| William L. Chaplin case research notes
There is a historical marker in Silver Spring commemorating Chaplin's arrest.
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=3969.
Bryan Prince, A Shadow on the Household
Chaplin case mentioned on p. 43-47. Account based mostly on pamphlet (see below);
also cites DC Department of Corrections runaway slave book [MSA SC3170, M9597].
Notes that the Maryland General Assembly compensated those who arrested Chaplin and his
crew. See Laws of 1853, Chapter 124, Archives of Maryland Online vol. 403, p. 129.
Mary Kay Ricks, Escape on the Pearl
Chaplin case covered 219-220, 227-229; 219: see DNI 10 Aug 1850 for account of incident
227: Chaplin pay bail in DC--$6000, 18 September 1850
>before Judge William Cranch (Judge of DC Circuit Court—Federal court)
228: Sent to MO, bail set at $19,000, released from jail January 1851
Chaplin Pamphlet
"The Case of William L. Chaplin..."
29-31: re: bail in DC, judge Cranch
>should be requisition from MD Gov.??
35: Chief Judge Dorsey
>prob Thomas Beale Dorsey, from AA/HO, CJ of COA, 1848-1851
38: to MO grand jury 13 November 1850
40-41: Trial removed to HO, for March Term, 1851
46-47: Bail from Judge Brewer in AN.
Howard District Court
Minutes, C1001-1, 1/69/10/8
>p. 81-87: for September Term, Sep-Dec 1850, judges were CJ Thomas B. Dorsey,
Nicholas Brewer and Thomas H Wilkinson
Criminal Docket, C698-2, 1/69/7/23
>Chaplin not listed September 1850-March 1851 terms—never presented in HO
Commission and Bond Record, C967-1, 1/69/6/45
>Bond only re: blacks
AA Court
Docket, C64-83/84, 1/2/8/3-4
>not listed, Oct 1850-Apr 1851
Bonds, C41-1, 1/1/11/17
>not listed
Governor
No requisition info found.
Misc. Papers, S1274 (finding aid S1476)
>nothing re: requisitions
MO (Circuit) Court
Docket, November Term, 1850, T961-17, 3/56/10/32
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Docket) State v.
William Chaplin, Criminal Presentments, Nov. Term, 1850, nos. 1-7 [MSA T961-17,
3/56/10/32].
Criminal Presentments, Nov. Term, 1850, nos. 1-7. Cases removed to Howard District,
13 November 1850.
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 1
Filed 11 November 1850
Stealing negro man of A.H. Stephens
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 2
Filed 11 November 1850
Inticing & assisting A.H. Stephens slave to run away
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 3
Filed 11 November 1850
Assaulting intent to kill & murder William Smithy
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 4
Filed 11 November 1850
Assaulting intent to kill & murder John H. Goddard
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 5
Filed 11 November 1850
Taking away the slave of ---- Tooms
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 6
Filed 11 November 1850
Assisting the slave of one Tooms to run away
State of Maryland v. William L. Chaplin, no. 7
Filed 11 November 1850
Assaulting intent to kill & murder Richard Butt
Searched Court Papers; unable to locate any papers re: Chaplin
1850-1853, box no. 189, T414-59, 3/55/6/29
1847-1855, box no. 173, T414-57, 3/55/6/13
Newspaper coverage:
"Arrest of a Runaway Slave." Daily National Intelligencer, 10 August 1850.
An
Affray--The Arrest of William L. Chaplin." National Era
(Washington, DC), 15 August 1850.
"Fully
Committed for Murder--Thrilling Testimony--Requisition for Chaplin
from the Governor of Maryland--Georgetown Affairs, &c." The Sun (Baltimore), 16
August 1850.
"Imprisonment
of W.L. Chaplin." National Era (Washington,
DC), 29 August 1850.
"Case
of Chaplin." Daily Globe (Washington, DC), 24
September 1850.
"The
Chaplin Trial." National Era (Washington, DC), 26
September 1850.
"The
Case of William L. Chaplin."
Daily National Intelligencer, 15
November 1850 .
"The
Case of William L. Chaplin." The Sun (Baltimore), 15 November
1850.
"The
Trial of W.L. Chaplin." National Era (Washington, DC),
21 November 1850.
Daily
National Intelligencer, 19 December 1850.
Daily
National Intelligencer, 23 December 1850.
"Chaplin
to be Demanded." The Sun (Baltimore), 21 March 1851.
"Whereabouts
of Wm. L. Chaplin." The Sun (Baltimore), 11 April
1851.
"William
L. Chaplin." The Sun (Baltimore), 15 July 1851.
The Sun (Baltimore), 17 September
1851.
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