Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
ATnocIoUs CASE OF KtDNAPPIaa.

On Wednesday last, in the~C rimigbl Court, al
Philadelphia, Samuel g. McClain, a '.,eilizen ser.
geant," or whiPper-in Of recruits tn:ste rendez.
vous of the United States army in Philadelphia,
was convicted ola cons piracy to deprive a citizen
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Of his
liberty. Tile circumstances, *ayF the North
American, present one Of the mEet atrocious
case of Kidnapping upon record ::
In March, l847, during the Michigan war, an
Irishman, named Charles Carrou, est3:sled at the
rendezvous here, and, after obtaining. The bounty
money deserted. The usual :ew9.d of thiiIg
dollars was offered for his apprehension. Me
Claim, tempted, by the paltry SUBJ OF government
gold, conceived a plot 10 secure it, she wicked
ness OF which has had few parallels - the annals
OF crime lie knew ayoung shi & eight in Ken.
siDgiOn by the name o; Charles w. Carroll, With
whom he was on terms, not Only uf intimacy,
but the most tOnfidential friendship. C0nsPiring
with The recruiting sergeant of The T"ntt zvous,
an old buchanan, named Smidt, go is new a
fugitive from justice. le lad ii w&:t FOR young
Carroll, merhim in The street III iiS w:Irking dress
on lis way from dinner, and, Mitis a TACK lie
upon his tongue, made him beFlrEc:ilrat he was
suspected o~tGeing the Carroll whc Cad de- cr;cd;
aud protesting 10 act the part Of II !Eiend, wIrie
s~erpent-I lie, he was slowly, yet s':4cly. cEtan
CLING his ursmspecting victim IN hi:. Shiny tGlds
he prevailed on hin 10 go with him - the rsndrz
EOnS ana CllthF up (He uaPlCIUntHHdiHs nliN4 ana
thus prevent himself from Icing subjected 10 the
notification Of a public arrest;
Once Mt fhe rendezvous, CarTbsi was enlrappcd
into a room, ia which he was CNHEA"d all night,
and, when ov~erpower@d by s!crr, i!andcUi!,d-
lie awake III the morning, 10 hn.IHi7,seli an iron
I'd pri.Oner. lie was turth~ itI conveyed iu
manaClcs h,jwn Chcsnut street To i':a steamboat,
and sent To New York, and from thence over TO
Governors Island. Here he was confined for
thir;y-Eve days in a black hole, ivitha log Of wood
tor his pillDw, and vermin for. His companions ;
ted upon the meanGsi fare. forged ttr Cuu>uti With
he meanc$t and most degraded prisoners Of the
army. and subjected TO the most memial and hu.
initiating nh!ice duty about tic foi1-
AiI"nglt he was arraimuch before a-c0mrt mar
. rial. aud. upon the petjmred cy.Gca1 OF Mccain
AID S1uiht, was pronounced Il '~deE@rter, and SEN
tened Ia rccciyc one hundred aEi fifty lashcs.
Briur, TIE punishment wns f;rti.&;rd. however,
| the " idow cd mother T.! Carroll, e.: cihctly lady,
| whose sole SUPP OTt lie was, traced HIM 10 Ne"
York, aud Sueirg our Il VIII nj hafs1S corpus he,
lore ii C.vii. tribunal Ot that city. established his
Inference, and uh:ainrd his rcl"ass.
! McCItin subsequently applied FIR and received
lac reward The hiackcsI :catn-? Of his guilt in
til" whole history Of tie viilainou& conspiracy, is
HE fact iSat, at the time poor Carroll WAS in a
!c!Um'S Gel! through his Conni"anG%. and convict
upon his false oath. he went ty h. mu'hcr, and
inducing her TO believe that her sea. on discover
mo himself suspected. had takeT the alarm and
a5>c"nd"d, pretended The war:ne.t symrathy for
her. aud p~rrtFtrcd her his fricndl1:st office.
All II, all, a more mnnstruub cHse Of vsiiaiu,y,
has seldom been brcuph: To light:
PRICE, or rorHroEs.-The New IInycu Cou,
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