Record Data
Source citation
"Editorial Article 5 - No Title," The Louisville Daily Journal, 23 June 1854, pg. 2.
Original source
Mad. Courier
Newspaper: Publication
Louisville (kY) Journal
Newspaper: Headline
Editorial Article 5 - No Title
Newspaper: Page(s)
2
Type
Newspaper
Date Certainty
Exact
Transcriber
Sayo Ayodele
Transcription date
Transcription
The following text is presented here in complete form, as it originally appeared in print. Spelling and other typographical errors have been preserved as in the original.
Excitement in Bedford, Ky. - Escape of Delia Webster. - Miss Webster, as most of our readers know, was indicted some years ago in Fayette county, Ky., for stealing or abducting a number of slaves. She was convicted and sentenced in the penitentiary of that State for a term of years, and was pardoned out by Governor' Crittenden after she had served the State but a small portion of the time she was sentenced for. Recently some of the old indictments have been revived, and a warrant was issued for the for the apprehension of Miss Webster, which was served, but the lady being very sick, could not be removed. Under these circumstances, a guard of three men was appointed to remain, tend, and watch her. The guard slept at their posts or were careless, or were seduced; anyhow, Miss Webster escaped on the "underground railroad," vanished, vamosed, left her disconsolate guard to watch the empty house. During the session of the court at Bedford, yesterday, it was rumored that Craig, at Milton, had written to Judge Prior, stating that a party of men had crossed over from this city and released her vi et armis, whereupon the chivalry of that vicinity were much excited. We have not heard, nor do we believe, that any one from this city or State Interfered to release the prisoner. If any persons did, catch and punish them rigorously. Mad. Courier, June 21.