Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-24
I'M the Columbus Columbian.
from the Columbus Columbian.
A SLAVE CASE.-ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF
FREEDOM.

"a slave case in this city, terminated last Mon
day, in a manner quite satisfactory to the friends
Of Freedom,-which term now seems to embrace
nearly all the inhabitants of the city. Tho facts
are ms follows:
"A colored man who resides n few miles out of
the city, in the cars from Cincinnati, on Saturday
fell into conversation with a colored girl, a fellow
passenger, and learned from her that she was a
slave on her way from Louisville, KY, to Rich
mond, Va, in charge OF q friend of her master.
lie Informed her at once that she had a right to
her freedom, inasmuch as she had come into the
State by consent Of her master or his agent. She
manifested surprise by the inquiry, Are We in IL
free State - and ut once expressed a desire to be
free. This conversation took place rs the cars ap-
preached this city. The trains on the Wheeling
route not uniting with the Cincinnati trains, in all
cases, a detention of the slave girl and her com
papy was necessary hero. The colored man at
unce notified his acquaintance of what he had
learned from the slave girl, and they, of course On
the alert, followed the omnibus containing them
to the residence Of one OF the respectable families
of our city, where the girl and her party alighted,
In the course of the day or evening, some coloret
women managed to get q conversation with thu
slave girl, who repeated to them her desire to bt
free, whercupon several of the colored people Sc
themselves about procuring a writ of Habcas Cor
: pus, in her behalf. After consi cradle delay il
e%nlisting an attorney in the case, in consequence o
the engagements Of some of them in the court
2 then sitting, and the refusal of others to engage il
it at all, the necessary assistance was at length
obtained. Application was made to n Judge 0
, the Supreme Court, who refused to issue a writ, o
have any thing to do with it, as we arc informed
Application was then made to Probate Judge JAM
lsoN, who late Saturday evening, issued a writ
returnable at nine o'clock, Monday morning.
. Sheriff Miller, at near midnight, raped at tn
door of the house where the girl was held, and al
ter considerable parley and delay, came forth will
5 the girl, and took her to prison for safe keeping
t until the hour for the meeting Of the court on Mon
day. Access to her cell during Sunday was allow
! ed to her claimant and his counsel. and also to tn
a colored man who swore out the writ, (Mr. Fergu
: son, and his counsel.
: A t the appointed time. the girl was brought int
!. Court, Mr.. Galloway. and Mr.. Darlington appear
ing in her behalf, and Mr.. Wade in behalf of tn
o respondent.
1t appeared by the statemen of the parties, tina
the girl. whose lame is Rosetta Armistead, wa
: according to slave law-thc property of Rev
Mr.. Dcnnisun. an Episcopal Clergyman of Louis
$ vile, Ky.-that she formerly belonged to ex-Presi
dent Tyler, who gave her to his youngest daughte
: On her marriage to the said Rev. Mr.. Dennison-
r. that Mrs. Dennison had recently died, leaving a
G infant child-that tho child was being conveyed
its grandparents by n friend of the family, d
jones Miller, II brother, we believe, Of John G
Miller, Esq, of this city, accompanied by the gin
J. AS n nurse, &c.-that on the arrival at Cincinnati
finding the river not in a n~avigable state, DR.. Mi
u Ter concluded to pass through on the Railroad, nc
expecting any interference with the conveyance {
r his property" on the route.
DR.. Miller stated to the Court, personally and b
= his counsel, that he made no claim to the service
! of the girl himself, and only desired that tim
should ho allowed to her owner to appear and pro-
\ ecutc his claim. if he should choose SO to do.
seemed to be conceded on all hands that the Gil
e was entitled to her freedom, if she chose to clair
it. At the suggestion of her counsel that sh,
e being II minor (l6 years Of age be placed unde
the charge of a guardian, to be kept until he
claimant might appear, the other party at once Il,
scented to the arrangement. The girl. at the SUE
Sestion of her counsel, chose our fellow citizen, |
/ q. Van SIyke, Esq, as her guardian, who CAV
I bonds and took her under charge, to the appareu
y satisfaction Of all parties.
9 The thing was handsomely done on all sides
Jour selcT citizen, john G. Miller, Esq, distinctl