Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-09

THE CINCINNATI SLAVE CASE.

The examination Of the alleged Slaves, in Gin
'cinnoti, was commenced on Wednesday morning
of last week, before United States COMMISSIONS
Pendery. AT nine o'clock the f%ugiiives, Simon
Mary, Robert and Margaret, together with tue
three children Of the latter, were brought to the
room, guarded by a body Of United States Officers
and city Police. The Court room without the Bar
was soon iensely packed, but the utmost deccrum
and order was preserved.
After some preliminary proceedings, the coun-
sci for the fugitives asked for continuance of the
examination. that they might have time to pre-
pare their defence. They hoped to be able to prove
that the adult defendants had frequently been
permitted by their owners to pass to the Ohio
side Of the river, and they asked for time to sub.
pnna witness to prove these facts-on which the
liberty Of the fugitiyes, TO a certain extent, defend
ed. The afidavits of tho ~fugitives, to this effect,
were read.
The Counsel for the claimants opposed the mp
plication; the facts set forth were, he thought
inefficient; because it was a well settled principle
Of law that no one having the custody Of u slave
can, by an act Of theirs, change the relation be-
tween master and slave. Therefore, if the par
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side of the river, it did not affect the rights of
their owners. Counsel for the fugitives thought
differently; the moment the fugitives touched the
free soil of Ohio with the consent and knowledge
of their owners, that moment their shackles drop
ped, and they became free people.
Tie Court continued the case till Thursday
morning-the f~ugitives, in the mean time being re-
manded to the custody of tho marshal. The Com
mercial thus describes the incidents attending their
removal from the Court room:
"By the time the Marshal was ready to convey
them back to Jail, a dense crowd had collected
10 front Of the door, filling up the sidewalk
and nearly blockading the street. The officers
with great difficulty forced q passage to the omnibus
which was to convey the fugitives to prison. AS
as a place was cleared it was Immediately fill
up again. We heard a colored woman say to an
officer, who was attempting to push her back
LET me alone, and attend to your own business
i am free born and half white. and have as much
right to stand on the sidewalk as any man.
When the slaves were at length brought down
stairs and escorted to the omnibus, there was a
perfect roar of excitement, and cries such as "Dont
20 with them" "Stick up for your rights" "Stand
up for your liberty" were heard from the crowd
ave observe two or three Waterman seize a
,olored man who was doing nothing but endeavor-
ing to retain his position, and as they dragged
off to the sta ton house, he was set upon by
or three others with stars on their breasts, ana
stuck several times about the head and breast
We afterwards saw this man in the cells OF the
watch house, where he stated that his namo was
n II - Csop, thO nlrnum-
stance of having once lived in the imn1eala'e heish'
of where the slaves came from, re hau a
curiousity to see what was going to become Oh
them. That he was standing without opening MS
but merely endeavoring to keep from being
pressed back, when he was set upon and treated
as above described; and what was worse than all,
he received a severe kick in the side from some
wearing a star"