Matthew De Wolfe

Released
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
Support
Abolitionism
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Biography

Matthew De Wolfe was a defendant in the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of the freedom-seeker John Price. On May 12, 1859 he was sentenced to 24 hours in the county jail, a fine and costs.

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: May 12, 1859
Released: May 13, 1859
Sentence: 24-hour sentence (May 12–13, 1859). Verdict as recorded: Yes — sentenced May 12, 1859 to 24 hours, a fine and costs.
Convicted: Yes

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