The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-03-06


conueyed to on omnibus aUhich qras in qraiting
near the Ross House, hand-cufed, and on
their aCGy to arkansas
While these arrests Were being made Lv-
man Cole was taken at Oxford, and the pro
bability is that during the day Adam Chaplin
was captured in Illinois, and is also at this
time on his road to Phillips county, Arkan-
Isas.
Officer Bruen is Burton's accredited agent,
and has the prisoners in charge kissane
objected to entering the omnibus but was
forced into it. Heavy irons Were prepared
both for the hands and feet of the parties in
limbo Only the handouts were used in the
omnibus. TO give an idea OF the secrecy
with which this affair was conducted, we
may state that we are informed these irons
were in the sherift'S Office on Wednesday
Ievening, and the deputy sherin5 notified that
they were required to be on hand in the
morning, but knew not for what purpose.
Nothing could have been more utterly un-
Iexpected TO the Martha Washington ndivid-
uals than their arrest yesterday morning.
When told that they were prisoners in the
name of the State of Arkansas, their aston
ishment and CONSERVATION knew no bounds
The first intimation they had of Burtons
coup detat, was the finding themselves sud
denly together hand-culled and handed into
the omnibus in which they Were driven away
en- route for Helena, Arkansas.
On the road to Lawrenceburg, where the
boat was waiting, every effort was made to
delay the omnibus, in the hope. it is sup
posed, of rescue. John Huntington, the
driver, states that the party offered him $500
to drive slow. Some distance below the
city, toll gate keeper-an acquaintance of
some of the Martha Washington men-was
hailed and followed the stage ten miles be-
fore he was able to get message, which
was shouted out to him to be brought back
to his friends in the city
The Gazette says:
William kissane and Capt. Cummings
were about taking their morning bitters at
the bar of the Walnut Street House, where
they boarded, when Tom Higdon, the deputy
sheriff, entered and having informed them
that he had bad news to communicate toI
them, produced the warrant from the Govern
or. The rosy flush of excitement on the cheek
of kissane, was changed TO deadly pallor,
and, very much disconnected, he exclaimed:
My God, what can | do this is too
bad He was allowed to 90 up stairs, and
bid his mother good bye, and change his
clothing, and Capt. Cummings also went to
his room TO bid his wife goodbye, both no
doubt supposing' that they were not to be
immadiat tely removed. Some person having
witnessed their arrest in the bar-room, walk
ed out into the Office, and there sat Hol-
land, to whorn he spoke, saying that kissane
was again III trouble Holland, laughing,
said: :" Yes, little; but kissane," said he,
g pitched into Robertshaw the day before,
just as he had deserved" supposing be had
reference to that affray. At the same time
two or three officers were surrounding him,
who had not told him that he was also to be
arrested, until Higdon had came down with
Cummings and Kissane, and presenting the
warrant arrested him TOO.
kissane and Holland were ironed together
so was Cummings and one Of the Chapins
and Earl and the other Chaplin, placed in
an omnibus, and driven down the river road
in charge Of officer Bruen, and guard, under
the direction of S. c. Burton, the agent OF
the State of Arkansas.
Reuben Kissane, brother Of William ks
sane, left here yesterday morning on the
mail boat which took on board his brother
below the city.
BY telegraph yesterday, we learn that
Reuben, when the boat reached Lawrence
burg, telagraphed to parties in Madison and
Louisville, to get together at one of these
points and secure rescue.