Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-10-07

wing thereafter The parties of whom
we were in pursri, were in the second
story Of the Brick Hotel: but the land
lord, who was faithful BdehanaReer.
determined to keep every one out
\ Justice of the Peace and his assist
ants, however. could not be kept out,
and went up to make official inquiries
After them also few Of our own com
pany by some means gained admit
tance. and learning the facts reported
them to us.
Il seemed that young colored boy.
lS OF 20 years of age. had been wicked
enough TO run away from somewhere
down South, having that disposition
to better his circumstances. if possible.
than which nothing could be more
laudiblc Correspondence had been
going on with reference to said boy.
similar to that l informed you of &
few days since. by which means some
body had como for him. but whether
it was his master or not. did not posi-.
lively learn. and do not care. A man.
calling himself United States Marshal
Lowe, had forms of papers with him.
purportlng to have been issued by L.
s. authorities at Columbus, bot mys-
teriously lacking q Seal There was
no assurance whatever therefore, that
these persons had even the shadow of
the Great Pirate Act to shield them,
and the crowd began to get very omin-
ously rcstivc. By this time the alarm
had spread widely, the accessions from
Oberlin had become formidable, and
tho square was nearly full Hundreds
of ladies crowded the sidewalks, the
stores, al, adjacent windows, and the
nearest roofs. The crowd began 10
cry fierccly, Bring him ousi" Bring
out the man" "Om wiM him
" ont" " On" " Companies Of
men, fully armed. repeatedly neared
the door, ready for their work; but
were met as frequently by the local Of
ficials before mentioned, with the sol
emn assurance that if they would only
be patient, the Marshal and his men
should be arrested for kidnapping. and
be Judged by the letter of the law
But minutes lengthend into hall
hours. and half hours, added to each
other, drew on the night. The pros
pect was getting dark. The rumoi
was rife, and scarcely cushioned. that
Telegram had been sent to the United
States Marshal at Cleveland for Mill
tary succor. and although they could
not come in by the o'clock train,
they might charter an extra. The
men would wait no longer, and prcpar-
ed again for the assault The poor
fellows pleading face at the attic win
dow stirred the blood too deep for quiet
and the word went round again that
he must be brought outi The local of
fcials now withdrew, promising not
to interfere in any way. just now,
too. the Marshal appeared. under the
protection of Constable and one OF
our party, and, going few doors one
side, drew half the crowd after him to
read his papers. He thought that his
papers, when exposed to view, would
fright every body home Poor mani
his simplicity was to be pitticd The
warrant of a company Of Pirates.
though they sit in Columbia's Capital.
has no right in it; and the power of
Democracy was weakness that day
While the Marshal was reading, the
front door was thrown open. and the
crowd rushed up, headed by persons
who carried no illegal, lee ,use no con
ccaled weapons.
The Landlord soon appeared here,
however, and seriously hindcred those
who sought entrance. In twinkling,
therefore. a ladder was placed against
the balcony. guarded at both ends By
the right men, and all went up who
desired. Some picked men were mar
shalcd and led up the second flight oil
stairs to the attic door. Two or three
men were inside to guard the p~ey,
and one or more who had better mo
tives. But resistance was no: thought
Of, for although the assailants would
not have harmed the guard so long as
they were quiet, the first shot or stroke
Of resistance would have been answer
ed in kind. After moments hesits-
ton, the door was unfastend from
within. opened from without, and the
next instant > while the crowd rushed
down the front way, huzzaing at the
top of their lungs. the prisoner was
borne out through rear door. TO a
carriage in waiting. and Immediately
took his departure for the North amid
the shouts Of his friends an IN
formed By an eve-witress. that the
Shareholder ana his assistant were IN
the hall. on the second floor. during
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