The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-01
From the Baltimore Am-ncan of the 18th.

HoR lBLE AFFRAY-CiTizESs OF BALri-
MORE COUNTY MURDERED BY FUGITIVE SLAVES.
We briefly mentioned in yesterday s .dmcra-
can the fact that intelligence had been received
in this city, that two citizens OF baittmofe
county had been killed in Chester county Ia,
whilst endeavoring to recover some fugit,ve
slaves. The confidence which we expressed in
the correctness Of the report has been confirmed
by the intelligence since received, and wh,cn
invests the affair with the character OF one Of
the bloodest and most horrible OF outrages.
The particulars which NE have been able To
gather M to the time of writing this, are IN
some degree contradictory, but this may be ex-
planned by further accounts. The following
details are the most reliable that hav; come to
| our knowledge: s.
| :. A party of persons, from Baltimore county,
consisting Of Mr.. Edward Gorsnch, his son
Dickinson Gorsuch, his nephew Jnshu, Cor
such, Dr. Thomas PIERCE. Nathan Nelson,
Nicholas Hutchins, and another person whose
name we have been unable to. ascertain, went
into Pennsylvania for the purpose ct recovering
two runaway slaves, belonging to the elder
| Gorsuch and who were known to be, har-
boring in Chester county, at small place
called Chrstiana, between Lancaster and PhIla'
depha.
The p,rty secured the aid of Deputy United
States Marshal, and of several police officers
procee ded t, the neighborhood II which 'he
slaves were supposed to be secreted. When
near the house to which their suspicious were
directed, they met two negro men, one OF whom
was recognised BY Mr.. Gorsuch as his slave
The whites gave chase, and the negroes ran
and succeeded in getting into the house, winch
was closed against the pursuing parties 4
, horn or bugle was then sounded by the negroes
in the house, and billet Of wood was thrown
from the windows, striking one OF the plrty o
4 whites In the meantime, considerable crowd
5 mostly of blacks, began to collect around tn
house, probably called there by the sound o
the bugc.
Mr. Gorsuch and his party attempted to fore
J, their way into the upper part OF The house
f where the blacks had fl ID, bnt finding the ne
groes armed with guns, scythes and othe
weapons, and also finding TINT the crowd
> he outside was rapidly increasing, attracted .
i the continual blowing of the horn, they cor
/. GUIDED that it was impossible to effect the car
:, ture OF the negroes, and commenced retre'
from the house. AS they left the house, d''
/ charge Of fire arms took place from the negrot
J. in the house, and Mr.. Edward Gorsuch wa
:. instantly shot dead, ball entering the bfea:
near the heart, and another taking effect III I'll
left shoulder of his son. The negroes atte
/ wards rushed on the wounded men, ana u
V said, beat and mutilated them in shockln
q manner The of MIR. Gorsuch, II is repor
ed, was entirely disembowelled by a swecpln
% blow with a scythe. Mr.. Joshua Gorsuch an
II DR.. Pierce, it is said, were also dangerousi
l. wounded, and were lying at house in III
- nely hborhood of the scene OF the conflict, IN
almost hopeless condition. An officer, sad
II be from Baltimore, was also wounded. thong
ID not MORALLY, and was afterwards taken to C'
n unba, where he was lying at last accounts.
The son of Mr. Gorsuch, after his father w
killed. drew a pistol and shot dead the neg
II, who had fired the fatal shot He was then $
ly upon and barbarously murdered in the mann
n we have sta, ed above The crowd that collec
;, ed about the house at the blowing OF the hor
> il reported to have amounted to some ~
lie showing that the negroes had learned the pl'
" pose of the Maryland party, and had made a
M engagements to oppose them in the murdero
manner which was afterwards carried out.
49, is also reported that several of the negrot
as were either killed or seriously wounded duril
he the affray, but this report seems to be unco
M firmed by the more authentic accounts. Amor
:, the crowd who collected around the hou:
''u there were a number Of whites, who not on
wv refused when called upon by the Deputy M
Tor shall, to assist in the entorcemrrf OF the Id"
- the Capture OF the negroes, but they actual
~ enc outraged them in their murderous outrage
p The receipt of the intelligence of these h
G rible Outragrs has caused the most intense ie
in ing both in Baltimore county and this city n
:. Gorsuch resided on the York road, about
miles from the city, where he was the owner
ca a fine farm and valuable mill seat He was W
he known Throughout the whole county, and we M
he add, respected and esteemed wherever he "
known. His son, and, indeed all the part
10 who acted in the affair, were persons OF star
ire ins and responsibility, and the outrage pcrP
ost trated upon them whilst lawfully and peacei
ly attcmpiing to re-possess themselves OF tn
property cannot, of course, but be deeply fe
. The slaves they were in search OF, Runaway abe
N. year since. 1t is supposed that the inform
- ton which put the negroes on their guard, a
81 ST enabled the N to perpetratei the murders VIII
M followed, Il III fpffa, sfstfS =
at (iorsuch and his friends first went to proct
,st the necessary legal aid. This opinion has &C
firmaiion in the statement published in the III
adelpha Inquirer, which says
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