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

eve the missiles were kept up for some time
before the warrant was read; after we found
we could not effect an entrance to the house,
the warrants We're read Kline called for the
proprietor the warrants were then taken out
and read for Josh and Nelson; they were read
by the Marshal; he told them he was the Mar
shall they were read to the man called the pro-
prietor the conversation was kept up in this
way; the Marshal said he had come to arrest
them, and that he would do it; he then wrote
an order for more men, the blacks up stairs
asked for time to consider during this time the
prisoner rode up; the Marshal told him the
case, and asked him to assist. which he posi-
lively refused TO do; he handed the warrants to
a man by his side, who also read them the
man on the horse said, "you had better 90 home
and not come here to make arrests you can't
do it,
The Marshal said that we had better go
they were gathering too strong for us tn make
an arrest; they came in great numbers and
armed with clubs corn cutters pistols, &c my
uncle went towards the bars, and he came back !;
| said to the Marshal that we had better get
together and defend ourselves as well rs we
could; after that the blacks got between my
other party passed me singing 1--WE are free "
| saw one of my uncles slaves running, appa-
rcntly. with a determination to shoot he was
in the attitude my uncle was struck ON the
head with club: he fell on his knees. and was
then shot; he fell, and thought was dead |
SAW nv uncles son. Dickinson Gorsuch, with
pistol in the attitude of shooting; think heard
the report of his pistol guns were fired in every
\ Il ant.lI .
| SAW fanaway near the creek | ran up to
him: Joshua Gorsuch overlook him and asked
hun to loan him his horse, or sell it; he asked
Hanaway to arrest the negroes; he said he
could do nothing for us it was not lawful act
Joshua GorsIch, Dickinson Gorsuch Nicholas
Hutchings, Nathan Nelson, Miller Mott and
John Mott, were severally examined, but no new
facts were elected
SIXTH DAY.
Monday December 1.-The trial of Cashier
Runaway was resumed this morning
Several indictments similar to the present,
were noted by the clerk as having been remit
ted from the United States District Court to
this court for trial.
MILLER Knott. recalled by the United States,
was then examined by Mr.. Brent. fife s:sIde
was arOused ~ ,sr.r,, -.,.-,y, S..,.@o.:ss =,
LfTfsuf,u.l:, b., as.~S B. "a n - r. 80,
1t was, and went to take care Of HIM. live
about eight hundred yards from there. 1t was
about sun-up when got there. saw man
ON horse then riding up but could not rec
Ognise him. | saw number of negroes in adj
vance of him. | did not see any white men
there The negroes were scattered along the
lane. ! suppose there were fifty between me
and the man on the horse Some fifteen of
them returned to where Dickinson was. An
old colOred man. Isaiah Clarkson was the first
| spoke to- asked him what they had been
doing. He asked if | did not hear the horn
blow He then went towards his house, close by
| said would inquire further about this matter
| then looked ut the other negroes coming up
to Dickinson Gorsuch told the old man to
save him two or three times, or to look what
was before him They then searched the corn
field Hesaid nothing some of them said they
would as leave die as live They then went to
Parkers and were called to order by Isaiah
Clarkson, when they became quiet. He got
up on something, and cried, order, men,, and
Mt the third order they were entirely quiet.
At the time they went through the corn-field
/ saw old Mr. Gorsuch lie was laying where
he had been laid, about iorty-nine steps from
the house He was not quite dead Nobody
lane; his horse was little sweaty He rode
down to Parker's house and back again, and
then towards the mill / don't think it quite
u mile from lanaway's mill to Parker's by the |
road live nearer than Hanawayto Parker's |
The firing was over when got there Elijah |
Lewis lives further than Runaway. Scarlet |
lives at the same place with Lewis. Could not |
identify the color of the horse.
\ L.. &c., Ii. IL
They were shooting but do not know who at |
Cross-examined by MIR Lewis - Showing |
the jury the map) | stood here ut first and
here the second place, Showing his position on
the map) | was in the first place about a
quarter of an hour.
j. Franklin Reigart, called by the United
States, affirmed and examined by Mr.. George |
l.. Ashmead-I am I'm alderman of the city of |
Lancaster. did not issue the first warrants
The warrants were. issued and, having got |
about one hundred men, we went down to ar
rest the persons charged. When Hanaway
and Lewis were on the porch, Kline came up
to them, and said" You white-lvered sons Of
BIS, when we were shot down here yesterday,
we asked you to keep off the negroes and keep
them from shooting us, and you set them on
Lewis denied it; but Hanaway did not-he
'aid nothing | told Kline to keep quiet He
was much excited ordered Hanaway and
Lewis to be removed from the public view
There was a good deal of excitement.
Judge Grier asked if Kline had stated here
hat Runaway had told the negroes to fire, or
lad been asked any question on the subject.
Mr.. Reed merely want to show that what
iline charged upon Lewis and Runaway, ON
he porch, was false, and that he (kline) had
lever dared to say under oath that it was true.
Judge Grer.-l do not see the necessity for
he question.
After some further remarks, the witness re-
sumed
BY Mr. Read-Did you see Runaway or
Lewis when they came to the house!
Witness-I did not.
William Proudioot called and sworn for the |
United States-examined by MIR. George l..
live in salisbury township Ian
caster county am constable there The
warrants for Hanaway and Lewis We're placed
in my hands arrested them ut Squire Zar-
acher's house, ut Christiana. Squire Reigart
was there made the arrests myself They
asked me whether they could not get Oft till the
next day. told them had no authority to
do SO. Kline came up, and said to them
You white-lvered scoundrels, if you had said
one word yesterday, our men would not have
been shot down, but you rather told them to
shoot" These were his words. Hanaway
made no reply. Lewis said they had not. To
thebest of my knowledge, this was the language.
did not hear anything said about begging for
life
Cross-examined by Mr.. Read did not sec
Lewis and Runaway before the warrants were
handed to me. They were then at the porch,
near the sign post.
Charles Smith was then called for the Uni
ted States and afhrmed-I reside in Chester
county, about two miles from Christiana. |
rccoect the morning that Kline and his party
came to Christiana. A negro-(here the wit
ness was stopped and Mr. Lewis, for the de-
fence, handed up paper showing his objcc-
u Al.