Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-03-30
From the N. Y. Evangelist
Interesting Slave Case.

MEssRs. ED1roRs:-Some four or five years
ago a bright mulatto man, about twenty-five years
of age, calling himself Henry Going, came to Per-
~rysburgh and established himself as a barber. He
stated that he had come from Alabama, and hav-
ing free papers, none suspected him of being a
slave. Not succeeding well, he left, after a resi-
dence of eighteen months, and went to Canada.
There he lived in comfort and responsibility until
about seven months ago. Then he became ac-
quainted with a black man, who learned from him
that he had a wife in slavery in Alabama, who
was Of his own color, and of nearly the same age
and size. Affecting great sympathy for him, the
black imp expressed his readiness to assist him in
e%ffecting the escape of his wife. After the lapse
of some months, during which time the scoundreI
had doubtless communicated with the owner OF
the woman, he stated to Henry that he was going
to Alabama on business, and told him that if he
would follow his advice, he would present him,
on his return, with the wife from whom he had
been so long separated. The plan he proposed,
was, that Henry should let him take his free pa
pers to the woman, whom he would cause to dress
in mems clothing and pass for the person therein
described. Henry was duped, and parted with
his defensive armour. A fortnight since, this
Judas went to him with the intelligence that he
had succeeded in effecting the escape of his wife
and brought her as,.tar as Perrysburgh, where,
from the fatigue of her journey, and cold which
she had contracted, she had fallen sick, and was
exceedingly anxious to see her husband. AS bust
ness called the friend back to Ohio, and his route
lay through Perrysburgh, he proposed that they
should take passage in the stage together. This
was acceded to, and OIL arriving late at night, they
stopped with a colored friend to Henry, where he
directed him to wait till he should go to his aboli-
ZIONIST friends and bring in his wife. An old man
with whom no one was acquainted, and who seem
ell to have no special business at the place, hac
been stopping at one of the hotels about a week
At break of day Henry was arrested by Il conSta'
bic and identified or. oath by this man as a fugi
tive slave named Elijah, belonging to the estate o
one Smith, deceased, in Alabama. The trial was
on hand three DAYS before Justice Huntington, anC
through the zeal and talents of Messrs. Hosmel
and Hopkins, the indictment was quashed OH th(
ground of informally.
The moment the prisoner was discharged, he
bounded away, in accordance with the previous,
Instructions of his counsel. A fleet horse, bolong
ing to a colored man, was in readiness for him
which he mounted and in a moment was off. Soor
he was heard laundering over the bridge into Lu
cas- County, regardless of the requirements OF the
law, and without stopping to apologize to the gate
keeper, he flung him his toll and pursued hi
course, John Gilpin course. Meanwhile, the ole
agent, who had thought him safe in his clutches
ordered another writ-then he offered a rewart
of 500, then of $900-then cried "in gold," FOL
his arrest-and all within a minute after the iugl
tive was on the wing. But the only response was
a shout from amid the multitude" Go it Henry
n dead horse or a free negro!" And whether the
cognomen by which he had formerly hung out
was n misnomer or not, certain he was now going
and soon rome. Messrs. Il. s. II. received Il note
from him yesterday, thanking them for their kind
ness and efficient e%xertions in his behalf (for hi
had not taken time to do this after his discharge,
and telling them he had got safely out ofthe 'lant