Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-05
From the Cincinnati Gazette, of May 18th.
The Ohio Fugitive Slave Case.-A Speck of Civil

The Ohio Fugitive Slave Case.-A speck of Civil
War.
There has been great excitement during the last
two days In Greene county, in this State, In conse
quence OF the arrest of fou individuals charged with
aiding slave 10 escape. On Tuesday, United States
Deputy Marshal Churchill, accompanied by eleven
assistants, left this city for fredericksburg Cham
paign county, Ohio eleven miles from UIbana, hay
ing with him warrant issued by Commissioner
Newhall for the arrest of CHARLES and EdN ard Tay.
Ior, brothers, Russell Hyde, and Hiram Gut'ridge,
who, says the warrant, did about the 2lst day of
Aug. 1856, harbor conceal one Add White per-
son owing service and labor to Daniel White, of
Flemingsburg, Ky, who previous TO said date, es-
capped into the Stale Of Ohio, and then fugitive
from such service and labor, to prevent the
discovery and arrest of the said Add White. The
offence charged, it will! be observed is not that the
slave aided IN his escape from his master in Ken
lucky by the four accused PERSONS hut that they
sheltered and protected HIM in Ohio; or, in other
words, they put him through" The Underground
Rail Road. The penalty for the offence is fine OF
thousand dollars and Imprisonment.
On w ednesday morning, the Deputy Marshal lett
Urbana with his posse, in hired carriages, and in
Mechanlscburg, and the neighborhood, succeeded IN
arrestIng the four accused individuals. While the
arrests were in progress, The most intense excitement
was created in the vicinity. The news spread rapid
ly, and determination was expressed to use every
means the law provides to the prisoners from
the hands of the Border Rufans the officers were
enormously, asserted, to take them over TO Ken
lucky and lynch them
writ of ha6eHS corpus was procured from Judge
in CHAMPAIGN county, and the Sheriff attempted 10
it but before be could do so, the officers had
conducted the prisoners beyond the bounds of the
county. second warrant then procured IL
Cla,ke county. The Sheriff in this instance pursued
and came up with the party; but they refused to
obey the writ. The Sheriff not having force COM
pei obedience, they proceeded on their journey to
this city. third writ was then obtained in Green
county, and the Sheriff OF that county, with hs posse
served it upon the U. s. officers at six O'Clock yester
day morning, in jamestown
The U. S. officers resented the act of The county
officers in Selling their horses reins before making
known their business. A warm alteration ensued.
The Sheriff and his assisted by excited
crowd OF two or three hundred persons. Rifles and
pistols were displayed. The Marshal and his men
drew their weapons aud several shots fired
Mr.. Churchill discharged his revolver at the crowd
but no injured
The corfict was sharp ard stubborn but superior
numbers prevailed, and the Deputy Martial, with all
his posse were made prisoners, aud despatch re-
ceivtd yesterday afternoon stated that they were to
be sent last nigh to Springfield for trial.
At SpriT ef~d, at one o'clock yesterday. Deputy
Marshal Kiefer arrested Isaac Sargent a similar
charge to that made against the Others, and brought
hi1o to this city where he was held by Commissioner
Newhall IN 81, 500 bail for examination next week.
Arrival of Governor Walker In Kansas.
LEcoMProN, May 28.-Gov. Walker arrived here
yesterday. He read his inaugural address, which
very lengthy 1t declares that the territorial laws
shall be enfrced and crtcises the actions of the free
State men, and declares that the position taken Wi
be maintained by the whole force Of the government.
In passing through the town of Lawrence, the
governor assured the people that everything would
be allow ed for fair inquiry into the points in dis
pute.
A nomination convention held here Tor dele
gates to constitutional convention and for surveyor
general, and candidates dominated