New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-06

KrDSaPPISG BY THE WHOLEsALE-THE FREE
STATES INVADED By ARMED BAND or SLAyEHUNrERs.
49, Three or four weeks siace a band OF kdnappers.
numbering iiis supposed about sixty who were organ
led ana tted cut with teams ard arms hAing from the
interior Counties OF Kentucky, made their appearance
In iha northern part oi Inoians and Michigan snd com
men.ot seiziu. cOioIed men and women and children
wherever they could be- found. he note from the
South Bend Free Press which W. copied two weeks
ago related 10 the exploits OF these despersdoes We
gain farther Information from the following letter to the
Signal Of Liberty.
On Friday morning last gang Of Kenlue .isns. 20 the
number Of sixteen (Which niormed'is part Of
company Of sixty who left Kentucky together tor the
northern huntng gfouBd) commenced their tisbOlical
work lust before the break oil day. after having divided
Themselves into companies OF three or four each being
armed with cstbines, pistols diiks &c They entered
simu itancOasly number OF dwellings, cragfing thf
sleeping inmates from their beds aud conhnbg them Ia
irons In one of them, man In attempting % escape
was knocked 6Oen and after being much cut and msn
gled secured Ia another they caught little In
FAINT the mother mskiog her escape
By this time they had succeeded In securing nine In
dviuais bat Iris no done IN IN the neigh.
borhoOd being ssrned 10 the spot and demanded
that the parties should proceed b. the village 81 tasso
polls and present their claims 90 their property before
iha proper authority 70 this the kentncsisns alter ma
ny threats their fire arms were compelled u sub
nit they being hy this time Tar onsnnmoer'd Tn Ar
irving Al Cassspo warrant was obtained gsinst the
kcuucksns on the charge OF assault and bsit0ry an
The property irons subpenaed As witnesses in the
case ana In deaulI Of bsil committed 10 jail b. ap
the trial which Al the request
was deferred four days cnsbe them % sent 10 kss
mazoo for counsa-ihey being held Ia bail IN the Of
$4,000 which they obtained by deposng 500 and their
horses In the hands OF some of the citizens.
At this stage of the proceedings two Of the friends IN
Css.oDos came Niles 20 obtain writ OF hGbeas oorpts
from r. Mcllvsine Fsq. The writ some additional
counsel and friends being obtained we repaired 10
Cs.sopolis The writ being served the claimants were
requested to prove property 1hoy hst asked for an
Adjournment 10 enable them 10 send 10 Indiana Tor Wit
nesfes The notion after being argued by counsel was
overrulcd They then called one Of their number ~
witness whose BY mistake had been omitted Ia the
writ but before he hai proceeded far the question OF
tn existence Of slavery in kentucky being Esised the
court decided that could not DE proved by parole les
tirnnny The witness then took biz seat
The counsel for tbs defence now examined sundry
PAPERS o. his clients when be informed the Court that
he had no farther testimony 10 offer ~hereupon his
honor Mcllvaine, discharged the prsorers-giying
bis decision at the same tins that be- being State Off
GER hat no nrisd elton in the cssehst no one but
United States officer could give certificate OF owner
ship This decision the honor OF the large assembly
convened was received with almost universal spplsuse
The counsel In behalf of the defence were Messrs smith
and Sullivan Of Cassspols and James Brown, Esq OF
Niles.
hasten to give you this meagre sketch, % that you
may on, the community their guard. Must an armed
banditt march through Michigan no. never
Perhaps you may soon receive more detailed state
ment OF facts. j. L. ALEXANDER
Niles. B1TieH CouHiy, Aug. p. ~.