New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-05
THE OBERLIN RESCUE CASE.

Correspondence Of The ". T. Tribune.
CLEvELASD, Monday May :, 1859.
The trial Of C. H. Lang-ton was resumed today.
Five witnesses were examined for the prosecution.
Nothing was elected against Lsngston, further than
that lie WAS in the crowd of three or four hundred
which rescued the negro; that he kept col, aud ex-
,t,d himself In allnv the excitement Of the Others
that he told them that they should go about the thing
in legal way, and told q constable, who hal war
rant against the Southerners for kidnapping, which
be at first refused to serve, that, he did not serve
it, he uangstonl would prosecute him.
In the REORGANIZATION Of one Of the witnesses to-
day some curious facts relating 10 the brotherhood
Of Man" of the Democracy, were elected. The wit
pess. William Scipes, was at first indicted with the
other prisoners for having been engaged in the recue
but with another man, released sometime ago,
the Dstrict-Attorney having caused TO be entered
noAe pros. in their cases II had been supposed,
generally that the only for their release was the
fact that they Democrats, and the Government
htped nv this 10 them and their votes for
tL, uarty But Mr.. ScIple- under the mastery nahl-
puiatols II Mr.. Bsckus, made clean breast Of IT,
District. Attorney Belden had II some way heard that
Mr. Scples was a Democrat, 40 he sought MN OUT anu
uriy atey propounded the question. MI sciples re-
ilied that he tds Democrat. hut then ieilo"
w,ulJ ,ou.tirr.s when carried away ny has feelings
do things not exactly according 10 the rules oil the Par
ty The District. Attorney thought this flea was a
correct one for be bad thought that all ncI
had some rights which other men ought 10 respect
although he was older and better understood
his duty to hi' party. tie was extremely
.rry that any Democrat who always vote
The straight ticket and wss nov willing to follow
the fuIes Of the party through evil as well a. good
r,uort should have been indicted ct al Ii was then
arranged between them that Scples should be re-
Las.d. with the understanding that he would suck
Ia III. parry" and swear hard against the reseaers
And he certainly did hard against Que OF tnein
considering BIN one. BY the manner IN which De
w,i,hed under the probing Of Backnsr he evldehiIy
cane TO the conclusion before taking LIS -eai thai IL
WINS "ths, which cometh Of the mouth when dc,
hl,th a man He had been steam boat runner ami
gan bl, for thirty year, and drankaTd al his Ne
He had many iiues the " elephsnt vi - Axes,
which nav be- discerned through certain variety oil
| glass" but never with the naked EYE. SciPse9
wished 10 reform and manifested MS Hd:ETd. GOOD
eel - and kndL.rs hrsi becoming -ooeT IN assisting
TO COZ pei gang of robbers to dssorge their Annsn
prey. xr,..
Judge Spauldpg yesterday requestsd Judge wilson
TO pass sentence upon Bushnell, with the intention,
probably Of sgan taking the before the supreme
Court ii the state such manner as to bring iha'
| tribunal TO a decision upon the main question:
Enthusiastically of the Fugitiyc-Slave Law. Jadse
Wilson ssid lie BOI yeI prepared to give sentence