, 1859-07-25
The caac Of the NEGRO catchcrs.

IL VIII oG 1E41G0oCSeA lu8t NeEEO t2tCle
Charles Soyes having escaped ito the Mort!
Division, where be is said to be counting Iii;
S.: and his fellow hound, Charles Smith
hsr:ng wnivel an examination mud giren bail
il only remained to examine the charge agains
the negro Turner and the boy Erdman, which
WIS commenced On Saturday afternoon befozs
Justice Nilliken. The court room was crowded
with both white and colored citizens, and tbs
utmost interest WIS felt in the proceedings. 4.
tue result Of tic hearing, Us far it progressed
Erdnau was discharged from custody. The
testimony was not concluded on Saturday
against Turner, and lie wus held for further *.
animation on Tuesday next. The testimony. a.
far as heard We append, rs best giring . l,isto-
~ Of the case, aud airing the infamy Of t;ese
detectives who we're thus 50 ready to flesh THEN
faugs In fugitires, which iu or community will
be penalty enough we a?preLeud for Soyes and
Smith.
>. TIE TESTIMONY.
.lo1a G. Li4k1<, ssorn,, Resides II Ceatrzlia.
nm baggage man On the !. c. X. 4. Know Of
train leaving on that road with colorcl persons
On board week ago last night; there were three
on; It len the depot ut II p- m; WIS baggage
lnaa on that traiu; c. H. Nontross was cou1uc-
tor. The three colored persons werein a second
,ciass CIR next the engine and bcforethc baggage
car; was ia the cur during the journey; saw them
irst IS miles below here, where they lake wuod.
Tie car MAS connected with the train When
went down 10 the depot. Was in baggage car; !;
saw several 1ncn pass through my car into that;
did not look into the car uutsl the colorcd per
sons got out ut Odin the train went to Centra-
Ea 0din is miles this side Of Centralia.
TFnt f,A- -&st,S
with them; don's Know ttem; Ind seen one Of
the white men before, that was Dewey; there
was no brakemxu in tic car; the car was an
extra onc- The FIRST saw OF the colortd per-
SIMS WIS IT kankakee; passed The CAT aud Look
I'd in; there were three or fur white persons in
the same CIR. First saw Dewey that night ut
The depot shere- There we etwo persons passed
through lhe luggage car mo the car where the
coiHIed persons we're; one WINS tall, red taced,
and had hair cur1cd under. The Ohio 4 3fi.sis-
sippi Koad leads from Odin. where they got out,
aud tlat road gees to st. Louis; they went after
leaving the car in the direction Of tie other de-
pot; }saw no agricultural implements there.
ftitness did not recognize either pri.oner.}
Saw Dewey On Monday ut Centralia rs was
coming back.
Cross-eram;ntd- train stopped Mt Kanka-
kee twenty minutes. Two colorcd persons were
sitting together and one in front; the other per-
snus were seated behind. There was nothing
:" F4C'e"t Pttspn passing tufOuEu &uc car Tie
same as any olher-and SHY nothing unusual
about the car: Have never seen apasseuger
car placed before as tlis one was, between The
tender and the baggage CIT. So no agricultural
in the baggage car. Saw no inter
is1euce with any person wishing to 20 through
tic car-tlle windows Of tile car were open.
Es:j: +. Smith tsrorr lircs ut Cen:Talia- I
wus on board tie tram on Friday week; saw
tue coiorcd persons about fvc minutes before
the train left; there were three cotored men in
tic car, and one white mun Of aLout IS years;
At halkakee saw the same persons; rent into
the car there. but did not afterwards; here
were two or three white men in the car. There
was one red-!accd, large man had seen him
before at the depot; don't know whether the
car 'sns locked or nut; witness did not recog-
llize eitler defendants as Of the party; saw no
agricultural implements.
Gto5t-Etaminta hy If. Garritoa.-SeEroes
DO not a1says ride in second class cars, they
ide us much in first US second class cars.
(Thc Justice intimateI that the Witnesses
would be recognized in $500 to appear as e.i-
deuce.
Dr.. JrTalians H.. Etnaino1, sworn-Know
Charles Moves; saw him with colored people
last week and think the week before there
were sometimes three aud ut others five colorcd
persons nj his place; saw him the hall at l3u
ltaAe Stlcct, aAa III HIS roam Win thebl saw
llcin III his room aud the hall Friday week last;
m that night there we're three fixing up rakes
observed to them what are you doing will
thc darEies." Novcs said he was fixing them
out for work; frequently saw tue cd gentleman,
Noyts. father, there. and saw Chas, f. Smith
There; am positive that the old gent WIS shese
was about . o'clock Friday night. witness
pointing to Turncr.) lie (Turner) took carc Of
Noycs room and has done the sanie for mo; the
three cotured persons were under the middle
size and looked inferior to our nc.ros generally
They appeared 10 be full durk for that latitude
and aoout IS years Of ase.
Csos<- there were four col.
orea persons there last FRIDAY week; three Of
then, were dark; Noycs said be had thcm to
work anil they were not profitable laborers; he
said he was fitting them out for work again;
was in Noyes' room smoking; my impression
is 1hat Turner was there; Le was not fixing
rakcs.
D. IL Franklin FEED, sworn Re.id. ut
Illinois Central Depot, for tic company know
Dewey, who has been an officer shout there;
saw sumo colured men 20 out on Friday week
my intention was drawn by seeing Mt the depot
Charles Ncye*, Dewey mud two other white men,
with the co!ored men saw the co1osed men in
The car: forward Q: the baggage; saw Soyes in
tho first-ciass passenger car; then saw him ret
out and walk BY tue car; Dewey went with The
train, and another wltte man saw no rakes.
Witnrss attention WAS directed to hIr. Marx,
one Of the counsel for defence Witness was
asked was he at tue depot, and replied not 10
his knowledge. / had no conversation With
Noycs; spoke to Dewey before the train went
raw Dewey next night; never had conversation
with Lin about coIored men; saw Dewey Sat-
urlay night or Sunday night after the train
went out; could not state whether Eedmau was
there; his eounteuancc is faniiiar; could not
identify Turner; believe last saw Dewey Oh
Saturday night; saw no agricultural in,ple-
meuts-
Gofezear Scott {colored} ssrorn {Admitted As
Ence against Turner, cofored, ouly. .}-Live
Ina Place; saw the celored persons going
s6d depnt; one Was mg brother, Heury Scott, and
The others Washington and Jim Anderson {sis-
ter'a elildrenl; they stayed Ut MY house Char
lry Spycs visited them while there; he came
there TO get t!tcn to get some vhitewashing
done; he made arrangements with tie other 10
80 and work on bis fathers farm; and asked
inc to go along; I refused; Noyes came several
times 10 my louse saw no rakes saw the boys
just previous to. their departure By the train
saw then, going orer to depot; Turner never
came " my house.
Tue ISprc11vE METHOD or S1cpr1xG rue
Scn1rrrRIs, Or TIE Soyca 0nGAxrx OF TIE
Y1nLE.-We listened to the nble discourse Of
Ed. Moore on the A0ram Oryaaxn Of the
Bible, delivered at the First Christian Church
in tss city on Thursday evening. lie began By
reviewing the state Of science before the daysof
Lord Bacon, He showed that there were end
less jargons md diversions upon almost every
thing that related to scientific truth and that
while this state Of things existed, no progress
Of any consequence was made. At this crisis
Bacon ica11e npon the arena and proposed to
accept nothing ~ true unless it was substantia-
ted By the induction of Eac's-.hat oil general
conclusions should proceed from premises es-
tahlishcd bv well authenticated {aets, based
npoo observation and experience. Ed More
claimed thst this method Of reasoning reformed
the aheratlous in the scientific world, 80 that III
men ".spakc the same thing and all Of The same
mind aud the same Judgment" and asked IT
the ZANE method applied to the scriptures
would not heal the divisions TINT now exist
among tbs followers Of the lamb. He clsimed
that the Book OF Revelations was not as diff
cult to understand q. tie Hook Of Nature; bat
since there was perfect harmony between the
i've. the same kind Of reasoning would be- a.
plicablc TO both.
lie claimed that when nature was interr ga-
ted in references to auy subject, abe always
k],aEe the easne things, aud TINT If We would 70
to the Biblo without any prcconceiycd notions.
md ask wIat does The Bible say, What is the
truth! rather than will i, sustain rny particular
theory: We would always get m insslfisiblo an-
kwer; and that By following this course Of res
konius, nc woutI all soon ",see eye 10 eye aud
face" upon all religious subjects Receive no
speculations about the fac,s but the facts them
selves. ~.
The argument was fseirts;nly Il IN ingenious aud
plausible one, and now we'll sustained ,hrpurh-
out the discourse. The feasibility Of the plan
xt1orcSted TO Droduce tte h,rrnnox. n s4ha