Loring Wadsworth

Released
Date of birth:1800
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
20 Days
Support
Abolitionism
Loring Wadsworth

Biography

Loring Wadsworth was a Wellington, Ohio man among the twenty committed to the Cuyahoga County Jail for the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of the freedom-seeker John Price. He was released on bail on May 5, 1859, and later served an additional 24-hour sentence (May 12–13).

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.
Sentenced: May 12, 1859
Incarcerated: Apr 15, 1859
Released: May 5, 1859
Sentence: Twenty-four hours and a $20 fine, plus prosecution costs, imposed May 12, 1859; separate from the recorded April 15–May 5 pretrial confinement.
Convicted: No
Plead: Nolo contendere
Institution State: Ohio

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