The Cecil Whig., 1852-01-17

| W '' A'i' S"iy ASsPeIe-
able citizen of Georgetown X Roads,
Kent county, on rising from the dinner
table on Thursday, fell suddenly dead
on the floor; probably from apoplexy.
He was the brother of Mr.. Samuel Mil
Of this town.
DEATHS FROM lNHALING VIrRIoL.--
Two negro men named Fisher and Bay
ard, dled-one on Saturday, the other
on Sunday-from inflammation of the
lungs; caused by inhaling the gas from
fire of boards stepped with vitliol. A
short time ago the ears ran OF the track
few miles east Of this; among the
freight were some carboys of vitriol
which were broken, and the boards of
the boxes left, saturated with the liquid
by the road side; these, the unfortunate
men gathered and made fire of, which
produced the fatal result.
THE KIDNAPPING CAsE-REIEAsE OF Nc
CREARy, &c.-Thal :'Truth is stranger than
fiction," is an alugc strengthened BY every
days verifcation. The case of the abduction
OF the negro girl Rachel Parker, or Elizabeth
Crocus, taken in all its bearings and results, is
sfrange-a mysterious affair." To publish the
details of it during its protractcd continuance
would overburden the columns of mammoth
jonrnal--a slight and hurried review is as much
rs we lave room to give.
Armed with a power Of attorney from Mr..
srhoolleld OF Baltimore, Thomas McCreary
! goes to Chester county, Pa, and in broad day.
light, near the middle of the day, arrests al the
house OF Joseph C.. Miller, a negro girl, an
swerins the description OF the one which es-
capped from Schoollield. Miller pursues him and
shouts TO neishbor, who was near bv, TO stop
the hidnappers- McCrcary escapes from them,
hurres ont Of the State and carries the negro TO
Baltimore. This was on the Both of December.
He is followed 10 that city by Miller and several
OF his neghbors, and on the oath ofthe former.
is arrested to answer the charge of kidnapping.
This was December 3lst. On that night the
parties IRON Pennsylvania, together with Nc
! Crcary and others from this place. took the cars
Tor linvrc-dc-Grace. Miller was at the depot
ana was at one time seen in the ears, but whether
he started in them not, is not distinctly proved
When his friends reached the Susq hanna he
was not among them. The next day he was
found dead, hanging to a tree, near Stemmer's
he fret Sto r,Io a., 4
side OF Baltimore. An Inquest was held and a
verdict OF suicide rendered.
The hearing of McCreary on the charge of
kidnapping, was fixed for the 9th inst, and &C.
cupied five days. During the trial eight or
dozen men from Miller's neishborhood. swore
positively that they knew the girl to be free;
some olthem stating they had seen her almost
weekly since her infancy and knew her father
ly as many swore she was the slave of School
field; ofwhich, however, some orthe Baltimore
witnesses had doubts.
Thus matters stood till the trial was about TO
be closed, the weight of the evidence being, in
our opinion, in favor of the freedom of the girl.
when new witness is introduced whose start
ling and remarkable testimony, fyes Miller as
an accomplice Of McCreary's, furnishes n kcv
to his suicide, establishes the slavery ofthc girl.
and acqnils McCreary of the charge of kjdnep.
ping, as he was acquitted by The magistrate.
The above IS very condensed summary OF
the matter; usw to some The particulars.
The wilncss whose testimony was 50 remark
able was John Merritt who at the time Of the
abduction oflhr ai'l, in which he assisted, re-
sided in Pennsylvania, but has since, (of course
in consideration of personal safety,) removed 10
, Elkton. The following is his testimony, as
given in The Sun, when examined in chief.
Is twenty.one years of age; lives IN
Cecil county, Maryland. Had no par
tlcular acquaintance with Joseph G.. Mil
ler; had seen him twice; once before the
arrest of the girl, and again at the time
OF the arrest. Witness met Miller one
Sunday afternoon, coming out of the
lane Of his house. Did not know him
then, and asked him where Miller lived.
Miller replied that he was the man.
This was after the arrest of the girl Hen
rietta. Witness asked Miller if there
was not negro girl living at his house.
Miller said there was, and asked wit
ness what he asked the question for.
Witness replied that some colorcd peo-
pie had run of from Mr.. SchoolfeId of
Baltimore, and that lie thought the girl
living with Mr.. Miller was one of them,
Miller at frst denied that the girl was
Mr.. Sthooliie!d's, but afterwards admit.
ted that the girl who was then at his
house had run away from Mr.. School
field: of Baltimore. The girl, her moth
er and sister, Miller said were runa.
ways.
Miller told witness that the mother Of
the girl lived with a Mr.. John Ander.