Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-11-06
From u, Hoiidayp5rrs Ss1ndurd. Oct 24l
SLAVE RA-SCUE ~ BLAIR COUNTY
EXCIrEMtNF AMONG THE PEOPLE.

B th HuIliiaysbuFg and GsyEport we're thrown
into an uuusuai excitement on Siturtay morning
last ty The arrest AID subsequent escape OF iuEl-
tive slave The particulars OF Ibe Whole affair are
very contradictory; bat afer digeut inquiry, we
think we have g; Ih-m nearly correct and VIII
give them IN Surh form as 10 leave the Teauer 10
maze hjs comm MS.
f. rapp~sr> tnal tasl August slave narnel Jacob
Grern feioBsirg to 4 &r. PsIEouS, residing ia
Rumu :, HamP,hna county, Virginia, ran away
No rtfsri was iad,o'o rerake BIN at he rime. In
sfs,V weeks aiter he returned under cover OF DEb
stole house, Fad carried q igF OF Mr Parsons
slaves TW" weeks ago h again returned. and
carried q Syr slaves from the same place belong
ing 10 MIR Stump. THIS iDdu e' Stump, Parsons
aud A-phrW Ui Mt ParSOns, 10 starr in pursoutnt
hem In Bedford county Two SIump's slaves
W re oVrrtakea and sent back. Frnm Information
reeve on tn captured slaves, the party cana
81 Ihis JIlce and the elder Parsons went T. Johns
IuWn Ga SduTdav morning younger Parsons
having received Information tHat Green was m
,owr ard likely 'os!eAve in the morning trabn,
r,,ird him>=lI II GEvsDort, and got upon the cars
Wi:h the intent o ayreSrirg him al tnna--
The car> had pFOre ded halfway TO the biud when
Green discovered Parsons, and immediately run
MT and Jump Il of Notwithstanding lhe cars were
moving rapidly. Parsons t"oNtd, and chase
d..wu TIE tGrnpIs- eR>ued. which resulted IN driV
irs ue negru into the house OF Eli GodeTI where
PaTsUas captured him,
From hence hr was taken to Keerman's iaV-
eru, where ii was tUnud that he was armed with
rrvo'v-r every barrel OF which was heavily load
lated 40 the crowd what we have narrated IN The
negianing of this article during whicS The negro
called Parsons bg name, and acknowledged ih3s
h had ran aWRY, hui had nnl stolen the horse
pre~nsasRe sAAJ tbs vas saJS>Ll tory evl1t tc',
Parsons ordered as horse ont. mounted the slave
before him, and was ahont 10 depart, when Green
siIIprd III aud ran. Parsons followed him and
caught him en- the railroad, and attempted to bring
htm back. Quite crowd had collected by this
lime, and General Potts. the wrighmaSter in Gays
Iort, demanded his authority for arTesinc the ne
gro. ParsuHs reiISed IU show any authority, AMI
declared that ne was arresing under the !ugluve
slave law. The excitement rose 10 a very high
pitch. Parsons attempted to force the slave to-
wards the tavern. hut he was Crapped by Col. Pi-
ner J K Crawlrrd and Gen Potts who held him
pinionsd. while VIM Carr, the negro barber, kick
ed him! During the melee, they forced he slave
from Parsons and Carr took him of. The release
nj the fugitive Effected. Pous went before maRis-
rrare and made oath against Parsons Tor attempt
ing to kidnap Parsons procured hail and Iele-
sraph-d 10 his uncle but he. il appears had gone
IN In Piu>hurC 50 IhaI he did not arrive in time
TO release his bail the time specified, and a hail
piece was taken out. Parsons was taken before
Il>rire Cox and entered new bail in the sum Of
- 600 In the meantime. Jacob Green. the slave,
- probably on hi~ Canada, and Parsons is
nul q the trouble an expense uf standing a law
SniI tor end"av ring % arrest sldve-tOr such he
was beyond trual His speedy exit from the
rars as well as his admission in kelleTman's
proved it The thing is not ended yet