New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-22

your good conduct. II Won find any to be your
bail for three hundred dollars, can ,miss YOU"
told him had not been guilty Of any bad conduct,
and could not get any bail. lie then left the room with
one or TWO more. Az aferward learned, he per-
suaded wss an emssary for some Northern society or
publisher / saw no Sore Of Lin. He sent the t;vn-
key IN was ordersdse the cell again, end locked up.
Some Of ny friends from the house left fell alarmed,
and had been several times to inquire for me- but
could get no satisfactory answer, and were rudely
driven away.
In an hour or 40 an officer opened the door and sad
must 20 with him, a. The Mayor had given me over
to tie States Attorney We crossed the Citadel Park
to The Office of Magistrate Kanepaux. Twenty or
thirty citizens were gathered there and among them
one whom was acquainted WITH and Lad converted
with about two weeks before. / spoke to him, and
asked him if he was the complainant Tie sId he
was. indignantly asked him if he was not ashamed
Of himself if il was possible he could do anything so
contemplate. Without waiting for his reply the
Magistrate answered for him: This man has done
rerfectly right; should have done Just myself;
why, if you lad been man you would have been
hung M on one of the trees in the Park; you would
never have got here alive" / asked very calmly II
any one wanted NV life No, the Magistrate said; as
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Mayor bad been too lenen he had raised my bal to
g. 900, in default Of which must 10 to JAIL tid
him II made DO difference about the amount OF the
bail; was no criminal, and needed no bail.
care you not IN Abolitionist2"
eyes, am"
"You are charged with treason and seditiOn, and
tampering with slaves"
GAN these charges are utterly false; have said
~ l. Ey.t
"Do Won hold correspondence North, and receive pa
per- and let'ersi'
Only from nv Eearest friends few letters, no pa
per."
"Do you not read THE TRrBuSE7"
No; because cannot get ii here; should read "
if | could get it,"
you need not answer al my questionsi you may
commit yourself"
No fear Of that, Sir; am perfectly willing 10
answer your questions there is nothing to conceal.
He then asked many more-as, when had lived IN
New York; where had lived and what lad been
dcinp7 answered all readily. Then asked eiSiiy,
If he would allow he 80 ark him questions Who
Rad said had tsmIered with slayesl had never
held any conversation in their hearing. Mo- he could
TO: listen to ne them before these, pointing to
those around him.
"lf you can think Of any that will be your bail,
will send for him, else you must 60 10 jail SAd
be-"
at told him should DO, ask any brill"
"wel. 80 to Jail you cannot speak here; my officer
Is waning 10 take you to jail'
walked through the streets by the side Of the con
stable TO tie jail which at some di-iHnoe; during
this time tv men sent to search my room They
broke open ny trunks and bundles, uBrolled every
parcel tying fl paper or letters but they iourd
nothing they wanted, Tough they carried OF one or
two Of ny leites. When got 10 the Jail was faint
and exhausted; IL was now 6 o'clock on the second
dav lad not had II morfel Of food for nearly fony-
eight hours ! cent to my friends a, the house which
had left md just before the Jail was to be shut foo
the night the lady Of the house cared at the door
Size had not been allowed before, though she
bad tried repeatedly II she had not come jnsi then,
should not have had anything until the next dn, VIXEN
the rson fniiop would be seryed The sls had strict
orders to show me no favor, WA o. be lodged with
tie common prisoners Of The female ward no one Out
ride tie walls was allowed to give me AID or comfort
WINS to =, min here four months sind then take my
trial for tresscn and sodit0n. The Jaulor told me
must take leave Of ny fIiond, ard 90 to my quaIi~rs
with the rect ~ he was lock the Jail for tie night.
The lady asked him II should be comfortable lac
said yes should fare like the rest, he could make no
distinction without orders. So then ] was TO be
prisoner again and not alone, but with such poor
G eaues af are the usun inmates Of such piacei two
drunken, abandoned women, to occupy tie room
with NE.
Tlj,isaiail MADAM sfid the jEilor he opened the
door Of the miserable cell; you cannot expect much
here. thought he wes indeed rights there was not
the least eonioil Of any kind not AL article Of iur-
ture; nothing but dirty blauketon The for to sleep
on Locked in here with such company, with tie roar
Of tie blood hounds that Were loofcd for the u 70
guard tho yad with he yenps undermining q Ct aims
OF the male prisoner passed another terrible night
am certain could not have eDdurd all the prNaons
Of this place had the orders Of the magistrates been
strictly carried out
The Sheriff vised the ja. after two or three days
He WIS unite different nan, and seemed anxious TO
do an be could for mt; Iafierwurd had roOH to my
self and rny friends were permitted TO send me such
articles of fun ure 40 needed, from the place where
had lived He also allowed the Sisiers OF Charity TO
visit me- Who with one Other lady, daily supplied ny
wants and made LIE a. comfortable ar i could lie IN
tbst situation To these good women feel tLai owe
NV life They used their influence effect my release,
procured NE counsel and did ali they could to serve
me. tey aso sent one Of their friends with petition
for NV rcleafe, 10 the Siaie Attorney, Judge Wayne,
but lie would lot listen 10 il. German gentleman
offered TO procure bail and spoke more warmly IL my
behalf than il suited tbefe hon gentlemen to hear No
amount Of bail need row be offered, they said should
stay IN Jail and stand my ih. Before night four war
rans were out Tor hif arrest he bad 70 leave even Ills
clothing and steal Of the city, he too wondhave
gone to Jail
As for myself l sent 10 petition, wanted no fayors
p,, ;,.ti,e and NV liberty demanded. Tie Rev. DIR.