ested in _Williamsburg, New York_, as the
slave of William Reese, of Baltimore, Maryland;--Richard
Busteed, of New York, being Attorney for the slaveholder. He
was brought before United States Commissioner Morton, 1st
April, 1852; for several days previous he had been kept a
prisoner, and his wife knew not what had become of him. He
was given up by the Commissioner, and was carried into
slavery. The same policeman, Martin, (who acted in the case
of James Tasker,) was active in this case; being, doubtless,
the original informant.

Preston was afterwards bought for about $1,200, and brought
back.

_Columbia, Penn._, (end of March, 1852;) a colored man, named
WILLIAM SMITH, was arrested as a fugitive slave in the
lumber yard of Mr. Gottlieb, by Deputy Marshal Snyder, of
Harrisburg, and police officer Ridgeley, of Baltimore, under
a warrant from Commissioner McAllister. Smith endeavored to
escape, when Ridgeley drew a pistol and shot him dead!
Ridgeley was demanded by the Governor of Pennsylvania, of the
Governor of Maryland, and the demand was referred to the
Maryland Legislature.

Hon. J.R. Giddings proposed the erection of a monument to
Smith.

JAMES PHILLIPS, who had resided in _Harrisburg, Penn._, for
fourteen years, was arrested May 24, 1852, as the former
slave of Dennis Hudson, of Culpepper County, Virginia,
afterwards bought by Henry T. Fant, of Fauquier County. He
was brought before United States Commissioner McAllister.
Judge McKinney volunteered his services to defend the alleged
fugitive. The Commissioner, as soon as possible, ordered the
man to be delivered up; and, after fourteen years' liberty,
he was taken back to slavery in Virginia. Afterwards, bought
for $900, and taken back to Harrisburg.

_Wilkesbarre, Penn._, (Summer of 1852.) Mr. Harvey arrested
and fined for shielding a slave.

_Sacramento, California_; a man named Lathrop claimed another
as his slave, and Judge Fry decided that the claim was good,
and ordered the slave to be surrendered. Mr. Lathrop left,
with his slave, for the Atlantic States.

_A beautiful young woman_, nearly white, was pursued by her
owner [and father] to New York, (end of June, 1852.) There a
large reward was offered to a police officer to discover her,
plac