Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-13

Ni- We,,sis' GOT IN wnh FsrbAhk. ,istier
w. her landlady 'ns, she wa roine 70 sr<od
NE NAhhs'h ~ N,'ssll iesS~ tsh ,orps frtensis
mi would fsiufh sa',, on Monday Morning
Instead ~ go'pg u Paw. 40 FAirhant, hsl
stated Ne in'eoccd Ia do. u was proved tbs,
the bah sss o. Tho hospital al AK nIlork
ard a. the House IN Lrsihgioa al half ra,,
81 ~hs's iwo uunis both ofleaihet which
fsifbsuks had lei iherr some dsy, lefnre
~en Llacet upon " hekeepet Of the first
turnpike gate proved that NJ li.ck passed. the
gate or hat sveuiGg before nine ~ ten n.
rIofk 49, hsi hey could have no, letI@ping.
ton before bali rsSt soro The same night
r1i 'hes. irsnsaciions are proved TO have
iskor plste. Louis tie slave namel in tie
cloimsnt. The property OF Iessr. Gsam 4
NAItsr. escaped together w!,h his wife sod
Child. Tho property Of Balm The nsrt thinr
heard 81 Fairbanks and Webster Il. from
tavern keeper at Washington, Tour mile. this
sudA OF The Ono lie saws thata hack rs.s
81 inst place on Sunday morning diving
rpd,y with the curtains all down: that on
Monday r1.frirg about one O'clock. he was
atonsed nv the rrturn Of the same hack out
Of uhi,o came Fairbanks snd the prisoner
'hcrc vrrr two leather trunk, on the hack
~ II went joNn. but none ss 1t returned; the
hur.es were very much faigued thew ~.
named ~ hts hou,e fnr some tao OF three
houts when he Che tavern krepc) went out
of The room 20 see Ahnu, the horses, leaving
Miss Webster and Fairbanks alone when
he returned the door was locked, and remain
ed 20 I'LL about four In the morning when
they came out TO start there WAS M bel In
the room Mr. Music Che tavern keeper
thinking that lheS We're n run away couple.
laughed At lhem a little about IT, bot they
neither atknow edg~1 nor denied such TO be
the fact On Sunday morning early. MIR
BAN found that his servants (,he wife and
CHILD Of Iyouis) had sbsconded, taking with
them two leather trunks he proceeded to en-.
quire wis, hacks had leh town, aud Craig
hearing Of it Immediately, suspected they
Ind gone of in the hack with Fairbanks
Trnces Of hack wheel, were found in the
STREET, where the hack had turned round
BY Bans residence, AMI these traces were
recognized hy Craig as the rack OF his
wheels which hc knew BY the conformn.
ton Of the tire. BAN and Crntg then star
ted FOR Mavsvlle, and few mile, the Other
SIDE Of Paris, me, the hack returning with
Fla blanks and Webster still in il Fair
blnks asked Craig if he recognised the
horses no he replied one OF them i. no,
nine Fnirbanks,hen explained lha, one
Of the horse: that he Ind hired from Craig
had died OF fatigue n, MilIcrshuro. MS they
went down; they there obiain'd another, |
which they took with them, and on return
NO strange horse, the one he now saw
them from May,lck TO Milers.
,nrg, where they had returned the horse
hey had hired on going down, and put in
he one tina, had followed them. Craig
hen asked him where he had been, and he
epIisj 10 asSis, a runaway couple TO get
nnrrled WIS, were their Names asked
r., when Miss w sharply told Fairhank,
ol 10 answer the oncs,ion The driver
hen proceeded TO Lexington BAN and
'rn,g followed JUS, behind them Henri
ny tina, Miss w. was suspected Of stealing
negroes Mr.. Glass with n pass KEY, enter.
d her room and found in one Of her trunk,
oycral letters from Obcrln, Ohio one
rom Fairbanks proposing TO come over
nd ASSIST her in running of slaves, &c
Thes, letters the Commonwealth attempted
, read Int was not allowed bv the court,
n the principle laid down in Grrcnle,f and
,. authority 81 the cases there cited ,ha, tho
,ere possession Of letters not proved TO be
n'worch is no'eviloncc ofacquiesccncr in
loir contents ia the mean time, Craip
nj Ban rcur,d with their prisoners. AMI
'alrtanhs was Immediately searched by the
IiIor, and letter found in his possession.
'as attempted IA bc read hv the Common.
'"nllh, on the ground that, on proof Of
onsp.racI, the acts and declarations of one
nnspira,or in pursuit Of this common oh.
Ct is q1mlssablr aCains, them all ISec
asses Rex vs. Watson, q Howell s. TT
.mcrlcan Fury Company VS. United States.
Peters | III. and Am. on Evid 2I5l
he court reused pefm,.slcn to read the
tier there having been rs vet no sufficient
roof oi conspiracy between Fairbanks
ri Webster, which must be established n, {
nN prtHa facie. before the acts and decla
'llon Of on, gould be received against the
her STARK Ev 1924 Greenleaf Ev 4
% 1t was then proved tha, in a CONVEX. '
'llon held subsequently to her arrest, Miss !
Webster hal dfrelsr,d hat she gone with
alftank' 10 assist runway couple 10 get :
'srrled that a0erwad, she said lha, Fair c
anks. who Prc,cnds to be preacher, had :
nrsuded her to 90 to Millersburg with him
= he had some ministerial duties there IN
tend TO. In another conversation she was
sked where the ncgros, got in the hack.
he answered no negroes 20, in. But be.
veen tRI'>l gee and Paris three persons,
ian. woman an1 child (mark the co.
'eIdcnco) 70, into the hack bu, added
.ey were Nil Whle persons to her unknown.
gain she stated rha, Fairbanks had de-
owed her, and under prc,cnce OF taking
or to VERSA had ured her m TO Mavs.
lie The Commonwealth having pre-
l7uly 'eVcrnl time. attempted to read the
-'Ier Of Fairbanks w,' now permitted 10 do
3 Ii tore date y eDhulsIsy priyious 10 the
day The nCIro.s CtrSTol ATrInot,cirp tho