The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-01-29
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1916.
CASE OF DELLA WEBSTER.

The Louisville Journal gives synopsis of
the evidence against Miss Webster. If cor
rect Miss Webster is not the innocent we hop
ed to find her. Miss Webster boarded with
Mrs. Glass. Mr.. Fairbanks came TO the
house of Mrs. Glass, introduced himself to
Miss W., and Immediately desired private
interview They retired TO a sePerate room,
remained there alone and together some time.
At Miss Webster's request Mrs. Glass receiv-
ed Fairbanks as boarder,and from that time
they held long conversations together, and
seemed DESTROYS of avoiding observation
On Saturday Fairbanks hired a hack, took
in Miss Webster and his trunks. On the
same night Louis, his wife aud child, the
property Of Mr.. Balm and others, escaped
The circumstances went TO show that these
slaves were transported in the hack by tho
agency of Fairbanks aud Webster OH their
way to Ohio. The next thing heard from
them was from tavern keeper at Washing
ton four miles or this side OF The Ohio. Tho
hack passed tina, place on Monday morning.
driven rapidly with curtains down. Abous
one o'clock the next night the same hack re-
turned, out Of which came Fairbanks and
I Miss Webster. The tavera-keeper went out
of the room to see about the horses, leaving
! Miss Webster and Fairbanks alone; when ho
returned the door was locked, and remained
! ed so till about four in the morning, ~hsn
they came out TO start.
Mr.. Balm in company with Mr.. Craig, ii.
owner of the hack, on Monday morning START
ed in pursuit to Maysvlle, aud-inet the hack
containing Miss Webster and Fairbanks
1 Craig asked Fairbanks where lie had been,
he replied, ',u assist runaway couple 10 DO
married. What were their namesi' asked
Craig, when Miss Webster sharply tc,d Fair-
banks no; 10 answer The driver proceeded
to Lexington, Bain and Craig following.
IL the meantime Mrs. Glass entered Miss
VS. room and found scverai letters in one
of her trunks from Oberiin, one from Fair
banks proposing 10 come over and assist her
in running of slaves. Another letter believ-
ed from Fairbanks, bore date the Thursday
previous to the day Of the negroes escape,
in which, after noticing the failure Of the Wi
ter in his attempt to run OF negro woman
the wife Of Gkilson, who il seems had msda
his way to Ohio from this neighborhood, he
goes on to say that Miss w. and the writer
had concluded to carry OF three negroes,
man, named Louis, a stout. dctire bog, ms ,e!te
and child, and that they would attempt it OD
the following Saturday; that OH arriving at
Aberdeen. be would send them on b. tie d.
( Ia or under ground route, and would then re-
turn to Miss W. to Lexington; that no was
boarding in The same house with her, and
that neither tcas suspected. lie says further
that he had already sent iIis baggage TO Gin
cinnati, remember the ttro leather trunks
taken from the Bruen House and would fell
low it there as soon rs he had seen Miss Web
stcr home. mag probably send you copy
Of this letter il you wish it. No evidence Of
any moment offered by the defence. The ju-
~ retired on Friday evening, after hearing
the able argument of counsel, and brought 10,
on Saturday morning, verdict Ofguiiiy, fix
ing her punishment at Two years iruprison-
mentin The penl,cntiary. Sentence was pro-
nounccd by Judge Bucsner on Saturday, Jan.
4th, aud the prisoner taken down on Thurs
day, the oh to Frankfort.