The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-29
The Fugitive Slave Cuse i'm ph,,as.,r.,,


The telegraph has noticed the fact IN
Moses Horner, fugitive slave from On,
b"tier, OF Jefferson county, Va, was arrests
oy the u ,. Marshal, near Harrisburg p,
On monday last. The Philadelphia Bullet
: says:
on sunday night Deputy Marshals Je,
kins and Sharky, armed with the necessar
: papers authorizing them to arrest Moses Hol
ner, the slave Of Mr.. Charles Butler. Of To-
. ierson county, Va, started in the II ocioc
.IaIn ior harrisburg. But little difficulty ws
enpenenced In tracing the individual VIII
wo,,.n sne oo)ect OF their visit. He was foun
working IN u clearing three miles above liar
| .spu'k. Ahe oficers stated the nature of thei
business, and 1T first the alleged fugitive "
ui,sposed i to resist; but the officers put mans
ets upon ms wrists. In order to avoid an
excitement by passing through Hsrrishnr:
Nc Nc o"ceFs with their prisoner, walked eli h
!niies TO Middletown and then got upon In
wasi ua.n On me Pennsylvania Railroad whicl
uue ih this city At IL O'Clock last night
Inc tram was in the neighborhood of Rine
street Mantua. in the Twenty fourth Ward
t Wnen one OF the axles of the tender brok.
and smokinr ,re zen ,enasr, the baggage express
Gar was pushed up AN embankment and III,
ny Sse IN IL being overturned, the car took fire
ne nanes extended to the express and smok
| ing cars, and they were all burned mn Tn,
mil. ana nearly all the baggage and expires.
arucies, We're saved. The flames caused !
great I,ghf, and the fire companies in Wes1
| .. uo1pn.i proceeded to the scene. They
prevented the fire from extending to the pas.
serger cars, which stood helpless on the track
| mere were nEe or six persons in the smoking
eSa' ,a Most OF them were thrown in 4 heap on
me moor by the shock. The fugitive slave
Horner, and the officers VINO had aim in charge
| were III the car, and they were knocked about
| very roughly. In consequence Of the accident
| ~, ,ne traIn was delayed and the officers walked
W .ne city with their prisoner. He was taken
midnight. -
>, Inc notorious abolitonist, Passmore VIII.
, aiaasoh, OF Fhlladeiphia, on the evening of the
"Ales received dispatch announcing the fac /,
ana Immediately commenced gathering the
nnl,slavery people. A watch was stationed at
lHe heading Railroad depot, in order that the
:, t enlents OF me party might be ascerlained,
uelps uncertain AS to the Commissioner be-
iore whom the fugitive would be taken The
ram winch was due at O'Clock, arrived in
sooo season, but no slave was on it, This
,"'h v%aSeu ~ considerable uneasiness among those
Wuo were oeslrous OF extending every possible
aIu 10 the prisoner. Quite q crowd OF men
prominent In the anti-slavery cause ga thered
al al lin and Chestnut streets during the even
ing, discussing the probable whereab bouts of
the party, ana the possibility of n (,our, bainc
iiupToVised on the road, and the negro remaud-
ca Delore his frien Is could communicate 10 with
MN. IA messengers were dispatched a. intervals
10 tne Reading and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
uePots TO collect all the information pos sibte
the telegraph offices We're visited, but still the
paIty were none. the wiser and towards II
ociock, The messengers retired to their re-
spective homes, satisfied that nothing conid
De done during the night
On Iuesoay morning the fugitive was ar.
raigned before Judge CadwaIader. Rrni II.
Dre - reWster appearing tor the claimant and Geo
III. Eafle lor the fugitive The par ties agreed to
postpone the examination until the af, ,ernoop
ana When the Court re-as.eln bled there was
e considerable accession to the CROWD from
the medical colleges. Saveral ladies, who have
been connected for years INST with the anti
slavery cause also made their ap,., -ce-
Ahe iogitlve was seated near one of the oIn-
GERS, and betrayed but little interest in the
proceedings.
1ar Earle, At the opening Of the Court. COM
piained OF the manner he had been treated in
ms intercourse with the prisoner He had
neen IN conversation with him bu: about
three-quarters OF an hour, when a Quaker
lady entered. She was ordered to dpsisr from
ANY conversation with the prisoner and az the
same time the negro was removed to another
room, ana ~ was said tha, he might see her in
Prtrate. Ihls Mr.. Earle did not think in ac-
cordance with the spirit of the order OF the
Court. 'A@
Judge Cadwalader desired to know distinct.
~ Whetner MT Earle considered himself re.
strlcted In his Intercourse with his client,
Mr. Earle replied that he did,
Juuse Cao"aiader was not prepared to take
the same view OF the removal 10 another room
Earle desired.
MI Earle thought he would apply for the
tlme during the progress of the case
Judge CsdWaader would not agree to this
lf Earle had alleged that he had been re-
sIricted in his Intercourse with the pris,n.r
10 the extent OF that res friction he could take
the time
mr.. Earle then desired permission to have
vita him friend of the prisoner
Judge CadWalader said he had no control
over the actions of the Marshal, but he had
no doub: that Mr. Yost would allow ANY one
tnat Nlr. Earle desired to be present with him
Ahe Marshal was about to make some per-
sonai explanations, but the Judge in,errrpt-
ed MIN, telling him it was "A point OF no i'm. |
portance.
The alleged fugitive was then removed from |
the Court room into the Commissioners Of
nee, adjacent and Mr.. Earle followed to com.
piete the consultation which he alleged had |
been Ia nierrupted by the Marshal
In about ten minutes the parties returned IN |
the Court room, and the case was proceeded |
with.
Mr.: Brews ter said he appeared in behalf of |
NJ Butter, OF Jefferson county, who claims
that Moses Horner owes him service and labor |
Dor.
The first evidence he would offer was a |
transcript Of n record made in the State OF |
' lrginia. for a Court OF Record
. Inc record is certificate, as req ured under |
the Act, setting forth that Mr.. Butler resides
Ia Jefferson county, &c, and that he claims to |
De the owner OF Il negro who had escaped from
service or labor.
Mr.. Earle read from the certificate to show
incorrect spelling OF defendants name, and |
proceeded TO speak 1t length on the point
Mr.. Brewster then proceeded to read the pa
pers, at which time We were compelled to close
our report. The Court room is much crowded
but there is no excitement.
[nY TELEGRAPH.l
PHILADELPHIA, March 2s.- The fugitive
lave, Moses Horner, was remanded to his
'wner to-day by Judge Cadwalader.