Elijah of Buxton

At this part of the story Elijah of Buxton, I thought that Mrs. Holton, a wealthy woman, was trying to set up her landscaper, Mr Leroy. I thought this because recently Mrs Holton's husband had passed away and he was charged for stealing gold, which Mrs. Holton had. She was going to buy him out of freedom with it. But, since he was whipped to death, she didn't have anything to do with the money. I think that she is setting up Mr. Leroy, because if white people come looking for the gold, it would be with Mr. Leroy and not her. Also, Mr Leroy was going to buy his family's freedom with it, and if he uses it all at once, it will be obvious to them that he stole the gold. Meanwhile, Mr. Leroy was going to give a lot of money to the preacher to buy his family's freedom, but Elijah's Pa talked him in to taking Mr. Highgate with him. I think that the preacher will steal the money because he is very greedy, and it says so in the definition.
EC