American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-06-13
Fugitive Slave Case.

7 There has been great excitement du.
ring the last two days, in Green coun-
ty, in this State, in consequence Of the
arrest of four individual charged with
aiding slaveto escape. On Tuesday,
United States Deputy Marshal Church.
hill. accompanied by eleven assistants,
left this city for Mechanicksburg,C Cham
paigh county, Ohio, eleven miles from
Urbana, having with him a warrant
Issued by Commissioners Newhall, for
the arrest of Charles and Edware Tay-
Tor, brothers, Russell Hide. and Hir.
man Gnttridge, who, says the warrant.
did. about the 2lst. day Of August,
1856, harbor and conceal one Add
White, n person owing service and la I.
Dor to Daniel @. White, of Fleminps.
burg. Kentucky, who had previous to
said date escaped into the State of Ohio,
and was then fugitive from such SER
vice or labor, SO as TO prevent the dis
covery aud arrest of the said Add
White. The offence charged, it will
be observed, is not that the slave was
aided in his escape from his master in
Kentucky by the four accused persons,
but that they sheltered and protected
him in Ohio; or in other words, they
put him through on the Underground
Railroad. The penalty for the offence
is a fine of a thousand dollars and i'm
prisonment.
On Wednesday morning, the Deputy
Marshal left Utbana with his posse, in
hired cattiages, and in Mechanics burg,
aud the neighborhood, succeeded in ar
resting tho four accused individuals
While the arrests were in propress,
the most intense excitement was crea-
ted in the vicinity. The news spread
rapidly and determination was ex.
pressed to use every means that the
law has provided to rescue the prison.
ers from The hands OF the "Border Ruff
fans" as the officers were called whose
sole object it was confidently though
enormously asserted, was to take them
over to Kentucky and lynch them.
A writ Of habeas corpus was procur-
ed from Judge in Champaign COUNTY
and the Sheriff attempted to serve il !;
but before he could do so, the officers
had conducted the prisoners beyond
the limits of the country. 4 second
warrant was then procured in Clarke
county. The Sheriff. in this instance
pursued and came up with the party !;
but they refused to obey the Wit
The Sheriff, not having force to com
pei obedience, they proceeded on their
journey 10 this city. A third writ was
then obtained in Green county, and the
Sheriff of that county with his posse,
served it upon the u. S. officers at six
o'clock yesterday morning in James
town. The u. S. officers resented the
act ofthe county officers in siesing their
horses reins before making known their
business. * warm altercaioh ehSnedl
The Sheriff and his posse wore assisted
by an exciting crowd Of two OF three
hundred persons. Eiaes and pistols
were displayed. The Marshal and his
men drew their weapons. and several
shots were fired. Mr. Churchill dis
charged his revolver at the crowd, but
NO bne was injured. The conflict was
sharp and stubborn, but superior mum
hers and prevailed and The Deputy
Marshal, with all his posse were made
prisoners, and dispatch received yes
terday afternoon stated that they we're
to be sent last night to Springfield for
trial.