New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-02
RENDITION OF TWO FUGITIVE SLAVES


Throughout Monday, "fugitive, slave case" was
goiug on before United States Commissioner Bette, and
tie entire proceedings were go quietly conducted that
no person connected with the city pess knew anything
of them until late hour Tuesday morning. after tie
fueitves bad been gwen up to their claimants, and
were already on their way to the South.
On Monday morpiIg Mess,s Absaom Cline and
Charles Augustus Lawrence, farmers from Libety q
Dietrict, Frederic Co., Maryland, appeared before
Commissioner Belts and made their adavits, praying
that warrants should issue to the U. S. Marsha for
the arrest of their saves Allen Croft and Josiah Hoy,
then in this y, and fugitive from the lawful owner
ship Of the GepOpents.
In the affidavit of Grofi's ov7nsr Absalom Cline the
following facts were forth, viz: That the deponent
resided at Liberty District Frederic County and State
Of Mary land that he in his own right the owner Of
the said negro Allen Croft who is about 90 years DID,
feet and u inches high and by trade farm hand,
and ia slave for life by the laws Of said State Of
May spd; that said Croft did, on or about the 14h
d-y ofApI, 1862 escape from said State Of Maryland
into another State Territory of the United States
and is now fugitive from said service or labor and,
moreover, that the deponent has owned and had said
Croft in Ills polfe;son for the last 20 yearr.
In the affidavit Of Charles Augustus Lawrence,
owner of the other fugitive It set forth that this
deponept akO retded in Liberty District Nd; that
Josish Hoy his slave, % years DID, dark coffee
color and Elk feet high; that said Hoy escaped at the
time with Croft and that both were no Y in tho
Southern District of New-York.
On the strength Of these aidavits the Commissioner
Issued his warrants for the seizure of Croft and Hoy
They were executed by Deputy-Msrshal O'Kesfe and
hs assistants. The detectives first made series of
inquiries along the wharves and piers Of the First
Ward, and soon go' clue and trace of the runaways
who had said they ,arne up for Bit Of spree. Tue
officers trsced them through various negro hauus in
the Fifth SIKH and Eighth Wards up TO an establish.
uent in tie Ninets enth Ward, aud having procured
tte sgent Of the owDers to be certain OF the den
" of the fugitises arrested them last Sunday night
and on MONDAY they were brought before the Comnis
sioper. who after taking evidence adjourned the
cafe until yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
On being brought before the Commissioner Croft and
Hoy were separately examined, and each asked II ne
wished the assistance Of council, TO which question
thew seyeIalIy answered "No," and that they wished
10 GO home to Frederic County, Nd from whence
they had escaped.
In the case of Allen Croft, Geo. w. Cline, also OF
Maryland, appeared and gave bis evidence, fully cor
yobor ating the facts act forth in biz brothers afdav
Wn. Z. Mausby swore that he had been Prac-
ticing lawyer in Maryland for twentysix years, and
that the facts Get forth in Cines affidavit CONSTRUED
Grofi elave by the laws Of that Safe.
Croft. on being a.ked by the Commits ioner what he
had to gay, replied that the testimony Of the witness
was tue, aud that he wished to 90 homo.
The usual and formal afe avit stating that the depo-
nent spPTebensivo Of an aite~Pt by Outside parties
70 rescue Croft, was put in by Absalom Cline.
In the Gaze OF josiah Hoy, Stephen ID. Lawrence,
aso OF Liberty District gave evidence ccToeora'ive
of lis brother's affidavit.
William F. Mau'sby appeared also in this case
and repeated his evidence given IN the case OF Groi
Basil E. Doisfy to the identity Of the fugtives
In pursuance Of the evidence and Of the expressed
wish Of both Croft and Hoy, the Comuis sioner or
dered the Deputy Marshal surrender the ugityest to
the depoBens, which accordingly at once done,
the latter giving the ueual certificates.
MeesIs. Cline and Lawrence stated tina. they should
Immediately Get out for home with their recovered
savep but Refused TO cay what route they should take,
being sppreben.ye Of attempts ct rescue.
Our reporter asked the Commissioner why the fugi-
tvea brought before the Court at ALL if they were
20 anxious to return with their masters and received
for an answer the statement that by the United States
statute legal examination and rendition would pre-
vent the operation Of future wit Of habeas corpus
any ore should attempt to the latter in Phadel-
phia or elsew here. Again, the Government. now Ia
obliged pay the expenses Of returning the fu8tives
to the place from whence they escaped.