New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13
TEE LATEST SLAVE CASE IN BOSTON

The Boston Telegraph furnishes some particulars
in regard TO the recent fugitive slave Boston,
which will be perused with Interest:
jackson, The alleged fugitive, came TO Boston
some six eight weeks since. Prior 10 that time he
was employed on cOasng vessel running be ween
Virgins and Georgia, commanded by Capt. Fox.
Fox is a small sized man, with dark h4r and beard,
wearing also a mustHchs.
ON Tut sday evening as Jackson was return ing
home ward ftom his work he vas accosted 10y Waite
man who, from the de .crptiOn given, answers very
well for noted slave catcher Of this city, aud asked
il his name not jackson. He replied that Il was
none of his business what his name The inter.
rocater then asked Jack son where he lived 10 which
he ey asively replied, ia CanbEdgspor, The par.
ties then separated
"Yesf, rday mor-ing, early as O'Clock, the inter
rogat1r answer j. appearance 10 ths same slave
catcher was found al the Cambridge bridge, anxious
ly awaiting entrance into the city of some ore whom
he doubtless thought resided the other side of the
river. Though he remained there tii somewhat late
in the forenoon the man he looking for did not
appear in that direction posse of officers, in co Il
psny with the person reccCrized Is Capt Fox, went
to hair dressing saloon aho1t noon, az the North
end, where il Was thought Jackson might be, aud
represented that they had papers him Ine
proprietor however was IN state OF happy lsnor-
ancs
yesterday forenoon. note was left al the place
of business OF prominent eolCIed citizen, ssyins
that he tnew man pawod John y kson. M
should ADVISE him 10 place III sh ~ once IN stua-
ton Of s'fety a. TIC houu wee in tos from Geor-
pis The duty was promptly performed, and assCr
ance given Jsok that II he choose e. remain Ia tue
city he s. cvd rot lax friends 70 sssls in the
prs seryatiou &c rs liberty. If he remsinei, how
ever be ruust rnaks up his mind 70 see blood AoS,
even 10 death possibly. Ii he decided oibsrwise
then be shoad ne conveyed ont Of the city as quickly
as possible WITH aknowledge Of the fate Of poor
Sims and Burns, and the inability of few friends %
withstand n g power Of the Unite SAFES Govern.
ment, he ssid he would leave the city Accordingly,
be was taken charge of, aud in short time wss
leaving, in company of good friends, a, rapidly as
steam would slow the City of faneuil Hall, over
ahsSswed nv Bankers monument
awhile the friends Of jackson were thus srrang-
ing for bis safety his pUrsuers were also on the alert
Emerging ffom the Revere House, where he tarries
unregistered the valiant Capt Fox seeks the Fdgi-
tive Slave Bill Commissioner. He finds his ettce
vacant but leaves his compliments IN bret note
He returns soon after and says; The man is IN
town; the papers may as well be at once made oat
ana tAkss himself off to see the result OF TIE Same
Afternoon comes. however, and he hnds that long
and The hunt Is up
"Jsekson accurately described the personal ap-
pearsnce Of Fox being the came as thai of his pur
suer, who visited the Commissiouer. Jackson is 6
large stalwart man, Of unusual strsng,h and has
been employ ed on the wharyss since Ri. arrival in
the city. He would have fought dee ,srately had he
deemed il Of aval--but alas, he falsered WHEN be
tAousht of recent events in Puritan Boston -