The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-26

BREAKDOWN on THE UNDERGROUND RAuRoAD.--
About sunrise yesterday morning, Mr.. Joseph A.
Chadwick, mate Of the schooner Danville, one OF
Currie X Bros Richmond and New York packets
heard strange noise proceeding, as he thought,
from the cooks galley, and knowing tina. the cook
himself was absent at market, determined TO ascer.
tain the cane OF the sound, He looked into the gal
ley, but saw no one: he then lifted mp the cook e
mattress. which was lying on the chain box close
by and saw inside Of the box mans hand. Mr.. c.
Immediately went and informed Captain Chester,
who was conversng with the lock keeper, Mr.
Nuckols, on shore, and the three went on board TO
investigate the matter. Mr.. Euckols lifted up the
cover Of the chain box, and found q negro named
Tom, belonging TO Mrs. James Grey, lying on mat
tress In very contracted space. Without farther
search they took Tom to the watchhouse. He had
in his pocket f39s s., viz: s2S3 In paper, tl27 In
gold, and sixtyeight cents in change which he said
he stole from his fstherin law; but this
y believed 70 be fabrication, AZ his father.
Wilkinson, Of the night watch, asked Tom II
be knew anything Of negro belonging 70 Vim. IN.
Mcfarland, ESQ.,, named Martin, who ran away
day or two before. Tom nj first denied any know
ledge 81 him, but afterwards stated that IL they
would 20 and search the vessel they would find him.
Accordingly, Capt Wilkinson went down 10 the
schooner, aud getting Mr. Nuckos to aid him In the
search, examined the chain box again. Lifting mp
the mattress spon which Tom had been laying, they
discovered Martin underneath, nearly mfocated.
From the fact that the cook, New York negro.
named Lot Munday, slept on Che top Of the box Ii
"a thought that-he had FURNISHED Tom and Martin
with facilities Of escape, and he was at once taken
INTO custody. The Mayors investigation Of the
fair elected the facts We have given above. The
Two negroes, Tom and Martin, were then examined
separately, and their statements very nearly agreed
with each other; though the latter proieaeed to
have given up the whole management of the
affair TO Tom, VINO first proposed the scheme
o. escape. II appeared from their tes,imeuy
that they left their homes on Sunday niQ6
and skuiked about the suburbs until Tuesday
night when they went down 10 the dock. and saw
Lot Munday fer the rst time sitting on the deck Of
the schooner Danville. Tom asked him II there was
any chance to get Oft Lot replied that he reckoned
there was II they could keep still and make no FUSS
Tom then agreed 10 give him $50 10 aidHhem In es-
Gaping to New York. and he put them into the
chain box. Both negroes said they were satisfied
with their previous condition here and had no ex.
pectaton Of living more at ease at the North. Tom
declare that they merely wanted 10 go TO New York
for frolc and Martin said he had no thought of
going, until bis companion persuaded him into il.
letter, written by Mr.. Netherlands niece 20 a
friend in New York, was found In Martins possess.
sion. He had been directed 10 take Il 10 the most
Office but probably entertained the hone Of deliver
ing IL in person. He bad no money. Lot Muodav
was remanded TO JAIL 10 he tried before the Court n
Hastings in August next. He has white wife and
two children in New York, though he il alout the
blacklist negro We have ever seen. Tom and Martin
were detained as witnesses.-R,chmoad IThig,
JuI, "a.