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| ARRIVAL FROM VIBGllfZA, 18M. 557 country to-morrow. I hope yon will excuse my writing to yon to-day, on that account. I would not know whera to direct a letter if I were to wait until to-morrow. If you know anything concernirjgiliim and will let me know it, so that I can find and arrest him, you will very much oblige' Yours, &c., I. M. TOCXEB, i i No. 147 American Hotel. Please write me an answer to-day, so I may know how to proeeeed to-morrow. If I find him I will be very happy to see you before I leavs in behalf of Major Eoney, in whose business I am now engaged. I. M. T. Some one, however, who had a hand in the first letter, referred the Major to Passmore Williainson, Seventh and Arch Streets. To Mr. Williamson's surprise the individual who had addressed Mr. G. appeared at hie office with the identical letter in his hand that had beei) addressed him by Mr. \V. (with W. J. C.'s signature.) On addressing Mr. W. he held out the letter and inquired : " Are you the author of this letter, sir?" Mr. W. looked at it and remarked that it appeared to have been written by a man named Canby. " My name is Williamson, but if you will walk in and take a seat I will attend to you in a few moments." Accordingly, after occupying a little time in adjusting some pap«rs, lie signified to the stranger that he was ready to answer any of his questions. Said Mr. W., "I say frankly that I am the author of that letter." He then paused for a reply.- The stranger then said, " I have come from Virginia in behalf of Major Roney, in search of his boy, Tucker White; the Major was very anxious to recover him, and he would gladly reward Mr. W. or anybody else who would aid him in the matter." He then asked Mr. W. if he knew anything of his whereabouts. Mr. W. replied: " I do not at present; for a long time I have heard nothing of him. I must tell you that I am very sorry that Major Roiiey gave himself the trouble to send all the way to Philadelphia to re-capture his ' boy Tucker White,' and with regard to giving information or assistance, I know of but one or two men in this city who would be mean enough to stoop to do such dirty work. Geo. F. Alberti, a notorious kidnapper, and E. D. Ingraham, equally as notorious as a counsel of slave-hunters whom everybody here despises, might have served you in this matter. I know no others to recommend ; if anybody can find the ' boy,' they can. But should they find him they will be obliged to take legal steps in-arresting him before they can proceed. In such a case, instead of assisting Major Roney, I should feel bound to assist Tucker White by throwing every obstacle that I possibly could in the way of his being carried back to Virginia ; and to close the matter I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to hold any further correspondence with Major Roney, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, about his ' boy,' Tucker White." |