Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-18

where he is well and favoraDly known TO
most Of our readers, we present a lengthy
account of the singular occurrence which
happened at Allegheny city,-belng one
Of the several interesting incidents of his
Journey from Virginia to Wisconsin. We
first publish the account OF the alleged
rescue given in the Pittsburgh Daily Des-
4atch Of the 9Th inst:
Excitement IN .Allegehny City--Fiue alleged
Slnuee Ps,ened. On Monday afternoon, snort
" before the Express train started Tor the Yves.
an omnibus containing a colored Woniail ano
four colored children, drove up 70 the dep",,
on Federal street, in Allegheny city. A wen
dressed man stood behind on the step of the We
the station, he accosted coored waiter at
tache ed to the ssAllegheny House, and asked
him if he sscould have dinner for the FIVE Mig
gers in the 'bus" The waiter answered in the
affirmative, and the parties We're speedily trans
ferred from the omnibus to the hotel opposite.
where dinner was Immediately ordered them.
Some persons standing in the vicinity of the de-
not saw the woman and children crossing to
the hotel, and, fancying them slaves, he imme--
diately impaired his suspicious to those around
him. Appearances seemed to indicate that
the man was right, and report was soon cir
culated through the crowd that the parties were
slaves, and that the white man who had charge
of them was their master. The train was to
start in few minutes, and as there was no
time to be lost it was resolvedto learn from the
woman herself whether she was Slave or not,
and the waites before alluded to, was directed
to interrogate her on the subject. He accor
dinghy proceeded to the hall where the woman
and her children were sitting, and enqulred OF
her if she were slave. She hesitated before
answering, and at length replied that she was
not. The waiter, seeing her somewhat contu-
sed, repeated the question, conjuring her at
the same time by all that was sacred to tell him
the truth The woman then said that she was
a slave, and that her young master was then
taking herself and her children to Wisconsin.
where he promised to set them free. The wal
ter reported what she had told him to the
crowd outside, whereupon rush was made
for the house, and in less time than it takes us
to relate it, the woman and her children were
seized by a number of men, hurried out of the
hotel and conveyed to place of refuge in
distant part of the city She cried plteously
as they took her away, and implored those "a
round her to permit her to go with her master;
they however paid no attention to her entrea-
ties, and carried her off in triumph. In the
meantime the alleged owner of the woman was
attending to his..baggage, land the first intimation
he received OF what was gong on, was from
the crowd outside the hoteT. He at once pro-
ceeded to the house, and endeayored to impress
on those around him the fact that the woman
was free, as were also her children. His name,
he said. was William Horner, and he recently
resided at Harrington, in Farquar county, Vir-
ginia. The woman in question, he alleged,
fory Ivy hoI 10 Iann OF II1~
ner's maiden aunt, and at her death she pas
sed to Horner's sister. The latter di ed some
twelve months ago but previous to her death
she gave the woman and her children thier
freedom, and bequeated $500 to be applied to-
wards settling them in free State. Horner,
some time ago, took farm in Wis, onsin, and
he alleges, that he was on his way thither with
the woman and her children, when the crowd
and carried them off. He appeared
in no wise troubled by the action of the
crowd, and left on the Express train for Wis
consin The impression was that Horner,s
story was correct, as day or two ago, man
in his employ arrived in Allegheny city, hav-
ing i'm charge valuable mare Whichhe was ta-
king TO Mr.. Horner's Farm in Wise onsin-
This individual gives his name as Thomas
franklin, and maintains stoutly that the wo-
man is free. The alleged slave is about thir-
ty years of age; her children are all young
the eldest not being over five years old. They
are very fair, and appear to be intelligent chill
dren for their years.
We also give the following account Of
the notice furnished by Mr.. HoRNER for
the Chicago Democratic Press:
DIsGRAcEFUL OUTRAGE AT ALLEGHENY
CITy.--MEssRs. EDIToRs | win thank you
to NH lIcht & -
nected with a late occurrence inAllegheny CT
ty. A deceased sister, who lived in Warrenton
Va, by her win liberated Betsey Washington
and her four children her slaves, and provided
$500 for their removal to Wisconsin, where
| reside, or to Liberia. They chose the for
mer place, and !, being on Visit to Virginia,
from respect for the last wishes of nv sister.
undertook the troublesome charge of removing
them to their new home. | took the party to
Philadelphia, where they remained nearly two
weeks undisturbed, and on Sunday night last
took the train for Pittsburg and the West.
We reached the Allegheny City safely, and
there put the party in charge Of negro por-
ter belonging to the Allegheny House, opposite
the depot, directing him to give them some
dinner. AS the time approached for the cars
to start, some minors OF a disturbance reached
my ears, and went in purs nit of the party
found them surrounded by a mob who were
forced them off through the back door of the
house. As soon as they saw me he woman
adpealed to me to protect her children, and l
directed her to follow me to the cars. She
did SO as far as the street-then the crowd,
much increased, poured down upon us, separa-
ted us by violence, and in spite of my repeated
statements that she was free and going to
free State, and of her cries, entreaties and
struggles, they bore her off The active part
of the mob was composed of negroes, but on
its outskirts were many whites, directing and
encouraging, and though ! stated the facts
fully, not one arm was raised nor voice a.
gainst the preparation of this disgraceful out
rage. The police, am told were there too,
and yet neither said nor did anything. Unar-
med and alone could do nothing, SO / thought
it best to. pursue my journey to Cleveland,
where designed to make short stay, and
from thence endeavor to reclaim them, if they
still desired to go with me. sent back their
free papers from there, and suppose they are
now in their possession. have heard nothing
satisfactory from them, and having done my
duty fully, in the matter, will only add, that
any real friend of the unfortunate colored race,
who Knows their whereabouts, will do them
great favor by addressing me in their behalf
or by forwarding them to me, (if they still de-
sire to go to wisconsin, at Lancaster, Grant
Co., WIS. w. HoRNER.
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