Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-03-02
The Aortka Washingtoa Case Again-
ATest Of the defendants on a reqnisi-
ton from the Govern& Of Arkansas,
ON eharoe of Arson and yrardeT.

SeOse yIOft sfeC 0OOCI W.T. " AbS0seSNSoj
on charge of arson and psarder.
Yesterday morning at eight O'Clock
the defendants in the Martha Washing
ton case were arrested, and within hall
an hour afterwards were ON their way to
Arkansas heavily ironed. Kissane,
Cummings and Holland, were taken at
the Walnut Street House, one of the
Chapins at the shoe store on Western
Row, another at the shoe store on the
corner of Columbia and Sycamore, Benz.
Earle at a shoe store on Fifth street, and
Cole at his residence near Hamilton
Rufus Chapin who is too sick to be re-
moved, is closely guarded at his resi-
dence.
They were taken down along the riv-
er in an omnibus, arrangements having
been made with the Louisville boat to
take them aboard at a signal.
They were arrested by Sheriff Hig-
don, assisted by number of officers,
on a warrant to him from the Governor
Of Ohio. issued in consequence of re-
QUESTION from the Governor of Arkan-
sas.
The following is copy of the war
rant:
''In the name and by the authority of
the State of Ohio, VIM. Medill, Govern
or of this State, to the Sheriff of Ham
ilton county.
"Whereas a demand has been made
before me, by the Governor of the State
of Arkansas, for the surrender of the
bodies of Lyman Cole, John N. Cum
minis, VIM. Kissane, Adam Chaplin,
Amasa Chaplin, Rufus Chaplin, Lorenzo
Chapin, VIM. D. Holland and Benja-
min A. Earle, fugitives of justice from
said State of Arkansas, charged with
the crime of arson and murder, within
the county of Phillips, as appears by
the requisition from the Governor of
said State, copy of which, duly certi-
fed and authenticated, has been fled
in the Executive Office of the State of
Ohio.
"These are, therefore, to require you
to apprehend the said Lyman Cole, John
N. Cummins, VIM. Kissane, Adam
Chapin, Amasa Chapin, Rufus Chaplin,
Lorenzo Chapin, w. B. Holland and
Benjamin A. Earl, wherever they may
be found in the State of Ohio, and upon
the payment of all legal costs, to deliT-
er them to Sidney C. Burton, the agent
appointed by the Governor of the State
of Arkansas, in order that they may be
conveyed to the State of Arkansas, as
aforesaid, at the expense of said State,
TO be tried for the crime of arson and
murder. This warrant, with your pro-
ceedings thereon, to be returned to this
Office
'.In testimony whereof, I have here
unto signed my name, and caused the
great seal of the State of Ohio to be af-
fixed, the 21st day of February, in the
year of our Lord, 1854.
By THE GOVERNOR, W. MEDILL.
WIN. TREv1rr, Secretary of State"
The following, from ''English's Diges;
of the Statutes of Arkansas" is the
law under which they are to be tried.
"Chap. 81, Sec. 4.-If any person
shall wilfully and maliciously burn OF
cause to be burned any steamboat OF
other vessel, or any water craft what
ever, whether there be any person OF
goods on board or not, he shall be deem
ed guilty of arson. Rev. Statute, Chap.
"A, div. 4 art. /, sec to 5.
"Sec. 8.-H any person shall lose his
life in consequence of any arson, the
offender shall be deemed guilty of mur
der, and punished accordingly.-Rev.
Statutes, chap. A, div. 4, art I, sec.
to8
The prisoners are in the charge Of
Mr.. Bruen who is acting as Mr.. Burton's
deputy. We were shown a dispatch
from him at A O'Clock yesterday after
noon, from Lawrenceburgh, in which he
stated he had his prisoners all safely on
board the mail boat for Louisville--that
young Kissane was there telegraphing
for the prisoners to Madison and Lou
isville, and that they expected rescue
at one or the other Of those places.
Mr.. George W. Shurragar, who is
Kissane's bail, started Immediately after
the arrest for Hamilton, (whither he
supposed the prisoners had been taken)
to re-arrest Kissane, and relieve him
self from liability on the bond. But his
bail piece is said by the lawyers, to be
useless, as it was not signed by the
Judge, Judge Finn having gone the
evening previous, to attend ball at
Hamilton, whence he had not vet re-
turned.
Helena is little town in Phillips
county, directly on the bank of the Mis-
sissippi, and 130 miles above the mouth
of the Arkansas river. 1t has court
house and primitive log jail. The
circuit Judge there, is Judge Adams:
the Prosecuting Attorney is Henry A.
Badham, formerly of North Carolina,
and the justice before whom the af-
tidavit was made, and the preliminary
examination will be had, is James II.
Neil, Esquire.
Sheriff Higdon had the warrant in
his hands for some days, but kept that
fact concealed from every body except
the officers he had engaged 20 assist
him. Detector Bucket could NOT have
coducted the affair with more profes-
sional skill.