Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-04-23


fecoenzance for their appcarnce on Monday
morning This being objected %. he, On bis
own authority and responsibility. offered 10 let
them 90 home, if lHey would give hlm their pa
role Of honor That thcy would return on Mon.
day morning, with the exception Of Mr. Bush
nell whomhe would be obliged to retain
ThrougH Prof Peck as their spokesman, and
acoordlhg TO the advice of their counsel they
passed several repolusious, by which they agreed
nllsr due consultation to Inform the MSrsha
that lnnsmuch as tie District Attorney had
placed them 10 bis custody they would remain
there until relieved by due course oflaw. They
would give no bail, enter no recOgnizance, and
make no promises TO return 70 the Court.
They said this with hearty thanks to the Mar.
shall for bis courtesy 10 his treatment Of bis
prisoners.
This decision having been made known, Tho
Marshal Informed them Of the necessity Of pla
cling them 10 confinement, to which they mad,
no objection. All this time the outside passugC
and halls (the doors hRying been kept locked
were crowded with un eager crowd watching
and waiting for an insight into the Temple d
Justice, and waiting for the exodus Of the pris-
oner. At length the door opened aud the
Marshal, arm IN arm with the venerable ant
white haired Mr. Gillett, headed the procession
while after them came the culprits two by two
with their shawls, carpet bags and valces, all ar
rived aud equipped for few days visit to
t~1e 4 KLo
procession walked the Deputy Marshals conse.
quentially handling their stout canes and march
ing with solemn tread as guardians of the
peace and security Of the "Gelorioes Union"
On arriving at the Jail they were kept waiting
for some time in the rain, while Sheriff Wight.
man called upon the County Commissioners to
receive orders as to opening the doors of his
residence to such delegation of the citizens OF
I,orain County. When he returned be answered
that he could not take the men as prisoners,
but would cpen his sitting room TO them and
make them as comfortable as he could. He
was unwilling to take men as prisoners for doing
Just what he would have done in like circum-
stances. They were accordingly taken into the
sittlng room WneFe they were as hei taheu cure
Of as the case would admit.
They occupy the upper rooms Of the jailors
apartments and are not thrust into the cells
Sheriff Wightman did all in his power to pro-
vide beds for the guests, and we presume they
passed the night comfortably We happened
to call IN upon them last night pear the hour oI
retiring, sud found them just attending even
ing devotion. Prof Peck read from the Bible
chapter especially addressed to those 10 bonds
and affection, and after social hymn, offered
an elOqueut prayer for their support and en-
enlargement Such men do not often finch
TAey are sternly for the right, and will uphold
it to thsead Another such an honorable, con-
scientioua- Intelligent and good looking set Of
Criminals never was confined ir that, or per-
haps any other Jail
incidentally learned last night that a party
Of young ladies of 80 or 40 or more, propose
visiting these prisoners this afternoon. Nc
doubt it would be highly gratifying to them
to welcome large number of fair visitors to
their new quarters.