Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
Outrage and Lymching
Threatened.

Some thirteen negroes ran of togethe
from Haiti county, Missouri, and were pur
sued and captured in Kansas. The armed
Missourians also took DR.. Doy and son, OIL
whose premises the fngitives were found
and hurried them off to Missouri without
process and by force of arms, charging then
with having stolen away the slaves which
charge they positively denied, but admit
ting that they had given them said and
comfort" in the way of food and shelter IN
their extremity. DR.. Doy and son were
from Rochester, n. Y, and resided near
Lawrence. They are intelligent, estlma-
bic men, were early settlers IN Kansas and
had borne the prosecutions and hardships
ofthe pioneers of the Territory.
The kidnapped white citizens were hur-
ried BY night marches to Western Missouri,
with the negroes, and the latter we're at
once shipped to New Orleans and mar
ket. DR.. Doy and son were thurst like
felons into cell, and refused even cup of
water. A mob of excited men surrounded
the jail and threatened to lynch them but
did NOT. An examinatin was held a, which
the defendants vainly pleaded their right
to be tried in Kansas. The result of the
mock trial was then committed to the Jail
at Platte City, whittier they were conveyed
handcuffed and mounted behind negroes
The throng of ruffians who followed and
insulted them when near the Jail took a
vote as to what should be their fate
Burning at the stake was at first decided
on, but the sentence was finally changed
to hanging, and the time was fixed for the
execution of the sentence. They were
finally thurst into dungeon. The Leaven-
worth Times publishes the following let
ter from pro-slavery resident of Platte
City:
PLATTE CRY, Mo-, Jan. %, SO.
Your Kansas men are in our Jail. They
are chained 10 the floor. Our people, l
blush to say, demand their death as an ex-
ample for your citizens to profit BY. Many
favor burning them. The prisoners ac-
knowledge protecting the captured negroes,
but say they had no hand in their escaping.
Neither the Doctor nor son evince the least
fear, and they say, if death must come,
they will die like men. Some of us will
do all we can to save them, but l can give
you little encouragement. The greatest
excitement prevails God grant our people
may awake to their senses.
The outrage created great excitement in
Kansas. A special messenger was des-
patched from Leavenworth to Lawrence,
and that city was stiried TO its centre. A
meeting was held, Gen. Lane made speech,
and it was determined to avenge the dea,h
of Doy and his son should they be executed
A meeting was also held in Leavenworth,
and Messrs. Hughes and johnson were ap-
pointed to visit Platte City, present the
resolutions adopted; and if possible, obtain
the release of the prisoners. At Platte
City they met the Circuit Judge and hand
ed him the resolutions. The Times says:
The Judge gave them careful perusa
and appeared to be satisfied. He then pro-
posed 10 90 over to the office of the Coun
ty Clerk, and examine the evidence upon
which the prisoners were committed to Jail.
This was agreed to and tie parties gave
all the papers a careful examination.
We are assured by both members of the
committee-E. Hughes and DR.. Johnson
that the evidence had no word o. line GRIM
mating DR.. Doy or son.
But two men testified against the pris-
oners in their preliminary examination at
Weston and their testimoney was of the
shallowest and most fimsy nature. Ac-
companying the so-called evidence was
protest from DR. Doy,in which he maintains
his right to be tried in Kansas, in which he
protests against his Infamous arrest and
outrageous incarceration. He makes his
noble protest in the name of citizen of
Kansas to the laws of which Territory
alone he Acknowledges himself amenable.
These facts were pointed out and forei-
oily dwelt upon by our committee to Judge
Norton. The Judge, in reply, acknowl-
edged that DR.. Doy and son had been lille
gaIly arrested, but further stated that they
were now in the hands of pro-slavery men
by whom they should be tried, adding 1--WE
quote his words that "all the powers of
Heaven and Hell cannot save them" He
also defed the power of Leavenworth and
of Kansas.
The trial of our citizens is set for to-day.
The Leavenworth Committee were assured
by pro-slarery man that it would be a
perfect farce ending in their commitment
to the State Penitentiary. Judge Norton
acknowledged as much.
Of our committee were compelled
to return without DR.. Doy and son, who
are now manacled in dingy dungeon,
while the Doctors wife and family at Law
renee, are almost heart broken over the abb
sence and danger of Husband, Father, Son
and Brother.
How wrevolting are the facts in this case.
Two freemen-known aud honored, of
Kansas, are arrested by an armed posse of
Missourians under no authority-for no
crime. They are kidnapped into slave
State. In preliminary examination 1t is
impossible to bring eliminating evidence
against them and yet they are chained and
imprisoned, while the slave hounds fling
naughty defiance in our teeth and bid us
take our citizens if we can. Enough
Missouri may yet learn the meaning of re-
tal;ation. Let her look we'll TO her citi-
zens if ours are to be outraged and NAL
treated. Kansas can strike as well as Mis-
souri, and if DR.. Doy and son are not re-
turned to US, unframed, Missourians must
be careful how they tread our soil. The
time has come-is now-when forbearance
ceases to be virtue, and revenge is Gods
justice.