Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-18
THE PENNSYLVANIA MURDER.
The PHILADELPHIA Ledger Of Tues day avs:


afternoon snd evening continued yese,a day morn
ing and afternoon before the U. s Commits Toner In
graham. U. S. Marshal Roberts, and the District Al
torney, ]. w. Ashnlead, Esq, at Ckristiana. There
fifteen arrests made and several of the par
ties were heard and discharged for want OF evidence
to mpcate them in the riot murder, while OILERS
were sent to the prison in Lancaster and brought
to this city. The OF those brought down by six
of the otice,s from this city were: Henry Green VIM
Williams, John Halliday, Geo Reed, Benz Johnson and
VIM Brown, all colored. They were immediately
conveyed to Moyamensng prison await further pro-
ceedings. Brown was recognized before the U. S.
Commissioner. by DR.. Pierce as the person who fired
the pistol that killed Mr. Gorsuch. The prisoners,
whose names are given above, ware arrested in the
woods six miles from the of the late muir
der, while attempting TO effect escape, and Patrick
Woods who was taken up 10 Lancaster with three
county.
The intelligence received last evening" represents the
country Tor miles around, 10 be in much excitement
any time since the horrible deed was committed
The olcers sent there at the instance OF the proper
authorities, are making diigent search in every dec
tlon and securing every person against VIII ON the least
suspicion is attached The police force from his city
and Lancaster, Yesterday, amounted TO about 60 men,
under the marsha shp OF Lieut.. Ellis. Just the
cars started east IN the afternoon five more prisoners
who were secured al place called the Welsh Noun.
tans, II miles distant were brought TO Christiana -
They were placed in custody until such time hear
ing will take place.
AT the latest accounts young MIR. Gorsuch was yet
alive, through shockingly wounded and mateatcd. 1t
was feared that his ultimate recovery was impossible.
Indeed his death was hourly looked for.
Officer Parker wss sent down yesterday afternoon,
with United States process, to arrest colored man
named Samuel Williams who is one OF the two blacks
from Philadelphia that gave information the negroes
at The Gap, that the owners of the two slaves Pintk-
ney and Nelson, were coming with officers 10 arrest
them. Officer Parker, assisted by officers Choate,
Stevens and Woo.man, last evening, took w illiams
into custody, and lodged him in prison.
vii Hams has kept tavern, called the Bolivar
House, in Seventh street, below Lombard He ac-
know lodged to the officers his way prison, that
he did up in the and convey word to the blacks
at the Gap Hills that the slave catchers were in pursuit
OF the fugiives and said that he would do 80 again
der the circumstances
The Lancaster Union of Tuesday contains the par.
tcnlars OF the ae murder and treason in that vicinity,
heig substantially the those already published.
In reference the probable conflict OF authority ari-
sing from made by the State and the u States
officers, the Union says
difficulty seemed likely to arise between the State
and United States aulhoritles-Mr Thompson main
tanning that the prisoners had been guilty OF the high
est offence known to the laws OF Pennsy vania-wil-
full murder-and that this had been committed in
Lancaster county, they should be taken to Lancaster
for rial The very able United States District Attor
ney, Mr.. John w. Ashmead, insisted that the prison.
had been guilty of treason in evying against
the United States authorities. In this he was aimed
by the Commissioner, e. d. 1naraham, Esq, and final
ly compromise eiIe lied, by which each party
soners (backs) therefore lodged in the Lancaster
jail Saturday hight. The United states Marshal.
A E. Roberts, Esq, and he officers commanding the
Marines acted with great pIomptneSs. We do not
anticipate any difficulty in this scontic OF unsdic-
ton