Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-03

particulars of the recent troubles in Ohio, grow
ing out of the unsuccessful attempt to capture
slave named Addison White, who had escaped
from Daniel 6. White of Flemingsville, KY, and
who had been in that vicinity for some six
months. OF this attempted capture. the Urbana
Citizen gives the following account
"Qaite early in the morning the party, com
posed Of FIVE kentuckians and the two Deputy
Marshals, made descent upon the cabins 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 war
rant, Mr. Hyde told them that Addison was there
and inteTpOsed no objection to his arrest.
Addison, in the meantime, had taken refuge in
the loft OF his cabin, through hole barely suti-
cient to admit his huge boGy, he being remarka-
bly, large and stout negr9. Soon one Of the Ken
lucky gentlemen mounted the ladder, with dou-
ble-barrelled gun in his hand, to ascend to the
loft. He had scarcely got his head and Shout
ders through the hole, when Addison fred upan
him. the ball striking the gun in front of the Ken
tuckian's breast and glanced off, which saved his
lite. This reception caused the chivalrous Ken
tuckian to descend the ladder good deal faster
than he went up, and finding that he was not kill
ed, fred up the hole through the roof, and re-
treated from the house. By this time the cour
age Of the party had fairly oozed out at the ends
OF their hngess, and no further attempt was made
10 ascend the loft.
20 neighbours to inform him what was going on.
The party tried TO deter the girl from going, but
she dehed their threats and went on. Wold soon
went TO town, and in short time quite a crowd
came to the rescue. The braggadocio spirit of
the slave -catchers was properly resented and find
ing they had got into the wrong diggings to catch
tngitives, the whole party left in double quick
time
This discontinue resulted in the issue of war
rants against and the arrest of four men, Messrs.
hyde, Gurtridge, and Charles and Edward Tay-
lor, already reported for the purpose of taking
them to Cincinnati. A writ of habeas corpus was
immediately issued, and the Sheriff of Champaign
county started to execute it, oyertaking the Mar
shall and his prisoners in Clarke county. Suisse
quent proceedings are thus narratsd in the Xenia
Netcs - af
"The Sheriff made purauit, and overlook them
at Vienna, Clarke county. The Marshal and his
posse refused to obey the writ at first, on the
ground that the Sheriff of Champaign county had
no right to serve his writ in Clarke county, and
they finally told him they did not intend to be
taken at all, and having no posse, the Sheriff
made no further attempt to serve his writ but
proceeded to Springfield and put it into the
hand Of Sheriff Layton OF Clarke county, who at
once proceeded with one assistant Bill Compton,
after the Marshal and his captives, and overlook
them near South Charleston, where without call
ing 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 men set upon the Sheriff, got
him down, and beat him so badly that he was dis
abled, and the scoundrels proceeded on with
their prey. AT Charleston warrant was got out
against the Marshal and his posse, for the assault
upon Sheriff Layton, with intent to kill. The
writ Of habeas corpus was also put into the hands
of Sheriff Lewis, Of this county, and he, with
posse of selected men, started out
early yesterday morning after the chaps, who, it
was said, lodged all night at farmers house on
the jamestown pike, about five six miles East
Of Xenia The fugitiyes were overtaken near
the town ofLumberton, by Sheriff Lewis, and
rested without any difficulty.
When the Sheriff seized the horses of the car
rage in which the United States Marshal was
shouted out, Hold on there, old man = Sheriff.
Il intend to hold on Marshall am an officer,
and doing my duty Sherif--'So am l, and do
ing my duty
The constable and his posse took the marshal
and bis comrades back to Charleston on the one
o'clock train, to answer to the charge of assault
ing sheriff Layton. And the other four men from
Champaign County, were taken to Urbana by the
sheriff Of that county. in obedience to the writ of
habeas corpus, where the legality and sufficiency
Of the warrant on which they we're arrested, will
be investigated. The people of Champaign coun-
not like to see their neighbors seized, handcuffed
and marched off to a distant city, for the offence
of not helping pack Of slave catchers do their
dirty work. and we do not believe they will per-
init it, fugitive slave law or no fugitive slave law
The force of that laws infamous provisions is
about done in Ohio"
The Cincinnati Commercial gives the following
account of the assault upon sheriff Layton, as
detailed by an eyewitness, together with some
additional facts -
"The sheriff told the United States posse that
he had writ Of habeaS corpus for their prisoners
The reply of the posse was that their warrant
was higher. The sheriff and his deputy got in
front of the horses, and told them to stop where.
upon they fred at the deputy three times without
effect, and he swapping his pistol (which refused
to 20 off, three times they clinched him, four of
them, and took his pistols from him, the sheriff
in the meantime trying TO read his writ Two of
the posse got hold Of his arms and prevented him
from shooting reading He was however,
handling the two pretty roughly; third one
came up and commenced beating him with colt,
striking many blows in quick succession, while
fourth too pistol out Of his hand. Sheriff Law
ton is badly hurt in the head and back, but not
mortally.
The sheriff of Greene County, Daniel Lewis,
Esq. took the writ placed in his hands for the ar.
rest of Churchill and his party, on a charge of
assault with intent to kill Sheriff Layton and
raised posse of some twenty young men, all
well armed, intensely excited, and anxious to
fight. Their arms were muskets, double-barrel-
led shot guns and rifles, and they overlook
party at Lamberton, in Clinton coun-
ty, twelve miles from jamestown, and the same
distance from the Little Miami road. Mr.. Lewis
his men that in case be was shot by
Churchill, they were to fire at once. He then
went up to Churchill and told him that he must
obey the habeas corpus and warrant. Mr. Church.
III then threatened TO shoot Mr. Lewis told him
if he did so his whole party would be shot, Mr.
Churchill then submitted at once, Bunker and
starr escaping Inc prisoners charged with as
sAult with intent to kill were examined at Sprinc
field, and placed in jail, while their prisoners
were set at liberty. The Marshal's force was
wen armed
When inearcerated they telegraphed to this
city, and the u s. Marshal Seert telepraphed.
we are informed, to the Secretary of the Interior
for Instructions, and our reporter was informed
that in consequence of those instructions, a dis
patch was sent to Churchill and his men to stay
in jail and not accept bail. A writ Of habeas cor
pus to bring Churchill and his men to this city
was promptly issued by Judge Leavitt of the U.
5. District Court, and sent to be served on the
sheriff having them in custody.
II is rumored, semi officially, that IL this is not
complied with, writs will be issued for near hun.
dred Of those implicated in capturing and taking
into custody the Deputy U. S. Marshal and his
ssistants."
The NEwBURs MYsrERY.-The coroner's
investigation on the late mysterious murder
case was continued on Monday. Officer Clark
arrived from New York, having with him
Catherine Brown, alias Ashbell, and John
Mclaughlin, both of whom were placed unon
the stand. Catherine Brown testified that she
was the wife of Thomas Brown, the negro.
who professed to identify the body OF the muir