Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-11-04
KIdnappInr nd CoIumbus.


cprried Off The seizure was madeby Dep-l
aty Marshal Jacob Love, who also holds the
office og deputy shefia Of Franklin county, |
and Robert Mitchell, constable Of shis city,
and q number Of helpers. No warrant OF
authority of any kind was shown. They
told the bystanders that he had been rob-
bing somebody. Although the man was
seized by as many as could find place TO
take bold, being D pcwerlbi man he threw
them of, and twas oil after "a contest
that lasted we are credibly informed, half
or fhfec.quarters Of an hour, that they sue
ceoded in subduing bin caste force him
into the cars; during the struggle deputy
Lowe taking every available chance to hit
him on the head with 9 heavy cane. We
are informed that during at least q part of
this struggle, fifty TO seventy men were
looking on; and YET this man was carried
off BY men suspected TO beprofessional kid
nappers, without any show Of authority and
on pretenso that, if true, was no authori-I
ty for carrying him from here. We are
obliged to say that this occurrence in the
capital Of Ohio conyicts us of upcbmita-
bleness to the people Of Hqrpsr's Ferry
Al colored man named Henry Alfred re-t
lates the following circunstances;--Il and
Rice lived at Mt. Gilead, A man calling
himself ID. G. Watson, who had been there
several days, engaged Rico and himself to
come to Columbus 10 be employed in a re-
freshment saloon that he was going to set
up. They started together on Thursday
for Columbus. The. eolored men stayed
over night at Delaware, where Rice had
relatives; but Watson. came on to Colum,
bus, and met them with the gang when
they arrived in the morning. Alfred was
not seized, but was roughly handled to- prevent
his interfcrcnce.-StGte Journal, Oct. 20.
OF what followed in the progress and
ccnsammation of the man,theft, the Cincin-
natl Gazette gives this account from an eye
witness, reliable and candid citizen Of Gin
cinrati:
Athena, yesterday morning, a atelegraph-
ie dispatch was received from Columbus,
stating that negro had been Kidnapped,
named John Rice, and was in the custody
# parties on the train passing Xenia for
Cincinnati, at IL O'clock, A. NJ
! An affidavit was sworn out before Judge
White Of the Commoe Pleas Court, and a
writ of habeas corpus was issued command
ing the Sheriff Of our county to take the
body of the said John Rice, and have him
forthwith before the Court, and to osummons
the persons having him in custody to appear
before the Court and Show by what author
| lity they detained him.
The writ was put in the hands of Sheriff
Samuel Krumbaugh, who boarded the
train, and found that tho negro was locked
up in the closetin the front car, and guard
ed by some persons, who itw was afterwards
found were U. s. deputy marshal, w. L..
Manson, and his assistants.
The Marshals declared that they had
him on charge of stealing, and that any
one who attempted to take him would do
it at the peril of their lives. The Sheriff
showed his writ, and demanded admittance
to the prisoner. While they were parley-
ing, the train started, carrying with it sher-
if and ALL James Elliott, attorney ofthis
city, who had been in attendance on the
Green County Court for some days, hap
pened to be on the train on his way home,
and said he would volunteer his services in
behalf of the prisoner. He asked the Mar
shals to let him sec the writ by which they
held him, and to permit him to have an in
terview with the prisoner. This they re-
fused TO do, stating that when they got to
Cincinnati fair trial should be given him,
and there would then be an opportunity to
consult him. Sheriff Krumbaugh having
no jurisdiction beyond Green County, he
teegraphed to Sheriff Kessler to meet him
at tho depot, to serve the writ, and after
the arrival of the train, a messenger was
sent to our Sheriff, asking the attendance
of himself or deputies at tho Marshal's Of
fee, to serve the writ but no deputies ap-
peared. On the arrival of the train at the
depot, a large party were in waiting to as
sist the Marshas, among whom the most
conspicuous were H. III. Robinson, and sew
eral members of the Independent Detec-
tive Police. The negro was brought out Of
the closet manacled, and looking awfulIy
frightened. He was hustled into a hack,
which was filed with officers, and driven
through back streets in great haste to tho
Custom House Beilding Mr.. Elliott, that
the prisoner might not be hurried off with
out counsel, took back and arrived at the
Custom House building at the same time
with the prisoner,
The negro was hurried up stairs andback
to the Marshal's Office. Here couple Of
men met the negro and appeared delighted
to see him, and shaking hands with him.
He did not return their recognition, and
when they asked him if he knew them, he
shook his head. They then hurried him
into Commissioner Newhall's office. Mr.
Elliott here spoke to the prisoner; told him
that he was lawyer, and would under
take his defense The prisoner was desi-
rous TO obtain his services; said his wife
owned property at Mt. Gilead, Morrow
county, and would compensate him, if he
would undertake the defense. He said he
was free man, and could prove It by wit
nesses at Mt. Gilead that he had been In
duced 10 come down from Mt. Gilead to
Columbus by man who promised to give
him work, and that there be was seized.
Before Mr. Elliott had time to complete
his conversation with the prisoner, or exam
inc the writ, Commissioner NewhalI called
up witness aud the Hon. Geo. Z. Pugh
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