New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-03
4 FUGITIVE SLAVE-AN ADVENTURE.
From tn. Waterfront Jestr.onian. Feb 1.

Railroad on Saturday last we were invited by the
conductor 10 step into the bsggagscar, II we wsned
to zee darbey, fugitive, who had but JUST e.
csped from the lard of slavery We accepted the IN.
vitatiop. and on going into the car there sat a iad
about u or IA years Of age, half white and half black,
ihve,i ing over good wa m fire. TIE boy was very
spriobty end intelligent ore for slave lie exhlb-
tied that basbu didence and tn II sense OF interior
ity which the slave at the South is made to feel and
taught 70 remember. He gave his name as jim Al
derson 81 said that he was owned by planter oy
the name of Anderson. who lived about three niles
from Annapolis, in the state OF Maryland lie
ssid that lie and cousin of his, little older than
bimself escaped Just four weeks ago that Sunday
NIGHT; that bis master left in the morning 10 90 to
Baltimore be absent eight or ten days, and lett the
slaves or the plantation, as Is customary, IN charge
of overseers. In the night he and his e)usln lett h'
uaster's service without taking the trouble to ask
PERMISSION or 10 look up the overseer 70 obtain
pass. We questioned him pretty thoroughly ana
closey, as to the route ne came, me pieces ne
passed through, the means he made use OF ID
e.cape detection and tse manner OF ms escape
His answers were intelligent and inelliglole and he
Gave such an account Of the whole AFFAIR as 10 leave
no donbt upon our mind, TO the truth OF his STATE
ment or as 10 the fact of his being slave, and
a fugitive from the South. He said thst he and hls
cousin took sufficient food rum his master 10 list
them until they got into free State that they csme
To Usrper's Ferry and there found boat whcn tney
hroke loose and crossed over-that they came TO
Harrisbursh Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, ana 50 on 70
Emira in this State. lie states that they travelled IN
The night until they got out OF Mary anh ana gene
,suv followed the ralrord track. When they ar
rived in PENNSYLVANIA, they then inquired for YORK
State and we've dire ced to continue 10 follow tue reu
road Underground road, suppose as that would
be the road TO lead them TO land OF freedon
In repy 10 our queries Re said that hs master ognst
plantation and about 200 slaves and that his pcnci
pal busne the raising OF swee, potatoes and the
cultivation of tobscco &c. He could MT tell his age
he said hst bis father srd mother were sold, oy MS
master some four or five years age; bat be could not
tell who were the purchasers nor whittier MS parents
were taken, nor where they now were. lie saii tntt
they were taken away when he was assent and tnat
be nor they knew that they TO be sod before the
t,ansfer was consummsted He expressed desire to
see them and regretted that he could not nave seen
them 10 bid them o good bye before the separation
WAC effected. We asked HIN if he ever got whipped;
be said Yes when ma'sa wal cross" de SAID ne
never went TO school, % church, and that he could
not read no write. In answer TO our question az TO
what be did on the Sabbath, he said " III got pass
" from rnassa and went fishing.
We learned thus much OF the boys history IRON
himself il being the first fugitive we I'd seen OF that
tender sge we much interested IN the story 10
had told US, and felt quite curious TO Know moT ne
cousin were pii0ted from Elmira n Bnghamton,
thence TO Syracuse and Oneida At the latter place,
from some cause not fully known, or explained 10
rs the BOYS, or those having them III charge,
lad suspicion that Mr.. Anderson, the owner, was
ON track and after the boys. The cousin be-
came frightened and sought MS own safety IN
sueedy figLt-in what dfectlonvss no, known % our
informant. Jim was spirited away under tns gnld-
snee of the faithful and placed IL charge Of msn
ard sept TO Rome The man having the boy In charge
srfived in this village Friday noon, bringing with
him the lad and letter written by gentleman at
Oneida directed 10 - the names We MT co n
ting the fugitive TO their keeping. The letter and
toywere duly delivered 10 Rome; funds We learn were
collected, and a, 4 Z. NJ. tie boy and the istniul
guarcisp, who had accompanied him from Oneida,
took the train on the Wstertown h9aa ,or oeSe
Vincent On the arrival of the cars a. the Cspe, the
boy YVES placed in charge Of colored man there,
with strict i1junctiors 10 run him into an ida a.
the break OF day the next morning. Inc BOY was
taken to tie colored mans house and duy secre,ed-
Early Saturday, morning, search 10 the mouse was
nsds by the MAJ for his protgS bu: be coGl1 not os
found Inquiry was made tie village was se-fcn7o,
about ever nook and corner we're ranH ssel, out ~
yair-the fugitive could not be found; he vas a2eh
"fusicyef-no nom Slavery but non freedom
TELEGRAPH dispatches were sent to "eer.o"h
and Other places, but no ndngs Oi t'7 Iu5..No
slave Jiul could be heard. The " fathial gleri1n
turred bis steps hone"ard ne oohsselo - nc
pfr,orrred bis duty by col dueting the save 70 me
veiy brink of the Big River end MAJ !. vas no itn,
or remssness Of duty on his part, II tne master hsd
psbbed his property before tbs long '"isnedior I1d
OF rroujse vas reached. He tooz the car, i'r nOne
CONTEMPLATING himself however, that no slave we
,ca, rea- and tba. his ward sas, 10 -Ou2:, sIIsy
landed ION The other side OF Jorlaa; ls- W
cars were about halfway between "a'sr.oNh s .n
Rome The conductor notlced rafer OF among -uo
mail.bses 10 The mail.car, sometnlno Ps;4N
,oneihiup which Ie.embisd moving, h'4nz suo-
stsrce-s thing Of life, looking more IKE ma snsn
me mail On closer examination u We lOuIu " 70
- - s,o;,iva lin he was on his way back 70
0seias 70 The same train with his % ir'i1n, to
SaS. ss be aid, bis ceuiia. He seemed to Dc un-
Win to eays behind, hin in his aisai, one WHO xao
bad been bis companion from MirJlaSl 70 New New
Ys,k-from Slavery to freedon|-one woo wa, nov,
H.. S4sre. 10 him han BrOthe, aud probably
R.,n'Ri siy pr1ed than freedom Itself IL seemed
wfirg 70 run the rsk Of = cs9'arc and Of beng IA
- a. .Ccety O, his freal and his s.s5Ci.te in ex-
IL. Whether lie succeeded not, in bis efforts, we
have 10 knowledge. We hurried from the cars as
oon a. they landed u in Rome, end cid not stop 70
il quire &c 10 the probabilities Of the success Q. .as
bo,' missios. vie LETT him as wo found him; IN SOC
charge q Lis faithful guardian one VINO hsi
esco,,ed ara conducted him in such safety = usps
Vneeni. For this great kindness aad vao.ois 40
, wee Jim 20 doubt felt truly grateful. Aha va.
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