New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-24
Arrest and Escape q = ! bolItlop Inesa.lEay'y,

The Louisville Courier publishes letter 81 the
18th inst. from MadisonyilIe. KY, from which We
extract the following d ~
Yesterday, Mr.. Edward Sloan, who lives about
six miles from this place, had his negro men Ss
work in new ground some four hundred yards :
from the house, about two hours By sun, when :
man rode into the clearing where they were ~ f.
work. Mr.. Sloan saw hint when bic rent into Ae@
clearing lint supposed ii to be some of his neigh
bors in hunt Of SEINE stock that hequented ~
clearing. After while he observed that the ne
groes had all quit their work and collected about
the white man, who was cn bis horse, and seemed
meant, Mr.. Sloan walked down to where they Mase.s
but before he got half way the mAH rode away
He got near enough to discover that II was some
he arrived at the negroes, be demanded ID ii
peremptory manner, who the man Hss, and Yhntl
his business was2 All the negroes, but old Sam,
pretended not to know anything about him; but
old Sam told the whole story, and bloody one ~
was. That very night he wanted them to murder
Mr.. Sloan and family, and burn all the houses on
the place. take his best horses, and meet band cf
Helperites at Evansville. or at the bank on this
side, who were to help them across. u
That was not the half he told Them, but It Is 10
substance He told them that there were thirteen
Helperites in this county FIVE In jacksonville, ana
eight in other parts of the county and gave their
names. Mr.. Sloan gave the alarm, and the whole
neighborhood was soon in the highest state Of ex
citement. Runners were sent 70 town, and ne
citizens had, and runners we're sentout in ali rec-
tons TO pursue and capture the traitor. inst after
dark he was captured about four miles from town.
at the residence of free negro, where there were
also, other free negroes collected. he gave mp
without resistance, admitted. he was q Helper
| tie, hut would neither admit or deny having
i tried to induce Mr.. Sloan's negroes to deedA
| of murder, arson, etc. He was brought 10 town
amidst the greatest excitement; many were for
dspatehing him forthwith, others were for Iodg-
! ing him in jail that theaw might take its course,
| also with q view of eliciting facts that might
convict others, and thus purge the county OF
| Hepersm. But when his sadde-hags were ez am
| ined, and found to be full of Helper books, New
| York Tribunes and Seward speeches, the people
became SO Infatuated that they seized upon him
and started with him to a large elm tree near BY,
| upon which to hang him. The press Of the mob
was very great, and every one seemed anxious toll
put the halter on him, when some one called out,
Il he is gomez This Increased the excitement. and
several men were pushed down and dangerously
injured. It being dark, one man could not be dis
| tnguished from another, and everybody was run
ming, throwing rocks, etc; several pistols we're
| fired. Geo. G. Bronaugh, editor Of the Register,
was knocked down for the Helperite, and badly,
| if not fatally hurt, before the mistake was
| found out. As soon as il was known that be
had really made his escape, meeting was
ealled and runners sent to all points on the OHIO,
to intercept him. He gave his name IS Sanders.