The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-09
From the Chicago Tribune.
KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED.
Further Light on the Galena Outrage
Murder ers in Limo.

lUNHtUtNb ''oh W.
boring city of Galena, where no had lcd
sober and reputable life for twenty years,
his wife. Mary Boyd, whom ho had bought
out of slavery with money earned BY tho
sweat of his brow girl also coIorod but
| free, aged II TO ~ who. lived in JerrysI
family; and q white child that Mary took
care of for poor woman at service, were
outlcpd away from their homo some two or
three weeks ago by couple OF strangers,
upon the pretence that the three Oldest
persons of the party were to have profitable
and pleasant employment Oh farm aud in
hotel Dcs MOines, Iowa. They were
last seen in johnson county OF that State.
in a covered wagon, going westward. few
! days after their departure from that county,
the body of man was found by the road.
side, near whero they woro last seen, and
from papUrs in his pocket it was plain that
it was tho body of Boyd. and that he had
! boon murdered. News of his death went
back to his friends in Galcna, and then for
tho first time suspicion that tho party had
been kidnapped for sale into slavery, was
excitcd, that suspicion grew into certainty
! by further developments; and the people
who used to 200 Boyd every day at his work
earning honest bread. offered. though he
was mulat'o, a reward ot five hundred
| uOi'u'o 'Oi thO VI 'ho
who had committed double crime and
despatched two trusty mon to follow tho
criminals up These fncts VIC published
| before but since they were laid before our
readers. we have heard nothing of the
dreadful case. But the mystery is now
solved. Read:
From the ST. Joseph Gazette, Oct 90
Our city was thrown into considerable ex-
| citement yesterday by tho arrival of two
kiduappeis under arrest and guarded by
citizcns Of this county. The particulars, so
far as wo can gather them, arc about as
follows: Tho kidnappers, named Bolton
and Goodwin, camu iuto tho lower part of
tho county few days ago, and stated that
| hey had four negroes which they desired
to sell! Thoy succeeded in effecting salo.
/ but before the money wns paid over, one ot
tho negroes, Mary Boyd, informed Il gentle
man that they had all been Kidnapped in
Gacna. Illinois, aud that one of the mum.
Der, man, had been killed after crossing
the Mississippi river, because he would not
submit TO be roned This information led
TO the arrest of tho kidnappors, and they
arc now in Jail in this city awaiting the ar
rival of pcrsons from Galcna to identify the
negroes. Tho woman. Mary Boyd, at the
time of boing kidnapped, was nursing child
Of white woman named Susan Gnodlap
who lives with Mr. Wigley, au attorney at
law in Gaena, and the child was brought
hore with tho negroes, and passed off here
as Mary Boyd's offspring. J9rry Boyd was
the name of tho negro who was killed, and
has brother living in st. Louis named
Thomas Boyd. Mary Boyd was once the
prorerty of man named Vandeventer, a
clothing mel chant of ST. Louis.
Gnod win is a Canadian and a stranger in
thesn parts; Rllten married in this county
J and lives in Caldwell county. They were
) arr cstcd by the slave owners to whom thoy
Attempted to sell the kidnapped negroes.
| few days ago, the Muscatinc lOwn)
papers, contained an account of negro
having been murdered near that place, and
tho citizens offered reward of fl 900 tor
tho arrest of tho murdcrors. 1t is not i'm.
probable that tho murdered man was jerry
: Boyd.
Tho Mayor Of Galena was telegraphcd to
Yesterday. and rrQues. made that some ont
who could identify the negroes bo sent here
and Goodwin haVo beou guilty of the crimes
charged upon them, they should aud vii
!, suffer tho extreme penalty of tho law. We
i learn that it was with difficulty tho citzun'
of this county could be prevented from ex
7 ecutng summary punishment upon the
I prisoners, whom tho facts as above related
became known. They will, probably, bt
, sont to Iowa tor tho murder of JOrry Boyd
From the Gulena Courier, 24thI
Tho gentlomeu wholett here few days
= ago, in pursuit of tho two negroes who hac
: boon kidnapped from this place, a shor
n time since, returned this morbing, bringing
: with them tho two negroes they were i,
s pursuit of, and also another which had beer
, kidnapped by tho same persons some 81,
:, weeks bofore. from Dubuque. Iowa. Tho,
were docoyod away by man calling hiInsel
George Wilder, Who was properly DumeC
John Goodwin, and who was accompaine,
by his father in.law named Peter l. Bolton
II both residents OF Caldwell County, Missouri
These two men murdered jerry Boyd. on,
of the kidnapped negroes. on tao Goth O
e September last, near Iowa City, Iowa -
IS These mon arc respectfully connected il
:. Buchanan County, Mo, about fourteen
a mics sonth of the city of 81. Joseph. The
wore both arrested near St. Joseph. On
of tbcm, Bolton, tho first captured was com
II mtted to iIl, in St. Joseph, on the charg
of kidnapping. In default of $4,000 bal
l. Tho othor Goodwin, was taken charge G
q by tho gentlemen from this city, who brough
Y him within forty miles OF II innibal, Mssou
h ri, on their way to this place, where b
a slipped his irons, and jumped from the ca
window while the train was running at tb
70 rate OF thirteen miles an hour, and escaped
n About two months ago they succeeded il
oi dccoying 9wav woman from Dubuque
e named Mary Baker, and latoy took fror
IT this place Mary Boyd, wifo of Jerry BoyC
| who was murdered, and mulatto girl abou
Ie Ia years old, tho daughter of colore
ia woman in this vicinity. When tho gentle
man from Galena arrived where these ne
. groes we're, tho bargain was made, and tn
negro buyor was at ST. Joseph getting tn
" money to paw for them. The price ia
r. them was ri, 700. In tho mean tho fact c
If tho murder of Jerry Boyd, camo out tbroug
x Mary BoyG, his wifo. and information wa
q. sont of tho whereabouts Of tho negroes an
~ tho men,
y ~ How JOrry Boyd was murdered is thu
" stated:
~ We understand Mrs. Boyd statos tina
Ie when tho party had travelled threo days OF
v. trom Galena, Ihoy encampod by night abor
e, sixteen miles from Iowa City. Here SON
v. movements made by Goodwin and Bolto
l. excited tho suspicious of Jerry that all wi
,, not right, and be loaded his gun aud revolvC
- in tho presence of the kidnappers. Th
y next morning Goodwin and Bolton held
y cons suitation, Goodwin urging the necessil
IN OF getting rid of Jerry by killing him.
.: While Jerry was sitting down near tn
ct wagon, Goodwin stepped up to him saying