New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
Beaullss of the Fugitive slave Law.

! A correspondent, writing from Ripley, Ohio
sends US the following
"A man by the name OF Gilbert was shot dead
in this county not long since, by Fugitive Slave.
/ The Slave gave him fair warning to keep his dis.
lancet that he was pre- pared 10 defend himself,
and would kill him if he did not stand off. Gil.
bert, with two or three other blood hounds pushed
/ on him. He then shot, and the poor wretch fell,
/ was carried to a house, and died in a few days.
The poor foolish Slave stopped at the tirIt house,
! gave himself up, and was carried back to land
of bondage. Let blood-bounds take care g.
Mercer PA Presbyterian Feb. D.
The same paper has the following.
CLEARFIELD Co, Saturday, FEB. IS, 1851.
KIDEAPPERS IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa
FyieAd Gordon | thought it might be interesting
to the friends Of freedom who read your paper, to
hear how bold the kidnappers are In this part Of
PennGy lyania. About the Goth Of Jan. there
passed by my house seven colored men. They
stopped and got some refreshments, were tired
and hungry, and in a hurry TO get on. It was
about noon. They stopped about five miles north
OF this place, where poor colored man lives to
rest there for the night, lot knowing that there
were eight kidnappers almost ia sight of them
and had seen them several times. Bat they had
not enough of the baser sort Of Pennsylvania
gathered or hired, to warrant an attack on the
poor, fleeing bondmen, who each had large cud.
gel In bis hand, and had some lire. arms along,
was told. The kidnappers stopped with friend
[ T.
to keep them up very late getting the beds ready
and the breakfast was very late next morning. Ia
the meantime, the Free Sellers were not idle, but
sent head and put the poor fellows on the uader-
ground railroad. The blood hounds came on the
trail with plenty Of mean fellows 10 direct them
TO the poor cOlored man cabin. There was a full
stop there they could find the track no farther
They offered FIVE hundred dollars 10 any person
q at would show where the negroes were but
that was thing impossible After holding a long
consultation with the friends OF the Unicn, and
utteriDg many curses on the heads Of the Free
S0ilers they took the road, and formed another
plan. They sent man ahead lone Of their COM
pany) 10 the next settlements Quaker settle
q emit called the Gramp:an Hills de told the
FOLKS that q. Acheson had sent him on 10 take
charge Of those runaway slaves; that be had
agreed 70 take them safe to Canada; he wanted
% see them badly as the kidnappers were not far
behind, ard had given him strict charge 70 have
them cut Of the way. he got c0lOFed boy that
vas there 10 60 with him aud help him 20 find
them. He got the boy up behind him and started
on The boy has not been seen or heard Of since
he ~as born at HarTisburgh, In this State, and
knew nothing about slavery or where they were
taking him.
hope the friends Of humanity viii have an eye
out after the boy. The Two head fellows from tbs
state, who commanded the pirate gang, were one
Of the name OF Brscken. from Johnsrovp. Cam
pris county, the other OF the name of Christv from
the south oil indiana county. am certain Of their
mines think II was Christy that took posses.
zion Of the boy. He bad hound along be called
II blood hound, and scared the women and bows.
telling them how that hound would tear up run.
away slaves. They hunted round the north part
ofihis county for about ghs days, and could get
no track OF their stray chattes. They then broke
up tier gang, and took another road home. They
mad couple OF names on piece Of paper Of some
men 10 this region, They said they would make
them pay all their bills, with the fall price Of the
runawsys. ! suppose We will be called 10 Pitts.
burgb, m short time Tor not catchingfh- 20 ,trav
eve u ga .hiuk tris l.l,rn 4g.oa or als oaft
81 IT, Vii b. inferestrs. on can pa liis,. las
true o. ne hfst ~ ny srawi.dg,
I'-fs ft'Iec .uly GEORGE ACGE8JN