Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-20
THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE IN CdNCIN
MATT,

According to adjournment. this case came up,
last week in Cincinnati, before Judge Leavitt and
was finally again postponed. The Cincinnati Ga
zette says it is not probable there will be dession
for some time yet. From that paper we copy
part of the Testimony in the Case, from which 10
seems not improbable that the Marshals were
really acting without writs in the case from any
United States Officer. AT least they refused to.
exhibit them when called upon to do so
The United States Court. Judge Leavtt pre.id-
ing, which adjourned on Monday, the lst inst. to
yesterday morning, met at 10 o'clock and the evil
dence of witnesses, which had been taken down
in writing, read.
RUSSELL HYDEs deposition stated that he was
one of the parties arrested near Mechancsburg in
this State, on the 2Sth of May, 1857. Deputy u.
! 5. Marshal showed o paper, and said it was a
writ read two or three lines at the top and bottom
only and said that was enough told deponent he
should have fair trial at Urbanna. Deponent en-
tered carriage with Churchill, and drove FIVE
miles oft from the road. party Of men followed
to see that the deponeut and his COMPANIONS were
fairly dealt with. After dinner they drove on tor
ward South Charleston, and when the affray
r ed, deponent saw the Sheriff of Clark Co. struck
J with a billy, and his pistol taken away. Depo-
nent rode next to Churchill and Elliott and heard
' the former say that the Sheriff and his companr
ions must be id fools to attempt to rescue the.
2 prisoners with but two men.
CHARLES TAYLOR was seized while seated In his,
chair, on the 9th of May, by party of men, Of
whom f. P. Churchill swas one. No writ of ha-
beas corpus was served. AT the time of the col
lison, nearly all the Marshals left the conveyance
in which they were riding, and overpowered the
Sheriff, and beat his party. lie heard Churchill,
he thinks, say that no Sheriff had right to serve
a writ of habeas corpus. The citizens that follow,
ed the United States Marshal we're peaceabe and
law abiding, and had no intention OF creating q
disturbance.
JAMES Z. TAYLOR was ono of the arrested par
ty, and did not know the charge upon which be
was arrested. Upon being asked where Churchill
and his posse intended to take him, they replied to-
Urbana About four miles from that place, the
posse turned off South. The Sheriff of Clark
county offered to show evidence for taking the
prisoners from Churchill and his party; but they
did not want to it, and some of Churchilrs men
cried out, skill him, shoot him."
> WALTER G. FOWLER is q Justice Of the Peace
, in Champagne county. When the party was ar
rested he requested to examine the warrants;
told Churchill so who refused to show them to the
doponont.
Jas D. Jones is also a Justice OF the peace; ask
cd Churchill to show the warrants. who replied.
that "be'd be id if he would"
Clinton Burlington was ono of those that follow
ed Churchill and his posse; had no hostile inten-
fions; Churchill and his men got out of the car
riages and drove deponent and his party back; saw
no resistance to Churchill and heard no threats.
Oliver Caldwell was one OF the party that follow
ed ChufcAli; saw bim and hls men get out OF their
carriages; struck the back of the head
and, was about to draw pistol, when he was
urged by his friends to put it up and did 30.
Nelson Downing lives near Mecbanicsburg, on
the road to Urbana; went into the house where
Churchill ana his men had stopped to dine; was
followed by Elliott who called him Cd
id scounirel, and told him he would cut his
CUTS out. peponent asked him why he was cure
ing him. when Elliott said don't open your mouth
or III knock your head OFF," Deponent had taken
no part in the affair, had never seen Elliott before
= to his knowledge.
a Leonard ----, lives at Vienna; had stopped
to take dinner and had conversation with Church.
o i'll, who told him they did not care about wrts;
s they were acting under higher authority. The U,
II 5. Marshals drinking freely heard Church
Is i'll tell the landlord Of the house to give them no
8 more liquor; they were just reckless enough 10
4 use weapons.
Caleb Barrow heard Trailer say the write Of hs