Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-06
from the Cincinn,ti Gazette, OF May ash
TuE OHIO FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE
A speek OF Civil War.

There has been great excitement during
tho last two days. in Greene county, in this
State, in consequence of the arrest OF four in
dvduals charged with aiding slave to en-
cape. On Tuesday United States Deputy
Marshal Churchill accompanied by eleven
assistants, left this city for Nechanicsburg,
Champaign county, Ohio, eleven miles from
Crbsna, having with him warrant issued by
Commissioner Newhall, for the arrest OF
Charles aud Edward Taylor, brothers, Rus-
,el Hyde, and Hiram Guttridge, who, says
he warrant, did, about the 2lst day OF Aug
1856, barber and conceal one Add W hite,
person owing service and labor 10 Dnnel q.
White, of Flemingsburg, KY, who had, pre-
vious to said date, escaped into the State OF
Ohio, and was then fugitive from such SER
rice and labor so as to prevent the discovery
md arrest of said Add White. Tho offence
,harged, it will be observed, is not that the
lave was aided in his escape from his master
Kentucky by the four accused persons, but
hat they sheltered and protected him lE Ohio
" in other words they put him through on
he Underground Railroad. The penalty for
he offence is a fiue OF thousand dollars and
Imprisonment.
On Wednesday morning, tho Deputy Mar
hal left Urhuna with his posse, in bired car
ages, and in Mechanicsburg, aud tho neigh
lorhnod, succeeded in arresing the four ac-
'nsed individuals While the arrests were in
,tcgress. the most intense excitement was
reated in the vicinity. The news spread ra-
idly, and determination was expressed to
Sc every means the law pr0vldas TO rescue
he prisoners from the hands Of the Border
tuffans, as the officers were called, whose
ole object it was TO take them over to Ken
ucky aud lynch thea.
IF b1la VA frOt
Judge in Champaign county, and the She.
ii attempted to serve it but before he could
So the officers had conducted the prison
rs beyond the bounds OF the county. A se-
ond warrant was then procured in Clarke
ouuty. The Sheriff in this instance pursued
nd came up with the party; hut they refu.
ed TO obey the writ. The Sheriff not hav
lg force TO compel obedience, they proceed
d on their journey to this city. A third
'rt was then obtained in Greene county, and
ne Sheriff of that county, with his posse, ser
ed it upon the U. S. Officers Of E o'clock yes
irlav morplug, in jamestown.
The U. s. officers resented the act Of thu
ounty officers in seizing their horses REIN
efore making known their business.
arm alteration ensued. The Sheriff ant
is men were assisted by an excited crowd o
40 or three hundred persons. Rifles an,
lStos were ulsplhyeu. ne harsbal an
men drew their weapons and several shot
ire Tired. Mr. Churchill discharged bis re
Oliver at the crowd, but no ono was seriousl
ljured.
The conflict was sharp and stubborn bu
lperior numbers prevailed, and the Deput
iarshal. with all his posse were made pr
lners, and despatch received yesterday II
,rnoon stated that they were TO be sent las
.ght to Springfield for trial.
At Springfield, at one o'clock yesterda
equity Marshal X eifer arrested Isaac Ss
en-: on similar charge to that made again,
le others, and brought him TO this cit
here he was held by Commissioner Newha
1880 bail for examination next week.