Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-14
ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION oFsIAyEs
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graph.
Tie usually quiet neigtorhood If that portion IF the
city in which is located the Depnt Of the Richmond
iericksburg and Pltomac Raj Rad Cornpanv was
thrown into considerable cummo,ion Yesterday morning
On the departure If The r the North BY the dscov
cry that two Gro (>laveS) were attempting
cape 10 free State, concealed in large boxes he for"
warded 10 Phhadep ha merchandise per Adams y %
express line.
Il appears that the boxes cont lining these fellows were
ca rripd ID The cars Nv cUred dr1yfnai WIKI directions U
Mace them III possession If dams : US Agent. to De
fr.rJed 10 lie care Of " z. Williamson, NJ 50 Button
wood STREET. Philadelphia" whose name aud address
were marked the boxes. The Agent for Messs Adams
s Co. had the boxes placed The cars and was On the
eve Of locking up the car containing HEN when hearing
noise in Of hem he was induced 10 omen IT, when ~
and behold. stout negro fellow Stood revealed. The
bikes Immediately opened and The negroes
given into custody In the time. being past eight
O'Clock. the Train Of had departed for the norh carry
lug with them The person since suspected aiding and
abetng he negrnes in their Tempt escape The per
son thus suspected proves 10 be member Of The
family Of the Smiths, usually, and fot years past
known in this CITY A. 5. smith, at one time proprietor
Of The famous Red Boot' Store few doors below The
Old Market.
As soon as sufficient evidence was elected TO warrant
the belief that Smith concerned in the ATTEMPTED
escape Of the slaves The medium Of the Telegraph
leced the proper lead to hls the arrival
Of the Fredericksburg and most faithfully did that
greatest invention Of modern times perform its duty-fOr,
short time after the transmission Of the despatch d
recting the Of Smith, received from Fred
ecburg stating that the had reached that town and
that Smith had been arrested
We learn that Of most vgilant police officers is
prepared prove This morning before the Mayors Court,
(when the will be brought np THAT the coored men
were each known 10 have been in communication with
smith Saturday evening ast;and that another witness
is prepared 10 testify the ac that the boxes in which
the slaves secreed, taken by draynan from
the alley l+adng to Smiths house, early hour yes
erday morning.
The slaves were each employed as walters in hotels in
this city-one at the Columbian, the other the Wash
ugfon-and bore abundant evidence in their appearar
Of kindly, if not indulgenf, treatment The boxes IN
which they confined added to the coseness Of the
in which they placed, must have resulted in
death from suocaton, even had they euded detection
route
To complete the story for the day. Smith was brought
back in custody, yesterday evening", the Northern
train. Much interest," and may add gnaton hay
ing been excited in our community BY the facts develop
ed ii the morning, large crowd was about the depot
awaiting Smiths arrival. He was promptly transferred
10 wagon, which in reade3s and committed to
safe-keepng in The city gaol His examination before
thu Mayor will take pl;c this morning. Richmond
Times