Mr.. Williamson standing With Mr. Wheeeri have not
contribute any money 70 support his defense
sbout % was born in Washnrion Cy lived there this New
Years ii sbal live it, years. came to phisdel
pha about two months sso
Where did you come irom'
M Webster oontended tina, tho oulv question IL the case
public peace that collateral matters would only en-
larrass the case.
Objection sustained. ,,,-- -
came with Col wheeer brought my two children one
eed 10 and the other younser we went to N
suys and something ea we then went To the wharf
What occurred While you in the hOtel
Objected 70.
Objection oyerruled.
let me 20 to duner BY the servants dinner
told him wanted none while he was dinner col
ored womrn and 10 her end od her slave
10 have anything TO DO coored persons, said she
was sorry for me; said nothing then went back and
took where had been ordered by Col Wheeler; be
had told talk eolored persoos tel everybody
travelling With minister going to Nearssasi he
me could be free 4 w.Hted 70 ~hen 60, to to
rhla6ephs on the boa, he said he would give freedom
IN, Wsbnso 10 s my sSdo@ %sds sui,
to dene myself nhsy bad never seen me wear k-to g.
his possession, in my trunk; wasn't willing % without
my children, for wanted free hem; have been 10 Col
tleuaD OF almonds Mr. Crew he a msnber OF
Col Wheeers family Col Wheeler not than half
and found where he had eh did not AJAX leave Of alb
BloodIoods Hotels while COL Wheeler went %
Col W; tcd him No do potr at O'Clock that night he
said be would touch the telegraph tor me and some one would
said then had the map before; when Col
Wheeler took board he took on the upper deck and
down sOngsde Of him while sitting there SAY col
oIed and white the white man becfoned me to
him; the coored asked did desire my freedom
me nv rights; Nj W. said My woman knows her nshis
they Told 20 with t5emi he held out bis band bat did
my Oldest boy BY the hands the youngest was picked up by
some peope and became very much alarmed ana Poeeedes
DESTROYS Mr. Wheeler tried stop no else be
tred before me, though he wanted TO talk to me-
81 AstfV OurhQ ne
say did say did not want my freedoms have always
wanted it did not wanted to 40 with my maer went
very Willingly to the carriage glad 70 go the little
boy said be wanted to go 20 his mass he wes shened d
not ss wanted TO 60 to Col Whser there was no oey Of
Gross ekauDed-I have child aoou twelve years old IN
to a. washington saw that boy about two yes's hs wS
pretty srse then ask Col Wheeler my nner be
asked me dinner; said did il; the children
getting oil from Col Wheeler tbs getting the dress spoke of
trusted IN Providence escape when got 10 NewYorfi
told Col Whee er once that every ought rec be
must be Aboonist did not complain to Col Wheeler
about my place 10 Washington I born in Mrs. Beale's
family Col Wheeler BOUGHT me to keep in the sy my
sister was in tie same family dd cot see any one take hold
o-whsp you put into the carriage where did they
Objected to- and the objection was sustained by the Judge
the boat as can't recDllest who first told this
story told fist TO the ges in York; arrived 10 this
city Mondays have spoken about the matter since
live now; live With color ID people saw Still on Monday;
don't know where him with the object Of
tfying IN this case.
michel ssndsrem lad of sbout ~ years Of age swon-
the UPPER deck the boat heard the coore1
say she vented be fee do recolec anything esei
0 riot and heard bat little noise.
Cross exsInnationhr Wheeler said Jane her rights
and something else don't recolect what; don't recolec
whether Mr. Wilkinson lake hold of Mr. Wheeler or
not the outskirts Of the crowd there about ~
or 10 men about; did not hear all the said.
AT this point we are compelled to stop our report
in order to go 10 press. The ssexamDation II .s
going on.
fBy Telegraph
SCENE IN THE SLAVE CASE
PENNSYLVANIA AROUSED.
greci,l Dlsratch 70 The Tdhnne