The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-03-02
The Martha washington Case.

throughout the city yesterday by new
and somewhat unexpected move in the
great Martha Washington case, which
has excited so much interest in this COM
munity within the last year and half.
Ithas been generally known, for some
time past, that in addition to the proceed
ings against the parties charged in that
case, in the u. S. District of Ohio, where
they were charged with conspiracy with
intent to defraud, they had also been in
dicted in the State of Arkansas, where the
ill-fated Martha Washington was destroy
ed, on the charge of burning the boat,
and thus taking the lives of the passen-
gers who were lost by that fearful trag-
edy.
Ithas been rumored, however, and gen
orally believed, that since the result of the
trial at Columbus, no further steps were
to be taken in regard to the matter by the
parties engaged in the prosecution. But
those rumors proved to be incorrect.
The Grand Jury of Philips county,
Montgomery's Point, Arkansas, recently
found true bills against Lyman Cole, J,
N. Cummings, William Kissane, William
H. Holland, Benjamin A. Earl, and Lo-
renzo Adams, Amasa and Rufus Chaplin,
for murder. and arson, alleged to have been
committed at the time and place designa-
ted above.
The Governor of Arkansas Immediate
ly issued a requisition to Gov Medill, of
this State, for the bodies of these parties,
appointing Sidney G. Burton, the famous
prosecuting witness in the case, special
agent to arrest and carry them to Ar
kansas.
Governor Medill thereupon issued a
warrant to the sheriff of this county for
their arrest
Careful preparations were made by the
parties in whose hands the warrant was
placed, to secure the simultaneous arrest
Of all the parties, and SO much caution
was exercised that they had no intimation
of what was going on, until the warrants
were served upon them.
Yesterday morning, about half-past 8
O'Clock, all the parties named, who were
in this city, were arrested by Sheriff Ben
jamin Higdon, assisted by P. H. Dennis,
Esq, U. s. Deputy Marshal, Joseph
Bruen, agent for Mr.. Burton, and officers
Thomas Rickets, Thomas Meara, William
Hardin, Samuel Colby and Elmorc Hur-
rell
Messrs. Cummings, Kissane and Hol-
land were arrested at the Walnut Street
House.
Mr.. Lorenzo Chapin was arrested at a
boot and shoe establishment, on an alley
between George and Seventh street, west
of Plum.
Mr.. Amasa Chaplin was found at the
boot and shoe factory formerly occupied
by Filley & Chaplin, on the corner of Co.
lumbia and Sycamore street.
Mr. Earl (who, it will be remembered
was not included in the former charge
but was the most prominent witness fol
the defendants, was taken at Wescott's
shoe store, on Fifth street, west of Main
, These parties were all arrested at near
; ly the same moment, and Immediately
hand -cuffed, They were then placed IL
an omnibus, in the custody of the officers
and taken from the city, on their way tt
r Arkansas A few miles below the city
the officers designed placing them on :
, steamboat, by which they were to be ia
ken directly to the place of destination.
Simultaneous with the arrests in thi
city, Marshal Elliott, of Hamilton, arres
= ted Lyman Cole. at his residence in Ok
! ford, in this State, and designed to join th'
f other party with him as soon as possible
a We are also informed that Mr.. Adam
r Chaplin was arrested at the same time il
: Wisconsin, where he is residing.
n Mr.. Rufus Chaplin, though included il
r the warrant, was not arrested, as he j
n now lying i'll at the Walnut Street House
n in this city, unable to leave his room.
LArER.-Since the above was written
t we learn that the parties arrested wer
e conveyed by omnibus to point a shor
), distance below the city, where steam
e boat, which had been procured expressl
n for the purpose, was waiting for them
They were Immediately transferred to ii
and the boat proceeded on its way at once
SO that ere this they are far from tn
! city.
An effort was made by some of tn
friends of the parties to procure writ c
habeas corpus, and thus at least delay thei
departure; but the whole movement wa
SO sudden and unexpected, that they wer
y unable to take the necessary steps unit
,, the parties were out of the jurisdiction c
our courts.
= Kissane manifested much feeling, whe
- the arrests were made, and refused to en-
. ter the omnibus with the other prisoners