New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-22
TIE Case Of Rachel Parker aud her Sister.


The Case Of Rachel Parker aud her Sister.
It will be remembered that more thsn a
yesr since. young color,d woman named Mary Ella.
shc,h Parker. was abducted from Che ester County Pa
and conveyed 10 Baltimore. where she sold =
slave and transported 70 New Orleans. few days A.
ter her sister. Rachel Parker. also abducted in
ike mapecr and taken to Raldnore, and dct4iDed
there in CONSCIENCE Of the interference OF her Chester
County friends In the 6rst case Mary Eitseeth Wa
by an arrangement with the individual who had her IN
charge broush, back to BALTIMORE TO await her trial
petition for freedom 80 slso with regard 10 Rachel
Both after rsl-the proof in their favor being so
wheluing-were discharged, and are now among their
friends in Chester County In this connection W. give
the narratives of both females obtained since their r.
lease.
fwss taken from Joseph &. MIXERS about IL O'Clock
on Tuesday (Dec 10, 1917 by TWO men who came W
20 the house BY the back door Oue in and sskel
Mrs Miller where jesse McCrcary hyei and then seized
me by the arun and pulled me or. az the house Mr.
Miller called 10 her husband, who was IN the front porch
and be out and selzed tue man by the collar AMI
tried Ia stop him The other, with oath. then told
HIM % take his hands ot and he touched ue be would
Kill him. lie then L N Miller that belonged % NJ
SchoOlheld, in Baltimore They then hurried me b
wagon where there was another large man. pa, me in
snd drove on.
Mr. Miller ran across the field 10 head the wagon. ami
picked up = stake to through the wheel when one
Of the men pulled out sword, Il think 70 was sword.
| never saw Onc) and threatened 10 cut Mr. Mllers arm
on Mt polocks wagon being IN The way, and refusing
TO get ont OF the road turned oil q the left Aer
rode away, one Of the mon tore hole IN the back
of the carriage 70 look out 70 Ii they were comng
after u.s. and they laid they wished they hal given MI
Ter and Pol ock blow.
We storped at a tavern near the railroad and told
the landlord, think it was that was tree lso told
several persons az the car office and very nice looking
msn AZ the car office talking ut the door, and he
said he thought that they had better take me back again
One OF the did not come further than the tavern
! WIS taken to Baltimore, where we arrived about
O'Clock the same eveniIing, and was taken 20 jail
The next morning, man with large light colored
vhiskers took me away by myself aud ssked me II
was not Mr.. SCHOOLGIRLS slave told him was not,
he sai that was and il did not say was. he would
"cowhide me and salt me, and put me IN dungeon
told him was free, and tina, would say nothing but
MARY r. PARKERs NARRATIVE
Ndyrairs Of Mary Elizabeth Pdrktr, FREE colored su
belonging 20 Ckss,r County, Pa a. girsa BY husel,
IN al Tic nan features:
Twas taken from Mathew Donnellys ON sanr lay
night dee or l 1851 was caught while out OF door,
soon after had cleared the supper table, about O'Clock
by two ineu and put into wagon. One OF them got
into the wagon with me- aud rode to Ekton, MI, where
was kept until SUNDAY night at ~ O'Clock, when lcii
there in the tor Baltimore and arrived there early
on Monday morning.
AT Elkton man was brought IA TO me, by one OF
themen who said that was not hs fathers slave. Az
terwaId, when ON the way to Baltimore In the cars
man told that must say was Nj. Schoolhelds
slave or he would shoot me, and pulled ride out OF
his pocket ana showed II TO amt also threatened to
whip me.
ON Monday morning Mr. Scheduled called 81 the
iail In Baltimore to see me; and ON Tuesday morning
he brought his wife and several other ladies 10
ItolJ him did not know them. ani then Mr. &. took
me ont OF the room, aIi told me who they were, and
took me back again, so thai might appear to Know
a. ~, / In An.x
Orleans
/ tool about month TO get 10 New Orleans. After
had been there about week Mr. e. old mo 10 Madame
c. who keeps large flower garden She sends flowers
10 sell in the theaere sells milk in market &c. went
out TO sell candy and flowers tor her when lived with
her One evening, when was coming home from the
theatcr Waterman took me up, and told hin, was
not slave. He put me In tho calaboose, aud next nom
ing took me before magistrate, who sent for Madame
c. who told him she bought me- lie then sent Tor Mr.
c. and told him he must account for how he got me
Mr. said that my mother and all the family were fire..
except me- The magistrate told 10 20 back 70 Mad
anne c. and he told Madame C. that she must Not 1t
me go out at night; and he told Mr. T. that he must
prove how he came by me. The magistrate siterwari
called Mrs c. at her house snd had long talk with
her in the parlor do not know what he said, ~ thoy
we're by themselves. About month sfferward, was
sent back to Baltimore. ! lived with Madame G. about
six months.
There were six slaves came in the vessel with re 10
Baltimore who belonged 10 Mr. d., and were retsrnei
because they were sickly
man called 10 me at the ail after came hack
10 Baltimore, and told me that must say WIS Mr.
Schoolfelds sia,e and that II did not not do H. he
would kill me the fret time he got a chance lie said
Rachel (her sister, said she from Baltimore and
was Mr. Schooheld's slave. Ahcrward some gentlemen
called on me- Judge Campbell and Judge Bell Of Phla
delphis, and William H. Norris Esq Of Baltinorc) and
7 told them | Mr. schOOlields slave They sad
they were my friends, and must tell them the truth
u en- told 'hem who was and all about IT,
When was In NewOrleans Mr.. C. whipped me be
cause said that was free
Elizabeth, by her account shove WINS seized and
taken from Pennsyyana, Dec. or 10, 1851, which 1,
confirmed by other testimony