Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-03

whom believed 10 be brother of J. F. i
Collier, the claimant ola man otthe same
name, whom be had caused to be arrested
in New-York last fall, as his slave. My
brother and myself produced several high
lv respectable witnesses, who testified that
they had Known him as a resident OF
New-York several years prior to the time
of his alleged elopement received also
a severe kick, and a boy about fifteen
years OF age spit in my face. l was d.
rected to draw out from under the bed, a
box that l had brought with me, end
which they no doubt expected 10 find
stocked with incsmGiary publications.
The lid was forced of, and they We're
much disappointed on finding it empty.
They then told me 10 unlock my trunk. |
While feeling for my keys, person said,
Come, damn you, you don't move fast
cnough-TIl do it for YOU" and thrust
ing his hands mo my pocket, he drew
out my keys, opened the trunk, and COM
menced a regular search, which he con-
tinued throwing my clothes, &c. over the
floor, until he discovered a small bundle
, Of pamphlets. These had been gra.Ui-
, tously loaned 10 me by a clergyman Of
? Charleston, and not having examined
them, | was myself ignorant Ofthcir char
} aCter. Among them was n tract pub
, lished in 1884, by the Society of Friends,
, in PHILADELPHIA, describing the colony at
' Sierra Leone, and giving an account Of
: the foreign Save trade. They sail, this
+ was what they wanted here was at0-
lilionism A number Immediately left
! the room, went down stairs, and cried out
s to those who were crowding the bar-room
c and the halls Of the hotel, that they had
= found trunk full OF abolition pamphlets
It Nv pockets were searched, and | was d.
{ rec:cd TO say my last prayers" and 60
! with them. They then seized me and
If were taking me out Of the room, when the
., bar-keeptr, whose name is Oates, came to
o the door to! | him that was an in
:. mate of his house, AMI it was his duty to
protect mr--At least until there should be
: some evidence produced Of my being an
abolitionist. Damn you, sir, you mus:
not appeal to me for protection. What
better evidence Do we want, than your
. trunk fall Of abolition pamphlets? ?" l
denied that any hat been found in nv
= possession "W,lI," said he, Il will
Z. 60 for the Sheriff, and we will examine
;, your papers" He returned Ill a few
o minutes with tha! Officer, and commenced
"a reading my letters, which | had received
q since leaving home, requesting me to OK
~ plain many passages which they profess
As ed not TO understand. At this juncturc,
n Capt. WIltebergcr, the proprietor Of the
4 hotel, entered the room in a great passion
and cried out, Why don't you bring
10 him down. My property will tie dc
n. stroyed. can do nothing with the moi
~ below If you don't take him down i'm
- lnediately, they will do it themselves.
n Then, turning towards me. he continued
,e Young man, you are In very untortu
nate situation. You should never have
- left your home-but it is your own dong
and you deserve your fate" demanded
n his protection from the violence of thu
~ mob, to which he replied, Good God
~ you must not appeal to me for protection
49, this is a damned delicate matter. shall
Nv not be able TO protect my own property
FIJI but will 60 for the Mayor Short
va after he left the room note was handle
;,v in to Oates, who examined it, and CAV
n. it to me, saying that it was in the han
ch wiring Of one Of his confidential friends
-. ! read, L55-" His on y chance of escap
be is BY Jumping out Of the window y w
- We're in the Sd story; the street below wa
IN thronged with a drunken and inlurate
ed mob, who were clamorous for my person
nj. having already prepared such means
on torture as their blood thirsty wlckedneS
bv suggested, The principal and the a6sHo
in this intended scheme of worse thai
savage butchery, were worthy OF eac
ms other Over and over again did Gate
NJ urge me to "proft by this only chanc
~ of escape" His earnest professions
re- regard for my personal safety, enabIed m
,or to form high estimate of his hypocrisy
Of When | afterwards related this clrcum
led stance 10 the Mayor, he exclaimed, An
~ he is a vie, wicked wretch ~
go This man, was informed, was Sher'
b,, about the year 1920. He it was Wh
ith kidnapped Rowland Stephenson from 5;
Ter vannah, and delivered him to his creditors
the upon which occasion he escaped the la
lie. BY becoming a fugitive from Justice
hat He is now universally despised.
nv The tumult below increased TO such
hat extent that considered nv fate inevl.a6''
test and determined to meet it with as niue
:nq forttude as possible. Having refused
Jump out Of the Sd story window, my on
alternative was, to 60 down stairs, an
49, give myself up to the vioIence Of the mo
w. who were mad1ened by IiQuor-which,
Ig- believe was gratuiteusIy furnished at II
oa so" bar of the Hotel. At the foot OF tt
oor stairs was met by the Mayor and sever
~ y. Of the AIdermen-ther timely a:rv
on saved my life. Alter some general o