The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-01

From the Quincy Whig.1
Atrocious Outrage at Lagrange
A German Gitixsn LyasAs4 ana Nor.
riSiy 1eatsns
| Yesterday, respectable asrman oitissn oi
LAGRANGE, Mo-, Mr.. Frederick Schallsr. e
brother in-law Of Mr.. FL. Dasbach, OF this
city, who has resided in LaGrange for the
last twelve years, was brought to Quincy q
victim to the horrors Of Pro Slavery out
rage, the recital Of whish 10 enough to make
the blood Of any man, who has soul, boil in
his veins. We called upon Mr.. Eohailer and
obtained ths statement which We publish be-
low. We saw the bloody evidence OF the
h0rzibls treatment be had undergone, heard
the story Of the affair as given By him, and
could mot hslp believing svery word OF his
statement. He 10 respectable and intelli.
gent man, and his plain and simple account
of the dsstardly outrage was, We venture to
say, implicitly credited BY the hundreds of
our citizens who called at Mr.. Dasbach's
yesterday.
Mr.. Sehaller has always voted the Demo
cratic ticket, and we are assured, by German
citizens OF Quincy, that in his visits to this
city he has defended the institution az II ex
listed in Missouri. That he il entirely limo
cent Of the charge Of assisting negroes to
| escape, as he asserts, We have no doubt.
We trust that our German citixsns-es-
pecially those who have been in the habit OF
voting the Democratic ticket-will ponder
we'll this aagitious outrage, and then deter
mine whether they can continue 10 vote with
= party whose cardinal principle il tho spread
and extension of that institution which ID
the parent Of such damnable and brutal law
lessness.
We are under obligations to the editors OF
the Tribune FOR the Translation Of Mr.. Schal-
lcr's statement:
STATEMENT or M. scHALLxR.
have been q resident Of Missouri for IL
years, having resided part OF the time in Pal.
myrs and part Of the time in Lagrange. In
the latter place have property. hsve new
er meddled with slaves or slavery, and have
always been . Democrat.
Late last fall or early 10 the winter heard
that ten slaves had run OF; | knew nothing
| about it till beard Of it, and do not reooI-
lect OF ever having seen them could not,
therefore, have aided their escape. Nobody
| in LaGrange ever suspected me of tampering
with slaves till last Sunday. went on that
day to Canton to invite some friends to .
party that was to take place last Tuesday,
On my arrival there, Was waited upon BY
three persons, Jim Ring, Josh. Ovens and
Bill Webster, who informed me OF nv be-
| ing under suspicion Of having aided the es-
saps Of slave of Mr.. - Harris, and would
have to return with them. At first took
the matter for joke, but soon found that
| they werei in earnest. On the night on which
the slave ran OF, who Was caught again, at
10 O'Clock, | can prove by twelve or four
teen persons that Was in my house till IL
O'Clock, consequently could not have aided
| the negro.
returned with the three, satisfied Of nv
innocence, and asked for fair trial only, o
| easily could have proven my innocence.
was taken 10 the LaGrange House, and asked
to be tried next day, (Monday,) bu. Was re-
fused. Monday night an armed posse Of Is
or 80 men came, tied our (my brother Will
liam's and Mob. Maths who had been taken
before my return from Canton1 hands, and
pat into hack. Two others-Frank Ger
| ZACH and Mr.. Holmes-were set free, but
ordered to leave town. Our hands were tied
and we were driven in the hack about three
miles on the Memphis road, where the hack
stopped, and was taken cut. To my ques-
tlon where they were taking me to, got the
answer that | was to be hanged. l asked
suILu Wnus WITT 0uu EcCciNcu DC al 6u1WGIs
that should tell them all about the niger
scrapes, about Vandoorn, etc.
As knew nnthing about them, had never
seen or heard Of Mr.. Vandoorn, | could not
give the answer they wanted. They took
me about . quarter Of q mile into the woods
and hanged me. | caught the tree, but, by
beating my hands with fticks, they compelled
me to let 20 my hold. Soon was senseless.
When came to again, felt two persons,
one on each side, whipping me with whips or
cowhides. My hands were tied TO the tree
above my head, and Was entirely naked
The night was very cold, and soon my back
was covered with : crust OF frosen blood. |
became weaker, and when they united me,
fell to the ground. heard one Of them say,
snow you can 60, you SON OF bitch l''--
When ! put on my clothes again, found my
money ($l2S in gold) and watch gone. Al
l could not stand, crawIed a. we'll AZ pos
sible, to the house Of my father in Law,
where DR.. Niemeyer treated me.
My brother, whom they had released, told
me that they must have abused me for more
than an hour.
| again say that am ss innocent OF the
charge as child, and have never aided the
escape of slaves.
The American Mattis) 10 still in Lagrange
sick from similar treatment.
FREDERIC SCHALLER.
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