Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-07-17
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING IN WELLS.
WILLIE.

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The Wellsvillc Patriot Of the 18th inst. gives an
account OF an attempted case of Kidnapping IN
that village on the Friday evening previous, which
was fortunately frustrated by the prompt, ana de.
clded interference of the Mayor and citizens. On
that evening two or three suspicious looking per-
sons were seen in company of a young colored
man, a stranger, under such circumstances ns
awakened suspicion that all was not right, when a
citizen interIcrcd and had the young man brought
before Mayor Walker. when he stated that he had
been living in Toledo, and was now on his wov to
visitbis friends who resided at Gallipolis. and That
he had fallen in with one of the party, on the cars.
whom he called Mr.. Brown, and that Brown had
taken his money, and that he was under fear but
did not know what TO do, The negro was then
taken to Brown who gave up $l2 in uncurrent
funds. While returning to the Mayors office, he
was taken by the gang into a neighboring hotel.-
When next seen he was leaving the hotel for the
cars in which they took seats.
The Patriot adds by this time SOME two b,,.
dred citizens had collected aud supposed tbar Tho
negro was now out Of their reach but Ma,o-
W aiker came to the rescue and alone went into
She cars, and demanded Of Brown his authority for
holding the negro in custody. lilo first claimed
that he had authority and that the negro vos n fn.
gitive from slavery, and boosted that ali the c;t;.
zens OF the town could not prevent him from carrv-
ing out ms purposes; but when pressed, he refus,
ed to produce his papers, and finally acknow.
lodged that had none and had no pight to the posr
session vi the man." The Mayor then walked DUB
OF the cars, with the colored man when an a,tennt
was made again to seize him, but the citizens con-
veyed him OIL, and ere this Ia a considerable dis,
lance on the underground railroad. The gang te.
ing thwarted in their designs, made many demon
stiatlons OF a d'soFterly character, accompanied
WIN threats and unSentlemanly language for
winch the leader was arrested and brought before
the Mayor and treated to a fine of SlOand coat of
prosecution. From the actions of the parties an.
gagged in the attempted abduction, it is evident
tneir designs were not honest for. if they had on
~ wished to act the part Of the Good Samaritan.
they would not have resorted to the use of l;onor
IN decoying their victim, nor would they have car.
led hre-arms 20 defend themselves in their ofHces NJ
charity and further. men who en- gage in gambling
ana drinking, are not generally 50 philanthropic as
very"
The PatrioN5 which is a Mr. Facing. both ways sort
oil concern, Ia characteristic of all modern patri-
ots) concludes its account with the following aooio-
gy to the Firginians and their friends the Taney
Democrats. For the honor of our place and peo-
pie, we here state, that had legal authority for the
%arrestof the negro beer produced, there would
have been no resistance but on the other hand.
without authority, it would require a regiment
to take "a free negro out of town snere foul play
was suspected"
We are pleased to learn even SO good a report
OF our Wellsville n~eigh1ors as that they will obey
Gods law Of justice humanity and liberty if Con,
gress Goes not impose a prohibition to their obedi.
ence. We hope to learn by-and.by that they have
so lar east OF their atheism as to give the Divine
law the pre'eminence over the fugitive slave law Of
1901. From their promptnoss and decision in this
case we strongly suspect there are even now among
them some persons who would set that enactment
at defiance, h"ving other views of honor than those
OF the Patriot which has so promptly volunteered
thus to express their sentiments.