The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-11

Gap. Williams followed us about mile and
a half stopped at the first tavern at the
| Gap, and called up the landlord. ! inquired
/ for horse thieves The landlord said two men
had gone by some time before. We went on
to the second tavern and went to bed This
was about o'clock in the morning Of the 10th
! We left about o'clock. and went back to
Parkersburg A man by the name OF Gala
| CHER was with me We met Agen and July
at Parkersburg They said Mr.. Gorsuch had
gone 10 salisbury
About Q o'clock in the morning ! went to
Salisbury. and saw Mr. GorSuch. | told him
of the accident and he said he was sorry for 1t.
tod him Agcn and fully were going back to
Philadelphia Agcn was constable of Third
ward Southwark ! made no arrangement
with him Mr.. Gorsuch had; 50 with Mr.
FULLY. told Mr. Gorsuch that we had better
send the party in different ways and to pre-
vent Agcn and Tully from going. ] went
down to Dcnningtown saw Agen he said he
had seen Mr. Gorsuch and would return to
Philadelphia and come up again. About 3
o'clock | saw Mr.. GorSuch he said it was all
ght At II o'clock at night We walked to
Gallagherville looked in the ears-could
not lind Tuly and Agen.
We then went 10 the Gap and walked some
distance down the railroad, and towards Chris
tiana. About mile from Chrstiana We met
the guide Old Mr. GorSuch and the guide
!. walked ahead We went about mile, and
then stopped. Mr. Gorsach proposed 10 divide
the party. ! objected. and said we wanted all
and more too. The guide then took us back
through corn field We went on 10 n creek
where We sat down and ate something. ! told
them we had better not stop as h was near
daylight We then went en J was little
| ahead until we came near Parkers house.
! MIR Ashmead showed plan here 10 the WIT
ness That plan j. correct | know nothing
! of the Others When We got within forty
wards of the house / saw a black man. The
moment he saw Us he took 10 his heels, and
after him This was Nelson OF Josh. ! should
say 4 couple of bars were across the lane
fell over them this was in the short lane 10
the house ~ near rs | can tell about fifteen
OF twenty yards from the long lane. ! yaY we,
= " F<,,>ss' N''es" ,'A + eId.
me Event into the house adad called up stairs
for the landlord; | told them who WAS |
told them and said was an officer and had
warrants for Nelson and John. They called
out there was no such persons there. They
then pushed sharp instrument down stairs AT
me.
Judge Grier-Was it p.tchiOrkl
Witness.-lt was | don't know what you
call it, then went out and told old Mr. Cor
such he had better talk to them through the
window. One of the blacks then fired and !
fired my revolver. | took out piece of paper
as if to write to the sheriff for hundred men
did this TO intimdate them. read my war
rant three times-once in the house and twice
out. | demonstrated with the men spoke to
Parker. the landlord, colored man.
Thomas ). Stewart am a surveyor. |
proceeded to house said to be Parkers. at
Christiana, and made a survey and draft of it.
and the roads leading to it, This is the draft
all the distances given are correct.
Henry H. Kline was sworn Mr. Runaway
then came up To the bars and Mr.. Gorsuch
told me to ask him to he us | did so.
showed him my warrants. ! asked him his
name; he replied it was none of my business
| asked him if he lived in the neghborhood
aud he made the same reply told him had
come to arrest Nelson and Josh He said he
would not assist me that the blacks had
right to defend themselves asked him if he
would speak to them and keep them off He
said, no he would not interfere. There were
II number Of blacks in and around the house
then, with guns, and were loading them. The
negroes were armed with guns, scythes, &c A
few only We're without something. Harvey
Scott had nothing in his hands.
Some fifteen or twenty negroes came up in
the same direction and across the fields, after
MIR Runaway. One came up Immediately
after he did, with scythe in one hand and
revolver in the other A man named Elijah
Lewis came up shortly after Hanaway in his
| shirt sleeves showed him my warrant. He
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again and handed it to me- Lewis said the
blacks had a right to defend themselves and
| that had better go away, rs blood would be
split. saw that II good many blacks were |
coming up and began to beg. | asked them
to prevent the blacks from firing, and would |
Withdraw my men, but hold them responsible
for the slaves | followed Hanaway and Lewis
| up several yards, and begged them for Gods
sake not to let the blacks fire, would with
draw my men
Runaway leaned over his horse and said
something to some of the first party. did not
hear it. A short time after | heard them cry
ont, he is only IL deputy, and they fired The
party number two camel up and when they saw
me they raised to fire and went over the fence
Their shots passed over my head | then went
| back and saw Mr. Dickinson Gorsuch wounded
in the arm. ! asked for doctor of man
whom ut once recognised to be one of the first
in the house. He SAID there was II doctor ut
Pennlngtonyille ! saw another man driving
up in buggy and horse and asked him if he
was not one of those who had excited the
colored people to this resistance
Lewis and a boy had gone in ! followed
them. They went some distance along the
road, when Lewis turned off to the right and
the boy to the left | followed up and saw AMI
other boy. | asked him for II doctor, and he
pointed to Penningtonvile. He said, here comes
squire. This man was on horse. | asked |
him for doctor, and he pointed in the same
direction. | told him man had been shot in
the woods, and asked if ! could get wagon. |
He said he did not know. | then started for
Pennngtonvile. did not know old Mr. Cor
such was shot then. | met one of my men
wounded, and rs crazy rs u bed-bug. | took
him and washed his face at the store offered
"A man n dollar to take us to Penningtonville in
his wagon lie took the dollar, but afterwards
returned it, and we walked over When the
Lancaster train came up, put the wounded
man in it.
FIFTH DAY,
Saturday. Nocember 29-Mr John M. Read
| asked that he might he permitted to mention II
matter to the Court He said that the health
| OF the prisoner Runaway is such as to require
| ireer air. On account of his confinement he
has suffered very much from u pain in the
breast. Mr.. Il. said that the prisoners health
has always been bad
Judge Grier said that it was customary in
most cases where the prisoner is uncondemned
to have them in confinement: but in n matter
where health concerned, indulgence might be
granted The Judge directed the Marshal to
provide him with better apartments
Henry II. Kline. cross examincd-resumed by
Ihaddeus Stevens have not told any person
that saw man shoot old John Gorsuch;
have not told any person that | saw Parker
shoot old John Gorsuch did not tell Jacob