Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
From the so!l!,luy-Lur: un.) Stmi"r oc' "a
SLAVE RE%rE IL BLAIR COtETI-EN

'I'.Nf IL NIs'N J.. IN bi'hlh N'l-'i
ClTEMGNr AMONG THE PEOPLE.
Both ilolli,,ysburs aud Gny.port We're thrown
into an unusun excitement Saturday morning last
by the arrest and subsequent escnpo Of fugitive
slave. The particulars ui the whole ALTAR are very
contradictory; ut, after GIgemt inquiry, we think
We have got tin nearly Correct, and wi give them
III such form - to leave the reader Id make his own
comments.
II appears tlht last August n slave named jacob
Green, belonging to M. Parsons, residing III Rom
ncy, Hampshire county, Virginia. rnn AWAY. No IT,
for! was made to retnfc lim Mt tho time. In few
weeks alter no rturnrd: under cover OF night, stole
horse, and carrie oil five Of Mr.. Parsons slnvct-
Two weeks NO ac again returned, and carried on
five slaves From the same place, belonging 4" Mr.
Stump. his Iced Stump, Prrsons AMI nephew
ot Mr. PARSONS t"siar. in pursuit of them In I'ed-
| ford county TWO d SunIps slaves were nyeTthken
and sent buck from information received nom the
captured slaves lie party came 10 tbs place. ana III"
elder Parsons w"nt ID .J"hnst"wn. Dn saturday
morning the yoIn;cr Parsons. having received ltur-
NATION That Green in tUr!I, and likely |" leave
III She morning tran. pstcd hn-rl! III iayslort ana
got upon the cars with the ucntIun ~ nrrs;inS hilh
| NJ Altoona he cWs hal proceeded halfway 10 the
bIutI, when GTcta discovered Pdr-on' anu I'M
medintciy run ont and jumped oil, Notwithstanding
the cars were n'vrmg rapidly. Parsons followed
and chase down the turnpike ensured, when r..
suited III uriFh., the negro into the house oi Eli
iuocr. where Pars us captured him.
From thence We was takcu - kctrinHn : ia'eTn'
where It was lound hat he was armed WIN rcvo!-
yer, every barrel nj which heavily !o'.ed Ihs
was occurred ~ Nj P,rsuus, aud hc related 10 inr
crow'l wEat W; have narrated IL tie beginning {" S
article during which the negro called Parsons ny
name, and IT. kuo'viniged that he had ran away put
had not stolen the horse. l'resumnS TINT this was
satisfactory eviJrnc", Parsons ordered his horse OUT
mounted the slave before him. and was about I" de.
part, when Green slpt oil and ran. Parsons ionwcd
him and caught him IN tho rurosd, aud Attempted 10
bring him bnck. Qni;e crowd had collected by
this time, and General Potts, th. weiEhna-ler III
Gaysport. demanded his authority for arresg the
negro Parsons refused To show any authority, ahd
declared that he was arrcS;ng him under he iuSItire
slave law Inc excitement rose 10 very hi.lI pltch
Parsons attempted To force the slave towards the
tavern, but he was grapp:d by Col. Piper, >. Is
Crawford aud Gen. Potts. WHO held him pinoned
while VIM. Carr the negro barber, kicked him
Daring the melee, they forced the slave from Par
sons, aud Carr took him of Tic relense OF the III.
gitive effected, Potts went beI"re mag S'ratc, and
made oath against Parsons lJr attempting Ia kldnap
Parsons procured ba aud tc,egrnpied IL ms uncle
but he, appears had gone P,,i,bu:G that b,
did arrive in tim. Ia rec,-s his bul nj the tim.
specified and Il bail piece was taken out. Parsons
was taken before Justice Cox aud entered new bal
in the of s2Gl0. In the r:lrintlue jacob Green
the slave. is probably on his way 10 Canada und Par
sons is put 10 the trouble and expense al standing
he was beyond j doubt. Ills speedy exit from To,
cars as well 4, mis- admission in hl!.ermaa proved
il. The thin. Is not ende! YET.