Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-23
New Move in the Gnme !---Bushnell De-
cOyed from tho County Jail!

New Move in the Gnme !---Bushneil De-
cOyed from tho County Jail!
Nothing seems SO wholly to degrade man as
becoming the tool of slave-catchers, officially
or otherwise The degradation is complete
from the bench to the bailih-from the man
thief to the boy-kidnapper. A Jeffreys Court
has its supple instruments, officers eager TO be-
come Government PURsUERs, and Marshal's
posse of bues and shoulder-hitters has beel
sworn in, and daily throng what should be the
Temple of Justice.
A fresh illustration of this degradation, and
-fha ears,rAsaivA-anis5a aE aiFioars .befRg9e
1t will be remembered that when the rescuers
were ordered into the custody of the Marshal
by District Attorney Belden and Judge Wilson
and transferred to the County Jail, Bushnell,
who had been convicted, was also served the
same way. He has since remained peaceaby
with his imprisoned fellow citizens of Lolain
IN the care of Sheriff Wightman, evincing no
disposition to escape, but calmly awaiting SEN
tsnce
About 10 A. N. yesterday, s. a Abbey, one
Of Marshal Johnson's bailiffs, went to the Jail
and told the Sheriff that Bushnell was wanted
in Court for few minutes. Bushnell was in
formed and prepared to go. Holden, another
baiiiif just then came up, and after consulting
Abbey, Mr.. A. informed the Sheriff that Bush
nell was not wanted. Abbey left but soon re-
turned and again wanted Bushnell, and invited
Mrs. b. to 20 with her husband promising that
hslshOuld soon return with her. The Sheriff,
Bushnell, and Mrs. b. accompanied Abbey TO
the U S. Court House. Abbey representing
that Bushnell was wanted for a moment in
Court. When the party on their way TO the
Court Room had reached the floor on which the
Marshals Office is located, Abbey sale. to Bush
nell that Marshal Johnson wished to see him
moment in his office. Bushnell unsuspecting-
ly stepped in, when the lock was at once turned
upon him, and thus by falsehoods and shabby
deceptions worthy of the depraved Boynton
lad who betrayed the negro John for twenty
pieces of silver into the clutches of the slave
catchers, Bushnell was entrapped into the
custody of the Marshal, without his producing
any order Of Court or authority whatever, or as
signing any excuse for the oppressive proceed
ing
His prey secured, Marshal Johnson demanded
of the Sheriff the mitlimus on which Bushnell
had been held by him. The Sheriff very |
properly retained it for his own safety, as it re-
quired an order of Court to take Bushnell from
his custody legally. The jail room of Bushnell
was guarded by bailifIs yesterday and last night |
though the Marshal had had the test of every |
possible assurance that Mr.. Bushnell had no |
desire to escape. Mrs. b. i permitted to share
his imprisonment, which she does with true
woman's devotion to one who is prosecuted for
no other crime but Obeying the Golden Rule Of
doing unto others as ye would that they should |
do unto you. Mrs Peck, Mrs Fitch, Mrs. !
Plumb, and other noble women of Oberlin, also |
cheer By their presence the prison life of the
husbands, fathers, and brothers, on whom
the officials of the Federal Government are thus
wreaking the vengeance Of the sum of all vii
lainies"
Just at evening Marshal Johnson visited
Bushnell, and trembling with excitement pro-
fessed much regret that the District Attorney
would not consent to his return TO the County
Jail boon for which he claimed to have
labored. This was adding unnecessary insult
10 injury. He promised to make his prisoner
comfortable as possible, for the object doubt
less that vultures protect lambs, covering and
deyouring them
We add a paragraph or two to the point
from the Herald Of last evening"
The Federal law by consent of State law,
makes the county prison the place for those
commiting crime against Federal laws When
the Marshal has put his prisoner in the
Couaty Jail, he has done his tohole dutv,
and then responsibility rests on Il 9 Sheriff for
the safe keeping, When the MaIsha takes
that prisoner from tue Jail, except there Is fear
Of mob law, and places him anywhere else,
be does more than his duty, and Heaven
kn vs. man should not do more than his duty