The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-09-25
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
CoxncI Of the Second MsnieiSaliss.

Published Every Day-<esAday Exosptsdy-
BY J. H. MADDOx.
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The Philsaslphid pspers csstaia isftkss psssiss-
lars relative to The progress ef ~ slssrs u ss-
reting oat the guilty parties Il tAs fsssat Sassses
near Christiaaa. Pa, resulting in tie murder n
Mr. Edward Gessuch. asA The probsbls dsash u
hi. son and one ot his nsphsws. Ths Ledger says:
The investigation d persons arrested during;
sunday aiterncea and evening was continued q
Monday morning and sitsrnoen befors Unitsd
States Commssonsr IagrahAm, United StsAes
Marshal Roberts, and the District Attorney, J. w.
Ashmead, Esq, At Chrissians. Than wers spms
fifteen arrests made, and several Of the parties wore
heard and dischsrgep for want Of evidence to i'm
plicste them in the riot or murder, while Others
were sent 70 the prison in lancaster and brought
down to PHILADELPHIA The names of those brought
down BY SIX Of the oficers from Philadelphis were
Henry Gresn, Wn. Williams, john Halliday,
George Reed, Benjamin Johnson, and William
Brown, all colored,s They were immediaseIy con-
veyed to Moysmensing prison 70 await further
proceedings. Brown vas recognized before tie
United States Commissiqner, By Dr.. Pierss, -
the person who fred the pistol that killed Nj.
Gorsuch. The pfisonsrs Whsse namss are eivsA
above, were arrested n the Woeas some six miles
from the scene Of the late murder, while attsmpt-
ing TO effect an escape, and Patrick Woeds, who
was takeE up to Lancaster with thrse sthsrs, WAS
arrested about twelve miles Distant il Chester
county.
The intslligsncs received On Monday svsnins
represents the country for miles around 70 bs in =
much excitement a. at any time since the hoEribls
deed was committed. The officers sent thefs st
the Instance Of the proper authorities are making
diligent search in every direction, and securing
every person aganst whom the least suspicion il
attached. The police force from Phiadephia and
Lancaster, ON Monday, amounted to about sixty
men, under the marshslship Of Lieut. Ellis. Just
as the cars started east, in the afsrnoon ve more
prisoners, who were secured At place called the
Welsh Mountains, twelve miles distant were
brought to Christiana. They were placsd in Gus
tody until such time - hearing will take plaes.
Dickinson Gorsuch, the son, and Dr.. Pierce and
Joshua dorsuch, the nephew Of Mr. Edward Cor
such, were slightly better on Monday, and there
were hopes Of the recovery Of Dr. Pierce.
The officers who ssms in town on Sunday, re-
turned some Of them the same night, and others,
yesterday morning, to Christans. The marines
did mot 60 back. A large civic posse remains at
the scene, constantly ON the alert.
Police Marshai ksyser, accompanied BY one OF
two of his special officers, proceeded 70 Chrstiana
Yesterday forenoon. Some Of the officers returned
in the fast line yesterday afternoon, completely
done over with fatigue and rough fare
Ies'efoay afternoon nx more o. ths implicated
comw;,,sd ~ hw nao ~ n T.;; ~ =. "S snu
brough. down by The slow train. 4 custody Of
RSly a me omcsrs, ana sAen oReetly 70 me
yrsns prison. Inc oinsen VINO hea
enarge OF them returned IN the ten o'clock train
last night. Another negro was sent to Lancaster
Jail.
80. noI sno oince1s ael. vim snen Prisonsn yes
osy ~sI1noon, sno Po.sc ~ ws. just preparing 70
~ N. sss.y snIy Mlles la.c Ones'ef ceuAV'h Puf-
sur ~" y. DE- ps;,s1I,sS:s s.spsc p..ues.
st.eeSM.s, ~ yes.:osy morn
As, 49, 'ne .oa'owne soolaone. ~ p.l1culsn' ~
" sne 'a.est sccounu' ycuaS Mf. Sofsucn was
ye. anse' tneugn shockingy wounded ana mai
nea'ec. Il was reared tnas nis ultimate recovery
va Impossible. Indeed mis- deatn was hourly
AooHeo iof.
omcet farkef was sent down yesserday Alter
noon, with united Statss Processs 70 arrest =
ooiored man named samuel Williams, who 10 one
OF the two b'scks from Philadelphia that gave
information to the negroes at the Gap, that the
owners Of the two slaves, Pinckney and Nelson,
were coming with officers 70 1rrest them. O&cer
Parker, assisted by officers Choate, Stevens and
Woolman, last evening, took Williams into Gus
y :ody. and lodged him in prison. 80
Williams has kept tavern, called the Bolivar
House, in, Seventh street, below Lombard He
acknowledged to the officers, his way to prison,
that he did 60 up in the cars and convey word to
the blacks at the Gap Hills that the slave.
were in pursuit Of the fugihvss, and said that be