, 1870-12-20
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OFKm.
:: MAPPING. -.
TWO Kenxs u slave In Cuba-Kesur1
sf the viE&inz.

TWO Kenxs a Slave In Cuba-Ke8uru
sf the Victim.
Ptum tas NV Orleans Republican, Dsc.15,
About t"o md = half years ago next mouth,
house Ct Mrs: King, In ST, Louis, on Fouith
attnts, advertised tor 4! servant fsirt to nor
fntm q dinaFy houee-WuEk. Margaret Robin
son, 16 'yeaH, old, Among oshers, app.ied for
tho eitua:son. and ~ ahs was l1thnr bester
looking, than the others. VAS accepted sic
remained In The Fourth street to1rdins-houaa
With Mrs. Ssckett only three days, when the7
t1oesed over to the other lido Of the river. fnr
thn purpose, Us her mistress said, Of pur-
chasing so1s fruit. Margaret toox no heed
Of 1has vas ttanspirfng around her, being Ut
tetly unsophishcate6, ard all thipg5 Tarn
stt.Ego to l,er, a. ehe had not long ban OF ~ :
plantation. xhere she aod her parents Bare
slaves previous to tic war.
Before the was aware Of it they were On ,be
rai'foad csza, bound fer Cairo. Tceu thers.
MsrsaIet E begin so grow uneasy ard expressed
u qu:eted BY ANAL gifts and 141go premises.
Thb p1rty. then Joined b. slant kiui o: a
u1ap, took passage on : steamer for yax t,.,
lesns. Arriving tc thia city soon after ths
ho}idayt, Margaret wsa cent 10 house in Al
eiaE., sem.ining there afew da7s-hoS many,
che can rct now remember, IS eha h,t noff.
ing to DO or to troubls har, as all her pecss.i-
des ;veKe supplied by eomo one upkuugn tn
her, although hha now thinks that Mrs. Sa.s
EFT paid her board. Beng told, sf,sr tI,e
lapse Of short time. that they wcrs ready 10
retu1n hono, tic parry wsnt On board ! Toa-
4s,, wh:c1 e Efqses 10 have been tbs a:eamaaip
Margaret Vas old enough to unders,.ud her
neH condition, On her arrival in Havana. After
landi?g, somc difficulty A1oso concerning Let.
7s Tar a. she eould Understand, with Custom
houte officials. She WAS lsft in house By
hefsef fos eaot. time, when An oiicer and
A1s: Sackett appe arej. Cola CON creased tha
the Instant. '-'''1su v.
They then proceeded to boarding hou.a
ktEs y ATs. Eolie, perscn formerly Of ibis
building OILY few weeks. Margaret finsi1v
lost Al knowledge OF her, and vhsn sha ven
turtd to inquire fer her mistreta obsxinej m
answer farther than that things were cbs2ced
NOW, and al ahe had to do was to attsnd
strictly to her dai]y lsbors.
-. e!cm taat oay she became conscious that
eno WIS doomed to involuctary se1ritule-
For many weary months she labosed d,v and
night In that house, precisely tue same nj
otheEs who we're born s1aves and way trestej
e. slave; and was such il word and deed.
Occasionally one Of her fellow Beryants would
Whisper that she VAS free, hut she could
sca'eely comprehend the eitu4t!on. Har most
ttnn Wsa not calculated to sharpen hpr uonr
Hits. tut - tiue passed she gathered knogl-
edge. never forgetting father aud nothsr mar
81. Louis, IN distant land where leo and
SNOW Thten tho earth. These could not be
oanasnea from her othet1iaa conlused ideae.
aoo sAe had almost sroHn reeonciled TO tue
new couctry when the time of her e1onnns
delivery from bondage approached.
Hsl 1eHo"' 'serSanta, native and othsrs.
nnslts 'npss e<cd on her mind the great WONG
tue VAS suffering. Beginning to ucdesstan3
tnat ehe could not depart Of her own accord
enc 2 4anaged to inform our Consul Gsuera}.
NJ: HAL That official Investigated he aub.
1ect. ard ssceftaiaipg tho falI extent Of the
aocmlnaeie facte, took immediate measures
to procure MaFE1reta release from involuots-
x ssi sisitcde- The steamship Coba, Captain
Onkeha:t. arrived in port = few lays af.er-
,~ato, when the victim WAS placed on bo.td 10 |
!r ne feeatued TO her native land, and nnrants. !
Iue steamship arrived here yester1lsr. william 4
Io!onel hooi1son, Acting Superintendent at /
Cciice, Waa informed OF the circum.tsrra.
Aao MaIeafet sent to hia Office. She wa sut,-
seautnt!5 placed IN family until eAa can be |
.saa. .s.a.nea 10 those Who had incurred her as |
Uur reloster gathered hez story from bsr-
eelf, as written abore. An Official doc1rnent |
from Consul General H7li, detail,rc Ills terri.
o4e history. has alrcsaY been sent 10 Washing |
ION. Mts- sackatt and her friends arn he-
heseo 10 Ee ruul.ttuee, but Margaret i, nnt |
sefy positive On that point.
We published tho letter of Consul General
dali, And the Essential facts, now aRIin MIR |
ENga, " the Repnbticdn Of Novembe: as.
1ha A1s. Sackest is described ia that article
~ nAFlng been witness In the Forrest al |
~ tho part Of Mrs. Forrest, and - bsTino
.uest queptl5 married Robert 6ackett in Nav
Jtseans. stncs which tire abe has become M.
o11ous aa blAckmailer and thief.