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The Late Kidnapping Case in Indi-
ana.-A Serious Of Outrageous Pro-
ceedings.

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ana "A Serious Of Outrageous Pro
ceedings.
We copy from the New Albany Tib-
une Of October 22d. the particulars Of the
kidnapping Of Horace Bell, a citizen Of
Indiana by Louisville posse, and the Sc
res Of outrsges preceding it. No wonder
hot blood was made hotter by the Outra-
geous act, aud that the eitizsps Of New Al
bany have taken steps to rescue the man
kidnapped 10 the public street in broad day.
A despatch, dated the afternoon Of the
26th, states that party Of Indianians bad
chartered the ferry boat Adelaide, and star
ted for Bradenburgh to rescue Bell
They were heavily armed aud full Of fight.
We have no account Of the result Of the
expedition.
The Louisville Journal and Louisville
Democrat condemn the outrage, and say
Iha. It is an insult TO the laws Of Indiana
which is loudly Condemned BY the people
Of that city. Still band Of men hasten
ed to bradenburgh to repel the Indians,
and bloody work is anticipated. The
Tribune says:
On Saturday afternoon, while nearly all
our citizens were out at the Fair grounds,
some five or six rufians from Louisville,
protesting to belong to the police Of that
city. made descent upon our place and
kidnapped Capt Horace Bel, Of Harrison
county, Indiana, and by force Of arms car
ried him into Kentucky, without any au
thority Of law whatever. That our read.
ers may better understand the nature o
this outrage, and what led to it, we vii
briefly recapitulate some circumstances tina
preceded it:
About year since, an old man by th,
name of Bell, together with one Of hi
sons, residing in Harrison county, nearly
opposite Brandeuburgh, Kentucky, wer
kidnapped and carried into Kentucky o.
suspicion of secreting runaway slaves
There was no positive evidence going {,
implicate the Bells 10 anything of th
sort, the information being given 5y mis-
. creqnt, who has several indictments fc
perjury hanging over him. However, th
mere suspicion was sufficient to put th
$ chivalry Of Kentucky in motion. AccorC
) ingly gang of rufiAus from Brauden
J burgh, came over in the night time, a
med with pistols, bowie knives and 9TH
weapons, but no warrant Of law. and sell
ed the Bells, the older one being sevent
I years of age. While portion of Il
chivalrous Kentuckians were engaged
securing the old man and his sou, anoth
g portion OF them stood guard over the o
q woman and little girl. who we're the i
II mates ofthe house, besides the two kidna
u ped Bells.
These gallant gentlemen stood over Il
81 lady with drawn weapons, threatening
o blow out her brains if she made any resis
9 ance, and yet she was too sick at the tin
d to get out of bed. The Bells were hur
ed over the river ond lodged in the Bra
d denburgh Jail, and there confined al
guarded, as criminals of the darkest dy
is for more than nine months. The frien
" of Bell, from this side of the river, en1ea
ored to have his trial brought Oh, but Il
'K did not SUIT the convenience Of those W
ne were prosecuting; they were not ready :
er An attempt was made to have them q
D. mitted to bail, but the Judge, in bis wi
le dom, saw proper to fix the amount at .
oi 600 for the two-an amount Sc excess
All that they could not give it. Col. Mar'
o. of Harrison county, who had interest
IT, himself actively to procure the necesss
er bail, was shot down in the sire, Is of Bra
ot deuburgb, and his murderer was allow
Of to make bis escape, no doubt with the 6
and counivance of the citizens Of BranGt
n burgh. This had the effect to iutimidi
o. Others from making similar attempts
az serve the prisoners, and they hnd a che
ur less prospect before them, although gui
I'D of an offeuse against the laws Of Kentucl
'lh or of The Union.
- - In the meantime Capt. Horace Bell, &
=. his brother John, who were residing
- ~ California, hearing of the condition Of
" u fairs, determined to return home to In
'I Sa ana and release their father, or perish
10 10 the attempt. 1t was noble and Ii
,iyy duty they undertook to perform, and m
5 ,c5t galiantIy did they perform it. All no
ls h;s to them for the deed. They could h;
." ' gathered around them regiment of
~ Iant Iudianiqns, who if need be, would
! have left one stone upon another Of
II III Brandenburgh jail-But they choose IA
~ ~ er to take the work of deIiverance theI
- selves, and not implicate Others in the n
: ter. Accordingly they went over to Br
~ H. denburgh in skiff, in broad day-w
.Lo quietly and unosteutatiously to the pri
u 0 was admitted to see their father {
~ I0n brother, and in a very few minutes
loo loo whole four we're on their way to the ri'
w. W.. without aay particular violence being
W fered to any one, except the little wit
some restraint imposed upon the lady
= had the Jail in charge.
ect They were soon in their skiff and row
a for the Indiana shore. Before reach
in midway of the Ohio, the whole populal
of Brandenburgh seemed TO be in mot
be- and rushing down to the beach. Ca
as Bell arose to his feet and gracefully S
lis ted them with a wave Of bis hat. Ti