Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-05

face but missed it, and struck him on the shoulder
The DiCers attempted TO secure him; one Gf thei
seisd him round the waist hc was thrown on III,
! Hoor but, raising with them, he obtained posse'
sicnol carving knife and attempted to stab Mr.
Setlc, who had come to the assistance Of the Off
GERS This blow was partially whrded on by an
othr person, so thNt Settle was struck with the
haulc instead ofhe point Of the knife, on his ell
bow and disabled from rendering further assis-
tanr. Tho knife being taken from him, tho Off
cerrndcayorcd To 80 ure tic prisoners hands with
shaflcs or hrddcuns, but succeeded only in cet-
TIM them on his right wrist, whcn Bill struck Gro
zietionc ofthc deputies, over tho head with the
hahdcuiis, iniiic,ing cut his temple. and stun
niug and disabling him for time. Bill was again
thrown down. the officers in vain attempting 60 So
cur bis hands with the The handouts; Bill rose up
WIN them, and seized n table knife and wounded
slightly the hand Of Jenkins, who held him around
the waist.
,his knife was wrcstcd from him, and lkowisc
a fork which he had seized While Bill had pos
session Of the carving knife, and was ondcayoring
to rab the officers. some one cried out TO them:
Why don't you shoot hiin;' one them answered,
we don't want dead ncgro," ado not hurt him.
One Of the witnesses said ''hc fought desperately
and cndcayorod to kill them" lie made his way
to le door at length, with two of the officers en-
deH1oring to hold him. and finally released himself
IRON them and escaped and ran towards the river.
The officers then said they would try to irighten
hla and fired off pistols, but did not point the pis
toh toward them Bill wadod into the river some
ono iurnishcd him with large knife. The off.
co.'s then despatched u messenger for the Sheriff,
who refused to render any assistance.
Bulls clothes were much torn, and considerable
biood had lecu shod over his face and clothes in
the strucglc large crowd collected some ex-
hoiied Bill not to be takon alive, and he declared
his intention to die or bc drowned rather than DC
taken. The officers, after dallying some time being
la
no ole would assist them. gave up the attempt ard
went away, say ing. las the regro would not he
taken alive, and they did not want him dead. they
would pursue him no further" After the depart
urc Of the officers, Bill said to two witnesses. who
inquired of lin ii ho was hurt, "that lac was not
huFt, hut had scue liuisCs about the face lie
was Afterwards taken away by 5Jmc person, on Il
wagon, and made Ii, lnal escape.
" ARE uuablctO perceive in this transaction, any
thing worthy If blame in the conduct Of these ola
Gers IN their unsuccessful cndcavurs to h n most
dangerous ond disgusting duty; except, perhaps, u
want oi sufficient courage and perseverance in the
att!Tft 20 execute The writ. a careful cxaniua-
ton Of tie timuny sufficiently exhibits the reason
Why thosc who were acquainted with the facts Of
the case have been unwilling TO prosecute the Off
era Tor their unsuccessful attempt and left il to
those who to use their own language, "kncw no.
thing about it under hGay,n."
In conclusion, as we find that uie prisoners are
W'NV,9 VI we cuteu states, - IN couhnemcnt Tor
acts done in pursuance of law Of the United States
aEd under process from Judge of the same :" that
they have not exceeded the cxigcncy of the proofs
undcr which they acted that this prosecution has
MT been instituted nor il now acknowledged by the
s-.atsgi fcnnTylyRnio, hut has its origin in some
association living at n distance and wholly gno-
rant Of the whole transaction which they have vol
untcercd to investigate; that the information on
which the warrant to arrest the prisoners is loun
cd was sworn to hy one who did not know whether
the matter Of the affidavit presented to him was
true or false, and Tint by statement of half the
truth, it is wholly false, the prisoners are therefore
discharged.