The New York herald., 1864-12-04
How Refugees amt Conerabands ESCAPE
from RichmonA.

A MEMBER OF THE ONE uUND I'D AND TWENTY -PfRsr
PssNsYLvANiA INsANiRY ON THE WITNESS sTAN1
IN THE RICHMOND PoIICs COURT. Ns
PotIcE CouHr-Mnyor Mayo presiding--Tuesday, No
vember 90, lS64.-1hs morning the Mayor held Q pre-
with abdncug and aitep p,ins 20 run on to the Ysnfss
lines solomon slave. Munp has just been indicted ID
lines to tho North and from Castle Thunder, ID
charge Of eputy sheriff Bass for hearing OF his sass
beore the Mayor Tor violation OF the laws OF the
monweath Ia attempting 70 put solomon through ths
lines
-Four wipesses-rnomas Brooks, Benjamin r Baker,
John Sowcis and Thomas Conway-were also sent up
from the Castle 10 testify against him. they having bees
captured, together with tho negro at the wbiie OAh
Swamp on an aileged tramp 10 the North.
OF the baualions, tsshedAbout the 4th 5ih No
ment with Mum: stopped al RIl Mscxs. frcs
negro, living just outside OF the corporaiop found thls
negro boy Solomon there; understood hs Was to 90
through the blockade solomon was sitting before tSs
fire. and Mack In adjoining he said hing
yo :, S@s ns nn. WAS as 70 60 10 VIII
party were white men-myseIr, Bowers, Baker ana
Fiichet,; didn't see Num- at acks, but him
raj hours previous; met at the corner Of Frank asl
Twenty nrs streets on saturday evening" understood
Mum TO be kind Of agent for putting people through
party and he left Bowers aud myself outbuilding
while he wont to Mscks house for them. A
Nayor-Where are you froms NNa N...M
winess--I am from Baltimore. and Was working Ia the
government shops i wanted to get back to the 80
fBcnjamn T. Baker testi6od-I know Brooks; have
known him for three months reckon; first him %
apsrty 70 30 North; there were nvssof us 10 all;
started OIL on saturday nieht travelled all that night
laid over on sunday started again sunday night and
were arrested on Monday morning by the pcket
Of The Twcntyfcurh Virginia cavalry. At the white Oak
Swamp, or somewhere In that vicinity: Mum The
geter up Of the expedition he did all the negotaitoo
never heard OF MACK before saw him with Num- -
was 20 furnish guide, and understood that the nsGrO
Solomon was TO act 10 that capacity.
Mayor-Whcre are you from7
witness-rm from PhiIadephia, and belonged % the
One Hundred aud Twenty Grst Peunsyvania resmsus;
was taken prisoner NJ Chancollorsve refused 10 be
changed, But took my parole and was working about.
Anxiety to see my family led me to semps 70 get Novh
again. II 10 ~
Thomas Conway, citizen Of Richmond, test1ed-T bar.
gained with Mum TO be put through the nespaid MIN
two hundred and ny dollars for the job n met him aS
the corner OF Franklin and Twenty street at sIH
O'Clock on q Saturday evening, paid him The money
th ere and after had paid Bowers came up and had
conversation with Mupu about the business pre-
sume; started taking The negro Solomon understood
he was TO bo put through.
tsolomos Was here brought out and confronted ws1h
Yes that is the negro no was At Mack's that pishs;
John Bowers was not examined, aud the above was an
The evidence adduced.
The Mayor said that with nIs knowledge Of the laws -
Virginia, he believed that one Of these men MUMMY
was smenabe 10 the laws OF the Commonwealth sbe
whole OF them were each and all OF them IN thas
party had sbetsed snd conuved at the asduo
ton OF this negro. He would therefore, adjourn Abe
summation to future day, and meanwhile look little
further into the natter 40 Implicated other parties
The accused and witnesses were thereupon returned 70
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