The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D.: Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. — John Shaqi
The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D.: Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel.Unknown
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The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D.: Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel.
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American Anti-Slavery Society; Crandall, Reuben, 1805?-1838 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Slavery -- Washington (D.C.); Trials (Seditious libel) -- Washington (D.C.)
_Bradley_ remarked that the paper was a July number, and had not been
published when Crandall came from New York. If, by the testimony showed,
they were all delivered in New York, this paper could not have been
found upon him.
_James A. Kennedy_ was shown a paper, and said his initials were on it.
A considerable number of the same came on in a bag--about a bushel and a
half--from New York, some of which were delivered and some were returned
to the post office. The rest were not delivered at all. He did not
recollect any of the same kind sent before, though many had been sent
since, every month, as late as March last. They came in an envelope
addressed to single individuals. The postage for a sheet was two and a
half cents. These were marked half a sheet, and some were charged one
cent and a quarter; afterwards, they were found to be more than half a
sheet, and were charged two and a half cents, as for a whole one. There
was no postmark put upon them, as that is confined wholly to letters.
_Benj. E. Giddings_ saw some of these papers at the time spoken of by
Mr. Kennedy; and never saw any before July last. They all came in a bag,
and he did not think any were dropped into the post office here. The
office here, as well as at Georgetown, had been watched to see if any
were put in by persons here.
The two last witnesses were clerks in the post office.
_Mr. Ball_ said the papers were given to him at the jail, after
Crandall's examination, and he kept them locked up till they were sent
for and delivered to Mr. Key at his office.
It appeared that they were kept at the office some time, and were sealed
and labelled by Charles McNamee, though one or two persons were in the
office while he was doing it; and Mr. Key certified, that on the first
day of the trial, before they were sorted, many persons in court took
different numbers of them to look at, but he believed they were all
returned, and he took pains to request them who took them to hand them
back to him. To the best of his belief, the pamphlets now in court were
the same which were delivered at the jail, without addition or
diminution.
_P. R. Fendall_ was connected with the office of the Colonization
Society. The Anti-Slavery Reporter was sent from New York in exchange
for the African Repository published by the Colonization Society; some
controversy had existed between the two Societies, and it was necessary
to read their attacks in order to be able to answer them. The papers
received were open for the use of members, and were sometimes loaned
to others to take away and read.
_Key_ then offered four numbers of the second volume of the Anti-Slavery
Reporter to the jury.
_Bradley_ claimed one as his, which never was in the possession of the
prisoner.
_Key_ requested him to be sworn, and
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