Daily national Republican., 1863-10-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A CASE OF KIDNAPPING AND VOLUNTARY
RETURN TO sLAvERy.-some two or three weeks
ago Il colored woman and her three daughters
escaped to this District from their master, Mr. A.
Newlin, Of Brookville, Maryland. Tbs mother
placed the eldest girl 10 the family OF Mr. A. Knapp,
residiug on street, who WAS ignorant OF the cir
cumstances OF her leaving Maryland. List week
Mr.. Newlin came to this city and applied to Com.
missioner Coxe for Warrant for the arrest Of this
girl, Martha, and trial before the Commissioner
n charge Of being a fugitive fron lator. Mr. Coke
accordingly issued the warrant, and placed II in
the hands of Mr.. Reynolds, a county constable.
In the meantime, It appears that Mr.. Joseph
Newlin, member orthe Metropolitan police force
and son OF Mr.. A. Newlin, had tracked up Martha,
and went to Mr.. Knapp and told him that he had a
warrant fom Court for her arrest She was, Of
course given up, and he took the girl to Maryland
without taking her before Commissioner Cox.
These facts becoming known to the authorities,
and 1t being stated that Mr. Newlin, Jr did not
have warrant for the arrest Of the girl, Colonel
Baker had her brought back to this city When
here she stated that her owner was kind to her,
and that she would rather return with him than
to live in Washihgton. She was allowed to act as
she choose, and she went home with Mr.. Newlin.
As she will net be slave long, even in Maryland,
we suppose 1t does not make much difference
TRIAL PosTpoNED.-The further hearing in
the case Of Mollie Miller, a well-known nyaph du
pdpe of this city, which was set Tor to-day,
resulted in further postponement until the 2sth
day OF November. This WAS done on account OF
an siiidayit being presented before Justice Clay.
ton, (the presiding magistratc,l from Vim. Dryden,
of Baltimore the owner OF the expensive curtains,
which were found in Moies house by detective
John Dugan. The affidavit sets forth that the CON.
plansnt will be unable before the time speeihedto
produce all of his witnesses.
The bail which whs given by Mollle at her first
hearing ($3Oo In greenbaGks) was returned to hei
by the deslre OF her eodnsei (Jhstee Clark, Of the
Second Ward,) who offered Mr.. VIM. johnson, q
we'll known citizen Of the Northern Lbertiee, Al
her security. He WAS accepted. What has be
trate has to descend from his position to becomt
the defender and lawyer in such case 40 this 7
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CRIMINAL CoURT-Jiidge Olm preSdimg.-
Jno. Evans was conyicted Of grand larceny.
VIM Murphy was convicted Of petit larceny an,
sentenced to he imprisoned IN the common jail TO
10 days.
Thomas King AID George W. McGeo, indicted oI
charge OF assault and battery, were found guilty
Elizabeth Mills, arrsigned on charge OF gran,
larceny, plead guilty, and was sentenced to suite
imprisonment and labor in the Albany peniten
tiary q g,H
Lloyd Johnson, indicted on i charge of assaul
and battery upon Walter Clark, WAS iound guilty
A motion Tor new trial WAS made by Mr.. Norris
and granted by the judge, rIr . -
Henry Ferguson, atlas BurIa Turk, indicted on
charge Of grand larceny, was convicted and ser
: teneed to suffer Imprisonment for a term OF on
year in the penitentisry,
In two similar cases u Hoilc pros. was catered.
BETRoTHED CouPLE.-- Yesterday afternoo
whilst oticer kesting Of the Navy Yard precinc
was going home to dinner, his attention was a
Z Ntrscted to an afaanced couple who were behavin
! In a very boisterous manner, on the corner
= Eleventh and street north. The officer was Il
formed by the keeper Of the Thelmnnn restauraI
that the mans name was LAWS schwing, propri
tor oil the eating saloon opposito the office of Il
Metropolitan police; that he was engaged to II
!. girl, to whom he had given many valuable pre-
It ents, and had married another girl. She demands
T. an explanation whilst walking with him y sho
It distance. When near his restaurant sehwingg ga,
y her blow in the face, The parties were arrest,
'f BY oioer keaung and taken to the once Of Just
% Clayton, who fined the man % .u.IEri ID
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" REBEL REFUGEEs.-Michael Hays, PatrlC
Miller, James o Conner, Patrick Smith, Owen Be
ley and George Johnson, rebel refugees, were /
= kdny committed to the Old Capitol BY Capt Todd.
" rPRIsosERs or WAR.--Henry Osborn, Of Il
ie lsth Miohisan iniAntryj WtuiAA H. Whit. ,Gist \
ce infantry;William II. smith, lith Va infautry,we
to-day sent to the Old Capitol by Capt. Todd.