The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-02
y, "a. taken 10 Columbia, where hc was

"a, taken 10 Columbia, where no was
living at last accounts.
The sou ofAir. Gorsuch, after bis father
was killed. drew pistol aud shot dead the
taegro who bad fired The iais' fho'' ne
was then set upon and barbarousiy inur
dcred in the manner we have stated above.
The crowd that collected about the house
at tho blowing Of The horn, is reported 10
have amounted to some 200, showing thai
| tho negroes bad learned tho purpose Of me
MARYLAND party, and had made arrange
mcn,s to oppose them in The murderons
manner which was afterwards carried ou'.
/ II is also reported that several OF tho ne
grocs we're either killed or seriously wound
ed during tho affray, but this report seems
to be unconfirmed BY the more authentic
accounts. Among the crowd who collect
ed around the house, there were number
OF whites, who moi only refused, when call
ed upon BY the Deputy Marshal, to assist
| in Tho enforcement Of the law and the cap
turc of the negroes, but they actually en-
courngcd them in their murderous outrage
The receipt of the intelligence Of these
horrible outrages has caused the most 10
tense feeling both in Baltimore county and
this city. Mr.. Gorsuch resided on the
York road, about "a miles from the city.
where he was the owner Of fine farm and
valua BILE mill seat. lie was well known
throughout tho whole county, and we ma,
add, respected and esteemed wherever he
was known. His son, and, indeed oil the
parties who acted in the affair, were per
sons Of standing aud responsibility, md the
outrage perpetrated upon them whilst law
fully and peacefully attempting 10 re.pos-
sess themselves o! their property cannot, Of
course, but be deeply felt. The slaves
they were in search OF, runaway about u
Year siuce. 1t is supposed that the inior-
nation which put the negroes On their
qua I'd, and enabled them 10 perpetrnte the
clurders which followed. was sen, from
Philadelphia, where Mr.. Gorsuch and his
friends first went 10 procure the necessary
legal aid This opinion has confirmation
in the statement published in the Phiadcl-
phia Inquirer, which says:
ADDITIONAL PARrIcuLARs.-Since the
above was put IN type, We have ascert,ined
from Mr. Merryman, conductor on the Sus-
quehsnna railroad, who came through from
Columbia and Harrisburg yesterday. some
additional particulars in relation 10 this
horrible tragedy. Young Dickensnn Cor
such. we are gisd 10 learn i not ,e, dead,
though his condition is such rs 10 render
MS recovery n matter Of extreme doubt.
He was shot 10 The left shoulder, and also
badly beaten and bruised by blows with Q
eiub. The report that he was maiilated
hy a cut with scyihe is na, correct. lie
il still living nj house in the neighborhaod
# where the atrav took place. Joshaa
Garsuch and DR.. Peirce, thoagh bea'en
aud bruised BY the negroes, we !earn were
40, seriously injured. The former came
en yesterday morning With the body Of OLE
Mr.. v,vrsdrn, wnRcn WIS puftcu sestcrusy
| afternoon.
The funeral took place from his late res
idence on the York road. and was attended
by large concourse OF persons from MI
parts Of The surrounding country, bv whom
he was greatly esteemed and respected
lie was shot in the left breast, The ball en-
,ering a short distance above the heart,
whilst the surrounding parts were com
pletclv riddied with shot, with which the
gun had also been heavily loaded. The
negroes who were nctive in the nifrav are
said to have all left the vicinity, m sking
their way towards Philaaelphis. As far
rs we could learn. no arrests had been
made in the vicinity where tho ARRAY took
place.