Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-31
From the New York Tribune.
A Fugitive Slave Case.
81. cArnAnlsr,, TuesdaY. jolly 0, 1852.

ST. CArHARNEs, Tuesday, July 0, 1852.
Dean sfp, 1 take the liberty to address 10
you few lines respecting very interesting
case of escape from the great Southern sodom
(New Orleens). On Friday morning last, q
fine appearing colored girl, almost white. was
broughtto my house by two colored men from
Chippewa. She IL only In the l4th year Of
her age, but had been sold four times From
what 1 can gather from her, her mother is
slave in New Orleans, having two sons and two
daughters. besides this girl, all the children Of
wealthy banker In the slave-b breeding State Of
Virginia. Her father had occasionally sent
money to her mother at New Orleans. $50 at
atime. Il was the lot Of the girl (Mary Elizl-
be,h) to be sold some years since to q slave
holder, by name Of c., who died at New
Orleans about two years ago, and made provi-
sion by will for the freedom Of his slaves, fifty
in number, on condition that they should be
carried into Free State. They were kept in
bondage in spite of the will think under
the pretcxt that there was no means Of paying
for their transportation. Mary's mother was
enabled to keep tho child with her, by paying sc
per month for that privilege. A Southctn, by
name of C, was coming to the North,
ard took the girl in charge, ip the absenso of
her mother, q little more than two weeks ago,
and brought her on to wait on his daughter
On their way from Cleveland to Buffalo, 10y
steamer her condition was asccrtained think,
by the chnmbermaid, who with others, ,contrived
to transfer the child to the British steamer En-
erald, in Buffalo harbour. She came concealed
TO Chippewa The master was Immediately
there after her, and lawyer with him from
Buffalo. lie tried to claim her on the ground
that she was q free girl. and that he was plcdg-
cd to deliver her in New York, where sho was
soon to join the other cmancipated slaves from
New Orleans, who were be to shipped around.
This kind of reasoning would not take; there
was great excitement about the case in Chippc-
wa. The cOlouIcd people took her in charge,
determined that she should have freedom in
Canada, without going to New York for it so
the claimant and his lawyer had to 60 back
empty.
The claimant then began to offer money for
the delivery Of the girl on the New York side
VI bnC ANCA 9oOO- AfOOOt 0Ss AANo Ah Nv |
has failed. The girl is hero in my family, |
cheerful and contcntcd but her escape has
caused very great excitement.
Yesterday morning received message by
telegraph from Chippewa, warning us against
the trap of the slave hunter, who, it is feared,
has one or moro coloured persons bribed over
in his favour.
Last evening coloured woman from Chippe-
wa called to see Mary. She was very full Of
good will, and had to report that tho girls
clothes had been sent on fpr her. but that it
was necessary for Ter to go to Chippewa to get
them. I asked her why she did not bring the
clothes with hher-qucstioned her and cross qucs-
toned her, and made her contradict herself in
several particulars. / was satisfied that she
was here for for no good. Others arc doubtless
lurking about under the influence of bribery
Tho poor girl shall be protected and educated
in free country, and not be subject to specu-
lation and prostitution by white-skinned, but
black hearted knavcs and Williams from the
South. Faithfully and truly yours.
HIRAM WILSON.
P. S.-While writing the above letter, the
coloured woman from Chippewa called again,
and in vain asked to see the girl, begging my
wife to lot her take a walk with her this even
ing. God forbid She shall be in no such
company. should have said that the South
crner was heard to say he had paid $500 for
her, and that sho would be worth q $1,000
to him, on getting back to New Orleans. H. W.