Report of the Trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the U.S. Deputy Marshal, at Ottawa, Oct. 20, 1859.
Subtitle: Phonographically reported, including the evidence, argument of counsel & charge of the court.
By: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Honorable Thomas Drummond, Judge. February Term, 1860. R. R. Hitt, Reporter.
Contributors: Hitt, Robert R. 1834-1906.; Fitch, Henry S.; United States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District)
Publisher: Press & Tribune Steam Book and Job Printing Office
Published: 1860
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Hossack, John, 1806-1891 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; United States.; Trials (Kidnapping) -- Illinois -- Ottawa.; Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Fugitive slaves -- United States.; Slavery -- United States.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Includes: Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., U.S. Dist. Att'y, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave, October 20, 1859, delivered in the U.S. District Court, Saturday, March 4, 1860.