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The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Order from Gen. Lee to his army. (search)
Aiding runaways. --A negro named Macklin, slave to Dr. Jennings, of James City, was before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of aiding a runaway slave to escape from this city. The prisoner proved a good character, and showed his fidelity to his master by establishing the fact that he had frequently been within the enemy's lines and had always returned. It was proved, however, that he had carried a runaway from this city to New Kent for the sum of $10, the runaway having a forged pass, with which he passed the pickets on the road.--There was no proof that the prisoner knew the pass was forged, or that he intended to aid the runaway to escape into the Yankee lines. The Mayor reviewed the evidence. and then stated as a fact that many servants whose characters were unexceptionable in other respects were most prompt to aid runaways in getting off. He took until Friday morning to give his decision.