Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-09-15
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT KIDNAPPING.
RiroN, Aug. 9th, 1850.

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ernissaries Of Judge Miller, headed by +. d. Nc.
Carly, Of Fond du Lac, ak armed and equipped
as the the Federal tyraut Of Milwaukee directs.
The manner and result Of 1t were in this wiso. At
the first dswning Of light, when oil the family were
in bed, MIR. Pickett, of Utica, Winnebago Co., lv.
ing sevee miles from this city, at whose houso |
bad been visiting u few days, heard u noisc in his
front yard, and looking out saw two double teams.
with drivers standing near his iron! gate and half
d dozen men walking about lis yard. lie stepped
quietly TO the next room and informed his son, Mr..
Jamos @. Pickett, Of the outdoor aspect Of things.
and he OF once came to my chamber, tapped at
the door, opened it and awakened me, saying,
There is trouble-they have come for you
there are two double teams and eight men oui
here. What will you do-resist p
'Ies,'I replied. with some emphasis.
All right he responded, with the cool decision
OF a man about proceeding to ordinary business.
lie thea went down stairs, said to his wife call up
the men-they bad eleven workmen in the house
went to tho outer door, at which a man hunter
was still knocking, and opened it, when the kid
NAPIER rushed past him into the house, saying Il
am after Mr.. Booth, where il he p Mr. Pickett
seized him by the throat and thrust him out be-
yond the stoo9. The hound caught hold of Mr..
Pickett's shirt sleeve as he was going, slit it TO the
shoulder and pulled Mr.. Pickett out after him,
c!asped him around his arms and threw him. Mr..
Pickett, releasing his RICH. arm, struck the one
who first entered the house a blow in the Ease,
starting the claret. In 4 moment all were on
their feet again. Mr.. McCarty asked if Mr.. Booth
was there, saying he wished to arrest him. Mr..
Pickett replied 1t was none Of their business. that
be had twelve men in the house and arms, aud
that the first man who vent over the Threshold
was q dead man, and that Mr.. Booth would shoot
the first man who attem pied to arrest him. The
Deputy who had been hit, smarting from the sore
of his wounds, cried out to MsCarsy, why don't
you &C in and take Mr.. Booth QUIZ Are you afraidY
Give me the command and I'll ar est him. McCar-
ty replied that he did not want any blood shed
that he wished to reason the matter. McCarty
then sent one team back to Ripon for hel2, and
Mr.. Pickett sent out messengers on horseback, in
different directions. to Ri2on, to West Rosendale,
&C., McCarty declaring that he would have a hun
dreG men there in an hour or more, and Mr.. Pick
EFT replying that he would have a hundred men
there first. Then two Of the Deputies adjourned
to a tavern near by for refreshments, and the
neighboring farmers began to assemble. The Mar
shals who were posted in the rear Of the house to
prevent my escape withdrew to the front. The
Stewart neighborhOod now poured in its tribute Of
armed men, and after scme very plain talk the
Deputies retreated to their carriages. The tables
were now turned. Instead Of being watchers they
were now the watched. Instead Of being besieg-
ers they were now the ~beSieged, The Ripon re-
cruits now began to come in, in wagon loads
around, resembling on old fashioned general train
ing il the State Of New York.
McCarsy's team was started up to 90, but his
horses bits were seized 10y the crowd, and be was
very promptly informed that meeting rds not yet
ont,' that be had better wait for his hundred men
to come and help him take Mr.. Booth. lie was
kept an hour and compelled to listen to such lee
lures on kidnapping as he will not soon forget
lie told the farmers that be had been only discharg-
ing bis duty--that after trying in vain 20 arrest
M before. he made return to Judge Miller and
delivered up the papers-that Judge Miller reques.
ted him then to take command Of the pieces Of the
Revenue Gutter and such other pieces as he could
raise and come up and take me, and he refused to
do SO. and left, supposing nothing more would be
done about it-tbat after returning homo the pa
pers were again sent him with an order from Judge
Miller to make another trial that he had done so,
and be was satisfied from the exhibition of the
temper Of the people that Mr.. Booth could not be
arrested-thas he should 60 to Milwaukee, make
his return TO the Court and advise them to give
up the attempt 10 take Mr.. Booth, and he pledged
his word and honor over and over again never to
make another attempt to arrest me, and if Judge
Miller or the Marshal insisted on his doing it he
would resign. The crowd now proposed to call
me out for a speech was then standing on the
portic0 of the house some Eve or elk rods from the
clrriage.) lie legged them to spare him this,
saying he had plsdged his honor not to attempt to
arrest NE again. But a few words would have
been ~suficien! to have produced an unpleasant
state o, things on the part Of the kidnsppers.-
They were finally, on the faith of McCarty's prom
Uses, suffered to depart 10 peace. Not long after
another load of hounds came up from Rippon,
consisting of John S. IIorner, T. j. Mapes, Char.
Wentworth and an Irishman. Homer thrust him
self into the house and behaved with great inso.
lence, said he was a Deputy Marshal and had a
warrant to arrest-not me, but La Grange. He
conducted so that finally an OK yoke wAs put On
his neck, as 10 the picture l read. The original
has this inscription: Considering the cause in
which | serve, my yoke is easy and my burden is
light Finally a vote was passed unanimously
that they might depart this time without molesta-
ton, but if they were ever caught in another at
tempt to aid in Kidnapping they would be suitably
Dealt with. Thus ended the last attempt at kid
mapping. The farmers, iI great numbers for miles
in all directions. left their wheat stacking, though
the weather has been such that their wheat is
suffering. to defend principles dear to Them as life.
Al noon | came to Ripon with the victors and
friends, aud dined at the City Hotel.
Yours, anon, S. NJ. BOOTH.
SYMPATHY.-A young colored man called, n day
or Two since. nnnn one of nnr leadinn ciLizens for |