Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-25

The Outrage On our ReporisEssTrll i
1nI Of the 4bWdi1k = \ ~
/ Figs ofthe partAiI. |ors lin Ne attack s. |
Mr.. Bsbb, viz: Johi Butts, Hebry WilsDn,
A. Fisher. JOSEPH Hall and shn III kdin, |
having been arrested, their tiihl cane off |
before the Mayor Of Coyingfon. Mr.. Foley. I
yesterday morning. SeveFahwitnesses-Rere-
examined, and their testimony was diiecttol
the fact ofthelpRfticlpalloh ofilisas i&S4fl |
in the assault. Ont. or two were seen to |
strike him, -ethers- to -thFeaten- serefely,-at.
tempt to strike, menace. -&c.s, and all were
autise TO prevent thS interference Of others
in favor Of MHs sBabb. The whole testimo.
ny showed ths whole affairtp be,9ne Qfmpred
ldagnitudelt ltliAA We kiit4 Auppobedl ] lMbrBI
persons were engaged in it, and their men:
aces and threats more Violent than we had
al FIRST conjectured!i One, Witness, who tesl
tiiedt0l the rescue said The Cfhcippaians
with their pistols, had difiehlty id ReepiRg
tRe rowdies OF pleA man inamed, Johnson,
who cannot be found. took Ithe Ihnost active
part IN stfikihgiT kicking, nenScfHg,, Re- -
He and some esDthsfs were described as hay2.
Ing exhausted Tie 'wlioe vocabulary of pro-
family! eghe prisoners seemed TO belong 70
thesrowdy class Of the lowest stTipe..q tlE 70
hi The case was, tfldt Before a Jury, and the
Mayor oeliarged that all who. were present.
aiding and Sbettihg, werseqdalw guilty With
the Most active land Violent, &iidt that the
penalty 6ftlie crime charged, was any sdft
from one E,eent toa hundred dollars. 's'' ''O'
A. DSMsdeifs' appeared as counsel for
the defence He had seep the occurrence,
and hadtestfiedin thecase. - He'saia when
he firstqsaw sthss crpwds,ihe. thought they
were tharrassing, some person for jhisaAbolit
ton principles and he pitched in to rescue
hines But hhihqdonot iheeHtin the crowd
three minutes, ,befOrediis- mindaunderMent
aeep1rechange.o He learnedo the fextspt
and maghitude Of tfei proS0catiohS q Aipets
4 ltyrepoiteEt to AN aheliiionicpspdt had slam
dsred ytheir most respectable eitizenssokad
published thsirsnamesin ca most sscirrnlous
manners and the eroikdwasservihg gtl,im jast
Eighbu ThsspfoyOcatioh4vasIoistha nature
thata inan feels dsposed to settle the first
time. heimee sdhisl ,assailant Tifertransac-
tion was tlnot9leSabdand his CLIENTS might
;hayei to beansTnominal fine; fbuuthsir Of
hfeneelEasthe natural metlrOd of1lealingout
Justice TO Observation-Disclosures. .edi
H. asMr9 Madeira &'sspeeoh wasrH bold iustif-
aation Of The jWhole Eaffair, hftarth Mat
Ward lcodeho6lmorals. yun 4ol Yis4Ssa :usen
jni Mr. dHskesothe bBreseeuting Attorney,
lsbil1he stbnuit ItlrcgMahrantl INCLUDE all
Che known participators in this outsage, cbut
after tbsspeenhi jnstdelirered,he belieSed
\ it ought ohafeincludedMr. MADEIRA. He
tkentthere 10 interfere but byihiE own. Con
fession, ,eh snged skis mindgoahd ythefsfore
Il must have aided and Observation-Disclosures q
4 cutjous place, in that excited crowd. to ex.
N perienesisuch 7aociange 6Emihdag tle Ren.
tleman underwent. Perbaps the conscious.
ness tbat alaWyer would be enc needed had
u Something to do:with tte CHANGE 20 - .V'-
NJ eFiske 4idicaie 3ibee ibe'id idea 1 that The
names 81 these persons hsd ever been ppB;
sbsd ~ that they would ,F. haye been often
So tbeir S names II Srint' gs4 aaa 'sbpSls spb thew
ever be pfinted fbey wouId catob' the, ,slec
with triumph, and run home 70 show 'tr 4 te
their master The idea tbat Kentucky IN, :,
terests lad Been troddeSa q nslander;nr tbe..
+ persons RI was Also yidiculous Wha1 mar ;t
4 estdid they representY Nottbe arricnltu,
raj, they did.not look like farmers not XII tbe
mercantile, there ever were no - merchants amont
them; e not The financial, foratheYN, ~ we're reno, no
bank directors: and certsiny not the slave
~ interest for the whole crowd were " re- mo
worth q two:year, old niger. AS for Ken
: tucky cBiyatry, il would Be- a curious com
panys Of which these 5rags fellows, who hat
: Ihe daring 10 run np behind o, small mai
and Strike bimTy1ere the officers asaH = 5"'u
r ~ He characterised tie transactionas bein,
. cowardly and contemplate, and claimed TIL
, Highest penalty the law, could sinAict. to b.
e rendered against the prisoners. - '"'
The Jury then retired, and after som
, time, returned z verdict, fninc the culpTrit
|, from $40 to $50 each according, to .thei
E Prominence il the ,affsiir,-9Ein Gaxetts. ~
'7ulS" ,'' -1.- ' -.-e42e- - - 80
a lEAc0Nro.-Whe hen the voting for Chaplain
E WAS going on the House Of Repre sentat i've
: tfeo ootheraiSy Gen, Amos p Gfangef, WI
. Haa 6foueht forward the name 81 pa1ie
4 Waldo.If the eReyolutfonary Soldier" An