The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-11-17

cisco, 8c.-John Mitchell the srish eXn"'
lNho escaped from Van Dleman's Lend'sFrlv-
ed here on Wednesday a afternoon, aceompa.
tnied BY his wife and children, ana IS now
lodging at Jones's Hotel Nowords OF ours
can express the delight with which we wei
come this gallant and sterling patriot tothe
shores Of California. Since ROBERT Emmet
offered up his pure HE on the scaHo'u III
vindication ofhis country's rights no such
man as John Mitchell mas ever hung himself
into the breach In defense OF lilSh inde-
pendence.
The circumstances oil the case are or'euy
these: ~
Dir. +. j. Smyth.ot New tork, lhlmseiI
a rebel OF 1852 went TO Van D'enians
Land with the express mission 10 rescue
some one or more ofthe irish states PrNs-
oners. Nothing coutd nave beeh easrF
than toescape, u they could nave thought
OF doing so cl~ahdesunelys ana wlthoul re-
gard TO meir pronhsei but'ln oroer 10 aus
charge themselves oi tnnl Qoieallon' t'ty
felt II necessary TO formally withdra~ tneF
parole before me proper authority, ano pre-
sent themselves TO De TAKEN into CUSTODY.
The parole Is To- ehect that 'he!y would not
escape from tue colony SO long as they
heid a "ucketroI leave,3 whieh gave mem
a species OF liberty within a certain deslg-
mated ponce distrlet' put this NueRet OF
lleave" Is aiming that may any tlme oe tak-
en- away by the conV'ct sush9e'ues OF re-
signed BY ne Pr,soners'
Nnw1whiie Mr. Smyla WASH van Die-
mans Lana ana ee'ofe any movement
whatever wos made by any OF the prison.
ers, the locai government by means %
some OF their !eaveS.drooping detectives
had lear ed u feal views nhdmr' onyth
was actually arrested, held IN custody ior
three days and most ANONYMOUSLY abused,
under a warrant dlfectea against Johh
Mitchell. MT. Smyth'l IN sho't. was taken
tor John Mltehei unoef the tatse ana ihso-
lent assumptlon that mr. Niltehet was ab-
scond'ng' whist ne wasai the time ilVing
quietly at ms cottage IN Bothweii, and was
under parole OF honor MOTTO aoscond' rms
was a gross outrage on Mr. SinJth, and an
outrage hardly less gross on mr.. mitchell
ne now at len9th, resolved TO aVHiI MN
sen OF Mr. omYth's ohers OF asslstahee' ahd
) ieaVe the slann'not cianoest'nely' out open
y. accordingly he wro'e q uespatcheu inc
following note 10 tue Lieut. HoVernor' Oil
t WIN. Denlson;
june 0 1898:
Slf; hereoy resign me comparative
liberty" calico "ucket OF leave ana re-
yoke my parole OF honor. shail iorth'
) win present 'nyselt before me pollce mag
: istrate OF boutwell, at nls ponce ounce snow
/ MN thls ietter' ana oner myself 10 De taKan
INTO custody. ] uIn' sir, your ooedient
servant
. JOHN miTcaEI;
Inc next day' the 9th June. Mr.. Nltche'
ana Mr. Smylh roue III togelner 10 inc Town
snip VI D"'nweIl' went 10 tne ponce ollce
> door, d'smounted, ana walked IN, Ihey
: iound the magistrate IN DIS room. Ihe po'
: nee cierk was WIN MN; constitute was III
the adJolnlng room, ana another constable
was as usual on guard al the door Inc po-
lice barrack and watchhouse stand opposite
o arrived ~ !he magistrates room, Mr.
: mlichel hanueu nun an open copy OF inc
ABOVE nole' ahc requested MN TO reau II
me magistrate cast ms eye over J.. a mo-
ment, ana then looKeu up 10 Mr. Mitchei'
VINO deiloerately desired aim TO observe inc
, purrport oil thal note ana LOOK the trouoie OF
: twice explaining 10 MN that The parole was
at an end ana that ne had come TO De taken
: mo custody hs the olnc'ai seemed eitner
s oew'iueteu or 'rlgbtenea, tne Two eeht'e,,
men put on tnelr mats; Mr.. MitcheI wIsheu
We mag,Strale y gppu morning anu leit tne
once Immediately When they turhea lheir
packs the haglslraie maue a iold uProar,
ana ne ana some Of the constitutes rushed
out co''lhg on tnem 10 STOP ana
: ing every one 10 stop mem Inc cohstaoie
10 holding Two horses; the other inhabitants
- oil tie IOW0 lUuKpu OIL lnltUnlUU, anu well