Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01
Deputy Marshal Dayton Depart
ORERL1N, Feb, 20, 1860.


OBERI1S, Feb, 20, 1860.
DEAR LEADER:-Your readers are al
ready acquainted with the Deputy U. s
Marshal Dayton. They know him as the
man who undertook tho hazard of holding
such an office in our midst, in order thai
under color of it, he might make himself
servieeable to kidnappers and terror t.
the defenceless poor and hunted fugitive
who perchance might seek rest in our quiet
village.
They remember him too as the man Of
whom Marshal johnson said-"he didn't
like his looks, but appointed him because
he was so we'll recommended by Postmaster
Munson;" or as the Poet has it.:
| who asked and got a recommend
From our P, NJ his worthy friend,
To do what honest men condemned ?"
Our Marshal
Well, passage in the personal history
of "our Marshal" has lately occurred which
In the judgement of your correspondent
ought not to be kept from your readers.
On Saturday last, about mid day, it be-
came known that Dayton had come to
town under cover of the darkness of the
previous night; and before an hour had
passed committee OF citizens called on
the Deputy Marshal and kindly, though
firmly, informed him that one hour would
be granted him in which to depart. Ten
minutes had not elapsed however, before
the valorous Deputy was on the move
Meantime party of five active celored
men took upon themselves the responsibility
of seeing to it, that there was no mistake
about having the order to depart filled to
the letter.
Favored by the lately fallen snow they
took the track of the feeting Marshal. and
by three O'Clock P. NJ, the pursurers and
pursued had marked their "devious winding
way" through fields woods for a distanc Of
some six miles-in which pedestrian per-
formance it is said that none could scale
an eight rail fence with such fearful and
reckless sbeed as did the frightened Mar
shal.
The race ended and Marshal surrounded
by his pursuers and capitulations commen-
ced. The trembling voice and shaking
of the doomed man plead eloquently for
quarter, which was finally granted, on con-
dition that the renowned Deputy should
resign his Office of Marshal and would
promise to never again visit Oberlin, and
upon the further condition that he should
make written confession and agreement
on the spot. Stationery was furnished
him at once and with great apparent sin
cerity he proceeded to pen the following,
which may be properly styled
DAYToN's CONCESSION.
This may certify that l have resigned as
Deputy U. S. Marshal, that will never
go to Oberlin again. That 1 furnished no
names to be prosecuted in the Oberlin Res
cue Gases, nor the names of witnesses in
said cases, was informed by Mr.. Mum
son, that he and CLANCY Wack, and Bella
Farr, furnished the names of parties and
of witnesses in those cases. Munson did
not 60 to Wagoner's; none but Lowe Nc
MILAN, and another person from Kentucky,
whose name have forgot. Lowe and my
self hired horses of Whitney. Boynton
informed me on the day of the arrest and
rescue OF "Jobn" at Wellington that he ex-
pected "Shake" was going to make $40 in
trying to get John.
TIE above is truth in the above matter,
as I believe and know, so help me God.
Witness my hand,
Feb'y 1S, 1860 A. P. DAYTON.
Witness-Henry Copeland, James Brown,
James Stone, Perry Garter, John H. Scott,
(all colored.)
1t will be Remembered that Boynton,
the q. S. Grand Jury man in the Rescue
Gases, denied having any knowledge of
his sons participation in the kidnapping of
John Price, but it seems that such is not
the case.
1t also appears from Dayton's confess
ion that Democratic Postmaster, living
upon the money and business of our citi-
zens, has been active in bis endeavors to
vex and harrass them with expensive suits
and Imprisonment, while to their faces he
has denied any participation in the matter
and professed to regret it.