True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-10
Vuo;tive Slave Case.

Fugitive Slave VaSe'
There has been great excitement dur
ing the last two days, in Greene county,
in This State, in consequence oil the arrest
Of four individuals charged with aiding
slave 10 escape. On Tuesday, United
States Deputy Marshal Churchill, accom-
panied by eleven assistants, left this city
for Mechanicksburg, Champaign county,
Ohio. eleven miles from Urbana, having
with him warrant issued by Commissl-
nor Newhall, for the arrest Of Charles
and Edward Taylor, brothers, Russell
Hide. and Hiram Gu,tridge, who, say.
the warrant, did, about the 2lst., day oi
August. 1856, hSrbor and conceal one
/ Add White, a person owing service and
labor to Daniel G.. White, Of Flemlngs'
l burg, Kentucky, who had previous to
said date escaped into The State OF oh!o'
and was then fugitive from such service
or labor, SO as 10 prevent the discovery
and arrest of the said Add White. The
) offence charged, it will be Observed is
not that the Slave was aided in his escape
from his master in Kentucky by the foul
accused persons, but that they sheltered
and protected him in Ohio or.in Olhel
: words, they put him through on th'
+ Underground Railroad. The penalty 10
+, the offence is fine of thousand dollars
# and Imprisonment. !.
On Wednesday morning, the Deputt..
e Marshal left Urbana with his posse, Il
7, hired carriages, and in Mechanicsbure
fl and the neighborhood, succeeded in arres
p inc the four accused individuals VIM
. the arrests were in progress. the most II
: tense excitement was created In the VIC
r nity. The news spread rapidly and d.
IL termination was expressed TO use ever
" means that the law has provided to rescr
:. the prisoners from the hands Of the "bo
- der Ruffiaus," as the officers were CALI
4! whose sole object, it was conhden'i
as though erroniously asserted was 10 taI
r. them over to Kentucky and lynch ther
- A writ Of habeas corpus was procur
i. from the Judge in Champaign county al
. the Sheliff attempted to serve it but
NJ fore he could do so, the officers had &C
on Quoted the prisoners beyond the limits
sct the county. A second warrant was tn
av procured in Clarke county. The Sher
~ in this instance pursued and came up I"
'SS the party but they refused to obey &
al writ. The Sheriff not having force
oes compel obedience, they proceeded
ind their journey 10 this city. A third "
or was then obtained in Greene county
'o, the Sheriff of that county, with his pos
o' served it upon The U. S. officers at SIX
cit clock yesterday morning in jamestown
Of The U. S. officers resented the ac' OF
ark county officers in seizing their hol
+ reins before making known their b
ness. A warm alteration ensued.
Sheriff and his posse were assisted BY
excited crowd Of two or three hund
persons. Rifles and pistols were
Y Of played. The Marshal and his men d
a of their weapons, and several shots '
blic fred. Mr.. Churchill discharged his
cry. yolver at the crowd, but no one was
5lh iured. The conflict was sharp and s
.g born, but superior numbers had prevv' "
been and the Deputy Marshal, with all his
lave Sc were made prisoners, and & disp
ught received yesterday afternoon stated
any they were to be sent last night to sp'
ht 10 field for trial.
abol- AT Springfield, at one o'clock we
day, Deputy Marshal Ciefer ARE
tiles Isaac Sargent on simular charge to
'tiOn made against the others, and bro,t HI
q Of this city, where he was held by Com
able. sioner Newhall in 81, 500 bail lor ex
llion nation next week.-Cinctnnatt Ga2
oited Id, ir..t ..t