One of my friends in whom they had great confidence, called on the traitors, after he had talked with me, and asked them what they had done with me.

Their reply was that I had given them the slip, and that they were glad of it, because they believed that I was a good man, and if they could see me on my way to Canada, they would give me money to aid me on my escape.

My friend assured them that if they would give any thing to aid me on my way, much or little, if they would put the same into his hands, he would give it to me that night, or return it to them the next morning.
They then wanted to know where I was and whether I was in the city; but he would not tell them, but one of them gave him one dollar for me, promising that if I was in the city, and he would let him know the next morning, he would give me ten dollars.
But I never waited for the ten dollars.

I received one dollar of the amount which they got for betraying me, and started that night for the north.

Their excuse for betraying me, was, that catching runaways was their business, and if they had not done it somebody else would, but since they had got the reward they were glad that I had made my escape.
Having travelled the road several times from Cincinnati to Lake Erie, I travelled through without much fear or difficulty.