Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-24

"THE SIEGE OF OBERLIN." Under this
caption the Cleveland (Ohio) Plqiadca'er, a
Douglas Democrat paper, a few days since
gave jubilant and rather facetious account
of the indictment of Prof Peck and several
students of Oberlin College, a number OF
negroes, runaway and free, and thirty other
citizens Of Oberlin, ''of all colors,'' for being
concerned in the rescue Of Il fugitive slave in
September last. The main points Of the case
have been copied by the press generally, bat
the details, which are quite ludicrous, have
never been published. We Civ tham below,
as furnished by a corresponlcn. at Cleveland.
The writer gives an account Of the slave
rcseue, bat that W. omit H. says:
Now for the sequel. Jy3-a Wilson Of the
United States Court for tins Distiic., and
the United state, Attorney OF his Court
packed . Jury Zone ot whom was this Bayo-
ton, whose boy. horse and wagon were Ue.j
to inve.gle the fugtlye,) VINO were t.,~s.I "A
to the mazzis with huutum-lnd ,N-p clu2
the indictments. N,w, tor the arg SIS. Iu'
tdarfSahl Went G.Wng G j. IN 'l o ''F i'.i
ie"v,iitS No H. al" .'l ',''
,n,an 80 ~ 'ie VIZ q,'1.'s ,''' s,'''t
VII h,sinoss i,r' ,.iiL li,.r D 49,
the iTnitnI Stotss ,,.i, i,air,,Is ;n ,...,- ,.,
todv f,r = sr1re Prism If n.n ps.f 'p.-.
was tn Gather tine other criminals and q,,,-,,,
before his Honor Judcr Wilson, next day, ac
P. NJ the Marshal suppIu- tuals ID
Prof. Peck for Railroad fare, and, suppose,
| for the hotel exp.ns 5 T me. f..,n nj f,,
Rnnnnt, Hans ! an s,.n,rl I'm .,..! ...r;.s
citizens Of Ob,rlin--p,en af ..,..r...,, and
ston5in,.,' -y..r, ,r;-b t'.,, l.,s.r., ,i.~.l.l
or other officer Ey,n I. rI-- ...lrs.li DIV.
ton vb, Md l.f+ ~, .,';p n. .,,,I r.,s.0.
and wbo was b,ardlot Mt dis hons. f.ilaI
TO aurear Mt the dinner table. After dinner.
| tbose criminals and a Csw friends WALKED nm
tn the United States Court r,,1 and r,nort
! al tba,osaIv,s tn his Honor tho r,rr+ r.,
| the wnv Marshal johnson did the nrotty
tbirr ond 9crnmnoniad Mrs Pr,f Ptrk ~
bis o2yn bonse in his nyn c1rrio,, wLer.
,,Lo 6inaj in stata
Tbn vol was colIod-thrae names yaro
o,;ta wrone-hut tho G.lons were there. and
Sol I mn sevinr ..Iyc snrn,se thnt mcons
us % and we Are here "Tht District Attorney
of The Tinted states slid thev MIGHT av,il
| tta,.,solros of tho 'orr,rs bn+ ,--,vhon tLo
] - Il,
iol "Io o, p, III 5l ~ -
naiiioS nav ,,Ic H., -, -
houhce' :. :.'Gi' - ,'1 "te "l'1 t,.','ts
against w'oii !. 10 Nio"n 'ii"' ~ , '''o
are Pchu'nP' Iuv upon " T',o,'' lo "".."''. ''''a
been served please s''hu up ana give your
names, an" 81 'noY uIu IL. =
-, AS tllo names W. ieLl ouu-. i'"lu!1s VI
tnls clty' attorney ior the GRIM ma, sal" 20
the oouIt an l,ie"u no. Suiity' - Ai
the conclusion Judge > arose ana audresseu
the court IN oehall 9i ms numerous Tt''ts,
IL was snort anu fe'"Y sIeeca " " 49,, are
ready Jor "?at' ana ","''h" " Jo'""""-
"W hy', said the L. > Attorney "Fe arc
not ready cannot De Tor TWO weeks some o!
my witnesses are In hy"I"cky or tennessee
Judge opalI'nS quleI'Y r'I.trApu' lI IN "o"Iu
be very hard ior 80 many ci'lIehs oI ONO %
lie IN Jall awaiting the pleasure ol some gen
tleman OF kentncRy or tennessee me
Court replied III VIII not oe Necessary nee Ior
them TO 90 that-they can give oall' Juose
,. replied, " haf remains 10 oe Por'"
Ihe u > Attorney was eviu5htiy III nA'-
-" ny, sdlu ne 'Wny tn'' nt'S'e No nov
see the necessity OF pressing ln'S cast lou
Will not be unreas'naoly persistent ahucro"u-
ing 1--WE ohiy as% ior trl'' az ohct-
now-this very hour' rePH'o o"uso -
very c'Gi'y Ii, ,.. ;...,,,..,,,,,.,., ,,.,
ine ooul' ielI.eS :. Ill vi '', ~ Il, h ~
ceed at oiice-'hal ne "ouiu Pu' Iu .,m H. o,l ~
S9oV' MAJ! 'he u'u"i 'II 'iHo Ii,I .,tirfn-,r;tb
suit my olien's' ''a ,.;,l'a,,,
tne 9iiiniiiIt' h,a"it - Sio'''''
T!' S.U Niorsol oo.o;n .j hi.
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