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| FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, ETC. 223 girls in mourning, were not the ones he was looking after," or in other words, that" neither " belonged to him. This positive testimony satisfied the jury, and the Rail Road Company and poor James Adams escaped by the verdict not guilty. The owner of the lost property had the costs to pay of course, but whether he was made a wiser or better man by the operation was never ascertained. THIRD LETTER. SENNETT, October 28th, 1856. DEAR MB. STILL:—I am happy to tell you that I am well and happy. I still live with Rev. Mr. Anderson in this place, I am learning to read and write. I do not like to trouble you too much, but I would like to know if you have heard anything more about my friends in Baltimore who got into trouble on our account. Do be pleased to write me if you can give me any information about them. I feel bad that they should suffer for me. I wish all my brethren and sistera in bondage, were as well off as I am. The girl that came with me is in Canada, near the Suspension Bridge. I was glad to see Green Murdock, a colored young man, who stopped at your house about six weeks ago, he knew my folks at the South. He has got into a good place to work in this neighborhood. Give my love to Mrs Still, and believe me your obliged friend, HARRIET EGLIN. P. S. I would like to know what became of Johnson,* the man whose foot was smashed by jumping off the cars, he was at your house when I was there. H. E. FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON, D. C., AND SOUTH CAROLINA. JAMES BURKELL, DANIEL WIQGINS, WM. ROBINSON, EDWABD PEADEN, AND WIFE, ALEX. BOGGS, SAMUEL STATER, HARRISON BELL AND DAUGHTER, HARRIET ANN, DANIEL DAVIS, alias DAVID SMITH, JAMES .STEWART, alias WILLIAM JACKSON, HARRIET HALEY, alias ANN RICHARDSON, BENJ. DUNCAN8, alias GEORGE SCOTT, MOSES WINES, SARAH SMITH, alias MILDEETH PAGE, LUCY GARRETT, alias JULIA WOOD, ELLEN FORMAN, alt'ttS ELIZABETH YOUNG, WM. WOODEN, alias WM. NELSON, JAMES EDWABD HANDY, alias DENNIS CANNON, JAMES HENRY DELANY alias SMART STANLEY, JAMES HENRY BLACKSON, GEORGE FEEELAND, MILES WHITE, LOUISA CLAYTON, LEWIS SNOWDJ2N, alias LEWIS WILLIAMS, WM. JOHNSON, JOHN UALL ali08 JOHN SIMPSON. In order to keep this volume within due limits, in the cases to be noticed in this chapter, it will be impossible to state more than a few of the interesfc-iug particulars that make up these narratives. While some of these passengers might not have been made in the prison house to drink of the bitter cup as often as others, and in their flight might not have been called upon to pass through as severe perils as fell to the lot of others, nevertheless * Johnson was an unfortunate young fugitive, who, while escaping, beheld hit muter or pursuer in the can, and jumped therefrom, crushing hie feet shockingly by the bold act. |