Article of Jacob R. Gibbs in New York

Article of Jacob R. Gibbs in New York

This article is from "The National Era," and it demonstrates how respected Jacob R. Gibbs was in New York society. It was published in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 1853.

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1853-06-02

The despatch, speaking by authority of the distracted father, through Dr. Brisbane, further authorized legal proceedings for the recovery of the child. Mr. Tappan, prompted by his well-known benevolence, and stimulated by his characteristic zeal, at once procured the legal aid of Hon. Erastus Dr. Culver, as counsel. An application for the writ of habeas corpus was promptly made by Jacob R. Gibbs , an intelligent and highly useful colored man of this city, as the child's next friend. It was granted by Judge Duer, of the Superior Court; and in pursuance thereof, the child was sought in the retreat of Rose Porter, at a notorious house in Mercer street, (since proven to be fitting receptacle for one who has been confessed to be a prostitute,) and produced in court, together with said Rose, for whom a bench warrant had also been issued.