The Slave Case
The case befbre the U. S. Circuit C"urt for sotned.iys past has been decided ns 11 br seen by owarding the penalty of $500 ngainM D. Mitchell of Indiana county. The case was Iried under the net of . ongres of 1T93, nnd for llie penalty imposed by that act. The charge of Judgo Green was so poinledly ngainst the ciefeiidant, that no hopes were en;ertained of a verdict n lus favor. The decisión in this case goes somewhat further than the famous Van Zandt case of Ohio, [in which Judgc McLenn gave nn important and well remembered chnrgr. In the case decided here, there was noproufof nny attempts on the part of Dr. Mitchell to entice ihe slave away from his rnaster. Nor was there any proven imerferonce lo prevent their return to their owners. Hegave ihcm emâ ployment, however, knowing them lo bc llaves, and accoiding tu the charge ofthe Judge, and inference of the Jury from the charge, there was room for the verdict rendered. As we understood Judge McLean's chargf1, !he act of employment simply was nol decmed nn ofTence under the act oà Cwgress. and we doubt if the decisión in the case juM decided, would have been the same in Ohio. The case has occup.ied the Court for four days, nnd has excited a gooc
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