The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-01-31
From the Cincinnati Gazette Of the 2sth-
.r.s, of Fugitive slaves.

.,x the wholc Oh - :,
e s,he arrest of party OF slaves, and the
9 . a., OF her child by slave mother, while
nafu s.srs were in the ac. of making the ar
a party Of seventeen slaves escaped
fcs' paone and Kenton counties, in Kentucky,
n a'saat sixteen miles from the OHIO, on sun
n;ght last, and taking with them two
S9 and q sled. drove that night TO the OHIO
no, ., opposite to Western Row, IN this city.
r'e .;,g The horses and sled standing there,
100 tossed the river on foot on the ice-
us, ~ them were the slaves Of Archibald
!, enc, three of John Marshall. both liv-
Boone county. short distance beyond
~ and six OF Levi Z. Daugherty. Of
80, county. We have net learned who
.is;ms the other three.
,bout o'clock this morning the masters
"A their agents arrived in pursuit Of their
'.a,erty. They swore out warrant before
RI, Pendery. Esq. U. S. Commissioner.
.h;ch was put into the hands Of Deputy U.
Marshal Geo S. Bennett. who obtained IN
S,ma,ion that they were IN a house belonging
a.son of 10. Kite, the third house beyond
s..,crrek. The son was formerly owned in
~ ueichborhood from which they had escaped
.ad was bought from slavery by his father.
succeeded there with his posse. including the
lave owners and their agent and MAJOR Muir
NV. Kcntuckian, and large slave holder.
Ex was called out and agreed TO open the
saor. but afterwards refused. when two Ken
,.cty officers. assisted BY some of the Deputy
u.rshals forced it, whereupon the young
..gro man Simon. the father Of the children,
srsd revolver three times before he was over
,owered. By one of these shots special Mar
hal John Patterson. who raised MS arm to
zach the pistol, had two Of his fingers Of his
npbt hand shot off. the ball afterwards strik-
ing bis lip.
In the house were found four adults, viz:
1 Simon and his wife. and young Simon
and his wife and four children of the latter,
h. Oldest near six years and the youngest a
babe OF about nine months. One Of these,
however, was laying on the floor dying its
head cut almost entirely off There was also
cash about four inches long in the throat of
,be eldest, and a wound on the head Of the
other boy.
The officers state that when they questioned
II. boys about their wounds they said the
tks threw them down and tried to kill them.
The young woman. Peggy, and her four
children belonged to Marshall. and her hus-
hand and the old man Simon and the old
woman Mary to Gaines. Old Simon and Mary
are The parents Of young Simon.
The other nine of the party, we are inform
ed we're put upon the cars yesterday, by
director OF the underground railway, and
furnished with through tickets.
Those arrested in Kites house. were taken
10 the U. s. Court Rooms abut ! 2 clock, and
guarded there until o'clock, when Commits
sioner Pendery came and opened his Court.
Gaines appeared to claim his negroes. Mar
shal was represented by his son. but as he
had no power of attorney from his father, the
case was postponed until o'clock this morn
ing in order to give him time to supply this
omission.
The fugitives were then taken TO the Ham
mond street station house to be kept over
night The Marshal attempted to get a hack
TO carry them there, but the crowd frightened
all the hackmen that were called SO that they
declined. They were afraid their carriage
would be broken by the mob.
About an hour after they were taken there,
Mr.. Gaines came along with the dead body of
the murdered child. He was taking it to
Covngton Tor interment that it might rest in
ground consecrated to slavery.
About o'clock habeas corpus was issued
BY Judge Burgoyne. and put into the hands
Of Deputy Saeriff jeff. Buckingham. He
went down to the Hammond street Station
House. accompanied by posse. and took
possession of the fugiuves. Deputy Marshal
Bennett refused at first to give them up. but at
length, after consulting with Mayor Farran.
came and agreed to compromise by permitting
them to be lodged for safe keeping in the county
Jail. During this debate. Lieut.. Hazen. who
has charge of the Hammond street Station
House. refused to admit the gentleman who
swore out the habeas corpus. When Gaines,
the master, came along he was freely admit
ed. and this gentleman walked in behind him,
but was seized by Lieut.. Hazen and put out.
Deputy Sheriff Buckingham having put the
|ugitives in bus, got in himself, and directed
ito be driven TO the JAIL but Mr.. Bennett
Jumped on the box and ordered the driver 10
drive to the o. S Court Rooms. Here another
fuss ensued. and Bennett by the assistance of
special Marshals. run the fugitves Up into his
othce. But Buckingham sent for Sheriff
Blsshears and a large force. and by these they
were etaken and finally lodged in the county
lall about o'clock last evening.
They are now in the custody of the Sheriff,
and ii is said will not be forthcoming TO at
Tend Commissioner Pendery's Court this
morning
Judge Burgoyne. after issuing the writ,
started to Columbus. l. is presumed he will
Dc back at ! O'Clock this morning, the hour
II (which the writ is returnable.
THE OBJECT OF THE uABEAs CORPUS.
his sail chat it can be proven that these
~
pany with their masters, and the question will
Be raised before Judge Burgoyne on the trial
o. the Habeas Corpus, whether bringing them
'aio free State has not rendered them free.
The Gazette of the 50ih says:-l ester,lay
morning the Sheriff MADE return on tie writ
OIL Haoeas Corpus, that the slaves were in the
easiody Of the U. S. Marshal. and therefore,
without his jurisdiction. This returned the
saves 10 the custody of the Marshal. By an
: 5Teement with all, the parties permitted the
slaves 10 remain in the county Jail all day YES