Richard Winsor

AKA: Robert Windsor (as indicted)
Released
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 21 Days
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Richard Winsor

Biography

Richard Winsor, an Oberlin College student (indicted under the misstated name "Robert Windsor"), was one of the twenty men jailed for the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of the freedom-seeker John Price. He remained in the Cuyahoga County Jail 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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