The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-11-23

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3Sbe came,fbstijs city,.ssa ssNi lsen
iiitibg IN fIid 'cspacfsSe Of sst ant,
! with one Mary Beebe, swhoa keeps
a house OF i'll fame. - -
Z While thus engaged, 20 became
known 10 coffain runners ab0ut the
house. that che was b slave, and by
ldint OF questioning and tirests, they
ascertained her rfsstcr's lnsme and
residence, They, at, once a opeDed
a correspondence with him, inform
ling him OF her whereabculs, And Of
iering to deliver her dpf0f u eeNain
sum. Tho plan, 10 atAssts s0oaepct-
Jed, was TO 60 10, the house ,iu'the
night, time. knock her duwp and
render her sensefess, and then put
her in the box Of q pedlef's wagon
and carry her ont ofths sts1e In this
manner. Uneasy about he work.
ing of this plot, the owner Himself
determined to come here aud'Sbtsin
her. af sa. ss3i -rF
lie procured warrant fos her
arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act,
from Commissioner Corneau, at
Springfield, and arrived III this city
on Saturday night. Yesterday,
United States CoIhmissioner ,Hoyne
in vain tried to find o Deputy
Marshal who would serve tho war
rant, and appointed Jake Newsome
a Deputy for that purpose. @@i
Armed with the wsrrant, New
some and Nuckles went TO the house
above mentioned. There, was no
one present save girl named Mat
tie, and the colored girl Eliza. The
latter al once recognized Nuckles,
and piteously begged Of him that he
would not carry her away. The
other girl joined in her entreatics,
but was slenced by a drawn re-
volver. In spite OF her cries and i'm
plorings she was dragged into hack
stationed outside.
The colored population in the
meantime had got wind o! the affair,
aud followed tho hack down Clark
stieet, wrought up to a terrible
pitch of madness, by the screams
and cries OF the girl. For their
own safety, tho hack was driven to
The Armory and tls girl placed in
one of tho celia. The news spread
like wildfire, and in few moments,
a large mob Of colored men, armed
with clubs and knives, surrounded
the Armory dem .nding her instant
release.
In the meantime, a warrant had
been taken out before Justice De-
Wolf against the girl. Eliza, for dis.
orderly conduct, an1 Deputy Sheriff
George Anderson attempted to re.
move her from the lookup to the
Jail. lie had hardly got out OF the
door with his charge, however, be.
i)re she was wrenche1 from his
grasp, and with the rapidity OF
lightning hurried down Adams street
by the agents OF the Underground
railroad, and removed to O place
Of safety.
In the meantime, George was left
sprawling in the mud, his new elect.
i)n hat battered oat of shape, and
an inluriated crowd of negroes with
clubs threatening his life. He at
last managed TO make his escape.
,nl was last seen making 2:40 tracks
Tor home.
After the Armory emeute, the mob
went ap South Clark street, and for
a time threatened to tear down the
house from which the girl had been
taken, and do personal violence to
Mr.. A. J, Sink, proprietor Of the
Stanwix Hall, whom they suspected
DT being concerned in the seizure
a bort midnight, however, alter
several yells Of triumph, they dis
perscd to their respecti~e homes.
The owner of the slave was only
'aved from violence by putting
Policeman's badge upon him, ani
him under escort Of u Po-
ice force to the Briggs House.
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