Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-18

| places at about the same hour on Tuesday
forenoon.
The HrANNrs TRIALs-The trial of the al
legged kidnappers increases in interest as it
draws to a close. The testimony on the part
of the government was brought to an end on
Thursday morning. During the examination
of Thomas Watkins, Mr.. Scudder, one of the
counsel for the defendants, desired to show by
the witness that he knew Jones to be fugitive
slave. Mr. Sanford objected Mr.. Scudder
said it was his purpose to show that the re-
spondents were acting as agents for the slaves
master. Suppose, said he, l knew a murder
had been committed, and 8 person should an
nounce himself to me as the murderer-would
not be authorized to arrest him, and be in
duty bound to do so Judge Allen replied
that he certainly would. But the case of the
supposed murderer, and that of the alleged flu.
gitive slave, were very dssmilar ones. He
knew no law of the state or of the United
States which made it any mans duty, or gave
any man the right, to arrest every alleged flu
gitive slave that came along. If fugitive
slave were here in this court room, no person
would have a right to touch him unless with
proper authority The questions were ruled
out Capt, Bacon, commander of the Eliza
beth B., was examined. His testimony was
as follows =
On Monday morning, May 9th, Capt. Crow
ell came to my house with Capt. Hallett. Capt.
CrOwell sad-l can't remember the exact ex-
preston, but he said he had got man. or ne
gro, or slave, or something that he wanted to
send south. l told him l was going right Off
but didn't know whether would take him or
not. He wanted me TO wait while he was gone
to see Capt. Baker. | had conversation with
my mother while he was gone.
did go right away. Soon after they (Ba
ker and Crowel) overlook me, and Baker
wanted to know if l would take the man to
Norfolk / told him would if he thought
there would be no trouble about it. He said
there wouldn't, and after a while l consented
to take him. There was nothing said, to my
recollection, about my being held responsible.
When we had the conversation there was no
person present except Baker Crowel, and
myself. We went aboard the Elizabeth B. in
my boat My mate and Capt. Orlando went
with us.
CroweIl and Orlando went from my vessel
to the Robertson in a sail boat. They soon
came back with a colored man. They called
the man Columbus Jones. He had handouts
about the wrist. Capt Crowel wanted to
know if l had any blank bills of lading. told
him l had not, but gave him some white pa
per and he wrote a few lines and gave me, and
told me to take the man to Norfolk and deliver
him up to the authorities. They remained
about ten or fifteen minutes. Orlando remain
ed on deck. They left, and | got under way
After l got out four or five miles l took the
irons off him. carried him to Norfolk. AT
the conversation with Capts. Baker and Crow
ell at the wharfin Hyannis, Capt. Baker said
if took Jones l should be paid for my trou-
be-
Papers and letters were also introduced as
testimony among which was the following re-
ceived by the witness from Crowell at Phila-
delphia
"WEsT YARMOUTH, May the 18th $50.
Dear Sir: You undoubtedly recollect that
Capt John Baker and myself agreed with you
to go to Norfolk and carry fugitive slave
which was secreted on board the brig Robertson
at Pensacola, and there deliver him according
to the instructions gaven you.-Therefore we
hold ourselves responsible so far as we are in.
terested. There is some excitement here
about the slave, but do not gave yourself any
uneasiness about tive got your cargo of
ston insured in Boston, after you left Hyannis
by the way of Norfolk.