Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
- From the xenio lo) News Of May 10th.
THE MAN HUNT.
SLAVE CATCHING


Another OF those miserable cases OF
catching. with its usually UNI
pleasant concomitants, has been brew
ing in our vicinity. In ORDER that il
may be understood, We begin the sto-
ny at the beginning.
On last Tuesday a week, the u. 5.
Deputy Marshall and assistants, un-
dertook to arresta fugitive slave NAM
ed Addison, who had been residing
in the neighborhood Of Mechanics
burg, Champaign county, for some
six months past. The result of their
valiant efforts is given as follows by
Urbana Citizen:
Quite early in the morning, the par
ty, composed of five Kentuckians and
the two Deputy Marshalls, made a de-
scent upon the cabin Of Mr.. Hyde,
about one mile from the burg, where
the colored man Addison resided.
Making known the object of their
visit, and reading their warrant, Mr..
Hyde told them that Addison was
there, and interposed no objection to
his arrest.
Addison, IN the meantime. had ta-
ken refuge in the loft of the cabin
through hole barely sufficient to ad-
NIT his huge body, he being a very
large and stout negro. Soon one Of
the Kentucky gentlemen mounted the
ladder with double barrelled gun in
his hand to ascend to the loft. He
had scarcely got bis head and shout
ders above the hole. when Addison
fired upon him, tho ball striking the
gun in front of the Kentuckian's body
and glanced off which saved his life.
This reception caused the chivalrous
Kentucllian TO descend the ladder a
good deal faster than he went up,
and finding that he was not killed, he
fired up the hole through the roof and
retreated from the house. BY this
time tho courage of the party had
fairly oozed out at the ends of their
fingers, and no farther attempt was
made to ascend the loft.
In the mean time Mr.. Hyde sent
his little girl to neighbor's to inform
him Of what was goingon. The par
ty tried to deter the girl from going,
but she deEied their threats and went
on. Word soon went to town, and in
q short time quite crowd came out
to the rescue. The braggadocio spir-
it Of the slave catchers was properly
resented, and finding that they had
got into the wrong diggings to catch
fugitives, the whole party leftin very
quick time.
Addison has boen living in the
neighborhood about six months, hav-
ing got off at Mechanicsburg for. the
want Of funds to 60 farther. Finding
employment, he concluded TO remain
there until he had made enough tc
send for his wife and children, who
are still in Kentucky but free. His
wife was written to some time since
and it is supposed that the letter was
intercepted, and by that means bis
master came to a knowledge of his
whereabouts.
But the matter was not to be end
cd here. The disappointed hunters
after human chattels, returned to Gin
cinnati and obtained writ from tn,
u. s. District Court, for the arrest
Of four men, by the names of, Hyde
Gurtridge, and two Taylors, on the
charge of aiding in the escape of the
fugitive, and on last Wednesday, the
Marshall, Churchill, Of Cincinnati
arrested the parties above named, il
, Champaign county, and started will
them to the city. On application, I
writ ofHabeas Corpus was issued by
J Judge Baldwin, Of the Probate Cour
Of Campaign, for the relief Of the mer
and put into the hands of the Sheriff
Of that county, who made pursuitant
overlook them at Vienna, in Clarl
! county. The Marshall and his posse
refused to obey the writ at first, on tn,
, ground that the Sheriff Of Campaign
, had no right to serve his writ in tina
{ county, and they finally told him tina
! they did not intend to be taken at al
5 and having no posse, the Sheriff mad
! no further attempt TO serve his writ
but proceeded on to Springfield am
put It in the hands Of Sheriff Laytol
4 Of Clarke county who at once proceed
). cd with one assistant, Bill Compton
. after the Marshall and his captives
4 and overlook them near South Char
= lesion, where without calling furthe
aid they attempted to arrest them.-
n The Marshall and his company mum
: bered some fourteen men, and all mad
{ resistance; several shots were free
t none of which took effect; but til
:, Marshall and his set Of hounds set o
k the Sheriff, got him down, and bes
o him so badly that he was disabled an
c the scoundrels proceeded on with thei
e prey. At Charleston warrant wa
: got out against the Marshall and hi
y posse, for the assault upon Judge Lay
It ton, with intent to kill. The writ I
/ habeas corpus was also put into th
II hands Of Sheriff Lewis, OF this couI
:. ty, and he, with a respectable posi
ofselected men, started out early We
terday morning in pursuit ofthe chal
who, it is said, lodged all night at
s. farmers house on the jamestown pill
"a about six miles east of Xenia. III
:. fugitives were overtaken near I'll
al town of Lumberton by Sheriff Lew
10 and arrested without any difficulty.
IS When the Sheriff seized the horses
'e the carriage in which the United Stat
le Marshall was riding. the Marshall wit
a great show of authority shouted on
ID "hold on there old man. Sheriff.
g intend to hold on" Marshall a
n an officer, and doing my duty" Sheriff
a $50 am l, and doing my duty"
A. The broad grin of earnestness, dete
OF mination and GOODNESS which marks
the old Generals ccuntenance. togeth'
ID with the suspicious looking implemen
y of his formidable posse. (about twen'
persons. by this time made the redoub
= able Marshall and his crew soon col
:" cluda tn surrender. without any ftlrth