New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
" lliiam l.. Chaplin 10 Prison, charssd win
Aiding ise Escape Ct TsSnb's sfavss-
Great Excite ment I'm Was hisatsn, &c.


Csuespondenee Of The Tribune.
wAsHssreS, Friday, AasrGa
1 sent yoa BY Telegraph this morning, In tine fH
your earliest evening edition, Z my dispatch had
goof luck. the fact that WILLIAM Z. CHArLts. of
your State, had besn arrested, ard committed -
prison here. on the charge Of adiry the escape uf
two slaves of Hon. Mr. TooxBs, Of Georgia who
started from the resde1se OF their owner sons
days ago, in company, az d was understood, with
one Of the slaves Of Hon Me-. s'rEpRgSs, OF the
same Stste-vhch fac. sent to on promptly BY
telegraph. though believe IL failed 70 reach yoa
10 advance OF ether channels atea s, did notaP-
pear in The TyI6Ese
Ii seems frocA the sta,sr,eps Of this ius,ter a.
have it second hand from Of the pt ssce oihoen
who assisted in the arrest that the 81 ives Jailed
TO get away from the city at the til ne orteiothy
appointed OWNS 70 the breaking Of &c ,rnsse or
death OF q horss, some mshap OF taas scrt.
Suspicion having liked her eye upon CHssLIs, nae
movements wers watched and nas ken Lst
night about O'clock q carriage wa dccovered
leaving the Suburbs Of the city, which as No ~ed
by several officers and slsvs cstchers MI was
concluded that their suspicious were va 'ovnbeds
and then one Of the party checked WI III iencs
rail the wheels, while anosher stimuli ;sneousiy
caught the horses heads.
Pistols and Bowie hnves row came ioh requisi-
tion, as the perfectly ridied condition OF the
riege showed, in which Chaplin and the oil ,yes are
alleged to have Seen found One Of the sves h
said to have been severely wounded. ths ugh no
has escaped 90 far Another was vouode IN the
back. One OF the officers had h's arm grazs d with
a bullet Chaplin is unhurt He 10 descn bed -
having fought bra7ely till the las. il re4uir, four
or we athletic men to sobdue and tie him. l 10 raj
lied the slaves TO light TO the death The hcers
charge him with having fred the arst shot This
state ment OF course must be taken with the usual
allowance.
This affair has created q good deal OF az
element. An attempt 10 being made. saoss
uatruiy and meaply TO connect Chapdins
name with the NatioRal Era Office The purpose
Of this is palpable but i, will not take l think.
Any body who knows anything about CHNrLSs
position-who has Learned IL, as there have been
abundant opportunities TO do from his editorials In
the late albany Patriot, and Ia his speeches-are
fully aware that he and DR.. BAYLr belongto quite
different schools-CHAPLIs being GERRIr Snirn
man, with whom and the editor Of the Era there u
no sfluty Of opinions whatever.
Mr. CHAPLIS is in the jail here. One version o.
the sequel 10 that he awaits q requiston from tho
Governor of Maryan another. that he was taken
on this side OF the line dividing ths district from
Maryland and that therefore he will be tried here
| have had no time To- ascertain how this 10. It's
an important question. II he gets into the hands
Of the authorities Of Maryland he will fare 20
fuly-much worse than here, badly as In either
case il will turn out with him when in the hands
of Pro-Slavery law. VERIrn-