New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08

time Then as,er finding ths. his entreatee and letters he
had written TO me ss.sS sSs ne ha n' %aga
agree to marry him in osse ns wne sno'u ue 'hcn 10
expected wonld take plsce before long as she was thea
sct no woud e. somebody 20 swear 20 enough on TIA.
old ;nc.,nao. 20 send ne tho pensniary, where ha
will should be my Law, ana "hcf' 'es'ehce "ouo DC
vain 4. . =. =
- 80 ~ gnained al my house all the night Of the s,h,
,rd had no nh 20 escape iroT them Dr. Watts san;
them certificate concerning y crI,lsa sla'e OF meath
tsnee Without endsngerng my h- Eext morning YecgeE
started for Bedford and Informed tha. he had gone
a. hing Craig Recollection Of hs former violence in try
inc 10 break into nay house, Gndy escape rushed
upor my mind with such terrific force that the excitement.
neryed me with than natural strength and fe'erm
ned TO leave the mouse and secree myse 10 The woods
Craig soon arrived fouGishing two pistol. aad Bowie
knife and ordered the Germans in my employ 90 leave the
premises with their wives and children unc threatening
them II they refused obey his imperative command.
Terrified By hs threats and gestures o. them He'd 70
Madison for safety One remained and with tears cnd
epreates begged him 20 sloTe his poor sicH noer, DIV
the nhnmsn being ordered her on. o bed ono or. q the
bouse, with her infant child lie Insisted that was
secretcd somewhere about the houre and suppose wanted
no witness f. his dark and Inonstrons ies1s Not tadng
me- he tore around Exc mad and, on pretence Of
nv having some furniture he sed. 70 the amount OF
$780, which be had trusted to me- snd wnicn he WISHED 70
recover he TOOK from ny house anc premises cattle
and ether property 70 the amount Of more than a
thousand dollars, leaving not even my articles o. dress.
Not content with hat he next obtained feqlston from
tle Governor ard last Saturday, when iay sck and
nearly helpless Iea Gavii, Howard and Whers took me
from sick bec IN spite OF tie lenonsranees OF myself
and the family who mad been taxing the tenderes, CT
me and oycoyed probably by the reward Of hun
dreds which has been offered them ior conveying 20
kentucky they forced to ride in open buggy under
the hot and scorchng IN rorndsbou. way 2 or 5
miles 10 AVOID passing through the City OF hads9n, aud
wen, poin. the above town, where tnoy
Iected to find Kentucky gallants waiting TO snuggs
over the Ohio ii sif. They found the skf waiting and
some men there; bot not finding those to whom they
wished TO doye was brought TO the Madison jail
and notice sent TO the Kentckians 10 come for
The boodh0unds arrived about clock at night bat
writ Of bebfas corpus arrived le before them and for
once despcled them their prey.
do no: hesitate 10 dscIro CTas % be the ingator CT
my arrest and his motives be violence my person.
he has sworn il. NJ witnese5. whom could have OBJ
ained yesrs ago in my favor may e now be dead In
other lands and cannot endure the thought Of beng
given up my enemies who have been lons persecu-
ting me-vyiBg ny character and circulating such re-
ports to couse those not acquainted with 10 doubt
even roy honor and my feminine yrtaewithout first stat
inc the facts to the public and asking al those who have
D. 4. WEBSTER.