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an affirmative answer, and about dark Elliott appeared with three negroes, the eldest not over twelve years, and left them for the night Mr. Wade, after satisfying himself that the children were born free in James City, reported the fact to the police, and had the children taken charge of On Saturday, after getting a description of Elliott, officer Perrin went in search of him and soon found him. Elliott was arraigned before the Mayor, and his examination continued until to-day. He says he purchased the boys as slaves, and expects to satisfy the Court that he has been guilty of no violation of law; but has himself been swindled if the negroes, as represented, are free Judge Crump has been retained as counsel for the defence. After the committal of Elliott the officers arrested L. B. Boynton and Robert H. Cotton, charged with being engaged in the kidnapping; but they both deny any knowledge of the affair. There are other parties said to be concerned, but they are yet at large.
Kidnapping. --Wm. K. Ellett, L. B. Boynton, and Robert H. Cotton, were before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of kidnapping three free negro boys in James City county, and bringing them to this city as slaves. When the negroes were discovered by the police they were in the possession of Ellett, who had obtained lodged of one of the lads that they were free, and so informed the officers. Ellett presented a bill of sale for the negroes, showing that they had been purchased by Boynton; but Boynton expects to prove that he knew nothing of the negroes save from representations made by other parties, he furnishing the money for their purchase. Boynton expects to prove that he knew nothing of the negroes save from representations made by other parties, he furnishing the money for their purchase. As neither of the witnesses before the Court could prove the freedom of the negroes the Mayor adjourned the examination till the 14th inst., to enable him to get witnesses from James City county, where they lived at the time they were abducted.
Kidnapping free negroes. --Wm. K Ellett, Ro. F. Cotton, and L. B. Boynton, were before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of kidnapd call for them the next morning. The bill of sale was made to L. B. Boynton for the three boys, in consideration of the payment of $6,000, officer that the negroes belonged to a friend, and wrote a note to Boynton to see him at the Court House. The officer next arrested Boynton,Boynton, and that afternoon, when Cotton called at the station-house to see Boynton, he too was looked up. Cotton denied knowing anything about the nBoynton, he too was looked up. Cotton denied knowing anything about the negroes, but passes found in Ellett's possession showed that the two were connected in their operations. The three prisoners are from Texldier, and a scout on the Peninsula. As they were well known to Dr. Boynton, who is a moneyed man, they obtained money of him to trade on, aitnesses, adjourned the investigation for one week, and admitted Dr. Boynton to bail in $3,000 for his appearance. Whatever the facts ma