Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1850-12-18
THE BOSTON FUGITIVE SLAVE
CASE.


We publish below, from the Maenl
Messenger. the statement OF Mr. Knight
Of that city, who was engaged in tn,
recent eiIod to feeaptufc the slaye Ctail
in Boston. The narrative will be rea,
with interest
Macon. GA. Nov. II. 1850.
Messra EduOrs-As many incorrect
and contradictory reports are IN circula
ton in regard 20 the witt OF Mr.. Will,
II. Hughes To Boston. for the purpose o
reeaptufins William and Ellen cafl-
the negroes belonging TO DR.. Collins auC
Ira Taylof-l beg you 10 give place lC
the suhloiued narrative OF facts. IL 4
given from recollection. bu: am willing
10 make affidavit 10 lis correctness. d
course it does not contain a statement o.
every thing which fanspifed, but II doe,
contain every thing which Is at all .ni
potlsnt.
The statements which have been copied
IN this CITY aud In The South generally.
by a certain class OF papers. are taken
from the Boston Ghfonolype. aud Other
abolition prints. aud are gross mlsferfe.
sentailon oil facts, aud entirely unworthy
OF any eontiIeHee.
We left Macon for the purpose OF pur.
chasing machinery for the establishment
Of = Bucket Factory aud Variety Work,
IN this city. | did not even know that
Mr.. Hughes was entrusted with the te.
eosery oi the slaves uutil alter We afnyea
at Nav York. when lac asked the 10
identity the negroes.
We left Macon Friday. Oct. ll,h-ar.
uved IN New York TUESDAY following;
remained there till Friday. 4. NJ. aud
arrived at Boston next morning. Kept
siill Oh Saturday aud Sunday.
On Monday. attended TO buying
machinery. Nj Hughes applied to Judge
Woodbury. for a warrant. The Judge
would not issue il; ssid II was the business
Of the Commissioner.
Mr.. Hughes applied to three separate
Commissioners. who seat him from one
to another. The last Que refused until
he could get all the Commissioners aud
Judges together
IL this way the matter was deferred
until Thursday night, when the meeting
OF Commissioners was held. Al thu.
meeting our business aud the names vi
the parties ior which The warrant was
demanded leaked out.
went 20 see Cfai, on Tuesday, bad q
long conversation with him. lie said
that Ellen was anxious to return South,
aud would d., 50 II she could get funds aud
an opportunity; desired me TO bring a
letter 10 Ellen's mother. | agreed 10 50
back the next morning aud get The letter
II did not go TO Worcester,
IFeinesiay.-Went TO Worcester aud
returned, ionuj the letter At the hotel.
Thursday Morning. Saw Graft, he
told me that Ellen had beeu to see me al
his hop on Wednesday. | wrote no let
ter to Gait. The one published was a
forgery. The day the letter purports to
hays been written was IN Worcester.
Frniay Morniag.-Judge Woodbury.
issued the warrant, abou, . o'clock, IN
open court. ....-.
IL was at once known, aud the negroe;
and abolilionsts began 10 assemble about
the cour. house. and watch us. Ever,
few minutes negro lawyer would peel
into the marshal's office TO see what WA
gong on; warrant placed into matshal
hands Immediately. The excitement be
came great; nothing was donei marsha
said ii lac was convinced that Crait wa
an Cambridge street. he would 90 an'
arrest hun, seemed limld aud inclined t.
back out.
Saiurday-Were both arrested 10
slauder; ior calling Graf. slave-wer
taken to Deputy Sheriff Rugs olliee-
obtained bail for $4,000 each at once
from Messrs. Riley Il freeman an
Thayer Il Co. No great excitement.
Afternoon Negroes in large number
around the U. 5. Hotel. changed m
hat, mixed with them and :aiked wit
them. They said there Were kidnappei
from the South in town; that Knight wa
in iail, aud they were after Hughes.
Sundag-Went 10 Charlestown. an
about the city all day. No sign Of au
disturbance.
Monfay-We were again ARRESTED
OIL charge Of attempting to kidno
Cnft and wife, carried to Court Squal
to Deputy Corbins Office 1000 person
present, 500 negroes aud 500 whites
IN, lowest order. Gave bonds IN SlO,O l
N.t.i l,, MassYa n ilav Willis nj