Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-16

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never saw John but once aftor he got
out and that was just MS they landed him In
the wagon, was looking out Of the window,
don't think they let the niger hit the ground at
all, thore was q right smart little bunch Of men
with John who put him in a wagon, il was a good
big crowd, the crowd went from the hoy Sc, they put
John in, drew in the lines, cracked the whip, and
put out; saw John Eve or six feet from the wagon,
the wagon was about the center Of the square,
could not see whether they were carrying John or
not, the crowd was 90 thick, or whether he walked;
he was pu: into the wagon, saw several catch hold
Of him, did not see whereabouts any man had any
particular hold of John, witness swears positively
that John was put into the wagon, bat won't
swear that John resisted.
Direct examination resumed.
John was a full-blooded nigger--thers vas not
a drop of white blood about him. The boy John
was the one witness knew in Kentucky, there
was no arrangement. With Mr.. Bacon about com.
pensation for taking tho niger. The witness
happened to 20 to Oberlin the first time as follows:
Went there from homo first to look after q niger
that belonged to witness Uncle, of whose estate
the witness was administrator, at that t~imeiwitnes.
first saw John. Witness had net been engaged
commonly in negro catching did hear Of q niger
at Ober!in, two or three years ago but this was
his FIRST expedition catching nigsers, aud he go,
his head punched; think the wagon was ten or 6f.
teen yards from tho house when witness said feet
he mcant yards,
Cross examination resumed
Some niggers in Kentucky are called copper
color. some light, some black full blood) the diff.
creni colofs are black, another copper, another
~yellow-:hose three are the kinds yellow means it
is not black we call those black that are black
one half white andhalf black we would call yellow.
never saw aslave SO white as not to be easily
distinguished from q white; never saw but
one slave that had more than one.half white blood
that one came from Ohio; a copper color is
one between a black and q bright mulatto there
are some negroes called copper colpr who have no
white blood in them ONE would call John copper
colored but witness would call him black witness
knows there was no white blood in John.
THE EVIDENCE OF A q. s. OFFICIAL
Jacob Wheeler, Postmaster at Rochester, Lo'
rain Co., sworn. Was az Wellington the day of
the rescue. Arrived there at 2 O'Clock ; remained
until after the "fuss" was over. About four hun.
dred people were there. A good many Of them
were armed. Some of them said they were after
a slave that had been taken from OLerlin. The
principal talk was that they would rescue the slave
if they had to pull the house all down. Went in.
to tie room where tho negro was, as did Barnabas
Meacham, the old Mr.. Sciples, Walter Soules, Mr..
Hines, Mr.. Vaudeville, John Wheeler and Con.
rod Wheeler-both white and brothers of witness,
and Mr.. Patan. None Of these men were black
men. Squires Bennett and Howt were in on I'D.
joining room and examined the papers. The pow.
er Of attorney was shown by Marshall Lowe. Sew
eral saw the papers. Witness was in the room
about three hours. That was 10 the upper room
where the negro was. Lowe called on witness to
assist him. Witness went down for gthsipurposs
Of stilling the crowd. Told them thersEwas no
question that the officers had n legal right to take
the negro, and that Squire Bennett and fIovk had
seen the papers and were satisfied with them,
Lowe said that he was willing to 60 to the town
hall or anywhere, that his papers might DO exam
ined. Some Of tho men took hold of John and
tried to get him out. Witness told the crowd tina,
Lowe was perfectly willing any one that disputed
his right should see the papers.
A. the time Lowe made his remark, referring
" "a phPOicf = SAo IL sbO 41CosI
Mitchell, Davis and Jennings. Mr.. Patten step
ped out on tho platform several timos to "paciy'
the crowd he told the crowd no had no doubt the
men had a perfect right to detain the negro, nnd
if the crowd did anything. they must take lega
steps 10 do it Langston also addressed the CROWD
10 the same effect thinks the crowd could mostl,
hear what was sc:d some Of what witness should
call the lower order" and some that were intoxi
Gated used harsh expressions" in reply. and Gus
sed and swore they would have the negro a! an
rate saw the negro after lie was brought down
no was brought down in quito a hurry y ssvera
men carried him saw some part" Of Tho negro
put in tho carriage did not know who was il
the carriage; witness does no. know Simeon Bush
nell tho carriage went of towards the North
stood at the foot Of the first fight Of stairs wher
the negro was brought out was with Mr.. Wads
worth at the time, keeping people from going up
then heard people in the room above after wit
ness found out no had q better chance to see, saw
negro 90 out on the platform witness obtained
, leave Of Mr.. Lowe to ask the negro questions
, negro said he belonged to a man named Bacon
: said his master gave him enough to eat and clothe,
him appeared to hesitate when be was asked i
- re nau DeeN mlsuseu, witness remarked to the ne
. gro that it was frequently necessary for white pee
, pie to correct their children, and asked if hi
master corrected him more than white peopl
corrected their own children replied he didn'
know that he did witness did not tell tn,
negro that il was necessary for black men to cor
. rect their children.
The negro said he had started to 20 back Il
Kentucky, but the Oberlin folks overlook hia
# and brought him back. Said he supposed that,ac
! cording to the laws of the country, he was oblig
ed to 60 back.-meant this country Ohio. wi,
ness advised him, if he wanted to 60 back. to sn,
so to the people below, for they were acting Xix
crazy folks. Negro partly said that be was will
ling to go back. Hcsitated considerable, bu
a gave witness the impression that he was willing t
tell the crowd Of his willingness to 20 back
, Witness then advised Lowe to take the negro OF
the platform, where he might tell the crowd. Low
and others took the negro out. The lecro com
uapcad m sneak when tho oolorad 49,. "