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K. Gaines, three Of John Marshall. both liv.
ing in Boone county. a short distance beyond
Florence, and six Of Levi F. Daugherty Of
KentOr county. We have not learned who
claims the other three.
About O'Clock this morning the masters
and their agents arrived in pursuit of their
property. They swOre ouL'a warrant before j.
L. Pendery, Esq. United States Commissioner.
which was put into the hands Of deputy U. s,
Marshal. Geo. s. Bennett, who obtained infor.
nation that they were in house belonging to
a son of 10 Kite, the third house beyond Mil
creek. The son was formerly owned in the
neighborhood from which they had escaped
and was bought from slavery by his father.
About Zen o'clock the deputy U. S. Marshal
proceeded there with his posse, including the
slave owners and THEN agent and Major Muir
ply. Kentuckian, and large STAKEHOLDER
Kite was called out and agreed to open the
door, but afterwards refused; when two Ken
lucky officers, assisted by some Of the Deputy
Narshals, forced it, whereupon the young man
Simon, the father of the children, fred a re-
yolver three times before be was overpoWered.
By one of these shots special Marshall John
Paterson, who reachcd his arm to catch the
pistol, had two of the fingers Of bis right hand
shot off, the ball afterwards striking his lip.
In the house were found four adults, viz:
old Simon and his wife, and young Simon and
his wife and four children of the latter, the ol-
dest near six years and the youngest babe Of
about nine months. One of these, however,
was lying on the floor dying, its head cut al
most entirely off. There was also cash about
four inches long in the throat Of the eldest, and
wound on the head of the other boy.
The officers state that when they question ed
the boys about their wounds they said the
folks threw them down and tried to kill them.
The young woman, Peggy, and her four
children belonged to Marshall. and her hus-
band and the old man Simon and the old wo
man Mary to Gaines. Old Simon AID Mary
are the parents Of young SIMON.
The other nine OF the party, we were in
formed, where put upon the cars yesterday by
director of the underground railway, and fur,
nished with through tickets
Those arrested in Kites house, were taken
to the Unitod States Court Rooms about
twelve O'Clock, when Commissioners Pendery
opened his Court.
Gaines appeared to claim his negroes Mar
shall was represented by his son, but as he
had no power Of attornty from his father, the
case was postponed until 8 o'clock this morn.
ing, in order to give him time to supply this
Omission.
The fugitves were taken to the Hammond
street station house TO be kept over night. The
Marshal attempted TO get hack to carry them
there, but the crowd frightened all the hack
men that were called so that they declined
They were afraid their carriages would be
broken by the mob. .8..
About an hour after they were taken there,
Mr.. Gaines came along with the dead body o.
the murdered child. He was taking it to Gov.
ington for interment that it might rest IN
ground consecrated 10 slavery.
About three O'Clock habeas corpus was is
sued by Judge Burgoyne, and put into the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff JEFF. Buckingham
He went down TO the Hammond Street Station
House, accompanied by posse, and took pos
session of the fugitives, Deputy Marshall
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 coun-
ty 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 admitted
and this gentleman walked in behind him, bu
was seized by Lieut.. Hazen and put out.
Deputy Sheriff Buckingham having put th,
fngitives in bus, got in himself, and direct
ed it to be driven to the Jail. but Mr.. Benne
jumped on the box and ordered the driver tc
drive to the U. s. Court Rooms. Here an
other fused ensued, aud Beqnet. by the asss-
tance Of special Marshals, run the fugitive.
up into his Office. But Buckingham sent fol
Sheriff Brashears aud a large force, and BY
these they were re-taken and finally logged il
the county Jail about 8 o'clock last evening.
They are now in the custody OF the Sheriff
and it is said will not be forthcoming to at
? tend Commission Pendery's Court this morn
ling.
!, Judge Burgoyne. after issuing the writ, sta
ted to Columbus. tits presumed he will b
+ back at Ii o'clock this morning, the hour a
which the writ is returnable. #a@
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