Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-12
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE IN TROY

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In addition to The telegram relating to this case,
published last week, we give the following cores
p%ondencs from the Albany Ereaing Journal Of The
18th
Troy, April 2S.-About one year ago a colored
man came to this county, ard obtained work al
Sand Lake. A month or so ago be removed to
Troy, where, being an intelligent workman and Of
industrious habits, be was employed at good wa
ges in the car factory Of Eaton, Gilbert & Co., and
was earning q respectable livelihood, lie is mar
ried and has two children.
Some tine ego he conhicd to n man named
Averih, a discharged employee in the Budget of
ice, that he was a fugitive slave from Virginia.
His name was Charles Noll, aud bis master was
B. w. IIamsborough, of Culpepper county, Va.
lie wanted Averill to help him get some Of his re-.
lations out Of slavery.
Ayeril, however, betrayed him, by writing to
Mr.. Ilamsborough and giving him information TO
enable him to recover his lost property. The mas
ter's agent came on with the necessary papers and
testimony; the services Of the Deputy Marshal and
his assistants were secured; the price to be paid
Averill for bis job agreed upon, and all was arran-
ged fer his capture yesterday morning.
About noon the United States Deputy Marshal
arrested him. lie was handcufed and taken be-
fore Commissioner Beach, and the witnesses from
Virginia identified him as the fugitive described
In the papers. The Commissioner therefore re-
manded him. While The examination was going
on, the news Of the arrest began TO be buz sed
about town and u crowd began to gather. The
Commissioner Office is in the second story. The
fugitive had been placed with his back to a win
1ou vrbich aItbnurh bnpdcrNaJ bo srooaaJa| -
raising, and attempted to throw himself out back.
wards. lie was caught, however, and drawn in
again by the officers.
BY this time some Of his friends had gone to
Judge Gould and made application for writ of
hd6eds corpus, which, being obtained, was placed
in the hands of q deputy. sheriff Of the county,
who served it. lie was accordingly brought down,
the dOputy-sherif having hold Of his arm and the
United States officials surrounding and following.
An excited crowd Of some 1000 persons had gath
cred about the Commissioners Office, threatening
q rescue. When the fugitive was brought down
to be taken before Judge Gould, the crowd sur
rounded the officers endeavoring to take the man.
Successful resistance was made for some time, but
the rescuers gained advantage. The Sheriff was
knocked down. One Of The rescuers seized the
fugitive's rms from behind, others grasped hold
of the first, forming a long single file, (somewha'
like that Of the conVicts in their march to their
meals in State Prison, and this column, running
at full speed and swaying from side to side, push.
ed him rapidly down to the river. Others running
before and on either side cleared the track and
prevented any attempt at seizure from being
made. The United States officials r~ecoverina
breath after the melee, ran in hot pursuit.
Arrippd Mt the Tarrv II VI fonnE that tbn Car.
ry boat had just left the slip. No time was to be
lost. The fugitive was instantly run down to the
beach, and put into a skif and the man in charge
bid to ply his oars vigorously. He did SO. and
the first stroke carried him beyond the reach o.
the Deputy Marshal, who had now reached the
shore, Threats were made by the officers, whc
were armed, of firing at the boat, of firing int
the crowd, &c, &c, but they were not put int,
execution.
The negro was rowed across the river, and arri
wing on the opposite shore was re-arrested by
West Troy Constable.
Here another great crowd gathered; the fugitiv
was taken to the Justices office, which the mo-
surrounded, broke into and rescued the fugitiv
from the officers and carried him of in a carriage
Blows, pistol.shots and knock downs occurred du
ring the affair, but no one was seriously injured
Colorod persons we're the most active participant
in the rescue.
the SCENE AT WEST TRoY-DEscRIPTIoN by AN EYE
WITNESS.
From Another Correspondent
It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.
was standing by the Exchange in West Troy
near the steam ferry, when l suddenly saw q grea
crowd running down along the dock on the oppc
site side Of the river, in pursuit, apparently of
black man, without any hat or coat, running as i
for his life. The bystanders told me be was
fugitive slave. There must have been four Of
Eve hundred ia the crowd, if not more. He reach,
ed the shsre, Jumped into q skif, and the ferry
man put off Immediately into the river. Those
leading the pursuit, who appeared to be officers
endeavnred to stop him. and even rushed a few
steps into the water after the boat. But the,
were too late. The f~erryman rowed rapidly acros
the stream, and landed him at the docA in Yves
Troy. But here another Deputy Marshal and a,
~sistants were in waiting, who instantly seize
him, aud buried him up to the Justices' Office
near tbs Exchange, to lock him up until the Ma
shall from Troy could get over the river to tax
him ia charge,
Meanwhile the crowd began to gather 90 tn
side around the Justices Office, and the ferry 30,
from the other side brought over large number
who. with loud shouting and halooing, were :hrea
ening or advising a rescue. Probably one. thir
of them were black men and women. The Ju
tiees' Office was up stairs. The crowd rushed u
these stairs. bot were met at the top by the Dep
fy Marshal and his assistants, who presented pi
tolls, threatening to FIRE. The crowd surged BAG
and forth two or three times, as if undecide
From the outside l heard no firing, though pc
g sens vho we're in, afterwards told me that a pist
Sas snapped once, missing fire. and then fred, Il
bah passing through q mans hat.
This exasperated the crowd and another rul
900 iook place, aud the door vent down with a cras
e. Almost Immediately. down The stairs poured Il