Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-02-24
A KIDNAPPING CASE IN INDIANA.

We have received a letter from Hiram Rigg, Of
jefferson Co.. Indiana, detailing an account of kid.
mapping, which occurred in the vicinity Of his res
idence last month.
lie says an attempt was made to arrest a slave
in Jennings Co.. at the crossings of the Madison d
indianapolis and Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroads.
on New Years day.
''Lawor Bingham,o of Vernon and Hiram Prathcr.
of Upton, were at the station. Tho son Of the
slave claimant came to lawyer Bingham, and asked
him if he could arrest the slave without a legal
process. Bingham informed him that he could
not, but that he would have to 20 to Commissioner
Henry L. Arnold, of Vernon. But the attempt
was made to arrest the alleged slave there without
the legal process, but he broke from them and left.
They then returned to Vernon, and made applica-
tion to Arnold for a warrant. Arnold, like all
other dogs, wanted his ten dollar bone, and issued
a warrant. 1t was put into the Marshars, Robert
Worthington hands. and one in the hands of the
Sheriff, Silas D. Huckleberry. 1t is said the Shet-
if made but little effort towards his arrest. Mar
shall Worthington. like a good bloodhound, started
in hot pursuit after his game, and arrested him At
Butlerville, Jennings county, on heCincinnati Rail-
road. Edward Hambleton, merchant in Butler
Vile, lately from Middleton, Columbian county,
Ohio, was called upon for a rope to tie the victiu,
But he and his cords proved to be quite too anti
slavery, and none could be obtained, and but one
person in the place could be found to give any rs.
%sistance a poor shoemaker, by the name of Pea
cock and for that unrighteous act he finds it more
pleasant to leave the place. HIS customers are
leaving him, and have been told that some threats
of personal violence have been made, if he does
not leave.
THE Marshal took the alleged slave on to Yer.
non, where ho was tried and handed over to the
tender mercies of slavery. They converted him
into q man long enough to swear him aud receive
his testimony, and then they converted into a boast
again.
by this time the excitement began to make quite
a stir in Vernon. 1t began to be known who were
the friends of the slave; some threats we're made.
/ and a good deal Of anti-slavery discussion took
: place, and is still going on. Much good will be
done. 1t was whispered that the little Jail might
fall down before morning. The man was put in
prison, but taken out anu carried off before morn
ing. Wright Ray, ex-SheriHf of Jefferson county,
who resides in Madison, was tclegraphed for, and
2 he came on to Vernon to assist in taking the slave
n away. He made application to William Burdge,
Il formerly of Columbiana county, Ohio, who keeps
i IL livery stable in Vernon, for horses and carriage
| to take the slave to Madison, and offered him SIS
k for the use of them. But he was told by William
$ Burdge that S25 more would not hire his horses
for such business but he managed to get two
j. horses from some place, and in the night they
$ started with their victim. lie had his hands tied,
and some fifteen feet of rope tied to him 70 drive
him with.
h "a clergyman of the Presbyterian persuasion.
who resides in Vernon, made a public proclama.
v ton of his anti-slavery princip| $, which showed
: pretty plainly that he was ne. in favor of slave
catching.
,c marshal Worthington l ,alized Fifty dollars for
4 his services"