Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-06
CITY & NEWS ITEMS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY o, 1889
tReported for the Leader
UNITED STATES COURT.
TrIaI Of the weIlInslon slave Re.cne ca.

CLEVELAND, May 3.
Court convened at o'clock Before pro.
ceeding with the trial Of Charles Langston
Judge SPALDiNe presented motion Of the
counsel for the defence for the immediate SEN
tenco Of Simeon Bushnell who has been con-
victed by the Jury, the special cause for this
motion being that the said Bushnell desires and
intends to apply to the Judges Of the Supreme
Court for a writ Of Habcas Corpus that he may
be set at liberty, that Court having decided up.
on the petition lately presented, that the cases
had not proceeded far enough to have the writ
granted, the defendants not having been sen.
fenced. The Court received the motion, but
remarked that it was evident that when he
was sentenced there would be another intermp
tion Of the proceedings OF this Court for which
reason it would be betterto conclude this case
before passing sentence upon Bushnell.
Esq, Bennett upon the stand, continued bis
evidence relative to the circumstances Of the
rescue at Wellington so far as he had been a
witness Of them. He heard or saw Of no other
paper of authority for taking the boy South,
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scroll upon the warrant which signiied the
seal. Looked for stamp seal, or seal Of office
but not finding that saw this L. S Told those
persons with whom he talked after going to the
room where the boy was that he had seen the
pspcrs Langston may have been in the crowd
hut whether he heard this remark witness could
not say Witness didn't remember seeing
Langston but once which was before witness
made the above remark When witness had q
! conversation with Langston, the latter said
something to the effect that the constable should
60 on and execute his warrant upon the South,
erners, whatever papers they might have, but
whether he said "wbethcr their papers were
good or not" witness could not say Witness
did not read and examine the papers shown by
Lowe, but took his word as to what he had
| Thinks he did not tell the crowd what the pa
pers of authority were, but merely that he haC
seen the papers.
David L, Wadsworth saw Langston severa
times in the crowd at Wellington AT one tim,
he was sitting in the hotel alone
Esq Houk testified that being engaged in
case Of assault aud battery at the town hall o
wellington on the 18th of September, mar
went in and said that a negro had been kdnap
ped at Oberlin, and that those who had got hin
had no papers of authority. A warrant wa,
then issued by Esq Bennett for their arrest
Having gone over TO the tavern, some one hand
ed paper TO witness saying "here is my war
rant" Not being able to read without his glass
es, witness could not tell what it was, bu
MRSqsgSh55 5s he S2H5 see ua The a %9rd d GOq E4
Bennett saying that the papers were good
witness supposed they were SO. Langston SAT-
that he did not want anything Illegal done
He thought the people should be satisfied tha
the papers were all correct. Witness took ON
of the guns in the crowd and blew i,to it an
found that it was not loaded. Llngston sal
that if some one who knew should examine th
papers aud report them all right, he had II
more to say. Witness heard him tell anolhe
man who had gun to keep quiet and make n
disturbance. Heard nothing said as to tearin
the house down, &c.
bdfnduub MtdCuhll leHIlhtu W HdNluB u wa
rant from Esq Bennett for the arrest Of Ii
Southerners Tor kidnapping Lowe shove
him his warrant. Saw Langsion two or thrt
times during the day. He told witness it WI
his duty to serve the warrant-but witne
would not serve it without indemnity.
j. W Cowles related what he knew Of q
case both at Obcrlin and Wellington, G
home to Oberin about l o'clock on that day.
Patton and Scrimegeour went to the house
witness and said negro had been kdnaPpc
Went to Wellington aud found about l5O pc
sons about the hotel. First heard that Joi
had been at work on the railroad and was SEIZE
when the rest of the hands were at dinner
Langston told the crowd to keep quiet al
wait; as soon as the men were arrested, it won
be all right
D.csss takan until y n'clock