Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-12-13


prisoner and his itllow-prlsoner, Elijah
Lewis were charged IN the vile profanity of
that miserable creature, with what Kline
knew aud this prosecution admits, was n lie
and lis silence Lewis denying the assortionl
is to be tortured into Il tact admission OF the
truth of that which the prosecution itself
admits is n false charge. Sir, ! take back
my word. The State of Maryland does
thirst for blood, or else this ca,isc, inadmis-
sable even in Quarter Sessions practice,
would not have been tried.
The defendant Casincr llanaway, gentle
men of the jury comes here aud instructs
me. as his counsel to say, in the strongest
and most uncquivocal lnngunge that he is.
aud will prove he is an innocent man, most
unustly charged with this high offence.
We will submit to you, jury of his conn-
tryucu evidence, aud will then ask, not
merely verdict of acquital, but that, in the
full conviction of his perfect innocence, you
will restore him to the home, and to the af-
fectionate embraces of his wife, who, as YOU
have Witnessed, has so tcndcrly aud truly
clung TO him as the partner of bis sorrows,
with good name, us uusullied rs it was be-
fore this first impuiatiOn was cast upon IT,
The defendant Is native of the State of
Delaware, n slave State, where many of his
kindred and many of his friends still reside.
At five years Of age, he removed with his
father 10 Chester county, PENNSYLVANIA
After living thnre for several years, lie re-
moved with his father from this State, for Il
short time, TO Maryland, and then for num-
her of years 10 one of the Western States.-
About three years ngo, he returned to Ches.
ter county in this State. aud last spring, hay-
ing been married few months before, he
established himself in business, which is that
of a miller, in Chester Valley, in Lancaster
county, close to the scene of this outrage.
You will thus observe that he is almost
stranger in this, his new place of abode and
yet there, us elsewhere, we shall show Won
he has sustained with al--and had amos,
said, above ala good name in all respects
aud most of all, for peacciillncss, quctness
and submission to the law.
On the borders of Lancaster county there
resides band of niiscrcants who are well
known TO the laws and well known to the
records of the penitcntinry of this State
They are professional kidnappers. Not kid
nnppers in the sense spoken of 10y the learn
ed Judge yesierday--but kidnappers in the
legal sense of tie term. These men, by
series Of lawlcss aud diabolical outrngcs,
luvc invaded the peace Of the valley-begot- |
ing dread in every household, aud n general |
ensc Of insecurity in every h)usc. 1t will |
'c in evidence that in the month of Scpfcm- |
cr, 1851, these men entered the house of
ionry Williams and at his very frcside,
eized and carried into perpetual slavery,
'ithout right and without process Of law
T any kind an innocent hired man la his
mploy.
Shortly afterwards, in the month Of March
ist, these !awless scouudrols entered us n
aud Of armed rufhans, the house of Mr.
and after posting sentincls
bout the house in the very presence of
members Of the terrified family beat to the
arth one of his servants, and carried him
lway. The family traced them 10y the fresh
Hood of their victim To point in the edge
# the woods, where the fresh trace of wag-
m wheels showed the course they had taken.
Neither of these men were ever returncd.--
might detail other and kindred ouiragcs,
nj it will be enough for me to say-ihat the |
fleet has been to produce everywhere |
hrough this till then peaceful valley, n gene |
al aud deep sense of insecurity. In conse- ]
lucnce of these occurrences. the blacks cx- !
'rcsing bat a fair aud natural right, armed |
and to some extent, organized |
purely for their own protection.
Yet there were good men and true in this |
valley, who noby cXerted themselves to |
soothe the iusly excited feelings of the peo- |
pie; and among thcm, most prominent, was |
II1n!I Lewis. To-day this tnun is the inmate |
Dl II prison, charged with high treason, TO be |
ricd for his life aud yet he is an innocent /,
man; as free Of guilt us you who sit in the |
ury box, or his Honor upon the bench. |
come now, gentlemen, to the occurrences of |
hc llth OF September last. On the morn |
ing of that day, about sunrise, it will be in !
proof TO you, Elijah Lewis was informed by |
q witness, who will be placed on the stand !
there were "kldnnppers at Parkers house !" /.
and starting nj once, as you or | would have |
lone, upon the receipt of such notice. lle,I
MS lc passed, gave the information to Cashier |
Runaway.
llanawoy mounted his horse, and rode !
over, and at the bars met Lewis, who had ta-
ken nearer route across the fields. As they /
arrived, Kline met them, aud stated that he /
was Marshal, required lhor aid; Lewis ask
nd to see his authority and Kline produced .
The writs; meanwhile the blacks were gath
ering fast, aud llauaway, pointing out the
fact, warned the Marshal OF the danger ofnt-
under such circumstances, mn ar.
rest, aud advised them 10 retire. At the
same time, and before any firing, they relir-
cd.
And passing out of the short lane, Lewis
followed by Kline turned mp towc"ds the
woods, while Runaway rode down the long
lane towards the creek. Before the firing
Kline bad reached the wood, aud was there
fore, ms 1t will DO proven, away from the
spot aud from the scenes he so graphicly de-
scribed in his testimony at the time the firing
took place.
Yes, gentlemen, we shall prove to yCu he
was away, TINT he never knew and never
saw the events he pretended To detail as eve
witness, and that even the little of truth
which his ips--unused to utter truth-pol-
lued-was told in an untrue and parbled
form. To continue the sketch of llanaways
course, we shall show you by proof beyond
all doubt, that pereeiying as he rode away the
blacks pursuing DIR. Pierce he hnlted nuG