Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-04
From the Xeria CO., News, May 18th.
THE A HUNT.
SLAVE CATCHING.
Resistance Of Officers, and Handed
Outraoes.

Tuesday a week, the United States Deputy
Marshal and assistants, undertook 10 ar
rest a fugitive slave named Addison, who
had been residing in the neighborhod of
Merchandising, Champaign county, for
some six months past. The result Of their
valiant efforts is given as follows in the
Urbana Citizen:
Quite early in the morning, the party,
composed offye Kentuckians and two Dep
uty Marshals, made a descent 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 in
terposed no objection to his arrest.
Addison in the meantime, bad taken re-
fuge in the loft of the cabin, through a
hole barely sufficient TO admit his huge
body, he being a remarkable large and
stout negro. Soon one of the Kentucky
gentleman mounted the ladder to ascend
to the loft. He had scarcely got his head
and shoulders through the hole, when Ad-
Olson fired upon him, the ball striking the
gun in front of the Kentuckian's breast and
glanced of, which saved his life. This
reception caused the chivalrous Kentuek-
ian to decend the ladder a good deal faster
Than he went up, and finding that he was
not killed, fired up the hole through the
roof, and retreated from the house. By
this time the courage of the party had fair
ly oozed out at the ends of their fingers,
and no further attempt was made to ascend
the loft.
In the meantime, Mr.. Hyde sent his lit
Tie girl to a neighbours TO inform him of
what was going on. The party tried to
deter the girl from going, but she defed
their threats and went on. Word soon
went to town, and in a short time quite n
crowd came out to the rescue. The bra
gedocio spirit of the slave-eatchers was
properly resented, and finding that they
had got into the wrong diggings to catch
fugitives, the whole party left in double
quick time.
Addison, the fugitive, has been living in
the neighborhood for some six months
He got off at Mechanicsburg, being unable
to 90 further for want of funds. Finding
employment, he concluded to remain there
until he made enough to send for his wife
and children, who were still in Kentucky,
but free. Some time since his wife was
written to. 1t is supposed that. the letter
was intercepted, and by that means his
master came to the knowledge of his
whereabouts.
But the matter was not to be ended here.
The disappointed hunters after human chat
tells returned to Cincinnati ard obtained a
warrant from the U. S. District Court, for
the arrest of four persons, by the names of
Hyde. Curtridge, and two Taylors, on the
charge of aiding in the escape of the fugi-
tive, and on last Wednesday, Marshal
| Churchill, of Cincinnati, arrested the par
ties above named in Champaign. county,
and started with them to the city. On ap-
plication a writ of Hapeas Corpns was issu-
ed by Judge Baldwin, of the Probate Court
of Champaign county, for the release of the
prisoners, and put into the bands of the
Sheriff of that county, who made pursuit
and overlook them in Vienna, Clarke coun-
ty. The Marshal and his posse refused to
obey the writ at first, on the ground that
the Sheriff of Champaign had no right to
servo his writ in Clarke county, and they
finally told him they did not intend to be
taken at all, and having NO posse, the Sher-
ifmade no further attempt to serve his
writ, but proceeded on TO Springfield and
put it into the hands of Sheriff Layton, of
Clarke county, who at once proceeded with
one assistant, Bill Compton, after the Mar
shall and captives, and overlook them near
South Charleston, where, without calling
further aid, they attempted to arrest them.
The Marshal and his company numbered
some fourteen men, and all made resistance;
several shots were fired, none of which took
effect; but the Marshal and his crowd of
hounds setupon the Sheriff, got him down
and beat him so badly that he was disa-
bled, and the scoundrels proceeded on with
their prey. At Charleston a warrant was
got out against the Marshal and his posse,
for the assault upon Sheriff Lakton, with
intent to kill. The writ of habeas corbus
was also put into the hands of Sheriff
Lewis, of this county, and he, with re-
spectacle posse of selected men, started out
early yesterday morning in pursuit of the
chaps, who, it was said, lodged all night at
a farmers house on the jamestown pike,
about five or six miles from Xenia. The
fugitives were overtaken near the town of
Lumberton, by Sheriff Lewis, and arrested
without any difficulty.
When the Sheriff seized the horses of
the carriage in which the United States
Marshal was riding, the Marshal with great
show of authority shouted out-"hold on
there, old mani"
Sheriff. intend to hold on"
Marshal-"I am an officer, and doing
my duty"
Sherif-"So am I, and doing my duty"
The broad grin of earnestness, determ-
nation and GOODNESS which marked the old
Generals countenance, together with the
suspicious looking implements of his formi-
dable posse, (about twenty persons) by
this time made the r~edoubtable Marshal
and his crew soon conclude to surrender,
without any further ceremony. One fell
low, Bunker, however, during the melee,
jumped out of his buggy, and madc his
escape into the woods, and has not yet
been arrested. The rest were brought back
to Xenia about moon.
The Constable and his posse took the
Marshal and his comrades back to Charles
ton on the one o'clock train, to answer The
ch.rro If oscoultino Sheriff LAYTON. And