, 1860-03-03

The Tostiu ny.

| Tho Tostimony.
AT the opening of the session yesterday the
testimony was resumed. -
Atthe outset the attention Of the Court was
called By Mr.. Knox to the fact: that the witness
had read the reports Of the testimony thus fur,
thus violating the rule Of, the Court -
The Court.said the rule of the Court e1c1ud-
ing Witnesses from, hearing one anothezs testi~
.mopr, should be construed to prevent their
reading the same.,s ~
Laac a. Albright, s.oorn--I was iailor at
.Jouesboro, Union County; the negro jim was
brought to the jail on q mttimus from tue rro.
weeks, and = hadeas cotput was then served upon
me from Judge Cation TO bring Jim TO Ottawa;
left Joncsboro on the evening Of the 18th
with Jim when i got to Decatur the next
morning the IT, s. Marshal Of the Southern Dis,
trict met me with writ; this wss Daugherty;'
hare known him well; he wished me to exc:
cute the writ; he gave uae the writ; doa't re-
collect what he sald to me when be gave It me;
Doughersy is Marshal Of the Southern Dis
trict Of Illinois; we reached and ottawa a
little while before night on the 18th. 0n the
next morning brought Jim before Judge
Cason according to the writ; the Judge stated
that upon the writ OF habeas corpus jim had
been illegally Detained, and he Was dlchRrged,
but that On The Commissioners writ he should
remand jim into the custody Of the Marshal.
He then added Now, gentlemen, whatever
may be your views Of slaycry,1 ask you to
peaceablT allow this man to ba taken back to
Springfield, for the credit Of cur city, Or lpedgc
you will uerer make another writ Of hadeas
corpus returnable at Ottawa; Ill send il to
Cairo first" There were great crowd; saw
Messr6. Cook, Leland, Roots. and many 9toers
present myself and the negro Jim aud Judge
Cation. :.
After Judge Caton had given his instruction
ono Of the citizens stood up on something aboye
the crowd and sa1d, Now le!lnw citizens let us
see that the laws are carried out All that are
ia favor say aye";" They said "a1e, aye =" l
said to the Judge, .Do gou think shall be
molested, be said No." l said to jim " come
let us go;" took him By the collar and started,
aud Just then didn't know what did happen
heard voice say t'If he wants bis liberty be
shall have it, -" Rum run;" didn't see hoWto
thing know, it seemed mighty hard for me to
get out, but there seemed to be short route
opened for the niger; 1t might be because he
was smaller than l !; 1t took good while for
this old mau to get out; didn't See The nigger
any more ; the negro was forced from me, that
know; don't know that he said ANYTHING to
me; Cannot give the facts ae they occurred, all
vas confusion !. I am not inclined to think any
person took hold Of me; The forcing Of the
negro from me was done By persons did not
know: Il was done very quick; didn't take
long. and the niger was Of.
station. 10 come to Centralia, where the rouds
fork; didn't know where 1 should come from
there to cat to Ottawa; on tile road to Ottawa
Phillips told me be considered me holding the
slave for him; at Ottawa be said again be con-
sidered me as an agent to get bis slave back.
know his hand writing; this is his handwriting.
[Thc signature Of Doughertv to the deputation.
aud tho body Of tue deputn1ion.1 He handed
ue this warrant at Decatur on tie morning Of
the 10th of October; when lie first came in, he
said he wished to make me deputy to execute
the writ; he then stepped of piece md then
came buck ard gave me the writ; don'trecollect
If examined tho writ when be gare it to NE.
A1u not certain ever eaw .fr. Phillips until
be came to Jonesboro; may huve seen him be-
fnre, but did not recognise him when be came
there.
GrCss-E Examined Ay Mr. Arnotd.-Thc writing
above the signature is Mr.. Dougherty's; think
It is all his; ms name is not written right if the
first letter is All "N''; the rest Of the name is
| mine; did not sec the writing done; think it
| is all Doue eherty's handwriting; did not see
it written; rccolect looking at the paper be-
| fore rot to Ottawa; Don't recollect where; l
think It was when the cara were in motion,
after daylight; when first looked At it, it was
just as it is now; the writ first went cut Of my
hands at Ottawa, to = little LAWYER; dou't know
his name; hc represented Mr. Phillips believe;
it was on the morning OF the 2osh-no, ! am
! WIS Mr- Avery: recolect seeing Aessrs. Cook
aud Leland on the night Of the 18th; they asked
| me what PROCESS held the Niger by; don't
reco1lcct what told them held him By; may
have told them ! held him By Judge hierem's
ulittiuus and nothing else; they called on me ut
the Geigc. House; they asked inc sescral times
what held tue uig.er By; can't tell positively
what told them; three gentlemen cdme 10 see
me together; Two oi t1em were Messrs. took
ana ne.a.io; aense.:u ins VIII ~ 1n'5 ~.
saw II uu,1oe 1ne 'flal oe1oEe Tue 1u"sG; can
haf e3aIt ~" ae"s t.n. ~ -" 80. =.
ne!ore tne tt.a', ~. ~ ~. pos1Ins; .an ea'
u Gang .nto "s p0ssessGni Mas s"o1n ~ ~
DePu1E MarshA' " Vt'a"A " 1uuse csoa oA
the 90th; II WIS on tns u1p3lnins o. tue nearing
III Eaa..aeess, Hus r. nsfate o1.e. r.
Don't feeolleet "no nFonen1 = 70 tne Jul on
Tue nlltEmus; oon teconec. l. "as ~ nouas ai'
when he came s1attgo 10 the oepo1; tne
ghea went H'tn .hn me; 1ecG.ecT 1} tTo o. Mr ~,
Philips sons; taere was 'qnn U. Jones tht
great Niger ea1cuer, aug lawrence Car'5
called hls Lieutenant; the{ nsea az anna thel
| we're not IN my party; pom are oeadt tnel
81 gent to ottawa stopped ~ the oefset House
jones slept win me one nlgat: t.,,
lhed 1ne Niger arms och3na Us 9aek aGo
is ny motto; bad 20 sflna; there @ vas !, knit M
In my possession; had 20 pistol along then
cant tell the date the Adofas corpus was se1se M
on me it was some DAYS betore Ell the sherih Il tol
ps5e sf sared @te sue ee e tes
! ct; told him tobuy 70 e IentFal,a. then on pai
money IN tne ca1s; anlnh p1'u au1ouEn 70 "a
e sale; that IL my pest lsooaecAon; l 40 NJ
swear poslt'.eiS On 1he polnt took the cnafn
TIE ui2Ecrs leg after We ,e1s l.osalle or Wheh
s goto 1T Ottawa; We Only stopped s "a at Bloom
e ington while the cars ssopped; Philnps met
!. At Decatur; ne went up to aa'sn"H % get
| er:.: look the Chain of: for the crowd locke
II q lille ucly: left The rome on his arms: Ii
a rome was y hat we cali a plluch line: left seye
r | Ottawa; can't say when FIRST heard Is: think
was before took the cham OH the negro's lei
Al Dirtrf -tsumtd.-That is mr. return On Il
e &writ Of ha5eas corpus.
1e ~ Cross Examination Ettum<d-I haye been
n Missouri: was over there some seren yea
l. IA: nerer took any negroes back; that uev
wS&my business; / led the negro by the TO
al frol4shc cars at ottawa: two OF three spoke
n me a we came I'D: can't reco.lect who.
what 4as said, thcv we're passing to and I
IN SO mu&: was in strange place. aud conr
n1 rreolIec rery uiuutely: suppose fhc adv
n. tisemeut&s Jim was put in the papers when
he wos nut Mail: mean bT advertisement. g
ID mo the de&ip,iou OF The Niger and The d Il
10 | NJ bis cornkitmeut. and cali Tor the owner
nrorc nronc1a aud take him agaT.
D;rtrf Rtu& 1.-The men Jouts and Curt
as vere negro GAMERS, md busted themselves.
he thev said, in hSAsing up niggers for the o.
nit ers '' "