Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-05
The Ohio Fugitireslave casc--A speck
of, Civil War.


The Ohio FugitireSlave case--A Speck
OF Civil War.
Atelagrnphic dispatch Published in the
Sun ON Saturday gave an account of 4
violent Resistance 10 the laws IN Ohio.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Friday has
since brough us the following par.iculasss
There has been great excitement dass
ing the last two days in Greene eonntys
in this State, in conseq sequence of the arrsss
Of four individuals chaTge ed VI; aiding
slave 10 escape. On Thursday. u. s..
Deputy Marshai, Churchill, accompanied
by eleven assistants, isfs shis city for Me.
chaniesb1sg. Champaign county, Ohio,
eleven miles from Urbana. having wfh
him d warrant issued by. Commissioner
Newhell for the. arrest Oh haflss and Ed.
ward Taylor. brothers. Russell Hydst
and Hiram GuttEidge, who, say The war.
rant. did about the q LIST of August !, s5e.
harbor and conceal the persona one Add
White q pessoa owiag service TO Daniel
g. White OF Fleming burg KY J. who had
previous 10 said date escaped into Ohio.
and was then fugitive from such service
and labor. SO as 70 prevent the discovery
and arrest Of said Add White. The Of
tense charged, it will be observed. is not
that the slave was aided in his escape
from his master in Kentucky, blythe four
accused persons, but that they sheltered
aud protected him in Ohio or IL etksE
words. thew ..put him throHgls" Gu, the
under ground railroad. The penalty for
the ffsnse is fine of Thousand dbGtsrS
and imprisonment.
On Wednesday morning the Deputy
marshal left Urbana, with his posse. irp
hired carriages, and in Mechanicsburg.,
and the neighborhood. succeeded in arr
resting the four accused Individuals.
While the arrests were in progress, lhe
most intense excitement was created in
the vicinity. The news spread rapidly.
and a determination was expressed tous
every means the law provides to rescue
the prisoners from the hands oithe ..bbr.
der Iuffians, as the officers were called,
whose sole object it was confidently.
though errNneously asserted. waste take
them over to Kentucky and lynch themgl
A writ of60GeaS corp1S was procured
from judge in ChamE a'gn county, and
the Sheriff attempted to serveit: but be.
fore he coald do SO the officers had con-
Quoted the prisoners beyond the bound Of
the county. A second warrant was then
in this instance. pursued aud came up
with the party. but they refused TO obey
the writ. Tie sheriff not having force IL
compel obedience. they proceeded on
their journey to this city. A third writ
was then obtained 10 Greene county, and
the sheriff Of that county served IL upon
the United States officers. " six O'Clock
yesterday morning in Jamesio@n.
The United States officers resented the
act Of the county officers in Sei2ing. their
horses reins before making known theiv
business. A warm alteration ensuedt
The sheriff and his men were assisted By
an excited crowd OF two or three hundred
persons. Ritles and pistols were display.
ed. The marshal and his men drew
their weapons, and several shots were Err
ed. MIR. Churchill discharged his reyoi.
yer at the crowd, but no one wasiniuted.
The conflict was sharp and stubborn,
but superior numbers prevailed. and thS
deputy marshal. with an his posse. were
made prisoners, and . dispatch received
yesterday afternoon stated that theywere
to be sent to Springfield for trial.
AT Springfield at one o'clock yesterday
Deputy Marshal Killer arrested IsaacSAf
gent on a similar charge 70 that made
against the others. and brought him 70
this county, where he was held by Com.
missioner Newhsll in 81. 500 bail fey en-
animation next week. iiialsaa
A dispatch, dated Cincinnati. May 70.
adds:
The United States marshal telegraph.
ed the Secretary Of the Interior t3.day
Tor instructions regarding the arrest and
imprisonment Of the U. 8; officers. but the
nature ofthe instructions received n re-.
ply has not yet transpited!
Judge Levitt. U. s. District Judge.
issued a writ Of habeas corpus to.daY.
and the marshal has gone 20 Springfield
10 serve it. In case .reststaDce Is offered,
it is reported the U. 8. troops will bo
called out. liet