The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14
Another Slave Gao A. Boston

(From the Boston Telegraph Gree sol), October lol
Matilda, Of Bangor, Me- Captain Eager lay ia the port
OF Jacksonville Fla loading white pine lumber for Bos
ton. The mate Of the schooner enticed colored man.
slave board promise of securing his freedom and
hid him in the hold When the craft four days out
the fugitive discovered by of the crew. and notice
given to the master Capt Eager kindly treated the
slave and allowed him every liberty on board his vessel
In the meantime the owner missed his property and
supposing he had departed in the Matilda sent either
his arrival Application made to the requisite quar-
and writ for the arrest secured Constable George
j. Cooledge stationed at the United States Court House
was put In possession Of the document During the latter
part Of last week he was diligently seeking out the vessel
but 1t had not then arrived ExConstable Asa o. But
man. Of the Custom House, exhibited his old scent
for this kind Of business byrvoiuntary proceeding 10
Charestown supposing the vessel might possibly put in
On Saturday morning, however the Matilda arrived.
and proceeded to wharf just above the North free bridge
on the South Boston side Of the stream and began to d
charge Here the mate either from fright at the scrape
INTO which be had got from the base motive of recey-
ing reward for the return of the fugitive told the man
that he went on shore he would be arrested and sent
back to his MASTER and otherwise brutaly treated M
The poor fellow not daring to do otherwise accordingly
remained on board till yesterday morning Information
~ ms coming to the ears Of Of the anti
from the Supreme Court and placed IN the custody Of
Deputy Sheriff Irish Proceeding the vessel the officer
could find nothing Of the slave aud told CURLY by
the mate that he was ''gone." He exhibited likewise
great disinchnaton TO give any Information whatever on
the subject -
Tie friends Of the fugitive we're not 70 ba a,a no,a
thus and in casting about hatlcss and hoeess coored
man. in plantation suit found on board the scoon
or Gazee also OF Bangor lying by bound for Jack
sonye and about ready to SAIL II was apparent that
this was the man for whom they were looking who had
seen pus on beard the returning vessel fear Of trouble
from longer keeping him on board the Matilda AZ The
party with the officer, proceeding TO the C;azelie
he Of the Matilda severay deserted leaving the
vessel In the custody Of boy only.
The fugitive mot waiting for very pressing invitation
TO leave jumped from the craft aud was soon placed in
carriage With OF his friends and ere many hours
elapsed was beyond the reach Of any pursuers.
Arrapeennents had been fully made in case at auv re
sstance or Claim by the national officers to put in one
ration the proyins Of the personal liberty act OF The
last session. but the urse OF events, as narrated
dered these unnecessary.
The captain OF the Matilda oes not to have been
much on board since her arrival ana during the whole
trip Is represented BY the slave to ave been very kind
to him.
This morning return made TO the writ OF habeas
corpus by Sheriff rish to the effect that IN ored man
as described was found upon the vessel nsa IN the
w.t. nor was the master OF said vessel 10 lc To- 'nd
hence the requison TO have the man restrained Of
bis liberty" before the court could not be complied with