The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-09-11
TIE HARRISBURGH (?A) SLAVE
RlOT

We publish an abbreviated report of the
slave case on which hearing was had last
week. A. Taylor, very respectable and
gentlcmanly mon in appearance, came here
with some friends and posse of professional
slave calchers week before last in pursuit Of
two runaway slaves from Clark Co, in VIr
ginia. They we're discovered last Saturday
morning, week, in the Market but were
not arrested at that lime. In the course of
the morning a warrant was obtained for their
arrest on a charge Of horse stealing in Vr
ginia, from Esq Bealer which was put in
1.-The hands of Constable, and the negroes
were arrested about the canal in ihe course
of the forenoon They we're taken before
Esq. Beader and by him bound over. On
Monday or Tuesday last week. a habeas cor
Ipus was sued out by Mcssrs. Rawn and Nc
Kinney for the prisoners, which was made
returnabie on Friday last when ihe pressure
OF the Quarter Sessions was aoated. Most
of the evidence on that hearing we publish in
Ianother columh The negroes could not be
held under the evidence, as ii was apparent
they had no intent to steal, and they only
used the horses to favor their escape from
servtude. Judge Pearson held the offence
to be only tresspass and they were dis
charged.
}, While the certificate Of this record was
being made for the jlilof, Mr.. Taylor with
T his friends, to The number OF s0me seven OF
eight, stationed themselves at the jail door, or
rather in the 10 by 10 room called the vesIi'
buIe There was also great crowd, mostly
blacks, in The street, OUTSIDE the jail yard,
but mostly, we should judge, acling only as
spectators 10 see the operations. Eir. Will
son upon the receipt Of the certificate Of dis,
charge, took the negroes from their cells, III
the interior Of ihe prison, out The locked door
, which goes into the vestiJule ana disch1tged
: them. Here they were met by their owners
| and asked to submit 10 return with them
, They refused and mosi desperate fight OF
the part OF tho slaves took place. But they
: were Mt disadvantage in point of number,
! and weapons, although assisted by PopIe, q
/ Jsialwa.t black man who had crowded hmsel
} Into the fight. Finally after bloody fph
s in which the slaves were much injured, Tay
lor's Two slaves were conquered and hand
. cuffed and Popc was driven oIlt apparently
+. much injured by the fight But with him
: escaped II slave called Billy" the properl
/ of Mr. Page Of Clark county, who was no
himself at The time present. He escaped i
is said partly through lnadyerience, and parlly
g from fear that they had no authority 10 de
: tain him in the absence, of his master. Ii j
said that The caplors did not observe lha
! there was strange negro amvng hem du
: ring the fight, but supposed that Pople wa
: one OF the "boys" they wanted. Hence ia,
) impnnty with which he got away,
2 During this time there was nm appearance
: Of disturbance on the outside, especially OF
& the part Of the colored population, and the
t Sheriff reported the matter to the cour, still
s in session The Courl d recled oil engaget
] in the riot TO be arrested, aud those IN laiI tt
d be locked up. This order caused The cap
= tlvity Of the slaves and caplofs The COur
. also ordered special ConslabIes, TO be armed
as militia, and they were brought upon iht
ground in this martial manner, by Gen. Seller
o All appearance Of crowd OF a riot ;her
ceased. In The afternoon n babeas corpu
for the white men in Jail was served oul apt
} a bearing had. The Court bound them owe
on the charge Of disturbing the peace, unc
k they gsVe bail for theappearance at Novom
Der Court. @ p f. s
The negroes wete then informed Of fo
I assault aud battery, and were committed, th'
bail 10 be fixed hereafter. In the meanlim,
! Mr.. Taylor has gone TO Philadelphia 10 ge
mn order from the us. Court, and il is prob
able tho Deputy Marshall will in day 0
. Two be directed to place the slaves IN ih
= hands Of their masters. This il the histor
I Of the whole Penn. Telegraph /,