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The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the DefenceParker, Theodore

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The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence

Name: The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence
Author: Parker, Theodore

Parker, Theodore

Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- Boston; United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850)

10   "         Warren Davis,           Reading.

11   "         William W. Greenough,   Boston.

12   "         George O. Hovey,           "

13   "         John M. Howland,        Fairhaven.

14 Sworn.      Manson D. Haws,         Leominster.

15   "         John Holbrook,          Randolph.

Excused.       Nathaniel Johnson,      Hopkinton,  Excused first day,
                                                   October 16th, for
                                                   the term.

16 Sworn.      George Londen,          Duxbury.

17   "         Nathan Moore,           Andover.

18   "         Samuel P. Ridler,       Boston.

19   "         Christopher Ryder,      Chatham.

20   "         John Smith,             Andover.

21   "         Appollos Wales,         Randolph.

22   "         Samuel L. Ward,         Fairhaven.

This Grand-Jury was not charged by the Judge upon the statute of 1790,
or 1850, but was referred to Mr. Hallett, the Attorney, for the
instructions previously given to the Jury that had been discharged,
namely, for his charge of June 7th, already referred to. Mr. William
W. Greenough, brother-in-law of Judge Curtis, was one of the Jury.
They found the following indictment against Mr. Parker:--

     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

     _Circuit Court of the United States of America, for the
     District of Massachusetts._

     At a Circuit Court of the United States of America, for the
     District of Massachusetts, begun and holden at Boston, the
     aforesaid District, on the sixteenth day of October, in the
     year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four
     (the fifteenth day of said October being Sunday).

     The Jurors of the United States within the aforesaid
     District, on their oath, present.

     1st. That heretofore to wit,--on the twenty-fourth day of
     May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
     fifty-four, a certain warrant and legal process directed to
     the Marshal of the said District of Massachusetts, or either
     of his Deputies, was duly issued under the hand and seal of
     Edward G. Loring, Esquire, who was then and there a
     Commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States, for
     said District, which said warrant and legal process was duly
     delivered to Watson Freeman, Esquire, who was then and there
     an officer of the United States, to wit, Marshal of the
     United States, for the said District of Massachusetts, at
     Boston, in the District aforesaid, on the said twenty-fourth
     day of May in the year aforesaid, and was of the purport and
     effect following, that is to say:--

     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

     MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS.

     To the Marshal of our District of Massachusetts, or either
     of his Deputies, _Greeting_:

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The Trial of Theodore Parker: For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence

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