The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-30

From the Charleston (Md) News, June 20
II Is well known that this county for somo years has
suffered severely the loss OF slaves and that
number has been great hst In some sections there
now an nsuciency OF this Kind labor agricultural
purposes Few willing 10 invest their capital in sup
plying this deficiency on account OF les admitted inse
curly In the 1856 not less than sixty slaves ran
from their In this county, whose aggregate
value exceeded sixty thousand dollars.
What led to the inf ctcn Of the punishment upon Mr.
ascertain resulted from the following circumstances and
facts
Mr. has for long time publicly proclaimed his anti
slavery opinions yet sverring tina, he woai not per-
tusde slave 70 abEcono, or assist him u solicited
IL the ut,erance Of these sentiments, as far as We
or personal injury. some i've years ego, however,
save belonging 70 Dt; Davidson, OF Queen An me,
bis predecessors, as be was apprchendcd In Dela-
ware and returned TO his master forged pass
o. certificate free found upon hi evidently
d'gus. wbch be uniformly stated furnished him by
Nj Bowers. FMS led 10 MS arrest AMI III the ensuing
court bill found The charge was not sustained,
from the impoesibity Of Identifying the hand writing
oue witnesses tes'yrg that ne believed II 10 be
hts whilst others testified their belief to tho contrary
the one W ,ue,s aiso tesying 70 convorsat Mr.
Bowers Shree years anterior inpcatipg Mr. Bowers oy
bis admission IN similar tr on oat whon evidence
was by the Court the groun1 o. rcleyancyto
under trial The result, OF tue trial. AZ before
stated, scquitta Since then, suspicion has been
directed against him. aud possiby may have been con-
frmed from fact his imme diste anborh bod
has suffered considerable extent from the loss OF this
kind property. Reports that tho processing OF
Weepesday nsh had ts origin pre- psra,ory
euaaions ens OF scndry slaves 70 aeecoud
their arrest, and the devoopments made oS toe con
nec,ed with various an,ecedeats OF similar character.
The following are the particulars aud steudog eIrcum
stances hlCh curfeotly reported aud beloved In
connection with the tar aDd feathers OF Nc Frcm ten
thirty persons engaged 10 t. one % whom sue.
ceeded decoy Ing Mr. Bowers from bis house, between
the houys Of and xeye O'Clock By prendiog TO have
broken rage, which required assistance W mend IT,
Upon M q arrvs al the rad (Which dis'ta ABOUT
100 from biz house he seized and securej by
the party who quickly proceeded 10 place him 10 car
rage 90 be eyed 10 place previously seected Tor
the purpose.
| His screams aeon hesri by bis wife, VINO mme.
da.ay 90 the place whence they proceeded scd
up with ire party before totJ nad carried Oh her
husband Her for bis safety we're ptay relieved
by being told that be would receive no personal violence,
but that they aien0ed take h2 Z, jail f0 oEce
he ned oomuitisi. Nrs Boxers retained bone, whilst
tie carried bra 10 wood 80 re BAN mile dsient,
where be stripped tasrod end fcsthcref and, after
promising the state villain t~en ioar hours, he
! Was permitted % depart
rbey then into the hccse CT free negro Danci
Butler isqc.Tgd va certain negro soSnsn naDei III
lson there To this quryon he promptly responded
"No.n TIE house eperad and the irdivt1uat soon
found where Ucou they a61tistered 10 hm sewers hog
gug The soasn who has strong Oiuslon Of the Anglo
ssxon ,asrt some csssnce from The house and tue
Upfr portion of her person subjected TO similar appli
! eaton 81 tar and feathers Tns woman, "a alleged
lives Gel and for ecvVrs wears has frequently vse1
amos. fvery section % tse county without any osens bs
busness tSerng wherever she goes hsr wonderful pos
| efs Of ccnlsraion sId forums telling
| AZ tnA pne prciradcd To be collecting money; ou
failing safety The paYy who owed her, ana Tor VIVA, ~
oebs coD'rscYd soe received an application wnici
will take her ,uae 10 she isrePresen,ed
b. aSozi ony years OF age, dsarnsh 10 appearances
scarcely weighing G'y pounds, and IL csouatsd 10 excN
at lalsnce upon The superstit'ous portion
backs sse leads migratory lhe, and Is usually f0nn
has followed by escape Of slaves more iha
| one pccaeon