Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-16

went out the colored men, numbering some forty,
stood guard around the house when witness came
down saw q gun in the hands of a white man I;
pointing to correspondent of the Free South, who
occupied the reporters seat, his name is Lincoln;
Lincoln is one of the indicted;l witness told Lin.
coin he ought to have more eense than to coerce
these co!ofed people where there was danger wit.
ness speech was not a set speech, but occasional
sn"tehes; witness snatched a gun out Of a mans
hands, threw il against the wall, and broke the
gun and then witness threw it out Into The street I;
witness was excited como.
Witness had a talk with Lincoln, who said to
witness II am a child Of God and fear nothing, and
had rather die in a good cause than live in a bad
one )" witness said that God would let q bulle; 90
into his (Linceln's) body as coon as one of the
black mems.
WHAT COMMON FOLKS SAY.
Seth W. Bartholomew.-Wituess lived at Ober.
lin, September 18th, 1858. Saw the party Of res
cuers" start from Oberlin to 70 to Wellington,
about o'clock two went first and the rest
strung along. First saw Bushnell como out James
Fitche's book store he enquired of some men il
they had got John they said they had ; Bush.
nell asked what was best to be done. Ue enauir,
ed this of Mr.. Peck, Plumb and Fitch; one Of them
told him to get them ready and they
would tell him don't know what 'getthem ready"
meant. Bushnell started for the crowd on tho cor
ner and went into il crowd was sixty or eighty
feet distant next saw Mr.. Bushnell 90 to a bug.
gy in which were two men one had a gun this
was in a few minutes don't know who the men
we're; suppose they were students Bushnell told
the one who had no gun that he had no bust.
ness without a gun, and wanted him to get out ;
another man stood there with a gun did not hear
Bushnell say anything else; saw him get into
Geo. Stevens buggy in a few minutes, after quite
a number had gone they went south towards
Wellington Mr.. Wall was in the buggy with de-
fendant Wallis color is "mixed"; he is called o.
s. B. Wall. and he had a gun cant soy whether
Bushnell had or not; it vas Stevens horse and
buggy Bushnell was pretty noisy every body
was talking the conversation was to get started
as soon as possible to 60 to Wellington to rescue
John. Witness had met the party who had John
between Wellington and Oberlin and witness
was asked if it was true that they had got John J;
all were active. Bushnell among the number,
standing in crowds some wont to Wellington in
buggies ; some in wood racks; some in hay racks;
and some had arms.
Cross examined. Was in the show business at
that time showing panorama ; saw Jennings
about Oberlin twi,e had been to Pitts6eld to
post bills and met the party with John also met
Jennings on his way to Wellington told Peck
Plumb and Fitch, that witness me. John in q car
riage. this was in the street near Carpenters store;
Mr.. Bushnell came out and wanted TO know if they
had got John. and was answered they had then
defendant said what shall we do, or something of
that kind; there were perhaps two hundred persons
in the street; could not say Tut The two persons in
the buggy had started to 20 hunting expected to
see a crowd at Oberlin knowing it was the princi-
pie there when a negro was taken to re.take him
If they can witness had an arrangement with
Lyman, his companion. ~ which nothing was to
oe said about Johns being of until the. next morn.
ingj John ras a poor lousy pup and witness hop.
ed they would take him off but when tho ques.
ton was asked about John, witness broke out
can't say how many guns there were they stuck
up pretty thick witness was brought up before
John Van.vin.van.Aipity.fop witness was board,
ing at a hotel and stole half q cheese to keep from
starving and he was put through for it and il cost
him $25.
ARENAS S. Halbert sworn and testified. Re.
sided at Oberlin about three years ; was there on
Sep. 18th part of the day, left in the afternoon for
Wellington think three hundred we're gathered
at Oberlin ; saw Bushnell a few minutes before
witness left he was talking with MIR. Wall about
going to Wellington Bushnell said be knew
where he could get q gun; witness went to We'll
ington, and Wall and Bushnell passed witness or
the road ; there was a crowd at Wellington Of per
hsps five hundred Bushnell was in the crowd
and advised the getting out a warrant to arres,
the men who had the fugitive slave as was sup
posed ; did not see Bushnell have any arms the
crowd was talking about the fugitive and getting
him out of the house J SOM of the crowd went in
to the hotel Arson Lyman, " ilson Evans, Lin
coin, Windsor, Scott and Leary went into tht
house witness was there looking a. some mer
who went into the house, some came out on thu
balcony and said if more men wculd come in they
, could get the fugitive out a good many started
towards the house, did not hear Bushnell say any
thing at that time, and did not know where he was
! heard one man soy he had seen the papers of tn,
r men who had the slave in the house, and h,
thought they were good-this was Mr.. Pattan
Defence objected to such testimony unless j
could be brought homo to defendant, the Cour
i. held that evidence might be introduced as to whs
, was said to the crowd Witness There wa,
. general discussion in the crowd relative to the pa
pers some thought them good, and others tina
they were not was there whom the negro wal
brought out of the house, about an hour after thil
discussion; some of the crowd said let's 90 up an(
bring him down others said he must come out
think there were between two md three hundre,
guns, pistols, &c., in the crowd; when the negr
was brought out of the hotel. Bushnell was nea
witness sitting down on a wagon seat the negr
was put into the wagon Bushnell was in; the negr
was put in the wagon rather heels up witnes
thinks Bushnei! had hold the reins, he drove Of
towards Oberlin before the Niger was put in
the question IVES asksd Mr.. Bushnell if that wa
the wagon that was TO carry the niger of, an
Mr.. b. said it was the wagon was some 8 or /
rods from the house,