Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-04
CINcINNATIaApril 26.
THE ABDUCTION CASE MOST
A RIOT! s

or's Office, on Monday morning, occa-
stoned by the trial Of the above novel and
disgusting case; 1t was triling, compared
with that which attended the examination
and trial, in the afternoon, of four indi.
viduals, who were arrested and arraigned
before the Mayor, on the charge Of havi
ing abducted and confined the young wo-
man, the particulars of whose case were
given in Mondays Republican. In that
article we stated that an individual had
been arrested and examined before Squire
Doty, charged with having been concern
ed in this outrage, which, for atrocity
and black hearted villiany, has no paral-
lei in the annals Of crime and human mon
strosity, in this city; and that owing 10 IN
deficiency of evidence to commit him, he
was permitted TO go at liberty. Public
opinion, however, fastened the crime up.
on him, and singled out three other indi-.
viduais as his accomplices. He was ac-
cordingly arrested second time, on
Monday, together with the three other III
dividuals upon whom suspicionhad rested;
and all four were brought before the May
or in the afternoon. The Prosecuting At
torney, { Mr.. Reed, and Mr. Lytle, con-,
Quoting the prosecution, and Judge Wright
and Mr.. Var Matre, appearing in behalf
of the defendants. The principal witness
ses in the case for the prosecution, were
Mrs. King, vith whom Miss ALLEN, (the
name Of the young lady who was abduct-
cd,) lived, Mr.. King, her son, and Drs.
Drake and Rives.
Mrs. King, sworn-She recognized and
pointed, out Morfit the individual who was
examined on Saturday and acquitted, as
the individual who called at her house on
the evening of Miss AS. disappearance,
and enquired for her, and who stated that
an express had arrived in the city from
M IS AS brother, which represented him
as dangerously i'll; and that he had been
deputised to inform Miss A. of the melan-
choIy intelligence, and urge her immedi-
ate departure with him to the individual
or individuals who We're to conduct her to
her dying brother. Miss A. had gone to
singing school. The prisoner on leaving
the house OF witness, said that there was
10 time 10 loose, and that he would go for
Miss A., and that she (witness) need not
look tor her home again for some time to
come. Miss A. did not return home that
nlght-was absent about two weeks-had
no knowledge OF her whereabouts.
Witness concluded that she had receiv-
ed some foul play-went to Mr.. Levy's
store, on Main street, to see Mr.. Laza-
rus, Zone Of the prisoners. He had been
in the habit of visiting her house occa-
sionally .uninyted, to see Miss Allen, to
whom he was stranger. While at Mr..
LIS store Morit entered the door-recog-
nized him as the individual who called at
her house and enquired for Miss A. on
the evening OF her disappearance.
Mr.. HMg Sworn.--Is the son of Mrs.
Kng-a married man--and kept house.
On the evening Of Miss AS return from
captivity, was sent for by his mother
and took Miss A to his house, and
gathered from her the particulars of her
abduction, confinement and treatment,
while confned-whch, with the excep-
ton that Miss A was accosted before
she had reached the School House, instead
OF on her return, as stated by us in Mon
days Republican, do not vary from the
account We published.
The testimony ofDrs. Drake and Rives,
was with reference principally to the fact
of Miss AS insanity, and went to estab-.
Iish concusively, that her arrangement
was real and not cigned. The trial adj
ourncd at a late hour in the evening, and
was resumed again yesterday at the Court
House. MoriiL and Lazarus were COM
mittcd 10 prison, and two other individuals
were held to bail in the sum Of $500 90
each The crowd who had been attract
ed to and aud around the Office, supposing
that these two individuals, against whom
no evidence had been adduced, had been
acquitted, manifested strong symptoms OF
violence, which we are happy to state for
the credit of our city, terminated without
any of The serious consequences which
was anticipated.
The obnoxious individuals, upon their
departure from the Mayors office, were
followed by the excited indignant multi,
tude to their store on Main street, and
threatened with violence; and but for the
intefposition Of the Mayor, and other in
huential individuals, in all probability IN
scene would have ensued, as dcplorable as
it would have been disgraccful to the city.
In land OF laws and justice all men
should be presumed innocent until their
guilt is proved. The individuals against