Ansel W. Lyman

Released
Full name:Ansel Lyman
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 21 Days
Support
Abolitionism
Ansel W. Lyman

Biography

Ansel W. Lyman, an Oberlin student, 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

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
Sentence: Held April 15 – July 6, 1859 (about 82 days); no conviction. Verdict as recorded: No — indictment dismissed July 6, 1859.
Convicted: No — charges dismissed

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