Milwaukee (WI) Free Democrat, "Slave Stampede," October 10, 1855

Slave Stampede. – Twenty- one slaves escaped from the vicinity of Charlestown, Md., last week, aided by the agents of the Underground Railroad in the neighborhood. These escapades have become so frequent in Maryland that many of the owners in the eastern division of the State are filled with distrust, and propose sending southward all those there is the least danger of losing in that way.