Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-15


when lef,; returned either Mondy or Tuesdny =
ibrv were not at home ihcn though they were oi
'he An OF June. They left without my consent
or HAT of any one authorized 10 give it. | mex
saw them in this room. Between the time Of thpi
escape and my seeing them here, | took steps t
ascertain rs far as possible, where they were. -
when had ascerhined their whereabouts ! camt
mere and claimed their services before United
states Commissioner. | got writ from hin
winch was placed in the hands of the Uuitet
States Marshal. am not positive whether the
commissioners name was Newhall. | think il
was.
Gov Corwin--The papers will show.
When they were brought before the Commission
er, introduced proof to establish the fact thGl
they were my slaves. They were taken back t,
kentucky and there delivered to me. | saw them
IN this loom Saturday. 1t was Saturday n
week after returned to CUvington. 1t was about
the 18th OF Juno. was not present at the actua
arrest
| Crossexamined have resided in Covington fol
over ~ years and have claimed these slaves s OF
! AZ years purchased one of them from Rolih n
"ithers and tho other from person named Broad
nus. These persons were man aud wife. The
TINE lett for St. Louis az the opening of the
celebration. went directly to St Louis: arrived
ot. Louis on Saturday night spent Sunday there
! and returned on Monday or Tuesday my family
consists Ut four grown up persons have wife
living. son of uge, who resides in my family,
and grown daughter; These we're all at hume
when lett for st. Louis; Irvine and Angeline
were lot the particular servants of any OF the fam
ply; Irvine had no hludicraft; be worked for some
time as preNsman in n tobacco factory, and for
the last year two has been draying in CUvngtun:
he occasionally came TO this side Of the river
when sent hy persons Cor whom he was employed
Knew ot his coming, and consented to it; | gave
no specific instructions as To his coming here he
tNn fNp,,
was obtained for him to drive this side; didn't
obtain amy myself; was aware that it was once
necessary to obtain a lceuce for such PURPOSES,
bur suppose that the law had been repealed knew
that he had come repeatedly to this side couldn't
say how many times saw him the day before
left for ST Louis; don't remember whether | spoke
To him tt en- said nothing about going; have no
rec election Of any command to him to go didn't
or0e' him to deslst going; may have sent him over
myself some times; he went with my consents, don't
paricularly remember 70 have had any conversa.
tun with him about his going.
AnGeline was his wife. | owned her first; they
were married previously to my owi ing them;
purchased the man to keep them together, as the
person who owned him going to ST. Lous.-I
They had no children. She was in Ohio or
y 'ars ago, a nurse to my wife's child when my
vile went see her father was here with my
Knowledge and consent. for ten days or two weeks.
Don't know that she had ever been in Ohio before
oV-SiHcs ktlil AWAY sue WIS NOV hepL TO
Cincinnati On errands my wile's fathers name Is
lynch he lives in Warren County, near the town
li Cprwin. Ny attention was called to the absence
1t the neg'ocs on my return from the celebration
did nut come over this side that night | came
'ver the next day, perhaps; didn't discover their
then can say whO told me their
but don't feel authorized to do 80.
Judge S,aIio-That question. may it please the |
-"'rt, We do not pI"pose TO press now. 1t miN
'ec"nIe necessary, if the case takes certain turn
hat We shall have it answered and ii it does, we
lal claim it il competent for to ask the name
Il the i,erSo who gave Mr.. Nithers the infurma !
ion, and shaI insist On answer.
Witness re, ,umed-When saw the slaves in th, |
,um they were hrcn:shtlu by tho Marshal. One
r. twu ,ren were hehnng Irvine.
They met at once and as soon as Judge.
urut was prunnun"ed we're taken to Kentucky i
he man Mas carried over he was conscious dur. |
ng The examination he lived about six weeks IT.
er it | don't know how he vas rhut saw wherr
he bali entered: | was in this house when The ar |
est made; saw the slaves as they we're brought
- the House should think the interval d" tImr
'et~een ther actual arrest and the: being brought
utp hi, room was not over 80 minutes. Ii L. ms
ln,,re.>iun they were arrested in the forenoon to-
ards noon dUn't know when they were taken
ver; it was before sundown early in the after
uon. not long after noon, suppose. A. that time
Dr.. Dandridgc was in attendance on the man The !
The woman is now at Richmond, Ky; she is not
NY slave she staid with me as my servant till |
rvne died parted With her III Lexington have
ince heard that she is in Richmond.
Direc: examination resumed. When Irvine
ame over to the city, he was my slave in Ken
ucky, under the laws of that State, and came as
uch he remained long enough to take over his
lnds aud continued in my service as slave
iter his return At the time of his escape he
vas acting as my slave he never came to Ohio
With my consent to remain, or to become resi-
ent or citizen. When Angeline Broadhus came
o my wife's fathers, | had no occasion to take
er back by force she went voluntarily, and in
eed was anxious to 60.
Cross-examination resumed-I have been
merchant doing business IN this city while such,
rvne never came over here and staid number OF
laws whenever he came | didn't have to speak
o him about his return ; he was in the habit OF
oming without special permission to do after
lis return his relation to me was not the subject
# conversation think camc back with ALgeline
rom her visit 20 Ohio, though | am not
positive had no conversation with her on
he journey as | know; it is about two years
ince Irvine began to dray he had been here
hort time Selo:e he ran away.
Direct examination resumed-lrvine slept in a
,ouse in the back part of my lot | knew he had
zone off from the family, who told me he had
,een gone longer than usual he always before
ame back every night,
The next witness called was
JOHN C. ELLIOTT,
Sworn-Acted as Deputy United States Mar
hal on the 18th oi June last; about that time, on
. Saturday, at 10 or IL o';look, A. NJ. Col. !
n ithers swnre out II Warrant before Commission |
.r NewhaH for his negroes who were concealed
n the nth story Of building adjoining the Ga
.ette bnldiug Mr.. Churchill, myself and two or
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