New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20
ARREST OF FUGITIVE SLAVES
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Two slaves, a man and woman, belonyi,,
Witbers residing in CovlDgton, KY, msds ~ :, A.
cape last Saturday, and their owner had reaso -
leve they were secreted in this city. II. -, y.
intelligence which led him 70 believe they vsst
GREETED in room No. is, Of bailding next IT. "
office on Vine street, occupied by Wm. A. Co.ssatS
reporter Of The DAILY Coplnrerciol and $500
ms morning, IN company with L. y N.Y.
Churchill and Elliott he repaired to said room. ~As
One Of the party knocked for sdmittanoa h
denied, when Elliott knocked on, one Of the n.se
the door: when the negro maa made plus.ss :. ~
with dix care. iniicting a wound iast heiaR
third rib on the left breast. Nv" !as
Oue of the party SAID TO be Wiihers, the or,..
the slaves, then fired At the negrO the ball to-,
feet jus. below the beast bone. Elliot. az
wes steIbed walked down the steps and $50 sN
street 10 the Custom House, with pistol N HI. k
He was Noticed by some byssuders, and es-t- -
tie steps into one Of the offices back OF TIE MP
Court room. The negro and his wife ven -
brought over 10 the Custom House, and placed 80
Cf the rooms. VI
Dr. Blackman was called in to examine III -,
of Marshal Elliott, and expressed the opinion ,Ss, Z.
ternGl heWorrhage had taken Piacc-tbe blood -; -
from an nc.sion in the ann, which the poc.a- -
proper 10 make gave evidence of such fact Ia,
The opinion that the wound may prove mortal Inn. y,
tertsins some slight hope, II the hemorrhage h. ~
been too great that E.liotts life NAV vet Ia 49,,
aud thinks that few hours may determine tie rss.t
Or. cambridge attended 20 the negro ana nraHass
the wound lie is Of opinion that the bal has -.
penetrated TO airy great depth, but taken s,Aatn,
direction and thiuks il none Ct the entrais Aave is
Injured he may still survive. lie did not succeed :
finding the ball. Both of the wounded men wen cd
feIing intensely at the time saw them II o.lsI
The negro woman was with her husband, and AIM.
hystericalin her lamentations over him.
An omnibus was provided. and about III oelach
the woman was placed therein and accompanied he
several of the Marshals taken over TO keniasky =
the house of her owner. Al about the sana l,st n,
wounded slave placed in Al express wagC1 ana
being properly guarded, was also taken TO his7nsser,
residence.
Considerable excitement prevailed along Fourth ana
Vine streets and hundreds hocked to the vicinity AZ
the m-House, and many were eager 10 see 6o,h
Elliot and the wounded slave
LATER-We have Just seen and conversed with
Marshal Sfiord who accompanied the slaves 10 Ken
lucky, to the house of their master He thought he
wounded man was somewhat better, but still Lite
probability that he would survive.
The parties who visited the room for the purpose Of
making the arrest Were Cbuphi Anderson Eliot
Lowe, Woodward, Carly ard Davis. They were loi
informed the iugitives were in room No. Is until y
minutes before they repaired thither
We have conversed with Mr. Anderson, one Of TIE
Marshals who states the following the his;OyO
the affair:
When they repaired to the room of them
Knocked, but received no reply, when Elliot opeaed
the trsnsom above the door, and looking through eI
claimed:
'Ihey must be here for here's their dinnerm
He then put his head further through the trausOn
and exclaimed:
"les, here they are I"
He then erdeavored to crawl through, when he was
stabbed by the negro, with long dirk belonging tos
dhk-cane.
The panel of the door was then knocked out aud one
Of the party shot the negro and subsequently he two
fugitives were arrested and taken before Commits
sOner Newhal, in one Of the rooms OF the Csstom-
House, where their owner appeared and, after
proving them 10 be fugves and his slaves they were
delivered to him, aud straightway taken to Kentucky
On the person of the negro man, when first arrested
was found long dirk knife a common tableknie
and the scabbard TO the dirk with which he stabbed
Elliott. r
We saw Elliott a few moments before our paper
went TO press, when he comparatively easy, a.
though but little hope is entertained OF his recovery
He resides at Hamilton aud his relatives have been
sent for.
The excitement consequent upon the affair Is 10
tense and the sidewalks in front OF the CustomIouse
and the building where the occurrence took place are
filed with parties cOnversing upon the tragic occur