Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-11-17
The defendant and his counsel then retired, and
after some time returned.
The interrogatory was as follows;

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after some time returned.
The interrogatory was as follows:
INTERROGATION.
United States VS.. Passmore Williamson, Nov. 8,
1855, and nov John G. Vaudyke, Attorney for the
United States, by leave granted, files the following
interrOgatory
Interrogatory-Did you, at the time of the SER
vice OF the writ Of hdbeaS corpus at the relation OF
John III. Wheeler, or at any time during the period
intervening between the service Of said writ and
the making your return thereto, seek to obey ,he
mandate of said writ, by bringing before this hon
CRADLE Court the persons of the slaves therein men.
toned Z
If to this interrogatory you answer in the affirm
ative, state fully and particularly the mode in
which you sought to obey said writ, AID all that
you did tending to that end.
And, therefore, il is ordered that defendant,
Passmore Williamson do make true answers to said
interrogatories.
The reply was made as follows. The reader will
however, understand that this reply was amended
at the suggestion of the Court, to conform the bet
ter to the views of tho District Attorney. The fol.
lowing is the reply as amended
ANSWER OF DEFENDANT.
did not seek to obey the writ by producing the
persons therein mentioned before the Court, be.
cause ] had not, at the time Of the service of the
writ, the power, the custody or control of them,
and therefore it was impossible for me to do SOL
first heard of the writ of habcas corpus on Friday,
July ~ between one ana Two O'CLOCK a, W., OH
my return TO Harrisburg After oreakiaSt' aDo1'
. o CLOCK went rom my mouse 90 Mt Hopper :
once When ana wiere tne return was prepared;
AT ten o'clock | came into Court as commanded
~ Tue "rit' 1 sought ~ oDey .He Wrlt Wy f's"er'
ing IL truly tle parties not Delhs IN my possess
y" VI TOn'toi' IL was ihPoes'D!o " h' W o'ey
,ho VIII ny producing tne"' olIco .ho service Vi
.no WIN W y d tno 'IStou!' posSessIon Vi
power oNer 'ceIh nor nave ! AnoMn Nhere lney
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SoMo ueou'sion "ioeo oec"egn uu ne
Al'oThey ana lhe c9unsel OF Mr.; williamson
W. y WI D3Ne oonienueu VII" " Geienuan' wa:
o.nsNe d, u ,r"u,IJoIy tn' 1"uSe SUI" e uU5
C"tg; nc "to"9"t' gouu oS eoS"y oCeIco"e Cy oMeh9
M9 me '"S"e''""1 "cc0TI""yt 60 "e S"9geStto" y W'
court eaS ame"de" ~ "e Jo"o"'ny manner;
did not seek to obey the writ by, producing
me persons IN tue WIFI mentioned before this
Oouty.
l uiu ho' seen 70 opey II because l verify pelIeVeu
d ~ T"S ontlely nnPos9i1ii VI w " Pronuce
Sno saiu PcIsohs "sree"DiJ " Il c'inihanu VI Inc
NVrI'
NE nuS"eI was "ooep'eu ny II 0our' ana OF
ueiGu nlea'
MI an pyke then submitted another lnterrog,
a,ory; tne substance Oh "hicn was whether or MOI
MI W lhahSon hau peen guilty oil mental reserVa'
'o5s III nS reply 10 'Ic nIst ln'eFroga'ory
me ooI't 0CcII"e" aus "'e''O9atO'y Us super
Jt"o@S G"@ t"l'GPtf;
Mr' IAN Dyke wi'ndfe" this ihterrogatory ano
oHereu an3lner' ~HtM %aS alSo ore'i'tea ~ IN
Lo9't on ,nG sIounG ina |. 'eu 10 sucn replies a.