The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-11-04
Kidnapping at Columbus.

Jacob Lowe, who also holds the oilico of
deputy sheriff of Franklin county, and Rob.
ort Mitchell, constable of this city, and II
number Of helpers. No warrant or author.
ity OF any Kind was shown. They told tho
bystandors he had been robbing somebody.
Although tho man was seized by as many as
could fnd place to take hold, being II
powerful man he threw thom off. and it was
only after contest that lasted, we are cred
/ IDLY informed, half OF three quarters of an
hour that thcy succeeded in subduing him
so US to force him into tho cars during the
struggle deputy Lowc taking every availn-
bio chance to bit him on tho houd with q
heavy cane We arc informed that during
at least part of this struggle, from fifty to
seventy men were looking on aud yot this
mau was carried off by mou suspected to be
professional kidnappo's, without any show
0f authority, and on prctonso that, if trUo,
was no authority for carrying him from hOro.
We arc obliged 10 say that this occurrence
in tho capital Of Ohio COnvicts us Of uUchar.
itablcncss to tho people OF liarpers Ferry
A colored man named Henry Aired re-
lated tho following circumstances lie aud
Rec lived at NJ. Glcad. a man. calling
himsolf ID {. Watson. who had been there
several DAYS engaged Rec and himself to
como TO Columbus to he employed in u re-
ircshmcnt saloon that lac was going to set
up. They started together ON Thursday
/ for Columbus. The Culurud man stayed
/ over night at Delaware, whCrO REQ had roll
ativGs; but Watson Camo on to Columbus,
aud met them with tho gang when they ar
rived in tho morning. Alfred was not
seized, but WAS roughly handled to prevent
his interference. .-Stdte Journ9t Oct. 20h
We give from the Cincinnati Gozete
the statement Of \ gentleman who went
down on the train with Rice, from Ncnia
10 Cincinnati:
A, Xen;a, yesterday morning, tele
graphic dispatch was received nom Co
lumbuc, stating that negro had been kid
mapped, named John Rice; and was in the
custody Of parties on the train, passing
Ncnia for Cincinnati, ut O'Clock, a. Nj.
An affidavit was sworn out before
Judge White ,orlh Common Pleas Court,
and writ Of h0bcas corpus WAS issued.
commanding the Shclllrs of our counties
to take the body of said John Rice, and
have him forthwith before ;he Court, and
to summons the persons having him in
custody. 10 appear before the Court and
show by what authority they detained him
The writ was put in the hands Of Shcr-
i'll Samuel Krumbaugh, for execution,
who boarded the train, and found that the
negro was locked IN in the closet in the
front car, and guarded by some persons,
who it was afterwards found were L. s.
Deputy Marshal, W. l.. Manson, aud 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 Sher-
If showed his wriT, and demanded admit.
tance to the prisoners. While .hey were
parleying, The train started, carrying with
with it Sheriff and alt. James Elliott
Attorney of this city, who had been in at
tendance on the Green County Court for
some days, happened to be on his way
home, and said that he would volunteer
his services inbehall Of tile prisoner
He asked the Marshals, to let him see the
writ by which they held him, and TO per-
nit him TO have an interview with The pris-
oner. This they refused TO do, stating
that when they got TO Cincinnati, a fnir
tnal should be given him, and there would
then b. an opportunity to coGsulI him
Sheriff krumbaugh having no julisdic-
ton beyond Green County, he telegraph.
ed TO Sheriff kessler to meet him at the
depot, to serve the writ, and after the ar
rival OF ;he train. q messenger WAS sent
10 our Sheriff, asking Tie attendance OF
himself OF Deputies at the Marshafs Of.
fee, 10 serve the writ but no Deputies
appeared On the arrival OF the train at
the depot, large party were in waiting
: 10 assist the MarshaiS, among whom the
most conspicuous were Fl. II Robinson,
and several members Of the Independent
Detective Police. The negro was brought
out of the closet manacled, and looking
aw(ully frightened. He was hustled into
hack, which was filed with officers
=, and driven through back streets in gtea
haste to the Custom House building. Mr.
Elliott, that The prisoner might not be
n hurried off without counsel, took a hack
n and arrived at the Custom House Build
|. eng at the same Time with the prisoner.
I Tho negro was hurried up stairs aud bach
4 to tho Alarshgls oGico. Here ooupio o
= men mot ihe negro, and appeared dplightct
u 10 SEQ him. and shook hands with him.
u, ~
# when they asked him if he know them b,
shook his head. rhuy thun hurried hin
into Commissioner NuwhaI's Office Mr.
0 Elliott hero spoke to tho prisoner; told hin
u ho was u lawyer, and would undctako hi
2. delcnso. Tho prisoner was desirous to ob
Il tain his services said his wife owned prop
erty at Mt. Gilcad. Morrow county, nn,
'S would compensate him, it he would under
y take tho defense, lIo said no was FREQ
W man, aud could prove it by wtnossus at Nj
a Gioad that he had boon induced to com
down from Mt. Gi'cad TO Columbus. bv
y man who promised to give him work, all
y that there no WAS seized.
N Before Mr. Elliott had time to compiet
% his conversation with tho prisoner. or cx
g anime tho writ, Commissioner Ncwha
called up u witness and tho Hon. George /
" Pugh took u scat at the Iablo as counsel fu
to tho claimant. Mr.. Elliott hero intorposc
" and stated to tho Court that tho pr.sonc
desired him to appear as counsel and h
asked for the p0sIp0nemcnt Of tho case vi
ill witnesses could bo brought from MORO
~ county to establish his freedom.
T. Tho Court replied thar they would ey
examine the witnesses present first, an
consider that question aitcrward Mr.. T.
lott insisted that tho trial should not b
commenced until tho prisoner had had tim
n. to produce his witnesses.
W The Court decided to proceed.