The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-27

Court WOMB UE ObtiECo " NoNt-aia I
Tbty x.i,8esses. Jennings and Mitchell said
,bey ceoIa not gises bail, and ihereapen the
Court ordered them into the custody Of the
Marshal
Mr.. Tbsyer then renewed his request that
the Court order those mehto be held subject
to The arrest as made by the Lorain County
Sheriff so that when these trials are over they
might not he spirited away and thus escape the
officers OF Lorsin County. -,
The Court remarked that the arrest thus
made was an unheard of proceeding and
contempt. for which the party making 1t was
liable TO arrest. ,sasz
Mr. Thager replied that there was no in-
teution of Disturbing the Court, bnt that 1t
was well Known Jennings aud Mitchell had
not been out of the building for two weeks
and no other oppor tnnits was ofrred for their
arrest on the indictment found against Them n
Lorai.. and The intention was 10 make the ar
rest subject 10 the nrior claim ot tins Conff-
The Court remarked that when i had got
through with the witnesses it would be time
to argue that matter EEitifss 20 s1s 1877
/ The Marshal removed the two men into the
Jsdges room, and Gonrt a jonrned 2ea ss'l
The Lender. mentions the following incident,
not reco 1ed byt e Herald: sfs
The Lo:ain Deputy Sheriff made the a'rest
uipgs and MITCHELL There the matter rested,
| and the trial proceeded for time. hut Mar
\ lshaI ,Johtson soon removed Jennings AID
! Mitchell from their seat and then cleared tbe
/ bar of all save legal gentlemen, putting the
Lorain Deputy Sheriff out with the rest
4 The Herald of ThursdaE, commenting upr
| on the above proceedings, sayp: Bif
The arrest Of Jennings and Mitchell by
\ r .r II,
i the Uniied States Court Room, created much
4 exci,s unent The proceedings are given in
i our report bat there are some coll teral mat
tiers of interest connected with the arrest.
II 1t seems the Ofieer from Lorain has been
! endeav o-ing for two weeks past to get sight
Il Of Jennings and Mitchell on he street, but
flthey have kept themselves in close custody OF
1.-The Marshal in the Government walls At
Hast /, was decided that they should be arrested
: Iin .pen Court .4..
\ For time there was great fear collision
lmight occur between officers. The Deputy
. sheriff of Lorcin had assistants who we're men
Of metal, aud the presence of the late Chief
of Police and large body of interested spec
ttaters showed that the Marshal had provided
tbeforehaud for any emergency IL is said he
1had fifty men in the room tp be used il nee
essary, as special bailiffs. Il looked omnons for
time. and fhe Kentucky witnesses we're evi
dentiy thankful they had no bail TO offer and
could be committed to the keeping of the
Marshal.
!, Up to noon of this day, Thursday Jen
nings and Mitchell have not made their ap-
D. pearanee in Court Deputy Sheriff Whitney,
) lot Lorain. keeps watch and ward in the Court
d room bur the @gis of the Be. ch Warrant
n shields the Kentucky Witnesses from sight and
!. from arrest by the Lorain officer sP =.
. !. FRrDAY April 22-The Herald of this
: evening. has the following articles. The de-
rails will awaken the indignation of every hons
6 est reader. and justly excite the public mind
to greater scorn and contempt of the petty
tyrants and supple tools of the slave power,
who resort to trick. deceit and stratagem to
/. enforce an odions law II does seem that
when man becomes an officer of the pres.
ent slaveholding dynasty. that he parts at once
:, with manhood, honor, and common decency.
and propriety. The conduct of Judge Will
: son. District Attorney Belding, ard Marshal
lJohnson, in th se Rescue trials fully exempli-
:, fytthe truth of the above remarks g
: We qnote from the Herald of Friday:
al This morning about ten o'clock, Mr. Bush
& NELL who was convicted in the Rescue case,
Il was taken by the United States Marshall. from
IN the Jail of the County. and conveyed to the
=. Marshals room in the government building,
! where he is now coifned. r5;ias9
This sudden change of programme is sup
ct posed TO have reference to anticipated writ
le from the Supreme Court Of Ohio, at Golum
20 bus, looking to the getting of Bushnell out of
!, the Marshals custody, as news was brought
= by the night train from Columbus, that Judge
1e1 Spaldipg is there seeking writ of Habeas
c Corpus ,s5,t - ~.
! We wait further developments before com.
: tmenting upon such unusual steps of an officer
las this move would augur--lo set at def
'e aDce the laws of the State 5.-.e .s,F
d Since writing tho above we have learned
e. from Sheriff Wightman the particulars as to
the removal of Bushnell from his custody =
= During the forenoon-say 10 o'clock-the
a Marshars bailiff s A. Abbey. came 10 the
to JAIL and speaking to the Sheriff said that Mr..
It. Bushnell was wanted 10 Court for few min.
/, utes. The Sheriff informed Bushnel who
prepared TO go with the balliff Just then
another bailff, Mr., Holden. came up to Mr..
ne Abbey, and after holding consultation, Mr..
tn A. informed the Sheriff that Bushnell was not
ei wanted. Soon. however, Mr. Abbey reinrned
tt and said Mr. Bushnell was wanted. Bushnell
ii with his wife and the Sheriff went to the gov.
o erument building and jsrst as the party on
enl their way to the Court Room had reached the
e faor on which the Marshals Office is situated,
ut Mr.. Abbey said to Mr.. Bushnell that Marshal
y johnson wanted to see him moment in his
oy office. s-lt ans,
Sc Mr.. Bushnell accordingly went in and the
to lock was turned ppon him. At noon, and
to long after the Court had adjourned he was
70 there prisoner. We suppose he is there still
e. q prisoner. .aI.,,.,..s .+4e5, 4.5s.r sa i
ri The Marshal asked the Sheriff for the pa.
he pers or Witiimus on which Bushnell had been
as held by him, bat The Sheriff did not have them
y. sitl, him. Afier going to tie jail the Sher.
le. if was called upon by bailff Abbey for the
er miitimus or commitment but the Sheriff said
"a that the papers were for his own safety being
US the warrant BY which he held Bushnell and
ce said that it required an order of the Court TO
ed take Bashnell IRON bis custody legnlly4sd
~ 1t will be seen that the mede of getting pos.
q. sessessioa of Bushnell was sneh as 10 induce
- no one 70 suppose the object was to change
ur bis prison ..s..+siE,-1.sst--f., 3,sss,,s .
ofl Since The above was peuned We haze 90.
9 the Columbus Journal of this morning Fri
J day1 in which the doings relative to the snp
lis posed writ Of Habeas Corpus are given. The
"a. Journal saye: 81, ,s.s,.. ea.;. .
, H.. In The Supreme Court yesterday. and appH
is cation was made ny udge Spaiding. in .behaIf
nt of the citizens of Lorain county now confined
3 in the jail Of Cuyahoga county by order of
the Q, ) District Court for The Nor,hen Dis
" trici OF OHIO, for the writ of Habeas Corpus.
tie In making bis application Mr.. remarke /
THAT under this nroceedin6 be .r,oroeod e., -