The New York herald., 1845-11-16
WHirEsBoRo, N. Y, Nov. ., lsa6.
Singular Sare Case-Ercifemsnf Among the .fbslonisfs
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Funny If True.
Our peaceful village this day thrown into state
of unusual excitement by the following singular cir.
cumstances. On the fifteenth day Of October last three
fugitive slaves, named George Washington Jane NJ.
Clay, and Elizabeth Jackson, presented themselves at
the door Of one Of warm hearted aboonists ofNew
York Mills and suppcated assistance Their story was
briefly told-they represented themselves as runaway
slaves from the State of Kentucky, and from plana.
ton Of Hon. Henry Clay. Miss Jane said that she was
the daughter of Henry Clay and Miss Jackson repressn
ted herself the daughter Of Gen. Andrew Jackson
who sold her mother and herself to Henry Clay some
twenty years ago Washington formerly the slave
OF some Of the Washington family, appeared by his
They were almost entirely destitute of clothing. and
they appeared nearly famished for the want of food
Their miserable appearance and startling story
the hearts OF the kind people of the above mentioned
village who are nearly all abolitionss of the bluest
kind that they called small quiet meeting had the poor
slaves comfortably lodged and then proceeded to col
lect the necessary for their safe comfortable
journey to Canada whittier the runaways said they
were bound.
In the course of day or two these Jealous people
had collected nearly ten dollars in hard cash. and be.
vests pants and shoes the poor msle and dresses
bonnets, skirts, shaws, mantles &c, for the female
Y had no ali bssny told h e %
southern cruelty been fully displayed to the weeping
But when the first appeal to the sympahes Of the antics
had been met by generous then did the poor
females bring the de reserve" of suppl
cation With fearful eyes and swelling lips hoy pro.
ceeded to their to the gaze Of the ladies
Of the abolition family whose home they were shelter
these people brand of Henry Clay with red hs,
iron imprinted upon their bosoms This caused still
greater excitement among the members of the society
and the slave received and the slaves re-
ceived coppers moro freely than before At length the
story Of their wrongs being all told the story their
long and tedious journey from that distant Satetheir
severe privations their beds Of food Of
nd air suithu
warm garment and warm blessing, to cheer them
their way to Canada. where they might rest in peace
Our good aboonists slept soundly for number Of
fine October nights after the above enng acts
of mercy to the slave So swesty did they sleep indeed
since OF many more articles of clothing than they had
given to the slaves Information given of the robbie
hearing the crcumstance and having Observed some-
time previous these wandering slaves he Immediately
hole or residence Of the dares which is near the Con.
gregational Church at Whiesboro about one q half
Here was rich kinds Of
slaves to rumslaves to gambling and licentiousness
sp Gss Gy ssw
in the further hole clothed in the pur
pie and fine linen which had been kindly given them by
found sole Of the premises and acting husband OF
the Dnahs The sheriff searched diligently for the so-
len property but though he found everything else there
except money and bibles yet aparcle Of the spoil
ofthe CLOTHES line" could be found He communicated
knowledge these facts the York Mills people, and
learned from them that these dodgers at the hole"
had defrauded the society out of about S3O and when
the good abolonsts found that the aforesaid slaves
slaves at ALL except to their particular pro-
pensiie and that they were old residents OF the village
their holy anger warrant for their arrest was
issued by Squire Clark directing the sheriff to have the
bodies of the said George Jane and Lzzy before him at
the house OF s Wood to answer unto the said aboli
tioniss, to the grave charge of obtaining money and
goods under false pretences. Witnesses subpoena
ed and the whole strength of the "An' party turned
out to the darkies to the prison.
sNRobert Moore ESQ., appeared for the people- being
impossible to secure the services of Alvan Stewart
Garr Smith, account oil their absence from the
ty. Thomas Sprggs, Esq, was COUNSEL for the dares.
Many ladies and gentlemen examined upon oath,
touching the matter, and they invariably testified that
they would by means have given them anything at
ALL had they not supposed them to be fugitive slaves
The goods proved to have been delivered, and all
seemed fair to send the poor shady people to jail Con-
siderable leyty noticed at the examnation-far too
considering the dark features of or cases
under consideration. No attempt made show
the brands spoken of above bore resemblance to the
handwriting of Henry Clay or Andrew Jackson This
defect in the testimony brother Moore not prepared
supply He had evidently mistaken the Of
ton. The charge should have been for scattering
lists OF New York mills to their great damage" &c The
arkie proved to have been residents of this
since their youth. One raised in this town,
Salina, and one in Jefferson CO.
sufficiently agreeable, the darkes, motion of their
counsel, discharged by the court by authority OF
the Iule OF law found in IA Wendell which declares that
indictment will not lie where gifts goods obtained
under false pretences merely charitable gifts
The daries retired again to their hole, where they
will be happy to any OF their colored uncolored
friends at any time between o'clock A. NJ and 81 A. NJ.
OF the next day. who may wish to congratulate them
their escape from threatened northern bondage in
Clinton prison.
p s.-Some people say that the darkes were "rugged
up" for the occasion and sent out by the boys :"