The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-04


Some days since it was ascertained that q fugi-
tive slave had taken refuge in the house of cti-
izen of Mcchanisburg, in Champaign county, and
the Marshal who was in pursuit. proceeded to the
place of his concealment to arrest HIM. He was in
an upper room, and the Marshal sought to reach
him, by means of a ladder, from the outside AS
he was ascending, the negro fired upon him, the
ball hitting the rife which the Marshal carried in
his hand. This was more than the officer could
stand and he thereupon retreated On Tuesday of
last week, therefore, the Marshal collected posse
and again visited Mechanicsbury; this time for
the purpose Of arresting the man who harbored
the fugitive slave upon his premises. This offence,
says the Toledo Blade according to the Fugitive
Slave law, is punishable by fine of $1,000 and
imprisonment. On Wednesday he succeeded in
making the arrests, amid the most intense excite
ment, which was heightened by the rumor that the
prisoners were to be carried into Kentucky, where
mob was ready to lynch them.
writ Of kabea8 corpus was procured from a
Judge in Champaign county, and the Sheriff at
tempted to serve it but before he could do Sc, the
officers hal conducted prisoners beyond the bounds
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cured in Clarke county and the Sheriff in this in
stance pursued and came up with the Marshal !;
but he refused 10 obey the writ. The Sheriff not
having force to compel obedience, they proceeded
on their journey. A third writ was, however, OBJ
tanned in Greene county, and the Sheriff. with his
posse served it upon the U. S. officers at six o.
clock on Thursday morning in jamestown. The
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GERS in scizing their horses rens and warm al
tercation ensued The Sheriff aud his men were
assisted by an excited mob of two or three hun
dred persons, aud several shots were fired. Mr..
Churchill, the Marshall, discharged his revolver at
the crowd, but no one was injured The conflict
was sharp and stubborn, but superior numbers pre-
yaicd, and the Deputy Marshal, with all his posse
were made prisoners.
A dispatch artcrward announced that the whole
party Of United States officers, who were thus en-
gagged in hunting slaves on free SOIL bad been taken
to Springfield, where they would be held for trial
under the laws Of Ohio. At one o'clock on Thurs
day another Deputy Marshal (Kieier) arrested
Isaac Sargent at Springfield, he having also been
charged with harborlng the same escaped indvil-
Ual, and he was held 10 bail in the sum of $500
/ The following telegruphic dispatch will indicate
/ the direction Of the events which followed
SpR,NGFIFLD, May 80
The Deputy Nlarshal's Assistants were brought
before Justice Christie in this city this morning.
Churchill and Elliott were aragned on two charges
-one for assau,tng Deputy Marshal Compton, the
other for assaulting Sheriff Lyton with intent to
murder
J Churchill and Elliott, through their counsel, ask
ell that the amount of bail be fixed for their APP
/ pcarauco at the next term OF the Court Of Com
/ mon Pleas Bail was fixed at - 800 each, on both
charges. The bapnce of the party, eight in mum
bcr were required to give bail in Sl0000, and on
refusing the whole party were committed to Jail
! P. S.-The U. S. officers confined in the
Springfield jill, have b'en taken to Cincinnati
on writ Of haJeas corpus issued by Judge
Leavitt Gov. Chase has engaged competent
counsel 10 attend to the interests Of the State.