The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-13
a Fugltlye al tho oapital.
MmrrfLER, Nov, Q, 1876

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Tyfhs Editor 0fAs Californian,
A living specimen Of ehauelizsd humanity
arrived at this place some time yesterday
lie came over the underground railroad and
without ringing Of engine bells or whistles,
as the train approached the depot lie found
quarters, sud such 10 be and his friends con
sidered the most appropriate under the cir
eumstanoes lin the garrett Of one Of the viii
lage Hotels where be quietly remained, IN
der lock and key, tilI the underground train
took its departure. The fact that there was
fugitive amongst us became known %
few friends ofhumnnity, and they immediate
ly Get about providing the ways and means
for sending him fresdom-ward Sometime
during the vitchug hours Of night he took the
underground train which passes the line into
Gambia sat Derby Line" aud ere this he Ia
und oubtedly rejoicing In the enjoyment Of
those "innlicnable rights" which the laws Of
his native land iieh from him.
So soon a. Il was known that there was
needy fugitive IN the place, the means neees-
alri 10 aid him ahwnrd we're forthwith pro.
yided, 4 solfcousiiluted committee Of one
IN each branch Of the General Assembly
PASSED around the hat aud dollars aud half
dollars, IN amount ample for the purpose,
we're chcerfully contributed.
Il was proposed to "Joe"-sueh Is his
nanc--to take a ticket over the Central and
Canada Railroads, but he was too cmtious
20 do thin lie had succeeded thus far in
Guiding the vigilance Of the logaized blood
hounds Of bis country, and was ready 20 en-
dure amy Inconvenience 70 rcuch land Of
liAari.-- lie vas tspmGlaua!s fearful, aad un-
doubleday had reason 60 be, and utterly re-.
fused 10 take any railroad tickets, save such
rs would pas, with the conductors Of the I'M
dergrouud trnins lie had documents in his
possession showing that he was a ycritable
fugitive.
Joe is about twenty two years Of age Of
intelligent appearance, and physically ,igor-
ouS lie is q house carpenter by trade, and
can read with some difficulty lie had
pocket testament in his possession, The
history Of his escape as near as | have been
able 90 ascertain II, is as follows S.
On the goth Of September last, he lcit
Wilmington, y, G., sccrctcd on board q YES.
sci loaded with lumber, aud bound for New
London, Conn, lie provided for his subsist-
eucc ON the way, quantity Of crackers and
cheese, aud sccreied himself on board some
days previously 10 the sailing Of the vessel
and was no, discovered ill after the vessel
had been six days at sea, when It was too
late for the captain 70 return with him TO the
port of clearance, in accordance with The laws
81 southern states. The vessel proceeded
onward, and on entering the mouth Of Mys-
tic river the captain went up TO the city "a
make arrangements for the delivery Of the
poor fugitive into the hands.of Uncle San,i
oiliciulsi but, p the absence Of the captain,
Joe jumped overheard aEd sgsm ashore ard
MAS not seen for some days Afterwards
while trliug ON a cont in a clothng establish.
'La ".,.'ai,. l'.~.. .-...l L.... ..d ,.,.J
custom house, to place him under charge Of
the Collector who also holds The Office Of L
;, Commissioner IL snnn became known To-
ihc good people Of New London. that the hi-
h tive had been seized, and they gathered in
large numbers about the custom house. mud
among them was a police Judge lie inouir.
ed OF Joe If he preferred to go, and being
answered aihmau,ey, he said "go..
and he did so, aud found safety in one of the
dcpots Of the underground railroad. l.
officers and oihers sagRltl- Aiin b,,t f4sltit tri
hud him.
1t may seem strange that /, took some two
weeks for Joe to reach Montpelier, after his
escape from Now London, but il must be
rccollectcd that the time tables of the Under.
ground trains must necessarily be adjusted
with much less ncrty than those ON otbe,
roads and consequently these trains run
'omeN hat irrcgularly, both in regard to time
md speeds but that is no matter, so long n,
HE passengers psss safely onward TO their
journeys end. Stranger still is il, that pas
'engcrs over these roads find their Journey ,
alely ended only as they are dropped on \
British soil y
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