Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-06-05

nesissance Of 0f,,s.sr.r 0,s.saren' enc nH.~'"'"
.o,ho, of those miserable cases Of slave
o.,ch;no with its usually unpleasant con
con,itants, has been brewing in our vicinity.
In order that it may be understood, wo bo-
rin the story at tho beginning. On last
Tuesday n week, the United States Deputy
Marshall and assistants, undertook TO arrest
n fugitive slave named Addison, who had
been residing in the neighborhood OF Me-
chaniosburr, Champaign county,tor some SIX
months past. The result Of their valiant ef-
forts ;s giyen as follows in the Urbana CIT
igeN:
Quite early in tho morning, tho party,
composed Of five Kentuckians and two Dep
uty Marshals made descent upon the cabin
ofMr. 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 taken re
fuge in the loft ofthe cabin, through hole
barely sufficient to admit his huge body, he
bein9 n remarkably large and stout negro.
Soon one of the Kentucky gentlemen
mounted the ladder to ascend the loft. lie
had scarcely got his head and shoulders
through the hole, when Addison fred upon
him. the ball striking the gun in front Of the
Kentuckian's breast and glanced oil, which
saved his life. This reception caused the
chiyalrous Kentuckian 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 fairly 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 little
girl to neighbor's TO inform him OF what
was going on. The party tried to deter the
girl from going, but she defied their threats
and went on. Word soon went to town,
and in a short time quite crowd came out
to the rescue. The bragadocio spirit of the
slave-catehers was properly resented, and
finding that they had got into the wrong
dgcings to catch fugitives, the whole party
left in double quick time.
Addison, the fugitive, has been living in
the neghborhood for some six months. lie
rot off at Mechanicsburg, being unable to
90 any 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 where
abouts.
But the matter was not to be ended here
The disappointed hunters after human chat
tells returned to Cincinnati and obtained
warrant from the U. S. District Court, for
the arrest of four persons by the names o.
HYDE, Gurtridge, and two Taylors, on Tho
charge of aiding in the escape of the fugi
tive, and on last Wednesday, Marshal
Churchill, of Cincinnati, arrested the parties
above named and started with them for the
city. On application writ of Habeas
Corpus was issued by Judge Baldwin, o
the Probate Courtof Champaign county, TO
the release of the prisoners and put into tn
hands of the Sheriff of that county, VIII
roade pursuit and overlook them in Vienn'
Clarke county. The Marshal and his poss
refused to obey the writ at first, on th'
ground that the Sheriff of Champaign haC
no right to serve his writ in Clarke county
and they finally told him they did not in
tend to be taken at all, and having no posse
tho Sheriff made 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 tn
Marshal and captives and overlook then
near South Charleston, where without call
ing further aid, they attempted to arres
them. The Marshal and his company NUN
bered some fourteen men, and all made re
sistence; several shots were fired, none O
which took effect; but the Marshal and hi
crowd Of hounds set upon the Sheriff, go
him down and beat him so badly that h
was disabled, and the scoundrels proceeds
on with their prey. AT Charleston wal
rant was got out against the Marshal an
bis posse, for the assault upon Sheriff Lay
ton, with intent to kill. The writ Of habea
corpus was also put into the hands of Shcr
if Lewis, of this county, and he with
respectable posse Of selected mcr
started out yesterday morning in pul
suit of the chaps, who it is said, lodged q
night at at farmers house on the James
town pike, about five or six miles fror
Xenia. The figi,ivcs were overtaken ne.
the town of Lumberton, by Sheriff Levi
and without any difficulty.
When the Sheriff sezed the horses Of th
carriage in which the United States Ma
shal was riding, the Marshal with grea
show of authority shouted out-"hold o
there, old manp
Sheriff. intend to hold on"
Marshal-"I am an officer, and doing n
duty"
Sheriff-@So am /, and doing my duty
The broad grin Of carnestness, determi
alton and GOODNESS which marked the o
Generals countenance, together with q
suspicious looking implements of his formi
able posse, (about twenty persons,) by th
time made the redoubtable Marshal and b
crew soon conclude to surrender, witho
any further ceremony One fellow, Blu
ker, however, during the melee, jumped o
of his buggy, and made his escape into d
woods, and has not yet been arrested. II
rest were brought back to Xenia abo
noon.
The Constable and his posse took q
Marshal and his comrades back 10 Chsrl'
ton on tho ono o'clock train, TO answer t
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