The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-15
Martin Ravens, the Stolen Boy, Says the Ne
gro CCaxed Him Away and
Deceived Him.
Booker Alleges Martin Begged to Go With
Him, Wishing to Run Away from
His Adopted Parents.
BOOKER'S BAD CHARACTER.
Testimony Before the Committing
Magistrate.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio April H. 1871
exc,temcnt was caussd here to-day by the re-
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cept oil a telegram from the Guy MarSha Oh London'
OHIO stating he had arrested Edward Booker the
coore m an who stole Martin Ravens from his fathers
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mousse, ~ peawarc couH'y, ias' Su"oAs' "3 ' 49,
child all right Speca officers at once lett Tor
Ionoon and returned TO this CIV on a late train to-
ri. .a.h yo,- cor
night Win the oplccts OF their sca'eh iou' w
respondent met the party, and interviewed both
poor.r ana hs hov NJ m, no,ce station Tho boy is a
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hpe specimen oil farmers boy ana quite iarBe ioi n's
age. He plain spoken, and tells his story with
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blue clothes, winch nc bau when nc 'ei' no'hc'
Boy's STORY.
M. .,o.. 4. a.. to,,o,,.. ,.oo ,st sunday morninp
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Booker up TO our house, as no often uiu ABOUT
nine O'Clock ana asked mo to take a walk with HIM.
! asked him wnere he was gong. and he SAID .,ust
uown to the orchard went with MN, ana we kept
ON waking for some time and then asked him where
ho wos ooing ue ,old mo 10 come ON and he would
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take care oil me- but that he aloht want 70 DC seen
said was tired and wanted 90 90 back home, but
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had on this SUIT but Booker inaue me walk awful as''
and l got warm We walked down The river bank,
na crossod ovor MO- hrdc.s mn, wa rot 10
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North Columbus, ana theh we got on street car ano
came 10 Columbus. We went right of TO Mrs Gea-
80, pao,a., ,s,or w,oro 100 sian, that mont
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Booker told me not 10 talk 10 anybody, but II they
asked me who was to tell them was his boy. He
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vens whipped me SO much. Wcll curing Mohday ana
Tuesday we STAYED IN Columbus, and Booker took me
-, $500, ,,., ~ ,.a,a a,r,,s o,a dran,
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beer. Tuesday night We slept AZ coioreu man ,,
named Butler a few miles west OF Columbus and on
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teen miles, where We rested some time. ooht
know the little towns we passed, tut wc
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nnd got awful tired Booker didn't treat mo pad.
and we had lots to eat. We got II from people along
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started 10 run away WINE hooker was IN inc mousse
but he saw me and SO went back to him. / always
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came up and after ing OF. my aud looking ut
this big on my forehead. he took us both 10 Jail
VIZ ,,,n ne ann ,oapar nsed Ia oai ,yh,nneJ
sometimes bu, didn't want to run away from home
aud Booker toiu me 70 say that ! run away because
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The boy seems very tired, and while talking kept