Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-31
From the Louisville Journal.
Case Of Della A Webster.

ne case coming up ICT Ulal, III answer TO the
question whether she ready for trial, Mss
Webster responded in the affirmative.
Miss Webster then arrai gned and pleaded
mol gully.
For The Common,Ceahh--Mr A. H. Robertson,
Commonwealth attorney, assisted by Richard
Prndell, Esq,
For the Defence-Messrs. NJ c. Johnson,
Coombs and Shy.
After some difficulty jury having been empan-
need, the commonwealth commenced the exami-
nation of its Witnesses whose evidence was as fol-
lows
Miss Webster, for some months previous to her
arrest, taught school in Lexington, and boarded
with Mrs. Glass. About The first of September
Il man calling himself Fairbank, came to the house
and inquired for her; WAS told that she was absent;
stated that he wished very much to see her. for al
though entirely unacquainted with her, he knew
some Of her friends in Ohio. When Miss Webster
came in, Farbank introduced himself, and imme-
diately desired private conversation with her,
They retired to separate room and remained
there together and alone for some time. At Miss
Webster's request Mrs. Glass consented toreceivo
Mr. Fairbank as ii boarder in her house, and from
that time until day or two previous to his arrest
they held long conversations together, and seemed
DESTROYS of avoiding observation. On Monday
the esd of September, Farbank called on Parker
Craig to inquire if he could get a hack to go to
MaysviIle on the next Saturday Craig told him
he could
On Wednesday he again called, to provide "a
ganst disappointment. On Saturday he came to
Craig and ordered the hack to be sent to Mrs.
GLASS;, where young lady would Join him. He
asked him if he could get to Paris that night start
ing at five O'Clock Craig told him he could-how
long it would take to 90 to Maysville and return!
and was answered four days. He then remarked
that he would start at five that evening and 90 to
Paris that night and MaysvIe the next day, if it
was not TOO hard drive The hack called agree
ably to instruction at Mrs. GLASS;, and Miss Web
ster got into it with Fairbanks stating to her land.
lady that she was going to spend the Sabbath in
Versailles with some friends, and would return
early on Monday morning. Instead of going di-
rectIy from Paris, as Fairbank had stated he in.
tended to do, it was proved that the hack was al
the hospital at six O'Clock, and at the Bruen Hous
in Lexington at half past six, where two trunks
both Of leather, which Fairbank had left her
some days before, were placed upon it. The keep
er of the first turnpike gate on the Maysye roat
proved that no hack passed the gate on that eve
ming befor nine ten O'Clock, so that they coult
not have left Lexington before half past eight o
nine. The same night that these transactions arr
proved to have taken place, Louis, the slave nam
ed in the indictment, the property of Messrs. Gran
and Baxter, escaped, together with his wife an'
child, the property OF Mr. Balm.
The next thing heard of Fairbauk and Webste
is from the tavernkeeper at Washington, fou
miles on this side ofthe Ohio; and he says that
hack passed that place on Monday morning, dri
wing rapidly with the curtains all down; that o
Monday morning, about one o'clock. he was arou
sed by the return of the same hack out Of Whic
came nbank and the prisoners there tw
leather trunks on the hack as it went down, BIT
US it returned; the horses were very niue
fatlgued; they remained at his house for some tW
or three hours, when he Qhe tavern-keeper) wer
out of the room to see about the horses, leavin
Miss Webster and Fairbank alone: when he re
turned the door was locked, and remained so ii
about four IN the morning, when they came out
start; there was no bed in the room; whreupo
Mr.. Mesic Qhe tavern-keeper) thinking that the
were runaway couple, laughed at them lit
about it, but they neither acknowIed ged nor denle
such to be the fact.
On Sunday morning early, Mr.. Balm found tn
his servants, the wife and child of Louis, had a
sconded taking with them two leather trunks:
proceeded oinquiIe what hacks had left town, al
Craig hearing Oft Immediately suspected that the
had gone off in his hack with Fairhank. Traces
hack wheels were found in the street, where Il
hack had turned round just by Bain's residenc
an these traces were recognized by Craig as Il
track Of his wheels-whch he knew by the pee
liar conformation of the tire Balm and Craig stan
cd then for Maysville, and few miles the 9th
side of Paris, met the hack returning, with Fal
bank and Webster still in it; Fairbank asked Ora
if he recognized the horses; no, he replied, one
them is not mine. Farbank then explained ii
of the horses he hired from Craig had di
from fatigue in MlIersburg, as they went dow
they there obtained another, which they took wi
them, and on returning, strange horse, the O
he now saw, followed them from Mayslick to M
lersburg, where they returned the horse they
hired on going down, and put in the one tn
had followed them Craig then asked him wht
he had been, and replied, to assist a runaway COT
lie to be married What were their names? ask
ne; when Miss Webster sharply told Fairbank
answer that question.
The driver then proceeded to LeXington-Bi
and Craig following just behind them. Heard M
w. was suspected Of stealing negroes. Mrs. Ola
with pass-key entered her room and found
one OF her trunks several letters from 0berl
ONO, one from Fairbank, proposing to come o,
nnd assist her IN running off slaves, SC. The
letters the Commonwealth attempted to read
was not allowed by the court, on tho principle Ii
down by Greenleaf and the authority of the ca
there cited, that the mere possession of letters.
proved to be answered, is no evidence of acou
cence IN Their contents In the mean time, Cr
ahl pam returned with their prisoners, and Fa
BANK was Immediately searched by the tailor. q
a letter found in his possession was attemnted 10
READ ny the Commonwealth, on the ground that
PROOF OF conspiracy, the acts aud declarations
one consplrator IN pursuit of this common obit
is admissible against them.
II was then proven that IN as conversation h
subsequently to her arrest, Miss Webster had
clarsu that she had gone with Fairbank, to ASST
runaway couple to get married: thai alierwa
she said that Fairbank, who preiends to ho n ny
cher, mad persuaded her to 90 to MillersGnrg !,
MN, as ne had some ministerial duties there 10
tenu TO. In another conversation she was os
where the negroes got in the hack. She ansye
no negroes gotln. Butbetween this place and
Ts' 'hfee persons, man, toonlan, and CHI