, 1860-10-26

The Cars Invaded by a MIob-0ne OF
the MufdercrB Rescued-G4,Q 900
Bonds Required Of the GnIenfans,
ctc.s etc.


On yesterday morning, Mesers. Weiglcy and
Hughlctt returned from their excursion into
Missouri, in pursuit Of the persons who bad
kidnapped Jerry Boyd and fAmily aud a white
child from this city, nnd for the resue Of the
stolen persons:
mapped persons, and, also, n mulntto woman
who had been stolen some SIX weeks ago from
the neighborhood Of Dubuque. Some Of the
citizens Of ST. Joseph, in Missouri, near which
place these persons were concealed, rendered
MI the assistance i'll their power for the aetec-
tion and arrest ofthe criminal parties. McssEs.
Wcis}cy and Hughlett arrived In St. Joseph
trader was already there bargaining for them,
and was then in the city for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning money for their purchase. The kid
nappeTs went In Missouri by the na1nea Of
Goodwin and Bolton, md were, in that neigh
borhood, respectfully connected Bolton Was
first arrested and placed in the st. Joseph jail
on charge Of kidnapping under the Missouri
statute. He is now in prison there, and will
remain there until tried, or taken on q requisi-
tlon into lowa to answer to a charge Of MUIR
der In killing Jerry Boyd, or until he gives
hail in s., ,00u. Goodwin was then arrested and
ironed and placed on board the cars to be
brought to tlis city to answer like charge.
When leaving St. Joseph, quite a number Of
the citizens got on board the train, ostcnsibly
for the purpose Of lynchfng the prisoner
About ono hundred miles This side Of. St. Jo-
seph another batch OF people invaded the cars,
armed with bowie kniIes and 1eyolyers, and
were evidently friends Of the arrested party.
The crowd seemed to be divided in sentiment,
some for lynching, some for rcscuing, and ali
for procuring possession ofG Goodwin. At fopr
different times In tho one hundred and forty
miles ride, was rope thrown into the car win
dow for the purpose Of Iassoing Goodwin and
dragging him out. There was no power that
could control tho mob; the conductor dare
not ray a word, and tley had to be left to take
their own course. Aphyslcian on the train
became obnoxious to them In some way, . cry
being raised tliat he WIS an abolitlonist, ;, and
had he not made timely escape, his neck
would lave been III danger.
Finally, having arrived near station short
distance west Of Hannibal, Goodwin, whilst the
train was going at speed Of aboat thirteen
miirs an hour, quietly and quickly slipped eff
his irons, leaped through the window of the
car, aud escaped. His irons, it is supposed,
were Intentionally put on in IN insecure man
ncr, and during the entire ridc from St. Jo-
seph lie Ind been waiting his opportunity to
nd himself Of them and take leg bail This,
doubtless, ends the chupter so 1ar as he is con-
ceIned.
Before the parties holding the negroes would
bond Of 81 cog, as a. guarantee, we presume,
that they were stolen negroes. ihc gentlemen
from this city informed them that they should.
never ask Mlssourian to go their ball, when
two gentlemen Of st. Joseph gayc the required
bond. -.
The person now in prison Acknowledges the
kidnapping and the murder It seems that
these persons had been furnished $400 by a
relative tthe5 are oil family connectious) to go
to Canada and procure the return. Of some
family negroes who had run away from Vir-
ginia some years ago, they do not know how
from this place and one from near Dubuque,
the last 1nulatto woman, and they had been
keeping her for over SIX weeks, pretending to
believe and passing her off as one Of their old