The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-06-05
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THE MAN HUNT
SLAVE oATo HING.
Resistanse Of Omcers, and IIiga Handed
Outrageai

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Outraged
Another OF those miserable cases OF
slave catching. with it's usually unpleas-
ant conoomitants, has been brewing in
our vicinity. In order that i may be
understood. we begin the story At the be- |
giuniug. On last Tuesday a week, the
United States Deputy Marshal and as
sistants, undertook 70 arrest a fugitive
slave named Addison. who had been re-
siding in the neighborhood Of Mecban-
icsburg, Champaign county, for some
six months past. The result Of their
valiant efforts is given as follows by the
Urbaua Citizen:
"Quite early in the morning, the party,
composed OF five Kentuckians and the two
Deputy Marshals, made q descent upon
the cabin Of Mr.. Hyde. about l mile from
the burg, where the colored man Addi-
son resided. Making known the object of
their visit, aud reading their warrant, Mr..
Hyde told them that Addison was there,
sdd interposed no objection 10 his ar
rest.
Addison, in the meantime, had taken
refuge in the loft Of the cabin, through
hole barely sufficient to admit his huge
body, he being remarkably large and
stout negro. Soon one Of the Kentucky
| ,eatlemen mounted the ladder, with a
double barreled gun in his hand, to ascend
70 the loft. He had scarcely got his head
aud shoulders through the hole when Ad
olson Cred upon him, The ball striking the
run in front Of the Kantuckian's breast,
,nd glancing off, which saved bis life
rhis reception caused the ohiyairous Ken
tuckian TO descend the ladder good deal
faster than he went up. and finding that
he was not killed. fred up the hole
through the roof, and retreated from the
house. BY this time the courage OF the
party had fairly oozed out at the ends Of
their fingers, and no further attempt was
made TO ascend the loft.
In the meantime, Hr. Hyde sent his
little girl to a neighbours TO inform him
Of what was going on. The party tried
to deter the girl from going, but she de-
fed their threats and went on. Word
soon went 20 town, and in short timt
quite a crowd came out to the rescue
The braggadooio spirit Of the slave catch
ers was properly resented, and finding
that they had got into the wrong digging
to catch fugitives, the whole party left il
double quick time.
Addison, the fugitive, has been liyinl
in the neighborhood for some six months
9 He 20. off at Mechanissburg, being una
BILE TO 90 further for want of funds
Finding employment, he concluded to re
main there until he made enough TO sen,
: for his wife and children, who were sti
: in Kentucky, but free. Some time sine
his wife was written to. lis suppose
that the letter was intercepted, and b
that means his master came 10 the know
edge of his whereabouts"
Q But the matter was not TO be ende
Y here. The disappointed hunters after hu
i man chattels. returned to Cincinnati an
obtained a warrant from the U. s. Dis
Q trict Court, for the arrest Of -four mer
o by the names Of Hyde, Gurtridge, an
= two Taylors, on the charge Of aiding !
!, the escape Of the fugitive, and on Las
i. Wednesday, Marshal Churchill, of Cir
" oinnati, arrested the parties above name
+ in Champaign county, and started wit
:. them TO the city. On application, wr
N Of Habeas Corpus was issued by Judl
.s Baldwin, Of the Probate Cour. of Chan
: paign, for the relief Of The prisoners, an
u put into the hands of the Sheriff of thu
n county. who made pursuit and overtoo
il them at Vienna, Clark county The Ma
A shRl and his posse refused TO obey IL
!, writ at FIRST. on the ground that the Sheri
Of Champaign had no right to serve h
D writ in Clark county, and they finally tol
i him they did not intend TO be taken
! all, and having no posse, the Sheriff mad
|, no further attempt TO serve his writ, bI
"a proceeded on to Springfield Rnd put it inI
he hands Of Sheriff Layton, Of Clar
. unity, who At once proceeded with OF
OF assistant, Mr.. Compton, aftert the Marsh
I'd and his captives, aud overlook them ne
ne South Charleston. where. without oallir
furthera aid. they attempted toarrest ther
- The Marshal and his company number,
y some fourteen men, and all made resi-
n; tance; several shots were fred, none
ID which took effect; but the Marshal ar
,d his crowd OF bounds set upon the Sheri
got him down, aud beat him so badly th
10 he was disabled, and the seoundrels pr
n ceeded on with their prey At Charlie
SIS ton warrant was got out against q
q. Marshal an6 his posse, for the assault upC
Sheriff Layton, with intent to kill. III
y writ Of habsas corpus was also put in
OF the hands Of Sheriff Lewis. Of this oou
s, ty, and he, with q respectable posse
a. selected mon, started out early yesterdi
, morning in pursuit Of the chaps who.
- was said, lodged all night at 3 farmer
o' house on the jamestown pike, about fl
u or six miles cas-. Of Xenia. The fugitiv
t. were overtaken near the town Of Lumbe
he ton by Sheriff Lewis, and arrested wit
ca out any difficulty.
= When the Sheriff seized the horses
ga the carriage in which the United Stat
1t Marshal was riding, the Marshal, wi
as great show Of authority. shouted ou
n 'hold on there, old manf' Sheriff
intend to hold ou." Marshal-''I am
a' officer. aud doing my duty" Sheriff