Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-04
J. THOMAS.
Arrest for Enticing nMnY SlnNcx.


gives the following particulars of the arrest in
that city for enticing away slaves, aud ,hc co.,.
segment excitement
"tluite an excitement has been created wi,h-
in the past twenty -iOur hours by the arrest of
colorcd man named Richard Nea. Neal was
formerly slave in the family Of the Chcstons
III Anne Arundel county, Md. lie was man-
united by the family to whom lie beonucd
and subsequently married female slave owned
by Commodore Isaac Mayo, Of the United State.
navy. The estate Of the Commodore lies adj
laccnt TO that of the Chestous. After some time
Neal removed to Philadelphia, aud made an eX.
ert0n to purchase his wife and Children We
learn that be fore he succeeded in his effort, the
wife ran away with her children and reached
Baltimore, were the fuJltives were rccaptured
aud there sud TO different persons, who car
red them of to variona places OF the South.
Several persons in Philadelphia took an in.
ter st in Meals case, at that time, and the sum
| Of $4,000 was raised by them, the wife and
children were pure ascd with the funds, anr
! the family we're reunited and have been living
IN this city ever since. For the past three wears
Neal has been employed az coachman BY
Townsend Sharpless. Yesterday morning Nea
,-..--.sL - ..'i:~-- IT.. L.,l uf aIaT Wand
assisted 10y two police officers Of tins city. The
authority upon which the arrest was made, was
a requisition from GOvcrnor Love- Of Maryland
which had Teen compiled with by Gov. BigIer
and The officer was authorized to Arrest Neal
and remove him tn Maryland, after a hearing
before proper Judge or alderman The pr,
! oner was taken before Alderman kenney, who
heard the evidence ny to the identity Of the
m n, and av. him into the custody OF officer
Lamb, to be conveyed to Maryland.
The party, with the alleged culprt in charge
started in a chaise to the Baltimore Il, pot, but
reached there too late for the afternoon train
the prisoner was then taken in the chaisc to
Chester, where a halt WAS made, the Com
modoTe and his friends intending to proceed to
Baltimore by the night train. In the meanwhile
the friends of Neal had learned for the first time
Of his arrest, and having procured writ of
hdbcd corpus an officer wa. dispatched in pur-
suit of The part. At Chester, just as Neal was
about being placed upon a car, the WIT was
served upon Lamb, but he refused to recognise
il, and insisted upon his right to proceed South
with his prisoner. a mob was soon raised, and
the different individuals composing it took sides
as their feelings prompted. There was consd.
cradle pulling and tusseling about the depot,
and even threats to shoot were INDUCED.
Finally the cars started leaving the entire par
ty-prl>oner, officers, friends and al-5ehnd
The charge preferred against Neal by Com
modoro Mayo IL hrHg rsaed Wary ANT anil
Rcdtt qu'tc number Of S,nrsS 10 escape from
HcT ownu'. We have been assured that Neal
has not been absent tion the service nf Mr..
ShlrpIeS5 for sing le day since he ms been ~
hlS employ. The friends Vt the prisoner feel
conf lent Of bong able to PROVO his lnupcencc.
Much feeling has been caused nn"ns them by
the cIandcStlnc mrnner IN which the arrest and
removal were effected, and complaints are also
uttered at the course Of the claIman, IN refusing
to inform the friends of the prisoner before his
removal, ana thus afford him an opportunity to
defend himself
Since the above was IN type, we have learn
ed that the friends of the prisoner procured
%. eo"1 "''t "",h''s, ".."""s h"t''ro daylight
.n'7 morning, ana started "Ith II 10 chester
'Sc''' WHO h"H spent inc h'stt IN thS iocK-np M
mat pI'ce, was gwen mo th''f hlhds IN obedl-
c"'' 10 .h'' WRIT ana vas pfn9ght BACK 10 IA"
'"y' ne seeon' witt - rrl""'Hi' I" the Nu,
pt'mG Court o'n'hou"fc Mayo accompanied
Neal BACK To The cUy''
Tbs Mem York Commercial comnout, AS fnl-
,h;.
'fN" WV
I'VE spprshend that f the facts Of t,s ca+e
arc above truly stated, grave question will be