Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-04

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1t viii be perceived by the foregoing
exhibit, that we were enabled to Pur.
sue Harris, from some unknown cause
Ior othef, unknown to me; and l was
lGsquently astonished, while we were
I'm our journey, to find men, women
and children who could almost minute
information, touching the description
of Harris, the color Of his horses, the
dress Of the woman and that OF the
negro boy. &c. lie left a chain OF
suspicion resting Oh his path, from the
time he left Greenfield east Of Indian
apolis, until he crossed the Mississippi
river, apostle st. Louis; and even there
we fird DIR. Green, who wrote the bill
Of sale when he sold tie boy, suspected
his vil!any. There is one circum-
stance connected with the jour 2fi,
which at the time appeared casuaiSdd
trivial, but since my return, II has been
deeply impressed upon my mind, and
for the satisfaction Of Friends general
~, | will barely relate the circumstance
as a collcctral matter, forming part Of
the transaction; on the night of the
10Th Of April, we tarried at Strain 5
Mills on Big Rackoon, within 300 yards
ofKelsey's where Harris staid eks
and 3 days before us-as is set forth in
the daily journal Of our travels. IN
that evening talked with Kelsey
whom believe to be very honest
,nan-who mistrusted Harris SO close
ly when there, that he rendered him
quite uneasy. by many questions, aad
came near apprcheuding him on the
grounds Of suspicious: he was So cur
ious rs to observe particularly the
road he took in the morning, which led
down the Wabash river. and is called
the Vincennes road; aud 10 establish
the fact that Harris bad only went i'm
mediately to Vincennes. but in all pro-
liability, was yet remaining there, he
spoke Of letters, which he had recently
received from men Of character and
business in thai place, describing Har-
ris; leaving "A chain of circumstances
calculated to induce the belief that he
was there IA few days before, and yet
remained within few miles of that
place.-Kelsey is a Post Maste: Oh
that mail route. | reasoned great,
in my own mind, during that night,
whether to 90 down the river to Vim
cennes. near so miles Off the dircc:
route to ST. Louis from where we were
then, or to take the Tere-ltaute road,
direct for the State Of Missouri; how
ever, next morning l felt more easy
in taking the direct route contrary as
1t seems, TO the external evidence OF
the better direction. la pursuit, be-
fore sunset, we found that iiarIis cros-
sed the Wabash river, in the evening.
after he had left kel,ey's residence,
and from the whole transaction here,
/ am induced to believe, that Harris
grew alarmed, and wrote to some OF
his colleagues in Vincennes, VINO after
wards subtlety sent letters to Kelsey,
for the sole purpose Of misleading par-
suers, and thereby evade detec;io.. III
his vilIany. For in my .jurney from
st. Louis to Louisville, curiosity led the
to enquire into the matter, and no Que
ever heard OF Harris there, ana these
very meu, from whom Kelsey received
letters, were then. as ! was informed,
il New-Albany. We then followed
his trace without much trouble, to the
east shore Of the Mississippi river, bu:
never could gain any intelligence OF
his having crossed the river. We
gained certain informs, ton, that he was
on the Illinois shore Of the Mississippi
river, about 4 weeks before that time,
late in the afternoon, in the attitude OF d
traveilef, appearing to be waiting fol
a passage, as the Ferry Boat was near
the other shore pt the Captain couid
give no inteii0 nee OF such Il mar
ever having crossed the river-owine
to the great number Of persons, VINO
cross daily. We crossed the Missis
sippi late in the evening and put uD al
the Union Hotel, kept by one IL. .iarst
rSt. Louis. Here the most importan
items Of Gus Journey commenced. VIZ
were strangers among a race of mer
hostile, in the extreme, to the charitable
object, which we wished 10 accomplish
and frequently in their Bar-soom cha
we could overhear them cursing tn.
we'll wishes in the christian cause o
emancipation
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