Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
[From the Baltimore Gazette
sLOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY


ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
We witnessed scene on Friday morn
ing,which, ifit could have been stripped of
its loathsome and debasing features,
might have formed quite an interesting
incident inn modern romance-being no
less thanthe exhibition of a young coun-
try girl about 20 years of age, in male at
tire,ina crowded court room, whittier she
had been summoned to give an account
: of herself in consequence Of a discovery
that she had eloped from her relations,
under the protection of a young negro
fellow, slave, suspected to be her para
mour, with whom it was her intent to go
on to the north. The following appears
to be the facts ofthe case:
On Thursday evening a sprightly
youngster whose smooth face and treble
voice bespoke him not out Of his teens by
several years,-dressed in homespun
jacket and trowsers and silk vest, over
which he wore brown camlet cloak and
a fur cap, drove up to the door Of a pub
icShouse at Town Bridge, in a one
horse covered cart, and asked for "ac-
commodation for man and horse" He
was attended by sleek, well fed black
fellow, apparently about "a years of age,
who passed as his servant.
He informed Mr.. Cason, the landlord,
that he was from North Carolina, travel
, ling to see the world, and intended as
soonas he could dispose of his horse and
cart, to go to the north to buy goods.
"Don't you think you are too young
and inexperienced to trust yourself so far
from home, on such an errand? 2" asked
Mr.. Cason.
"Oh, no, replied the youth, with self
satisfied air, !" can see and learn as |
CO."
Both the master and man, tho not dis
posed to be over-co mmunicative readily
answered the numerous questions which
were asked them during the evening in
the bar Of the tavern; but they frequently
varied and contradicted each other in
their statements, and there was evident
ly some mystery about them. At bed
time, Mr.. Cason took a candle and show
ed the young gentleman to his bed, the
negro following with trunk and saddle
bags.
q wish you'd have some bedding got
for my servant too," said the youth.
"He always sleeps in the same room
with me"
Bedding for negro in one Of my
chambers r exclaimed Mr.. C. in aston.
ishment.
ayes, to be sure. We will pay for it
,ee've got plenty Of money"
81 can't stand that" said Mr.. c. I'll
YOU had as much money as you could
Shake stick at he shouldn't sleep in this
house"
MrC. had previously had some doubts
in his mind, the nature of which we leave
our readers to guess; and this freek o.
the youngster served to strengthen them
Setting down the candle hesaid, with q
stern voice and look
"Stranger, its my beliefy are wo.
man in mems clothes"
sim no such a thingw was the angry
reply Of the youth.
But this did not satisfy MrC who We
;y soon ascertained Gn very delicatl
way,) that his surmises were correct ii
word she confessed to her womanhood
and that her name was Winfred
and thereupon Miss Winfred was, witt
irs- dingy Othello, handed over to th
custody Of the police. The next morn
ing, when brought before the Mayor, sh,
still wore her male dress, not having ex
pressed a wish to change il; though, a
Il afterwards appeared, her trunk wa
well filled with female clothing. Not
withstanding she was in the midst Of
large crowd Of people, who had follow
ed her into the court room, laughing an
jeering al her, she was not in the leas
daunted or even embarrassed; nor di
she once betray the slightest sensibilit
at her degradation--a proof of her ute
Inconsistencies Of the decencies q pre-
prieties Of civilized life. Hers story her
was, that she came from Halifax Co, N
Carolina, where she lived with her aunt
her mother lived ID the same neighbor
hood. Her sable Companion, who's
!. nsine was Richmond, belongs to he
aunt he went about the country doc