Litchfield enquirer., 1859-07-14
SLAVE GIRL RESCUED AND TAKEN
 TO CANADA.
DETRoI,r Inl

A genuine rescue" case occurred in this city yesterday afternoon, which for few hours was the theme of some excitement and more talk. The steamer North Star arrived at our dock from Supcror City, Lake Superior tav- ing on board Mrs. Moore of Winchester, near Louisville, Ky, with her two body servants, mulatto girls of the ages of 13 and IT. Be- fore the arrival Of the boat some of the color ed persons on board, had been tau,pering with the girls, and suggesting the idea of visit to Canada, when they landed there. Whether they Lad given their full consent to such sug- gestions is quite doubtful. Report says they had consented to leave their mistress. When the boat landed, the word was given to several co!ored persons on the dock, and very soon a crowd of some dozen or two gathered and en- tered the boats cabin, and asked an interview with the girls, who were beside Mrs. Moore. They were told to converse with them there if they wished to, but were not satisfied to do so; and asked them to step one side. Report says the lady told them to go if they chose, and that they refused, when they were surrounded. and the younger one seized by the negroes, and the young one hustled off the gang plank and on to the ferry beat just ready to cast off for the Canadian shore. The other one either es- capped from them voluntarily, or was detained by the lady owner and a friend in company, and was immediately locked up in a stateroom. In ten minutes, the one taken off was on Cana dian soil. In crossing the river, it is said, she told the captain of the ferry boat that she did net go of her own accord The whole affair, was successful surprise, and occupied scarce ly five minutes. No one, except few negroes engaged in it, knew anything about it, or had anything to do with it.
 Mrs. Moore was effected to tears at the loss of the girl and said confidently that she could not have gone of her own accord; that she had always been treated kindly as house servant, and had no occasioA to leave. It is reported that she told the other one, who is sister to the one taken off, to go if she wished, but that she refused to go. How true this cannot say, but from the fact of her being locked up in a stateroom, it looked as though the story might be doubtful The North Star soon sailed for Cleveland, and so no effort was made to in- duce the lost one to return, which the lady was sure she would do if she had an opportunity.
 Among other rumors is the one that Isaac l. Moore, the lady's husband, who is interested in Superior City property, aud who is now thero, has become involved in business, and that the girls were being conveyed back to Kentuc- Ky to be sold for help to reimburse his treasury. doubt this part of the story, because doubs it any one present except the family would know if it were so. It is said however, that the girl seemed to entertain this idea and this fear. His family had been at Superior City il year or two. The lady spoke feelngly of tho poor girls condition, being among strangers. and without clothes, except those that she had on which indicated that she had been cared for, as far as clothing was concerned.
 The girl was visited after the Star left, and was found in negro house, but apparently not exactly satisfied with tlle contrast in her con dltlon. She said she liked Superior City, but she did not like Windsor, Canada. She was very evidently frightened at the course she had taken, but hardly seemed to know what to do under the circumstances. or where she would like to go. 1 have little doubt, had her mis- tress gone over and found her, and had she not been rstrained, she would have gone with her to the boat, and returned to Kentucky Those engaged ill the affair state that both girls had consented to go when the boat landed here, but that the elder was ntimidated by the lady, and MT. Bright, who was friend travelling in her company. It is difficult to get at the real facts of the case, as the whole of this was the work of only a few moments, and the star left ill all hour alter.
 The Detroit Adcertissr in speaking of the above case says: