New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-22
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
supRrMT COURT-CHASBxRs-Nov 2.-baofe 'o'tes
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,ur rreIrIyy SLAVE LAVA FIREMAN KIDNAPPED ~
THIS CITY IND sEcRrTED.
In the matter Of John Thomas
This is most singular and interesting case Johh
Thomas il coored man. % years Of age and VS. for
u4rly slave Of John NJ. Winter resident OF Louis
| vile, XIV. About six months ago Mr.. winter sent
John to Evansville Ind 10 friend Of his, lawyer
for tie purpose of having contract made he lawyer
acting as Winters agent to employ john Thomas on
| a.amboat running from Evansville to some point be-
| low on tie Ohio River The result was the employ
pent of John Thomas steward on the boat, and he
remained in that situation several weeks. FINALLY he
| fed through Indiana and Ohio, to Cleveland, and
thence BY the lake to Detroit and IN short time he
reached Canada. lie remained there but short Pc
Rod and came this city, where he obtained tempo
rary employment at Of the hotels. Subsequently
having nothing to do TO gain living, he turned his
sters to the store of Mr. o. 5. VAIL No 4i6 Broadway
II appears that Mr. Vail who AT one time doing
business in Kentucky had hired John Thomas from
Mr.. Winter his MASTER He knew him immediately
and gave him employment porter in bis store. This
was in the latter part Of September last. lie said he
had been in several weeks and that he was out
of work He remained with Mr.. Vail unil last Mon
day evening, when he disappeared. On Tuesday
morning Mr.. Vail received letter from the man re-
uetiug him TO send by the bearer five pair OF par
Tor skates. IL Il supposed tnat ne Indue tilh eFdlee
demand 10 sci aside suspicion in of his discovery
by hi Prosecutors well To cause his employer 10
take for biz release Air. Vail went to the
place designated by john and ionnd bin confined In
The Grand Jury room Of the United States Court in
Chambers street. It appeared that John conrived in
to write this note TO his employer, and
dropped it from the window which fronts ON Rcade
,tecl, telling boy where to take it,
UIon Mr. Walls arrival lie found John in charge of
ler-on, but whether be MarshaPs assistant or
not il not known. Another person was in the room,
and he showed Mr. Vail power of attorney duly ex-
ecuted III Louisville, and authorizing him to act in
bel ali Of Mr.. Winter, the master John begged his
employer to endeavor to purchase him, and, with The
hole Of gaining time, Mr.. Vail consented writ OF
haLeas corpus WAS obtained from Judge 1ngraham sit
ling at the Supreme Court Chambers, and 1t was
,erNed upon Marshal Rynders.
Ills morning that officer appeared before Judge
hulIin, and said that he ready 10 make return
to writ OF habeus corpus issued to MN, ana III accord
ace with its directions, he had brought with him the
person named in the writ (polning to colored man
IL the rear OF the couTt-room)
young gentleman from Capron q Lakes office,
appeared representing the interest OF Joan Thomas
lie stated that the return was unsatisfactory, lnasnuc
a. the esOn pre- duced here not the one mentioned
in the petol-it was a different person altogether.
Marshal Kynderf--Iiis name il John Thomas and
he Is in my custody.
The counsel lied that the coincidence extra
ordinary well convenient, but the person sought
had not been produced.
Marshal Rynders- have no other man by that name
IL my custody.
Judge Mullin-Then, Sir, you will have to make Il
return to that effect.
harshal Rynders-I have 30 stated.
Judge hulin-lt isa right that the return should be
made in writing.
The return being satisfactory, the counsel could not
press the matter further and the parties left the Com
room.
md Lear thafa ma
Thomas lcOlored) was imprisoned AZ witness against
man named Harris who had been arrested for muir
der committed on the high seas, on board the bark
Anna 1it has been III custody since the 2Oth OF
March last, and he committed under the name
above mentioned MI Vail IL positive In his state
regarding bis conversation with the other John
Thomas that there s little room to doubt that that
ersOn confined there-whether by the harshal or
ZONE other person, il not knOwn-and that he WAS
taken away between the time OF that conversation and
the serving of the writ
Before Justice IsGRAHs.-DEcIsoss.
Stephen ID. Diaye agt. IL. w. Shipman-Motion
granted cost. and be restored the
ChaIle. L. Brown agt H v r. Lsusngle-Moion granted
Of " costs; Judgment to stand as security and cause
In re- samuel Wilkeson Receiver-Memoranda counsel
Louis sasberger as Gilbert "al'n-Moion denied costs
VIM IRE agt John d. Dexter ct s-Moton granted costs
james Ainanaer EFT Geo Republication granted without
With plaintiff within 10 dys to discontinue,
Before Justice AULLm
Patrick Gibney, Administrator, agt. John IL Mar
shey-Alotion deued costs 10 TO abide event.
SPECIAL TkKH-Nov. 2l.-Before Justice IsGRAnAE.
THE CITY DyPOsITS-APPLIcLTIOE BY Tx SPECIAL
ALDEKHAsIc COMMITTEE FOR An ATTACHMENT
AGAINST THE CITY cHAnBERLhIs.
The Special Committee OF Aldermen who are invest
sng The security Of the city deposits applied Justice lngr:
bon, Tor attachment against the City Chamberlain bring
up testify before them but the Judge could not hear the
sitter compelled sit in the General Term In the
smother Judge but he said II the counsel Of the Alder
the Hon Deniel r. sclcs vosd prepare the points OF
application be- would take the Ppers and give deciHon on
v sduesdsy Thu. was doue.