Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-07
GREAT sTAMPEDa oa-sbAvEs.

slaves, two men, two women, and four Children
belonging to Archibald l.. Gaines aud John
Marshal, of Redwood Station, Boone Co., Ken
lucky about sixteen miles from Goylngton, es'
capped from their owners. Three OF the parry
are father, mother, and son, whose names are
Simon, Mary and Robert, the hers are 1IiIl
earet, wife of Robert, and her four children;
The three first are the property OF Mar9haIi' ana
the Others Of Gaines.
II Mr. Marshall and drove to the river b2nh,
opDosite the foot Of Western Row, where they
left them standing in the road, and crossed over
to this city OK the lee. They were missed q
few hours after their flight, and MIR. Games,
springinr on horse, started III pursuit. On
reaching the river shore he learned that a resi-
dent had found the horses standing IN the road
as above stated, nearly dead from the hard dIlFe
they had experienced, and half frozen WIN tHe
cold. He crossed over TO this city, and amer
few hours diligent inquiry, learned Ihat ms ne
grUes were III house 4 quafteI o. a Hl'G Dolo"
the Mil Greek Bridge, on the Rlfef fo4d, Gee
MED by n nero named Kite, q son ot Joe Kite
Of infamous no.oriety. Ii proceeded to the o.
fee OF H. $ Commissioner, j Ohm l.. Pendery,
and procuring the necessary warrants, WIN l..
5 Deputy-Marshui Ellis, and large BODY q
assistants went at ouce to The place where ms
fuoitiyes were concealed. Ii - Well here 70
state that Kite had been formerly owned in the
ueiohborhood Of Redwood alton, ana vas
purchased from bondage by the father ".
reaching the house Major Murphy, a neigAbog
OF Caines, aud who was acquainted WITH hlte,
called on him to open The door and sad that re-
sistance would be useless. This site agreed he
would do, but delayed 80 long that the officers
attempted to force i OPEN, when window was
suddenly thrown up, aud one 81 the negro men,
Robert, presented 4 pistol ANA fired. l Ae bit'I
wounded Mr. Patterson, a resident vi the
Fourth Ward, vino had been dcputIzed to assist
in the arrest. He WAS standing IL 'front.' OF the
.lf..4tA 4.tTef a "a t14-
gro, threw up LIS hand -, tho precise moment
tie ps.ol was fred The bauct:cut OF! one OF
his fingers, AID then a,.uch ham III the mouth
iufiiCtiLg q severe flesh woand. y second party
Of officers cane ~, and tie doors were forced
open, and after short but desperate resistance,
the slaves were secured 5dt not until Robert
had free three times, out without ciiect Al
ter the conflict was over b4ocdJ and nie&lcho-
~ spectacle presented Itself one Of the save
Children was discovered lying On the !ioor with
lis head nearly severed from lis BODY, fN"
others. boys, aged about four and i've years
We're bleeding from wounds IN the meek ai,o
head, ana an infant il ,Ao arms Ct AlaFrarc. had
is head much swollen, AHA was bleeding qu!lt
freely ut the nose 4 he officers safe lia5 ~
mon and Nary, tAe eldest q tie parry, made 10
resistance, Lu. that Robert and Margaret fought
with the laroc.ty Of tigers, and that during ,Ae
ARRAY sAc struck her j..an. on j!Ie loal w'.s
trc-sEoyal, II lie ;".yn 81 ,...:.y NIL lie IL
tcntion oi taking is Lie
During q conversation with Iag0rot. lie sta
ted to It's that she was sing b~ea gtast III COM
pany with the other fugij.Fts, wien Sic heard
some one cry oUt. "'ihry az coming, they are
coming. They sprung Up in alarm, but Lt!ot~
they hal time 10 ~ tle:r ta9tu:s o-rat II upon
item Sic .-1.,,t N-tl - tie strength VIII
which she was capable, and cannot tell how her
child wa, Killed and tlo others wounded, buj
only knows that tie 4 a.h ana the wound,ng
Il In a. rtt