The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
Cincinnati. thence by rail to New York. a Jour-

Cincinnati. thence by rail 20 New York. q Jour-
ney Of about two weeks duration.
daiAlyy pa iSps'T learned that The Fillmore had
not arrived. 80 ! employed my time in pur-
chasing goods. on the street ] met Mr.. fnt-
wistle. lie did hot know ~" NJ iir~i. hut
recognized me ~ spoke lie was expecting
tho Fillmore every day, IA sh" had been passed
on HatteraS by a savannah steamer and re-
ported all we'll. The captain had instructions
that the vessel mus, h" anchored in N" stream
ind her cargo landed NJ night, hs We might NJ well
4" discovered In Attakaias, a. ~ We" Nhrh.
ON" sunday afternoon. The Telegraph TO-;
ported Rrig Fillmore" In-id" SANDY Hook, ard
Mr.. Entwi~tle and myself took W" Tug md
went down to meet her This tug. was
manned by ihr,., men, NIL belonging 10 the
g. 4 Il. Enrwistle was 2 man 81 fr" H,ords
and made no bIundefs. W" ran alongside Of
W" brig. H. ~" Wa b@chl in'd ana nag an
chor"d near ~" Jersey shore. capt Harris
sight Al wnll'"
The captain nodded and "" climbed ahonrd
] was pretty well disguised by n illl beard
and eyeglasses. 50 even III" captain, shreNd
"hr'rv"r n h" was, did nor recosnlA" me -,
50 captain. Won don't know your old
friends"
Your voi"c sounds familiar, but really |
don't recognize Your, " replied he.
had TO tell him who ! was and raise my
false whiSkerS before he was CONVINCED
ow" YOU one, sAld i',
We went below and took q look NJ our cargo.
They wer" closely slowed, but ""r" all ther"
and we'll
Entwi.tle looked grave n, he cam" on deck,
II viii meyer do 10 land nil TINT crowd IN
jersey Naid b" The Whole Soan'ry "nmId
J J" n m aT Rail,. S Ioil must mr., E Nod ,h rnr@'' '"'' ''"'
! inquired Of the captain IN the afternoon
for the prisoner and learned that no was still
on board sta'"ro3lm IN ,ne cam nan ,f,i,
leave II. 50 did not even know the name ~ the
vessel That night the captain flled, him fun
Of whlsk"y. put $50 in hi- po,E"t and left hin
no more of him until Wcsner met him. long
a~fterward. at n landing on the ,MIsstssippi,
The most difficult problem was hTw TO iand
our cargo without the knowledge Of the author
tiles; We did not know bu' We were watched at
This end of the route, and the idea OF landing
lD plantation negroes and turning them loose
In New York was not entitled 10 a moments
Al Philadelphia arrangements could be made
for their reception. as there, vas y" principal
depot for ESCAPED slaves. ana me ot'lcers OF me
underground railroad had a building for that
purpose. That night a tughoat dropped along
side Of the Fillmore, the negroes were Trans
landed in PhiIadclphia. Ny connection witt
the negroes ceased when the Anti-Slavery So
cety took possession.
] had examined the registers az tho hoteiS
10 find, II possible, the name Of some ac1ualnt-
ance from TeChe parish that knew of the rlII-
more being nj Franklin
found two, Young fellows, 6rotners. ny we
expected AZ the wharf that morning, and had
a lot Of cotton in her belonging TO MS As any
thing from Attakapas was good IN thelr eyes,
they went down with me 20 see her We three
stood on the pier as she was hauled in.
The captain gave me n greeting az though
he had not seen me for years, wanted TO know
when | had left, how Nesner was, Nc
shortly after hauling in her matches were re,
moved. and the longshoremeu commenced
unloading the cargo. introduced the La
CroiN boys 10 Capt Harris, who seemed much
pleased with them, and took us about the yes
sci. The boys were well pleased also, and left,
after promising TO call a. my hotel that evening
There" said Capt. Harris, there go, two
men that will swear that the Fillmore brought no
negroes "a. New York. Bradley, you have a
COUP" Of alibls' 80
Captain" | asked, why DID you change
your plans so suddenly from Grand Lake 10 the
Teche, and how did YOU get the negroes on this
vessel so silently and quickly.
Mr. Bradley" he replied, the thing was
easy. the captain Of the tug was an old ship
mate Of mine, and a friend rs well. | bought
him. Five hundred dollars was the price
You and your partners were in a bad box, and
only a fools lIck saved YOU from the moose.
You are getting almost too bold. Look out
mn tp.r''