New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-01
NOW DR. DOY W-ASRESCUED.
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Prom The ~ Joseph West Jviy .S.
ON SATURDAY nigh lsst, shout IL clock, MI. w.
R,owp our ,Jailor, who was sleeping in the npp~n
story Of tia. part Of The J3il ~aioh he occupies,
with his family, heard soue icons taking oeios, ara
on locking out ssw several men apparently eDSagei 10
cunvenaion. On being questioned they said heJ nad
charge If horse-thitf whom they wanted 10 pa. 10
Jail IL sa,, keeping until mo.ong; that he haI stolen
q torse in Andrew County; that srea; many men
were hunting for him, and ira; they had taken hlm
inst above the town.
The ,to,y se.med entirely plausible, and Mr.. Brown
web; down >tsirs and let them iCio the house. 80
IpOn opening the door at the south end OF the build
irg three appeared. he who acted the psIt 0i 'ho
pnsorer and two Others, one ON csc sie, holding tin
tirmly u seemed, tn prevent his escspc. Mr. BForn
asked them II either of them was an Officer or csnld
show any authority for pntiiog The man IN JaJ one,
WHO ap jearcd To- be the spokssma of the party ssd
that neither of them officer, and that they bad
no writ bat that he would sa'l~fy W. Is. IN regard 10
the propr,ty of putting the man 10 jail; ina; ne the
thief taken III possession 0i ne hOrse and tteie
could be DO doubt OF his guilt. The man VINO mads
th,se statements laid his name was jones', and
that be lived near Savannah. Nr. Brown stu hes,-
ted saying that he did not like ~ put man 10 jail
without proper authority lie ques Toned the Prsoner,
who said he would not commit himself hut finally al
mtted that they would probably prove the ste ing OF
the horse upon him.
Mr. Brown then consented 10 put the prisoner in
jail, and led the way upstairs Tor that purpose.
A- soon, however, ~ the door OF she prison was
op.red the inan ealing hilse: Jones drew plSol,
ard told NJ. Brown that he rad been deeelvedi that
they had to boy, sui would do Il or die
Mr. Il. WAS further told that ne was IN their power,
and 10 satisfy him they exhibited other weapOts
They told him that they ~ond certainly Kill NJ II lie
ofe ed any resistance attempted TO give any alarm
but would not hunt hun az ali II he renamed qu'eL
Brown told them that he ssw he was IN their power,
snd proposed as the Only chsnce, 10 leave u 10 boy
himself a. to whether he should 60 or stay Inc man
who had aeed the part of the prisoner then called 10
Doy to come ont. boy appeared at the door mDedl-
ateiy ard shook hands with the repned hoise.hisi,
.l.. n tl.a ul
anne ared to recognize Dir. Brown then asxsd hun u
be would prefer to remain, al take the charce OF
getting new trial, aud beng hcnoraoly acquitted:
boy said he would prefer TO 20 with MS hends, aod
made some remarks abou, the way which he had been
treated &C. The party then left The jail. telling M
Brown as they went out that the house would be
guarded for short time and that he must not attempt
| to leave il, for if be did he would oe shot.
The only person the house at tue tune ot the oe-
currence beside Mr.. Brown and bis wife and child was
! q yonpg gentleman Damed Slayback brother OF a. w.
Slayback, esq, of this place Tbs Young gentleman
had arrived on the cars had got lost in looking for the
house of his brother and about hall al honr before the
arrival of the rescuers, had come Ia the jail where Mr.
Brown not being able to direct him 70 his brothers,
had accommodated him with bcu for the night. The
men paessed through the room in which he was sleep.
ing as they wen. up stairs but be knew nothing OF
what was going on until after they hsd passed out
again.
Very soon after the party le't the jail negro be-
longing to the premises and who had been from home,
came IN.
The men left to guard the house had then gone, and
Mr. Brown sent the negro TO iniorm Mr. Morgan, the
Sheriff, OF what had happened. Tne alarm WA soon
given and number OF citizens started in pnrsnlt.
They traced the party 10 the rver crossed over to Eli
wood, found two skfs tied 20 the shore, and saw
track leading from them rto the town. They were
satisfied nat would be useless 10 go any further, and
returned.
Much excitement prevsiled in our city yesterday,
aid meeting mas been called take tie pa,ter INTO
consideration.
We are informed by the gentlemen who were called
out to assist in pursuit OF the boy rescneIs on sa
urday night tnst having received certain Information
leading them TO believe that T.. ii. Grant ediior oil
The Fyee Dctaocrat, had known something Of the n-
tended rescue they went TO his house TO make some
invesiigaion If the matter. Alter some time, Grant
made his appearance with tao other men, named Har-
mon and Tracy. lie was nterrJga,ed in regard to the
rescue but deIied sny knowledge Of 1t; but sad that
three men bad been in his Office some days ago who
ssd if his Grant press shoad be thrown ia the nver,
the people ot kapsas would retss,e ~ rescni1g Doy
He hso stated that the Of Tracy and Harmon
being there that he Grant supposed he would be
nobbed from an article that ha1 appeared IL Ia.
Uest and that these two gentlemen had accompanied
J him home, at his request, to protect hiIn.