David Watson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 21 Days
Support
Abolitionism
David Watson

Biography

David Watson was a Black Oberlin, Ohio resident. David Watson was one of the twenty men committed to the Cuyahoga County Jail for the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of the freedom-seeker John Price. He remained jailed from April 15 until the general release on July 6, 1859.

Case

Cuyahoga County Jail
Charges: Aiding the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of John Price, a fugitive from slavery, in violation of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Incarcerated: Apr 15, 1859
Released: Jul 6, 1859
Prosecutor: United States District Attorney Belden
Judge: Judge Willson
Convicted: No
Plead: Not guilty
Institution State: Ohio

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