North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-17
From the Baltimore Sun, extra. ]

Shaking Murder of the MeSSrS. GOrSuch, Of B1HtnlOre
County.
terrible outrage committed on Thursday in Ches-
Ter county, Pa, resulting in the death of two of the
most esInable and respectable citizens of Baltimore
county, Messrs. Edward Gorsuch, and Dickinson
Gosuch his son, ana the proOaDle oeatn OF TWO oteF
persons.
From what we have heard, it appears that Mr..
Gorsuch and his proceeded to Pennsylvania a
few DAYS since in pursuit OF runaway slave, and
traced him to Chester county. Procuring the services
of the sheriff and officers, they proceeded to a
house in which they expected to find the slave con-
eeaed when deadly fire opened on them by
the inmates. The two Messrs. Gorsuch, falling NOR
alIy wounded, died shortly after.
The sheriff and one of his officers were also shot,
and is rumored that they also subsequently died
from the effects of the wounds received. These are
all the particulars have been able to obtain up
the time Of going to press.
SiDcetbe above was in type, we have been favored
with the following more detailed account in a slip
from the office of the Baltimore County Jacksonian,
the courtesy Of whose editor gratefully acknovI
edge:
axflI Outrage Four Citizens of Baltimore County
MSt-One nan dead, and the other Mortality Wound
ed.
The citizens of this county were yesterday shock
ed with the thrilling intelligence brough; by the
engers in the from Y ork, that two of most
esimable citizens were killed on Thursday morning
last, by a negro mob near Lancaster, Pennsylvania
out the county, and yesterday morning large body
Of peop le from the Deigtborhood, Monkton and the
vicinity, proceeded to the scene of the outrage.
The particulars, 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 son Dickinson Cor
such, who reside on the York road some six miles
above Cockeysville accompanied by Nicholas Hutch
ms, of Joshua, Nathan Nelson, DR.. Thomas Pierce,
Joshua Gorsuch, and some others whose names we
oh tn LODI Gbrie-
lena, between Lancaster and Philadelphia, to recover
some runaway slaves who belonged to Edward Cor
such and who ran off about year since. They dis
covered the house in which the negroes secret
ed and upon their entering it the negroes rushed
STAIRS and with loaded muskets in their hands pre-
vented the party from ascending.
horn was blown from the windows, and in a few
moments large crowd of negroes and whites sur
rounded the house. The marshal, who was in COM
Pdhy, commanded the whites to assist them but not
man complied with his order. Mr.. Gorsuch and
MS friends, finding themselves thus overcome, re-
urea from the house, and they did they were
hled upon from the upper windows of the house, and
dHacEed by the crowd outside. Edward Gorsuch
was shot In the breast and fell dead. His son was
sho In the arm and shoulder, and is reported this
morning to have since died from his wounds. Both
u mem were beaten with clubs after they were shot.
Joshua Gorsuch, nephew of Edward Gorsuch, was
so, and though still living, is considered be in
great danger. Mr.. Thomas Pierce was shot and
Sauy beaten, and it is feared he cannot survive.
@essrs Hutchns and Nelson escaped, and got off to
Philadelphia.
Two or three of the negroes were shot, it is said,
~ some OF the officers in the company. DR.. Pierce
o dickinson Gorsuch still in the care of some
Nnle people near Christina, and up to the hour of
ouf gong to press none of them had been brought
w. ouch was the violence of the attack that none
VI sne survivors could remain with the wounded. but
"a nao 10 escape best they could. The crowd of
T and whites, it is said, numbered over two
SHuudied In few minutes after the blowing of the
our citizens. -
Neither time nor space allows US room for comment
oru were they both AMPLE feelings are too much
ES 70 enable us to speak further of the matter.
!%dIG Gorsuch was of those men who are the
r 0, Of the community. All the parties with him
c1ar our most respectable, intelligent, and useful
and chs Is an outrage of no ordinary character,
bu ohe mat has filled commu nifty with melan-
un OS gloom The law of the land-the very statute
T pU" winch hangs our destiny as Unon-has been
if ny, and openly violated, and the death of one,
The consequence. ''''1'"0 'a' A'O' mas Oee"