The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-25

claim the right of exemption from arrest
In my person represent the sovereie,ntS y
OF the republic OF Liberia. Let me loose
and let me stand as free man and then
i VIII consider whether your questions
are pertinent or imDertnent"
There IS no evidence here OF vour
being the representative of any govern
ment, and we will have TO proceed" said
Justice Martin.
My chief mission here" CASTOR ex-
planned, lis 70 encourage colored peonle
OF the South TO 20 10 Liberia. | was
authorized 10 raise $1,000 to send 200 Of
my race 10 Liberia, and made a contract
With Eccles. Dempster d Co, OF Liver
pool, to carry the party across from
Savannah. After spending several months
in the South 1 found that / could only
raise 5000 By subscription. and had to
cut down the number Of my party [
then made a contract to carry thirty
persons 10 southal ptOn on the American
lire steamer Paris. We were 10 start
next Wednesday. The party is In readi-
ness. and | don't know why this man
Belchcr should have me arrested. He is
a negro LAWYER in Atlanta, and gave me
$50 1t may be IN he considers l have
cheated him because / Will only carry
over thirty, instead OF lJO
Justice Martin was inclined 20 believe
the old mans story, but decided 70 re-
mand him until to-day. Liberia has no
accredited represen latlve In this country
A speciel from Atlanta, Ga. says that
BENJAMIN CASTOR is well known through
out the South, having solicited contribu-
tions from the negroes for his scheme 10
deport them 10 Liberia. In the complaint
which Lawyer Euhu II. Belcher makes
against CASTOR D says that when the
latter came TO Atlanta he represented hiin-
sell. as being the owner of real and per-
sOual property in Liberia worth $4,000.
He claimed that be was member of the
firm Of Elder, Dempster q Co, Of Liver
pool and that he rad been sent over 10
establish branch houses at various points
IN the United States, particularly In At
Ianta, for the announcement Of emigra-
tion to Liberia. lie said that by simply
touching "a wire he could have $4,000 sent
TO him any day, being the accredited
agent of the Liberal government. Carried
away with the bright picture portrayed
by Castor, Belchc' says he became a
member OF a firm called Elder, Dempster,
Castor d Co.. with an Office on Mitchell
street. A highly-cOl0red certificate of the
United States and Congo National Emigra-
ton steamship Company was shown him
and for tnis he paid Castor $50.
The city and State authorities, continues
he special, did their best to disabuse the
negroes Of their deiusion. but so strong
vas their faith I'm CASTOR, their new Moses
IS they called him, hat not ng could be
lone. The negroes erdL4ed several
months of privatI0ns in the belief that
.ach day would bring 20 Savannah the
hips which were 90 bear them 10 Africa.
gradually the victims wandered back into |
he country and resumed work buoved up
With the message from CASTOR that the |
ord was only trying their falth: that in |
line they would come out OF the desert |
s. did the children 8r Israel
The amount OF money CASTOR raised is |
ariously estimated at from $1,000 10 So /
o The colored preachers are a unit |
gainst him.