New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17
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ATTEMPT TO ABDUCT THREE SLAvEs.-On Monday
lest our usually qu,t community thrown into tn.
most iItense excitement by the OIhrmson oil report
which lad been previously crculsteo, without Obtain
ing much credence, that white man nsmed George
Howard alias Jack Harrison had ABDUCTED irou their
nsttefs three slsves: negro man named Albert be.
lorgiBg 10 Mr.. y. y. Loving, and two gnls, named
Betty and Ellen, the property Of MIR. Il, W. Ogden.
The general accredited Particulars and iscts ascer-
tsirto from reliable sources, are ss fOlows:
On last Saturday, the white msn-who has been
here but few weekf-snd Albert were seen 20 de.
p' sit in shiif which had been built oy them ana
was at tire time lying in the river near Mr.. Root.
Srapges large tool chest, sene and other articles
preparatory to leaving. The boat being thus pre-
pared end furnished with such articles o. were ne
cessary the prosecution Of rive voyage, the three
peproes and Harrison entered and embarked from
near the bridge, for Canada ss one OF the negroes
wss heard TO say when arrested Ine stresm beng
very circuous and croO ked one aid Harisoh getting
drunk and turning back about SIX miles, they were
enabled to make out little progTess toward their dec
tin attic H. until they brought 10 hslt few miles
this eide Of Browns Lock on Monday morning, about
10 o'cook, by Messrs. Elbu jenkins aud Nasn.
Steward who passed and met them going down the
river.
Passing them, in order the better to secure their OBJ
iect they turned and commanded the fugityes 10 hst
aid give themseives up, when the skin containing
them was Iowed toward shore. Messrs. jenkins and
Steward promptly followed suit, and by dint OF hard
licks ell put in, gained the shore little ID advance
of the sk fl of Harrison ard the negroes, and just IN
tine TO reach the point TO which they were aiming as
they landed. At this junctuIe Aber. raised double
barTeed gun which wa, In tlelr elk II, but before ne
could execute bis desgn, Steward seized him by the
collar and procte eded to tie him.
Mssptlme the white sn left the skih, in which the
two regIo women-who bad before teen concssed
under blsr ksts--st remained, and advanced toward
Stewart with q crawn bowie knife, but was repulsed
by Mr.. Jerkins, who presented cooked gun, snd
told him IL be did not d. sist he would shoot n wnen
Harmon went back 10 the ski1, and immedistely
cd ny int tha
jenkins ard Stewart to surrender or be shot, AS soon
as the bow Of the boat turned up the river and
tsrk shot could be had, 40 as not 20 endsnger the
lives of the girls who hsd not yet goue ashore Mr..
Stewart shot at Harrison five times, frs. dischsrgrg
sr civ the contents Of both barrels Of shotgun and
then three shOts from Colts repeater, al Of which
failed 70 take effect. Hsrisor then gained the cppo-
site shore ard made bis escape from lis pursuers.
The two regro girls thus left IN charge OF the sk
were without trouble arrested, and tosether with
ALBEIT were brought 10 town ann lodged u JAIL on
Monday evening.
Meantime company of ten or twelve men vas
fcrued here who armed themselves aud proceedei on
no, setback in search OF Harrlsop. TIE number vss
col sidereby increased when they arrived on the
sroupd by persons hvirg along the river and u me
nee ehborhood Of Mr.. Jss. Fords into whose ooitoa
Instituted for him urtil dark, when the party aoan-
dcI ed he project for tie Dglt and returned aoms,
reschirg iowr about O'Clock.
Yesterday, while effort wss beicg made TO get
lsrse ssm subscribed 70 offer g. reward ioI LIS at-
prehersion tte welcome Iets Was brought 70 t)fn
that three yourg mep, Mr. James Heard snd tae
MessIs. Cherry, had esptuied Harrison on Monday
gbt about l. clock, nesr Mr.. >teveIss or az -
70 Ibis place. Never n orr he have we hes-i o.:
such stse Of feelirg in this community then pre-
vailed smOrg our ci-izers. Many we've az TIE 81
.st pitch Of excitement. scd al msniirtL-1 a
fvef,sh srxety 10 see the villain, - hend, aiSn-
wsvusr.' &C. Some advised the summary sdG-ia---
,rston al jus. by lyucbiog the ielOF others, va
more or, priey snd love of order, courseed cooness
src denbersuou snd fsir and equitable sdninls;-a.
toD ofihe laws OF ne >.aie, a. toe proper ale sd
by the leg,lly constituted authorities.
Hs,rison soon arrived, snd vas VIII cons fersHly
rros order ara quiet than might hsye heea eI-o,sc
~erdue,ed ic:o the C).r House share Nes-r-. J-3.
,..,sS tne ir1-ense I'D e1 ci-sd crow - e s9iy
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