Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-21

OBERLIN, EeD %UJ 1ooV-
DELR LEADRR;-Your readers are already
acquainted with Deputy U. s. Marshal Dayton.
They know him as the man who undertook the
hazard of holding such an Office in our midst
in order that under color Of it, he might make
himself EeTvicssbIe to kidnaPpers and terror
to the defenceless poor and hunted fugitive who
perehanee 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 well re-
commended by Postmaster MunsOn :" or as the
Poet has it:
"Who asked and got recommend
From our P. NJ, his worthy friend,
To do what honest men condemned p
Our Marshal.
Well, passage in the personal history of
"our Marshal" has lately occurred which in the
judgment of your correspondent ought not to
be kept from your readers.
On Saturday last, about mid day, it became
known that Dayton had come to town under
cover of the darkness of the previous night; and
before an hour had passed committee of eiti-
zens called on the Deputy Marshal and kindly,
though firmly, informed him that his presence
was not desirable, and 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 q party
of five active colored men took upon themselves
the responsibility of seeing TO it, that there was
no mistake about having the order to depart
filed to the letter.
Favored by the lately fallen snow they took
the track of the fleeing Marshal, and by three
o'clock P. N the puTsuers and pursued had
marked their devious winding way" through
field and woods for distance of some six miles
in which pedestrian performance it is said
that none could scale an eight rail fence with
such fearful and reckless speed as did the
| frightened Marshal
The race ended and the Marshal surrounded
by his Pursuers, and capituIations commenced.
The trembling voice and shaking knees Of the
doomed man plead elOquently for quarter, which
was finally granted, on condition that the re-
renowned Deputy should resign his offico of
Marshal and would promise to never again
visit 0berlin, and upon the further condition
that be should make written confession and
agreement on the spot. Stationery was furnish
ed him at once and With great apparent sin-
eerity he proceeded to pen the following which
may be properly styled
DAYFoN's CONFESSION.
This may certify that have resigned as
| Deputy o. 8. MarshAl,- will never 90 to
0berlin again. That furnished no names to
be prosecuted in the Oberliu Rescue Cases, nor
the names of witnesses in said cases. was
informed by Mr.. Munson, that be and CLANCY
Wack, and Bella Farr, furnished the names Of
parties and of witnesses in those cases. Nun,
son did not 60 to Wagoner's; none hut Lowe,
Mcmillan, and another person from Kentucky,
whose name have forgot. Lowe and myself
hired the horses of Whitney. Boynton inform.
ed me on the day Of the arrest and rescue of
"John" at Wellington that he expected Shake"
was geing to make $40 in trying to get John.
The above Is the truth in the above matter,
as believe and know, so help me God.
Witness my hand,
Feb'y ls, 1850. A. P. DAYTON.
Witness-Henry Copeland, James Brown,
James Stone, Perry Carter, John II. Scott, (all
colOred.)
It will be remembered that BoyntOn, the U.
g. Grand Jury man in the Rescue Gases, denied
having any knowledge Of his sons participation
in the kidnapping Of John Price, but it ssemS
that such is not the case.
It also appears from Dsyton's confession that
Democratic Postmaster, living upon the
money and business Of our citizeas, has been
active in his endeayors to vex and hsrrass
them with expensive suits and imprisonment,
while to their faces be has denied any paTsici-
patton in the matter and professed to regret it.
Yours, @