Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-19

and respected for his integrity. Out of malice
,eighbor charged him with kidnapping, and upon
hat charge, the Gov. of Kentucky demanded his
surrender, and this demand Coy. Mcdil has prompt
y met by ordering his arrest Was there no color
for the charge? Hear this able Cincinnati journal
as it answers this questions
About fifteen months ago o widow Wilcoxer
lived in Falmouth, KY, opposite Moscow, Ohio,
who owned, or had owned, cOl0red woman named
Maria, and her two daughters; one OF these dangl-
tcrs had a son about four years old. WIDOW WI
COxen also had son, drunken, good-iOr-n0thlng
physician, as we are informed, who lived in tal-
mouth who, for two years before the commission
of the alleged offence had had one of his mothers
colored girls, and her boy living in his own family
Widow W. strongly desired that her negroes should
be free at her death, and had made u will to that
effect, which had been duly attestcd
But being very poor she had sent them across
the river from Falmouth to daily labor, and their
earnings had contributed to her support She Is
said to have done this for the further reason that
their having been sent to free Stateb their owner,
made them free also.
"lt seems that this Dr. Wilcoxon finding new
residence desirable, determined to remove to lndi-
ana but before doing this proceeded to accomplish
by coup de man, what, according to our under
standing Of the Circumstance, nothing less than
highway robbery. lie visited Kentucky, and bar
gained to sell his mothers four slaves TO negro
trader named johnson, as they run and further
agreed to pay the Sheriff Of Pendleton county
the purchaser. The little coored boy was placed
on the Kentucky side, but Maria and the daughter,
who were living in DR.. Wilcoxen's family, refused
togo. One afternoon Mr.. Fec heard violent screams
and cries in Falmouth, and Immediately went over
to ascertain the cause. lie Immediately met Mr.
Barker lather-in-law of DR.. W.. who stated that
Mrs. Wilcoxen's two negroes had been taken by the
Sheriff ON a civil action. Upon learning that this
statement was false, and that they had been sold
without Mrs. Wilcoxens knowledge, by n sham
process, and that Barker had guaranteed the bill of
sale, he at once perceived a conspiracy for kdnap-
ping and running the of negroes. Maria had
come over in the meantime and was wringing
her hands in great distress at the loss of hor child
and grand-child. Maria's husband, a slave Of Bar
ker's, to the spot. and with her, crossed the
river to Moscow, without the knowledge Of Mr..
Fee who, from these circumstances, is charged with
Kidnapping
"lt is proper for us 10 mention, that Mr.. Fee had
employed Maria as n servant for some time prior to
this occurrence. lie had rendered frequent assist
lance to DR.. W.'s unfortunate family. So far from
cnticng or stealing slaves, it would appear that
they had long since been free and if they were not
lac was in way guilty of the charge. We have
known many Of Mr.. Fees family for long time,
and are informed by our own citizens who have
been longer resident than ourselves that he is every
inch kind, benevolent, christian gentleman"
Now mark our word. The people of Ohio will
not tolerate this shameful conduct on the part Of
Gov Modill They denounced it in the case OF
Vance, and they will do it in this one. They will
submit to no such inhuman outrage, nor tolerate
the Official, high or low, guilty Of it. They will
brand both as " infamous, Mt every hazard, and at
every cost as, We venture to say, the future will
prove.