, 1860-03-01

OF sale; don IT recol'sct who wrote it: neithe
Of us wrote it. Ei:es il 4 farmer, who came t.
Jonesboro huntIn !os bis runaway slave: Jone
don I know much about; don't know his Or
cupation have heard be was since dead: don
know who Curtley was; they came up with u,
| voluntarily; they live ut Anna. mile fror,
Jonesboro. We staid ut Joncsboro two Jay:
before we started for Ottawa; expected to ruce1
father on the way; bought the tickets; be
liere we paid through to LasaIle; Albriob,
| bought Jim's ticket and his own; bought L.,
| ticket at Rlooming+au
Met father at & place DOT recollect, Tber+
were seven IN our party besides Jim: had &
Colts revolver got rum my Younger brother
after left home think he had TO pistol; I;a.
was tied aud hat trace chain on one Of his
legs, and Albright had hold Of it in his hand
his arms were tied behind him with rope;
saw them tied; think father met us at the cars
IN the morning just before day; don't know
when the chain was taken off i'm; don't know
il it WAS taken of ut Lasalle; did not hear o;
the Berkeley excitement at Ottawa until after
the trial began in Ottawa; Mr. Nm. Albrieh:
had the custody Of jim. ali the way to Otrawa q ;
Ottawa
We stayed at Joncsbo.o while father went to
Springfield to see the Marshal, then We were to
meet him on the cars.
r.: Dir<et Dir 5<.un;ea7rhs nigger was best known
from the testimony all the parole eaidence as to
this sale, on the ground that there is in exist
enee better evidence in writing not produced.
Ihe tourt-lf there is any parole evidence as
20 the contents of q written bill Of sale, think
it inadmissible and should exclude it.
-kr- Arn"td-That is hardly ns far IS we wish
to 60. Here is evidence as to fua! result Of
transaction between parties, embodied in Hri-
ting, and parole evidence is snadsnissib!e. The
change Of property is IN writing. The delivery.
as the boy coming to the plantation can be IN
parole.
1Ht CourtI do not understand there can be
no other evidence Of the change In property
between the parties as to terms, afterwards in
corporated in the bill Of sale, is Of course e.
cluded.
-Ar- Eaor-Al1 The description Of the negro,
the terms, ETC., were reduced to writing in the
contract Of sale.
": Arrinyfon.-The only fact VIC wish is
that the sale vas made, and that the negro was
turned over, the money paid, etc, ne do not
otter to prove the contract.
1ae Coart.-So fur rs the contents of the bill
OF sale are IN question, the parole evidence il
incompetent, but cannot exclude the evidence
that there WAS sale and conversion of the
property:
Jo1a Spieer ss0ora.-Reside in Ottawa; keep
the Geiger :!ouse; remember when the party
u large crowd Of neon1e in tba Eon'a 49, 80
arrived; was at tie depot When ths trs;:,
came in :; saw ten or fifteen stranrers ~. atf
with a negrp; one seemed to be an officer who
had charge of him ut the house; the older
Ar. Phillips asked me If was an Aboli.ionist:
asked him why; he said he had a bov tbcrs
aud wanted to prove his urnnerty- and wansad
to be where he would be safe: i told him he
would be safe there; he showed nc letters to
Judge Cation and Judge Diekey; they put their
of the boy who VIVA in the offcprx hanJs. ssse
4 boy down to find Judge Dickev. who 1xse nnt
at home; he employed Nr. Avefr.
Iweut over to The Curt Hans +ba ,o~. Ia.
at the examination: the negro vas m The wa:.
side, near III. Albright. II. hitter T,s s;,,;ns
il cLuir: The neero stooJ m .Ir'11a 11.s T.,oss
sat at the desk: think sa,r Indas 1.i..ua oa.oi
taking with ths nerrn the % ,,,,er ua snns lataaa
Judge t.; there was a huge crowd il. TIA ro,n,
in ali parts; did not see Nj. Ho.sarE hafors ~
examination. nor tIurinv thn Game. 49,, L..
first after it was closed while ths .iu,ia as n'us
making out the papers: he stood tbt." n fo,s
feet from the negro: I femainei In tha ro,r,.
room Judge Caton made remarks to The
crowd.
District dfforney-What did he say.
Objected to By defence.
". -frrington said the People wished 10 sbow
defendant acted with full knowledge that Jim
WAS runaway slave, as so informed by ju,l~c
Cation in bis remarks to the crowd
The question was ruled competcnt bx +bo
Court Us the remarks were made in tb.. nras.
ence Of defendant, there being eyit,ence tenrd;nr
to show that be was there.
I,stiu1onv rtxrnattNIuace Cato, +o,a .,>
crowd not to make uny ottemnt to ,.ta ~ ~ n
RIO away from the Marshal: do nns ];st;oc,1~
remember the language he used: lie said tha.
under The circums,anees tits nartv m o com;n" ,,n.
there as they did. be really hoped tbcre would
be no attempt at rescue made.
/ was standing taking with Mr. A!bri.ht
and surnesl round aud s.r Nr. Hoss,ek md
several othcyx near us; the negro stood m
against the book case; Dr.. Stout motionef
to the negro to 90 uut Of the wjndnr,
Mr, HossacE was looking right at me. Isow
him do nothing then nor heard auythinc. The
Marshal told tue negro to move along. lie d;3
20. The negro mad. no reply to NE' S,nnt
went out Of The Court room before The Marshal
eft~ There was some confusion and hust!inr
about the door. Next saw tie negro couainp
lown the steps. Mr.. uossack came mt in tbs
crowd aad passed. alou. to the ca1r;ane. Tba,a
xese the Stouss, Mr. Iussack and others iii
aot SEQ the latter touch or SPEAK to The nca1o
Heard some one ear, :" If YOU want YOUR liberty
;un,'
The negro seemed hardly to know what In do
,r who we're his friends. iumped over the fence
md got into the carriage. Mr. Hos,acktook hoit,
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