Download or read book The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case written by and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case of David Powell and family, slaves of John Norris of Boone Co., KY, who had escaped across the Ohio River in 1847 and were apprehended by Norris and friends in 1849 at Cassopolis, MI. On the return journey, the Powells were released in South Bend on writ of habeas corpus, when Norris commenced suit for damages against L.B. Newton and eight others.