Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-02
THE HYANNIS KIDNAPPING CASE.
THE KIpNAPPERs HELD FOR TRIAL.

Capt. German Crowell and John Orlando, the
master and mate Of the trig Robson, whose arrest
for kidnapping was given in the TrGreNer of last
evening, were brought into the Police Court yester-
day afternoon for examination before Judge Rus
sell.
Some of the facts in this case we have already
given, but the following is complete statement
of the particulars, 50 far as we have obtained them:
Tie Robson left Pensacola, Florida, about the
first Of May, bound for Boston, under the COM
mand of Orlando, the first mate Crowell, the
captain, being at that time in Massachusetts.
Shortly after leaving on the homeward voyage,
Orlando discovered that there was q fugitive slave
on board, who had secreted himself in the cargo,
and who he had reason to believe. was supplied
with food by some of the crew. He soon discov-
cred the man, and had him placed in confinement.
The man gave mis- name as Columbus Jones, and
admitted that he was q fugitive slave, but said be
would never go back to slavery again alive.
In the course Of a day or two Jones was missing
from his place Of confinement, and some of his
clothes were found arranged in such a way as to
lead to the supposition that he had jumped over
board. Orlando soon found, however, that he was
on board, and secreted somewhere below and
that he was supplied with food as before by some
of the crew. He accordingly ordered the matches
down, and shut off all communication with the
part of the ship where the man was.
In this way Jones was kept without food or wa
ter for twenty-four hours, when he made a noise
which revealed to Orlando HIS place of conceal
mont. The mate had him again confined, and this
time 10 irons. The slave was strong and resolute,
and in a day or two broke his irons. During the
voyage up, he broke three sets of handouts; and
was at last ironed and chained in a caboose.
The brig arrived in Hyannis on the 9Th Of May
ON Sunday-and in the afternoon Orlando went
on shore to communicate with Capt. Crowell.
While be was gone, Jones managed to effect his
escape from the caboose, and bailing q skiff from
another vessel, offered the man a dollar if he would
row him ashore. The man accepted the proposal,
and the fugitive got into the boat. The crew on
board seem to have been aware Of what was 60
ing on, but pretended not to observe it, as their
sym pathies were with the runaway. The skiff put
of from the ship, and was nearing the shore at
Hyannis, when it was met by a boat containing
Capt. Crowell and Mr.. Orlando. who stopped it,
aid took Jones back to the ship.
Orlando says he put into Hyannis, with the in.
%tention of telegraphing to the U. 5. Marshal to
have everything ready for the arrest OF Jones, bu'
after this attempt to escape. Crowell and Orlando
ascertained tina. tho Elizabeth B. a schooner ly
ing in the harbor, vas about to sail for Philadel
: phis with a load of granite from Quincy, made at
arrangement with the master, Capt. Bacon, to e
out of his course, and leave the man at Norfolk
} Va. from whence he was to send him back to Pen
s~acola. 1t is said that they paid Capt. Bacon $500
for this. The schooner sailed on the 9th inst.
with the slave chained to the ~eapstan, and got of
before the citizens of Hyannis had learned Of thu
! affair.
As soon as the circumstances became known
several prominent men interested themselves IL