New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-22
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
>xhduction Of n Colored Man.

Abduction Of n Coiored Man.
From the Non. Stakeholder.
case. involving the abduction. and subsequent
recovery by purchase, OF a colored man, "a years
of age, and who, since his eleventh year has re
,idea in Darby. few miles south.west Of Phils
delphia, has occssioned considerable excitement
IN thst usually quiet village. The individual referred
to- hal bern the property called OF person living IN
MARYLAND and. with hs tyo sisters, and hsfbrother
aud advised and aided 10 esepe from slavery
By their masters sou the goods VI the master being
ABOUT 10 levied upon and ne probably asserting,
though tscidy. TO the escape. The owner died soon
alter and 50 far the Interested there had
been a clear moral abandonment by him Of any night
which he might otherwise have had to the ssves-
There were however. one or more other heirs whom
the son Ia law Of the deceased represented And be-
coming % know Of the residence Of the fuguves and
OF the high ss,eem in which they held for their
thriftness and general good conduct which qualities
would be make them bring great prices deter
mined though after 90 long en- interval 70 recover tne
back into bondage. Too much doubt AZ 10 the legal
claim probably existed 10 adventure upon any open,
regular process for accomplishing this purpose In Penn
syvsns subtsroge had therefore 70 be resorted to
There s reason TO suspect thst man. slightly cClored
Who had recently come into these parts, and made
himself intimate with the fugitive family employed
AZ the vile agent decoy them 70 Baltimore. lie had
married the eldest sister and was intending 70 take her
with him 70 ths, city in few days probably with the
purpose of surrendering her 20 her claimant and was
cersuly the instrument the tool OF the abduction OF
the brother He introduced 10 the young man. person
apparently a gentlemen. whom he protested 10 have
formerly lived with and whom be recommended In the
highest terms who seeking an active intelligent
servant TO take with him 10 his residence in Ohl0 and
who would give TO such servant the tempting sum oil
fifteen dollars per month. all expenses beside and tWen
ty dollars In hand The bait was successful snd amen
with his employer, took bis departure IN inc cars
Tor York. Pennsyvsnis where he ls,'.r
by other conveyance via ChsmoersbuTg 10 fltnDuTg.
Az York the new master expressed great osspPoln',
rpept AZ not meeting the person be expected 10 ma
and saidf they IN
the person lived and they could thence proceed next
morning by the cars 70 Chambersourg' lmmeolstey
upon their arrival Petersburg which was in Mary
land high funcuonary Of the great City OF Baltimore,
arrested Allen asserting that information had just come
on BY telegraph that he with his companion mao been
perpetrsting robbery In Phisdelphis, ana thst ne
must take him back TO that city for trial Aliens pro
of innocence and statement OF his residence and
OF his purpose In travelling dsregarded and chains
and handcuh. were fastened to and upon
bim-the pseudo master from that instant, Disappearing
Alien soon found himself rapidly proceeding with the
care under Of the officers suPposing Tor while
thsy returning 10 Philadelphia as the oicer had
said I'll AZ length passenger 10 his great horror sd
vsed him that they a direct route 10 Baltimore.
Not s suspecng any other charge than That oil thei
VIII n be felt he could readily rebuff he expressed
90 the ocer his desire 10 be put into public prison
t,erv IN sws, his trial which sssented TO- Arrived
NJ Baltimore be placed n hack, driven rapidly TO
huildng o peculiar structure into which ne was nur'
RED WHEN within Its Enclosure he inquired is this
puoe 5fironf" The answer was No, 1t is the Geor.
gs loa Il felt at that moment" said Allen 81" II
was ne jdst Of the great without friend or
plsub % gest 5p5r lie was then Intercepted as to
being slave Of ehcb without his confession. proof
could be given. the claimant was unable 10 re-
cognze IN the vigorous the ascending slender boy
This confession b refused TO make. Flogging, by
means Of that well known instrument of slave torture
the psddlewas then resored 10 In order TO compel it.
He bore for while the cruel infection until poor hu
maniiy could longer endure the agony and wa. made
ready 10 confess 70 snyihng true false He then
yielded an every question they put to him. II
was the conis ssion of the inquison And was upon
this confession that bis claimants doomed him to be
shipped To Esx.Oriesns. under the Tree nag oil the
United States OF America. 20 be sold for slave
While these proceedings were going on 10 the prison
house. aud the time and manner OF TIE prisoner DE
psr;ure was being arranged Providence directing
counter movement There was Vt least one concerned
observer OF the In the care and be took measures
With ~ little delay as possible to send hdings 70 SOM
good TREND y the abducted msn. One Of them went
infaSoIstsy To BALTIMORE and, arriving there, In
st~ny proceeded to the prison where the prisoner was
exps,ctsd 20 be- found He saw the keeper of It, man
honlss In his way and always honorable In the iulhl
unent OF bargsio and he succeeded in making with
hiln for the delivery Of tie slave upon pay
Of by given day some six or eight days ahead OF
eight hundred dollars thousand dollars being con
siaered his New Orleans price The time was brief but
The peopls poured out their money Ike water and Allen
redeemed but not until after be bad undergone
new course Of hsgeaon TO extori some desired reve
atons from him in regard TO the manner in which the
knowledge of his confinement had reached Darby IL
than the hrst but nothlng new 10
the inc aisitors was elected by IT,
He was restored TO his home and friends on tne S4th
utmo the day preceding the sailing of the New Orleans
packet In which he to have been shipped, had not
the for his purchase been cousummated-
During his confinement of nearly two weeks his feet
were chained together by heavy letters around the
ankles; and when the paddle was sppied IN addition
to bic leg irons he handcufed aud Obliged 10 lie
down In order TO receive the beating.
The village of Darby has been rather celebrated Tor
an unwilnguess 70 listen to Slavery Lectures. An
Anti slavery Lecture, somewhat costly, has, however
been pressed upon its people by these events to which
thew have given an attentive and which has reached
TO their inmos feelings where has left deep an In
deibe Impression Never was the long whip OF slavery
90 near their hresde before Hereafter when some sig
nal icencs In behalf Of the slave shall dis
tpguish that village the feelings prompting 1t Will be
traced those which were excited by the wrongs
and ssaerngs perpeiraied upon Allen Ricketts,