New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-11
THE CINCINNATI SLAVE CASE.


John W. MAMMAL, nephew of the claimant, recalled
| He :aid: was born in the neighborhood in which
! MI Marshal lie claimant, resides, and lived there
| till was seventeen years Oi viii be . this month
Rave lived FIR the last FIVE years in COvngton Uncle
simon has not been member of my uncle family rs
long BACK a. can rec1ect until within the last year;
Lave seen my uncle frequently half dozen times
wear or sol within the last FIVE years: don't think be
was as heavy Il man ten or twelve wears ago a. now;
never knew OF bis wearing whiskers before last
| Winter.
Mr.. JoIife-Wbat is the purpose of this testimony
Col Chambels-What do YOU suppose
| Mr.. Jollife-I can so no object but to contradict
| Mrs. Fisher.
Mr.. Chambers-Ah, then you knew well enough:
Won objected merely to be saving something.
Witness cODt.uued-Never knew his uncle 10 bring
bis colored people into Ohio when be brought hogs
here.
Cross-examined-Am carpenter; carry on business
in CovingtOn; not married; don't look after my
unce's business, but visit the family and know gener
ally what il going on; never old Simon before
last Sprrg or Summer; known Mary ever since can
recolect understood she had husband, but he lived
Up in Clark County, about seventy-hye miles of; cant
tel what time trt learned this also understood that
Mary was the m;ther Of young Simon, and old Simon
bis father; young Simon Is twenty-five or twenty.six
years Old wish Il understood that old Simon has
never been there to nv recollection for twenty-five
years; don't think be could have been there any time
without my knowing it, never sw him there or heard
OF bis being there never been there since can reco
lect: Coyington il between seventeen and eighteen
miles from Sir. Narshas plantations finished learning
my trade in Covington; commenced learning it two
miles from nv uncles; have visited my uncle on an
average three or four times year; slaves have one
holiday at NLisultde and 3 week at Christmas; AZ
tLose times men do not visit their wives when they
lived as far away old Simon did; Mr. Marshall may
have crossed the river frequently without my knowing
who came with him; have heard Of his being at Gov
ington Of times when did MT see HIM there gener-
ally sOd BIS surplus produce at CovingtOn; be buys
good many things there; they say Laughing that
ycurg Simon is Peggys hue and they also say he Is
The father Of the three children; didn't know any
thing abou who was the father of the little girl that
wns killed.
Col ChsmberY-I object to this examination being
protrected 10 such length.
Mr. Jollie-Wc're done.
Gel. Chambery-Ah thought you'd get tired Of Il
after n " ile if ! let you alone.
When the testimony was road over to witness, NJ
the point which speaks of Mr.. Marshas size now as
compared with ten years ago, Mr.. Joliffe asked wit
ness his uncle had not recently had fit Of sickness.
Witness replied that he had.
Robert IIauson--Been acquainted with Mr. Mar
shall sixteen eighteen years, and with his family;
don't know old Simon; lisa year or two since vls,
tied there; know all the black family except the old
man. a. to Mr.. MaTshars size, he is somewhat re-
duced at present; was never very large man, but
was fesher ten or twelve years ago than he II now;
think he is in the habit OF wearing whlskers IN the WIN
ter. .
Cross.cxamned-L about a mile and a half
from Mrs. MaNhalfs ten years ago; no connection OF
his have not lived him since lived one year
lOyllCtOI, think that was IN lcfJ, uOn KNOW
nature Of his sickness; he himself told me he had just
got out of bed; since his sickness he is somewhat
duced in size Mr. Marshall in the habit Of driving
his logs to market was the custom OF farmers 70 EN-
ploy their slaves in driving, but don't know certainly
whether Mgrshal did so; boy would be as useful a.
Il grown man in driving; ten or twelve years ago
fllmeIs from my neighborhood wore in the habit of
driving their hogs over to Cincinnati.
William A. Moxcy-KnOw Mr.. Marshall; have
lived within two miles of him for twenty years; dur
inc tbs time was absent some six months i'll 1880, IN
Newcastle and part of lsii in kenton; am thirty
eight years old; never knew oh Simoa ~ ast
81 ring had hc been member of Mr.. Marshas fam
ilv for Tie last twenty years, | should have known
him don't know whether Mr. Marshall commenced
wearing whskers last Winter or this; never knew Mr..
Marshall 10 bring any slaves TO Cincinnati with hogs
don't know Of Mr. Marshalls fltteniug any hogs this
wear don't know Of Mr. MarhalIs fattening any hogs
Ten or twelve years agS~
Cross-examined-Scm years Mr. Marshall fattened
hogs and some lie didn't; in the habit Of driving
them TO Cincinnati and CovIngon, when he did iatten
thtm; generally employed his slaves to drive he has
recently been sick with the gravel, reduced somewhat
has been sick -four weeks.
Reexamin,d-I don't know n great deal Of differ
erce between lin now and ten years ago..
John C. Huches-K Know james Marshall ever since
7 was BIZ, enough hyed near him all my life; am -
years old have been iamiarly ACQUAINTED WIN MS
coloiod family; Old Simon IN Boone County
within twenty years before last April Mr.. Marshall
fateuod no hogs this year; did not wear wh7kef1 TIL
last Winter.
ross eXaInlnt ed ---hnOW ne Ihltcntn bVbS rh vi
twelve wears ago but don't know whether &c EN-.
ployed slaves to drive them could swear Mr.. Marshall
did not whi-kers ten years ago; was away from
u ncghborhoOd in ~, but not out OF the County
was away teaching school in 400 Marshalls slaves
generally went where they wanted to IN the neigh
bOrhood. .
O. IL il the pracce in Kentucky for slaves who live
ut a distance To visit their wives during Chrstmasf
A. Well some il s, and some It isn't; Mr.. harshaiIS
appearance is not materially changed by his last SICK
ntss: Il was better than week after Christmas that
be was taken sick; about ten days.
Col amhers-We close the case here.
On the close Of the Tebutting testimony, Mr.. Jo-
life said that Mrs. Reybod, daughter OF JACOB nee,
the butcher, was present. They had known nothing
about the value Of her testimony until MI Rlce came
on the stand on Saturday and had been as dIhgent as
thew could in getting hcr here. They wished to ex-
anime both her aud her husband Col. Chambers OBJ
iectod. Commissioner Pendery said II was contrary
10 the rule of the practice, and counsel had ilght 10
complain of L. bnt he would step aside from the ordi,
nary rules Of practice and hear their tealony' auu
they were accordingly called.
TESTIMONY FOR THE SLAVES.
John Reybod who married one OF MI klces daugh-
ters) was called. He said: Have seen thS Young
man Young Simon; they called him sammy wnen
knew him; saw him night at supper OF MI kices
Mr. Rice lived then on HaInar street, near blecki III
Cincinn6ti Col. Chambers-I presume the CouTt
knows all about Mr. Rice's resldenceiI wneh cauio
inside saw little niger boy setting by the stove;
this was ten or eleven years ago; that's the one point
Ing to young Simon that saw sitting by the stove
am that him; had reason to take particu,
lar notice Of him. knew him this morning a. soon a.
came in; no one pointed him out TO me this morning.
when came In there ten wears ago asked where he
cane from; | saw q stranger sitting there, who was
faid to have brought him over; one night when came
in be was just taking supper; think I've seen INA,
stranger in the Court House since came mere MT.
JoItfc-Pont out the man; that's him, pointing to
MarshalD was counting my wife at that time thst
wa nv business az Mr.. Rice's.
CToss-eIauined-Boy was something IKE eeVen OF OK
HON fectli can item
whether Mr. Marshall wore rhiskeTs then or not; no
one ponted or, Mr. Marshal to me this morning. DOM