Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-16
THE KIDNAPPING CASE.

The kidnapping cases of Jacob X. Lowe, Dan
lei Davis, Anderson Jennings, and Richard r.
Mitchell, arc set for to-day in Lorain Common
Pleas. Jennings, Mitchell and Bacon, the Ken
lucky Slave owner and ~catchers, have been in this
quarter and Canada foe some days, making thor
ough search by agents and otherwise in the
Queen's free domain for the Rescued John. Fail
ing to find him, and acting on the advice OF Bel
den, the Government counsel provided by the
Administration at Washington, they have been
trying to escape merited justice and a trial
in Lorain, through a writ of Habeas Corpus, is
sued by Judge Mclean, and made returnable to
Mclean or Wilson. Marshal Jobnson's engi-
neering of the writ is worth recording.
Early Saturday morning Jennings called on
sheriff Burr, at Elyria, who was just Harvesting
his horse to attend a sale advertised in a distant
part of the county, AID told him Marshal John
son was in town, and %enquired when he would be
back. lie was told at night. Jennings left and
Burr went on his business. johnson called at the
Sheriffs Office ard found him absent. lie dipatch'
ed q messenger for the Sheriff, but the Lorain OF
fcer sent word back that the Marshal could come
to him II his business was urgent. On the Sher
ifs return at evening, Jennings accosted him by
the roadside. Having other business to transact
after putting out his horse, the Sheriff went about
it, aud johnson and Jennings had to forego thu
pleasure Of an interview until Sunday morning
The U. S. Marshal enquired Of the Sheriff j
he received prisoners on Sunday. Tho reply wa
he did on proper papers. johnson wished to sur
render the kidnappers, but admitted he had DO or
der to do go from the L1rain Court. The Sheriff
Of course declined to receive them. The Marsha
and his worthy associates left the Jail and tool
possession OF the Sheriff's Office in thoCourt House
Sheriff Burr followed, and politely notified tn
pious gentlemen that he did not keep his ofic
open for business on Sunday, turned them GU,
and turned the key. The whole party had leit
ure for devotions till Monday.
Monday morning tho kidnappers, their ba
and Government counsel and officials were o
hand brigh: and carly to get the indicted into ja
or the custody Of the Lcrain Sheriff, by some sol
Of sharp practice. Fooled in this. for Tie Shel
if knew his duty too well to receive them withou
an order from Court. the bafd ID and enraged U
S. Attorney Belden directed the MARSHAL to serv
the writ of habeas corpus issued by Jrdge No
Lean on Sheriff Burr, This was done, and Jet
terday the Sheriff appeared at the U. S. Cour
House in this city and made return If the wri
that the persons named therein were not in hi
custody, which return was accepted, and tn,
Sheriff returned to open Court in Lorain and cal
tho kidnappers to trial today.
The Hon. Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, has com
up to defend the Kentuckians. Mr.. Cochran
> the Mason county Clerk, is also on hand. TIL
4 uabeas Corpus movement to obtain n disCharg
i by U. S. Judges looks very much as though
: trial is not cour,ed to say the most, and IL
street reports yesterday afternoon were that IL
Vt counsel of the Kentuckians and o.. S. officials hi
I made a proposition to the Lorain authorities
l cry quits all round We shall see what we sha
see.- Leader Of July OH.