The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-20
Ni~s E,e..a webster,s Experiences in ky.

hiis, Della 4 Webs'e,-a teacher from
Vermont who. !. VIII be remembered. vas
sentenced u tie Kentucky PeEitenfiarv for
" wears. from lexington, a few years since,
DH lie caaf-tt OF aiding slaves 70 e<caue and
wa Fafioaed OF. by tie ti-vgra0r a. lie end
pi * weeas--wr5raS n lou.. Ter. wlie3i Is
Published II sc Nv York kaae ss.dsut II
purports - give her cAyer;euces in Kentucky
since sac returned 20 lh4 : ate the second time
a few months after receivin. the Gabern stoii.i
pardon. Size s.a.es thai Sic bought a lt.l..
farm Il Tt:nb!e eoa.l'v, on the river. opposite
Madison, aLd Sc lei d3wn upon Il; but thai
i"5m 5-ia.s sa>Ttc,e1 OF still eusle.aE slaves ID
escape SIZE was c.t. t to leave The S.a,e.
aai when sue eiuse.: T., >, was arrested
ua' II jail. aud ts,ss,.u w.h great cruelty
,a5-equest y. sh~ esss, ped 10 Indiana, bgl was
purSael there. W COPY her own version OF
Inc remainder Of tie story:
Mr. pursaers had among Gieia a tti-.n. -,
from certain reasons Of i.a own sa> Utv r,..--
soual enemy. b. h.e .ss-ues. iH.tr-ld..ely
after this, through bis intrigue three ci ia
lic.meuts, when the c nI.Honwealth- Attor-
uey had stricken :rtTn ty- docket Ten wears
a.y. Jy order Of Ii. 0o.tr! w~r. re docke.ed
and " 2rrants lSs.ett Hpjer ,he!n f1r TnF aFrnss.
hno.hlng that this M; 1t appear Incredible
hing IA our coantrv. noiI ii rng hands
perfect documentary evidence Of tee fact.
which [ am abe Al any yime % exhibit IRE
Governor ol kentucky. on TIE >sraarssl -
-ae>e Indictments. Sent t. IKE Governor II
Iuia!a., deLla1l:ay me as fftlzIgs fFsgl
5as..ee Without any is3.,s4y Is ~ tire metz ;
o: the case, the Governor delivered me ~.
Tue Ia4tauians indi grant It such an ou.-
sa-e upoa A peaee'.o.- ciazca, hi ne from
ray pafsuers. Sof1r mes they secteed me
~ = ETsv -F..
a hay NOV, in the w5oI>. u..Ier brush Eesps,
IA tEe rye 4 eids, IN cleft. Of ocss-s5nle.ir
il one place and soae ines in auo;aer until
ma7 100 feeble II b. loHger moved ABOUT.
WHlie | !ay PROSTATE wisii sickness. after
some twelve d8vs search, the officers gs,t track
ot ne. took me of from the bed. put ne il an
open buggy aud drove me some fifteen miles
urteF scorehlng July sun, and after dark
made daring atteplps 10 smu5sie IRE across
;ae river. Here r4ia thew we're defeated
and took me secretly to Madison, where t6ev
rsu6ned ne IN Jail, 70 AVA. tAc arrival Il the
Kentucky officers.
Tl4e yigiian; India:iaus determined should
have the benefit OF ''ha5eas corpus" and 0
large troop OF volunteers asiouei themselves
around tas al 70 pFeveus nv briug kidnapDei
By tie heHtac..ans. AMI Esere iay in close
.l tseaey DAT ; b-IJfe / was able to b. taken
sus i5F .r.4l. Tie evening prior T. Inc trial.
10, asot1er requlsltf0n arrived demanding me
apon another ten year old iadi'ment.
On the evening of the 4fst of yaiy. 1884
bon warrants hayia been tried. | waz dis
cas-rged iron CUSTODY by the decision Of Judge
WaIAer. oi Madison, Ind
A gain foiled, those sitveholdiHr ? Ken tack-
ans retu-R to planteT my p efnlses: and q FlSier
the euise OF law EiY house - robbed of ies
entire contents. nv ta5Tning uteasiIs are seizef
mv gram. hav, etc, are taken awav. mr.
cattle and otlie- stock driven of. and / an,
dePHlsesi Of my entire personal property. even
q mr. wardrobe. Nothing whatever IS lef.
upoa the place save the growing crops. tie
properly seized amounting % -. 900
II sae next Circuit Cour, their writ o. a.
lachnent Is dismissed and il becomes the duty
/ at The officer 70 return tie property = nv