The republic., 1851-09-13
Fyom he Baltimore Sun, fsrra.l J
Shocking murder OF tho messrs. Gofsueh
OF HaItllnore Countv

Shocking murder OF tho Messrs. Gofsuch,
OF Baltimore County.
We learn, just previous to going TO press, that
terrible outrage was committed ON Thursday in
Chester county, Pa, resulting in the death Of two
OF the most estimabe and respectable citizens of
Baltimore county, Messrs. Edward Gorsuch, and
Dickinson GOrsuch, his son, and the probable death
4 of two other persons.
From what have heard, it appears that Mr..
Gorsuch and his son proceeded to Pennsylvania
few days since in pursuit of a runaway slave, and
| traced him to Chester county Procuring the SER
vices of the sheriff and some officers, they proceed
ed to house in which they expected to find the
slave concealed, when deadly fire was opened
on them by the inmates. The two Messrs Cor
such, falling mortally wounded, died shortly after.
The sheriff and Of his officers also shot,
and it is rumored that they also subsequently died
from the effects of the wounds received. These
all the particulars have been able TO obtain
up to the time Of going to press.
Since the above was in type, we have been favor
| ed with the following more detailed account in
slip from the office Of the Baltimore County Jack
sonian, the courtesy Of whose editor gratefully
acknowledge:
| Atpful Ourage-Fom Citizens Of Baltimore Coun-
| ly Shot One Man Dead, and The other M0rfaly
| Wounded
The citizens Of this county were yesterday shock
ed with the thrilling intelligence brought by the
passengers in the cars from York, that two Of our
most estimable citizens killed on Thursday
morning last by negro mob near Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. The most intense excitement now
prevails throughout the county, and yesterday
| morning large body of people from the neighbQr
hood, Monkton and the vicinity, proceeded to The
scene of the outrage.
| The particulars, as we learned them yesterday
from one OF the party, who reached home on Thurs
day night by way of Philadelphia, were as follows:
| Mr. Edward Gorsuch, and his Dickinson
| Gorsuch, who reside on the York road some elk
| miles above Cockeysvlle, accompanied by Nj
cholas Hutchins, OF Joshua, Nathan Nelson, DR..
Thomas Plerce, Joshua Gorsuch, and some others
whose names we have not obtained, proceeded to
place called Christena, between Lancaster and Phi
ladelphia, TO recover some runaway slaves who be-
longed to Edward Gorsuch, and who ran of about
a year since. They discovered the house in which
the negroes were secreted, and upon their entering
it the negroes rushed up stairs, and with loaded
nuskets In their hands prevented the party from
ascending.
A horn was blown from the windows, and in
few moments a large crowd of negroes and whites
| surrounded the house. The marshal, who was in
| company, commanded the whites to assist them,
but not a man complied with his order. Mr.. Cor
such and his friends, finding themselves thus
come, retired from the house, and as they did 80
they fired upon from the upper Windows of
the house, and attacked by the crowd outside.
Edward Gorsuch was shot in the breast and fell
dead. His son was shot in the arm and shoulder,
| and Is reported this morning to have since died
from his wounds Both of them were beaten with
clubs after they shot. Joshua Gor5uch, a
nephew of Edward Gorsuch, shot, and though
still living, ia considered to be in great danger.
DR.. Thomas Pierce was shot and badly beaten, and
it is feared he cannot survive. Messrs. Hutchins
and Nelson escaped, and got oil to Philadelphia.
Two three OF the negroes were shot, il is said,
by of the officers in the company. DIR. Pierce
and Dickinson Gorsuch were still in the care Of
some white people near Christina, and up to the
hour of our going to press none of them had been
brought on. Such was the violence of the attack
| that none of the survivors could remain with the
wounded, but had TO escape as beat they could.
The crowd of blacks and whites, ii is said, num-
bercd over two hundred in few minutes after the
blowing of the horn, none Of whom interfered to
save the lives of our citizens
Neither time space allows room for com
ment, and were they both ample, our feelings are
too much excited to enable to speak further OF
the matter. Edward Gorsuch was one of those
men who the pride of the community. All
the parties with him most respectable,
intelligent, and useful citizens. Ii is outrage of
no ordinary character, and one that has filled
community with melancholy gloom The law
OF the land-the very statute upon which hangs
destiny an Union-bas been wantonly and
openly violated, and the death of one, if not more
OF the best citizens of Maryland, has been the
sequence.
The Philadelphia North american of yesterday,
after details TO the came effect the foregoing,
gives the following additional particulars:
.The information to the fugitive slaves, that their
master and the officers after them, is believed
to have been given by two negroes from Philadel-
phia, who dogged the pursuing party to Christena.
ga telegraphic despatch was received at the of
flee of the marshal of police, dated at Lancaster,
asking that officers might be sent to West Phila-
delphia to intercept the murderers, who had fled in
the slow line.
''The line arrived at five, and the despatch did
not reach the police office until quarter past five,
and then gave no description of the suspected par
ties
"The marshal telegraphed back for description,
and answered that Mr.. Charles Brady, agent,
would furnish him with one. Mr.. Brady did not
come down in the line.
ga number of the marshal's officers proceeded
to West Philadelphia, and all the other western
depots, but were too late
1.-Two suspicious negroes came down in the five
o'clock train Several white men also came down.
who were heard by the agent converting of the af-
fair. One of them said, when he heard the firing
he rode over to the scene.
every effort will be made to arrest the mur.
derers if they come this way.
owe saw, at late hour last night a letter hasti-
ly written to gentleman in this city, by person
who was an eye witness of the riot fully confirm
ing all the above facts'