e of residence. It was discovered, and measures taken for
her apprehension; but the alarm had been taken, and she
escaped.
_Sacramento, California_; three men were seized by a Mr.
Perkins, of Mississippi. The Court decided them to be his
property and they were carried back to Mississippi.--_Standard_,
July 29, 1852.
_Petersburg, Penn._ Two fugitives from Alabama slavery were
overtaken, and taken back, September, 1852.
JOHN HENRY WILSON, a lad of fourteen years, kidnapped from
Danville, Pennsylvania, and taken to Baltimore, where he was,
offered for sale to John N. Denning. Kidnappers committed to
jail, October, 1852.
[--> DANIEL WEBSTER, the endorser of the Fugitive Slave Law, died at
Marshfield, Mass., October 24th, 1852, in the very height of the
Law's triumphant operation.]
_LOUISA_, a colored woman, claimed by Mrs. Reese, of San
Francisco, California, was seized by five armed men, and put
on board Steamer Golden Gate, and carried it is not known
whither. The aid of the Law was not invoked. The California
_Christian Advocate_, from which the above is taken, says,
"Two colored men, stewards on the Golden Gate, were sent back
to the States on the last trip under the State Fugitive Law."
_A mulatto woman, in San Francisco_, was ordered to be
delivered to her claimant, T.T. Smith, Jackson Country,
Missouri, by "Justice Shepherd,"--_San Francisco Herald_--in
_Standard_, November 4, 1852.
_Sandusky, Ohio._ Two men, two women, and several children
were arrested and taken from a steamboat just about to leave
for Detroit. Taken before Mayor Follett, by a man who claimed
to be their owner. R.R. Sloane, Esq., was employed as counsel
for the slaves. No one claiming custody of the slaves, or
producing any writs or warrants, Mr. Sloane signified to the
crowd present that there appeared to be no cause for the
detention of the persons. Immediately a rush was made for the
door. A man, who before had been silent, exclaimed, "Here are
the papers--I own the slaves--I'll hold you individually
responsible for their escape." The slaves escaped into
Canada, October, 1852. Mr. Sloane was afterwards prosecuted
for the value of the slaves, and judgment given against him
to the amount of $3,950.
_Thirty slaves_, says the _Maysville_ (Ky.)
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