Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-31
Relson Gaud's Romance.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

|
s,n T. Gand, of Z.ues7e, Ohio, aod MISS
L1vinia Logan. of Parkcrsburg, W. Va, t5o,h
| colored) recalls celebrated story in Its day.
| Nelson T. Gsud vas born in Louloun o9uaty'
| Va, about four miles fron Leesturg, On thr
2O:h of May, 1922. His parents were ta7Nl!e'
| With their uaster, JOAN Nixon, aud tho c6i'a'
being very delicate, WAS treated With great
| kindness. At he age of niceteso he was mar
risd 10 Sarah Thomas, a: slave bc!o5o':S 10 Miss
Jane Russell Gaud made niauY trlJads amoue
| the planters by his straightforward. honest
ways. He had alRay, been au espeel'' la7o,
rite with his Das:er, aud Whsp ~: latter cisd
ir 1914 no ono Vas surnrSed 10 hear that De
had LIFT free papers to Gaud. Gaod succeeded
amopg his usoy freud; III raising suthcent
money to purchase tho Ii9ortY OF nls wis. Dut
when he applied to Miss Russell she a?swsr2d
tia. bis vii, Was not fer 5,ia. Agsie Az S4aln,
by entrcailes aud persu.sloaJ. thee: > Nuo
PROMISES, be aoiesvGred to raov5 Miss russell.
Her reply, she said, was tioai; ha cruz M
have bis wife. By the law freedman rema!a
lag 10 iae StA!e year alter his release was ila
BIZ to be sold agaio toto slavery. GaGd. uooiug
bis cntreaties aud threats OF no aVal!, o1sfsd 20
sell husclf cuc, more for q Dumhcr OF years
mitted to 20 in peaoe; but els offer rccsi7ad
The same resooDs, as before. D'iVea 10 tts
peratiou, be, as last resort, determined to
steal bis wife away. Accordlogly makpg 40
appointment 10 six weeks al reDdczTou: 10
Lsesburg, bo csme 10 Ohio a1d made ell ar.
raugeneuls fer their fllSnt. AZ the app 9lnted
time they met at stable 10 Laes5urg at bloc
o'clock at night and made ready Tor their long
tramp to Washington city, forty lDiles away
At Washington Gand had several good 'rends,
one OF whom had promised 10 assist hiai. MosS
of the way irJm Leesburg to Washington Me-
son carried bis wife on his back. Tired and
worn out, the courageous pair arrived Ia HaSh'
ingtou the next evening aud proceeded TO th'
house of his friend, who met them with tea's
10 bis eyes aud begged them to 90 somewhere
else. 80 as pos 10 involve him in trouble. tie
Informed them that few days before be bad
been arrested charged with aiding refugees apd
laid under very heavy bonds. He begged lneai
therefore not to coDpromse him, but referred
them to another man 10 tho city Who would
help them. 10 very deapondcut mood they
went to bis house and were received Vtr} cor,
daily. Gand and his wife, belog almost dead
FROM fatigue aud hunger. having been AFRAID
to ask for food 90 tbs road for fear OF DoIog
appreheuded, gave their neW acquaintance
out but in short time returned With SIX police
men. Gaud, worn out as he was, determined to
surrender liberty only with life, armed himself
with revolver and dirk and prepared to sell his
life as dearly as p:s5Ib!c. His wife, hoHeVer.
threw herself into bis arms, and partly By torca
and partly by entrloties succeeded 10 pcrsuad'
| ipg him to give up peaceabIy. They Werc
questioned as to who they we're and where they
were going. By the aid of friend Gapd bad
procured counterfeit freedom papers Tor his
wife. purporlioC to be issued in sccOrdasco With
the will cf John Nixon. Gsnd demanded to
be taken before Justice Of the peace aud then
showed his papers. The justice of the peace
could find no G .w 10 them, but beiog suspicious,
sent for lawyer. The countettelter had mada
mistake 10 the middle initial letter OF the
clerks nsme attached to the papers, 50 that
while GaDd'a papers we're slsoed Charles G.
Eskridgc, clerk" his wlic'a wcre al8ued
"Charles L. Eskridse, clerk" The lawyer,
| noicipg this fact, pronounced oHc OF them !:
| forgery, but, Of course, could oct say which
! one. % this they ware rcmandcd TO al.
,4sud secured the s:Iviccs OF Two Ct the most
oistiopuished lawyers at tue Washington bar,
| 10 3es and Carlisle, who made Strenuous, bu.
ruti,e efforts TO obtain hearing Tor bin 10 th9
! District Of Columbia They thea threw UP tho
casa. and the Governor OF Virginia baVipE
made 4 rtorisitioo for biH, he YVES b0uad Maud
and foot aud thrown on the top OF the stage coach
| hrnnd "a Lecsburg. respaIrlog and bait ciez2d,
he endeay, ,red TO throw himself eli st t5n Nai-
rows, but V vs. prevented By the guard, tic VAS
throw ipto l. r,son 10 Lsesburg-a i1aihsouo
| nleea. "RobCr. Swaou, personal ireD1 aud
,ke brother o! &c seraor SWsun, OF Mt'} Iicod.
told n.c" gsys ca 7t. that luy 0oiy chance -
in stc,1i1g the services OF the fsncns Jeuo
.Jan6ey. TT tina, tiue celebrated pIssder SID
| sfiargar6s ohairmau oi- tue Virginia con7caii0d
vhco tbs State seotded. stot ior Jaunts,
hu, hs refused 70 come. Accordingly. CsrE.r,
local attorney, and Ro5cr: E|a1n, p;:o 3edea 10
tfg Ms cas1. had r~o trials, Z noDth apart.
[ neither OF which definitely Settled !hc c.s::
| Then S&ann caGo 10 u!c AID '0!1 &c Il vs. al
| over, | YouI surely 5c convicted At tee ntI; !;
Term OF ocu.;. About this t1'a ran ca: OF
mouey. aod was very rcs. suicide lLrou! i! Dc
| .n,i-, tu. 6 oG raised DE G2 4 nu; irIeaI 10
nv trcuolc. Thcs. Ncho!!s { worthy Quak:r.
| far WHOM tad orcs dore GONE ioslgcil :zUs
service, c.ne into tee iaii Oae day acd haa-c1
in 10 nc throuyh tic bars rjli q ni:ieG, ga
iog he could TOT Sleep mil:a lay there; lhai II
| GOT out I was honest and would repa7 bIm
ard that If rot be could well spare tho money:
He also obtained Jaoncy's services for ne. .
Just at this time the atls prosecutor, BUR
Harrison, was elected to 3 seat IN the L!2'sIa
lure aud bis 500, Ma.lhca Harrison, ycuoG
tand inexperienced lawyer. took his p &C. as
| Prosecuting Attorney. Al tne IrlaI, h7a
! 7dg.s being o. The bcLca, jauney appeared
sod made 90 ekquent speech las lag siz hcur=.
Gond says it was the most affecting sceoe he
evsn witnessed. Tho cou.t room was crowd
ed and Jsuuvy breusbt tears ioto rgbody'a 4
ewes. II was such powerful appeal that
Presiding justice Saunders, afterwards Coiet
Justice, said: TIE pocr boy has doue nc
thing. Let him co. He was acc,rdiogy
aeouittcd and released. Hiss Rusell's over
seer threatened TO Kill him if he came near
The house again. Nothing daunted by thi:
threat, Gand fo1csd himself into the presence
Of Miss Russell and again begged her to Sc!
Mrs. Gaud to bin, but again met the same lroL
refusal. Pubic opinion BY this time becom
iua very sroDg op this subject, several Of lht
prominent men Of Lses5urg visited Miss Rus
sell and told her that if she would not gel