The Cecil Whig., 1852-01-17

what would he give to get the negroes
again. Witness told him that Mr.
Schoolfeld had offered a reward of 5000
for the three-the mother and the two
girls. Miller then asked witness what
he would give him If he let him go to
his house and get the girl he had. Wit
ness said he did not know; that he
would go to Elkton and see man about
it and let him knaw.
Miller agreed, and said that when
they come for the girl he (Miler) would
try and be away, but that if he was at
home he (Miller) would have to make a
big fuss about it. Witness then left
Miller and went to Elkton to see Nc
Creary. Never had seen McCreary be-
fore to know him. Told McCreary
what witness had heard, and it was set
tied that they would 60 to AIiler's end
get the girl.-Did not get to see Miller
any mere until the day the girl was ar
rested We did arrest her. Miller
was at home; he made great fuss, ran
round but did not do much and did not
appear as though he wanted to DO much.
| This testimony, being believed, explains the
death OF Miller. Urged by his neighhors, to
satisfy whom he was 10 make d s.bie fuss" he
went with them 10 Baltimore and caused McC's
arrest. Fearing exposure by the latter or by
Merit, and consequent ruin, his mind was prey
ed upon, until in an evil moment, he left the
cars and hun" himself The position in which
hp fn Il
the veriicls Of both lnqusitons-iDrh he was ex-
humcd and c-cXamincd-that he committed
suicide.
Mcrrtt's testimony is strcncthcd by the fact
that McCreary, from the time Of his arrest on
till the close of the trial, insisted that lac knew
Miller, and that he was no more of All abolition
ist than he (McC) was. Ii also tends TO COM
promise Miller, that McCreary, who mukcs his
sallles into cur nei.hborng State in the night,
went, on this occasion, in broad daylight. The
man Pollok being in sight, would lead Miller
| to make ''biS FUSS to avoid being suspected.
and to keep up appearances he unwttingly al
lowed himself TO be persuaded off TO Baltimore.
Our impression at first was that he was hung BY
bcai out that view of the case. He could not
have been abducted from The depot in Baltimore.
where he was with the intention OF going in the
cars, without the parties being observed. AT
the time of the starting of the cars, at O'Clock
in the evening, there are always many persons
about, and his fear OF being mobbcd, which he
had expressed, would have prevented him from
being called aside, out OF sight. At Stemmer's
run man was observed to get out OF the cars
and go in the direction where Miller's body was
found. His coat and ''comlorl' were taken of
and laid carefully down--there were no tracks
about and the ground was soft enough to have
shown them; besides, he had been abducted in
| Baltimore, he never would lave been carried
seven or eight miles away along the rail road.
Admitting The girl to be slave, the swearing
of the Pennsylvania witnesses was remarkable
thing. We would be 10th to believe such par
ty ofmen would puiposely 90 to Baltimore to
pcrjure themsclyes-we cannot believe so. If
/ they were fanatics, we could suppose that hold
ing that all are born free, and that none are
slaves, they could swear the girl was free. But
we incline to believe they only supposed them
selves TO be certain they had known the girl so
many years. 1t is hard TO swear to dates; be-
sides, they may have been told anl believed, she
was the child of a woman who had child of
the same age, and not knowing her positively,
have supposed her TO be the one represented,
whom they from time to time SAW, without
noticing her particularly.
1t can be proved that the gill, Henrieta--the
sister of the one concerned in this casc-rrevi-
ously taken, stated both in this county and in
Baltimore, that she was the slave of Mr. School
lield-that her name was Crocus, but that her
mother changed it to Parker when they ran to
Pennsylvania, and that she had sister there
who went by the name of Rachel Parker. About
this testimony there is no doubt. Had the case
on McCreary's part turned out desperate, he
could have proved, we understand. by The man
who drove The wagon which carried luna Crocu.
and the &'rs from Baltimore that lhcse are the
id'ntlrai negtrcs. But he would nu. ccr.pgo.
mIse that maa, <who, as driver, was acting
under the direction oi hIs cm?luy-r,j UnIrss it
we're necessary Ia save him from being given nm
10 Pennsy syivania.
We have not room TO follow the subject far.
ther at present. We have no sympathy with
McCreary in his business or movemenls--hei is
man with whom we have no communication.
whatever; but his nroads into PENNSYLVANIA to
arrest slaves, as we stated last week, grows out
OF the behavior OF the citizens ofthat State; and
the people of Maryland will see TO ii that he is
not readily given up. When the time comes
that the owner of u fugitive slave can 90 safely
under the law and arrest him. McCreary's mis-
sion will be ended; till then, we presume his
''sorties" may be nightly expected. If any
Pennsylvanian doubts the testimony of Merritt,
let him remember he too is from that State. We
admit that his conncxion with the matter, throws