Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-31

. anu IuIBc uWhiueT VI HeSlOcS, WcIC
content to see the laws executed in the
recent fugitive slave case in Cleveland. -
After al examination before the United
States Commissioners, which was merely
compliance with the forms of the law
since the slave Lucy confessed herself to
'bc the slave Of Mr.. CosnoRN, she was
taken home to her owner. We extract
the following account Of the voyage from
the National Democrat of the 25th inst
With other Reporters, Clark of the
Leader, aud n. A. Gray of the Plain
Dealer, we took the morning train for
Wheeling, to see the delivery of the slave
Lucy.
A considerable crowd collected at the
United States Court House, to see the
last Of Lucy, who has been playing the
observed Of all observers since Saturday
last. No disturbance of any kind took
placc-no words spoken except an occa-
sional "Good By, Lucy." Marshal John
son hal six deputies These took the
fugitive in carriage to the Euclid street
station, where few persons collected out
Of curiosity to see her. The party with
the reporters occupied the rear car,
At Newbnrgh, Hudson and other
points, there seemed to be but few persons
to see the fugitive. At Bedford large
crowd occupied the platform, but not a
word was said against carrying out Of the
law.
The ominous silence on tho road-thc
absence Of that portion of the population
which one would suppose would engage
in rescue. excited some surprise and
some remark. AT point above Lima,
IN Stark county, q negro armed with n
round piece of iron, and white man Of
suspicious looks, got on board This
couple had been travelling up and down
tho road for several days. The black
where he got on board asked the reporter
for the Plain Dealer where he was going.
The reply was "down with this party to
catch items" TO this the negro replied:
-"Go little further and you will get a
good one"
These and other facts- decided the par
ty as to two things. First, that an at
tack would be made, and secondly. that
Lima Station, in Stark county, was the
place where it would be made.
Conductor Clcland, informed Of the
facts, concluded to thwart the rcscuers.-
His orders to the Engineer were, in pass
ing Lima station, if a crowd Of men were
there, to go slow, and to give the signal
to down breaks, as if the train were to
stop. The brakesmen had orders to
watch the platform and to see that no at
tempt was made to uncouple the cars,
and 20 pay no attention whatever 10 any
: signal to stop the train. Al soon as the
| Engineer saw the track was clear, and
too late to obstruct it, he was to shoot
ahead at his best running rate. As it was
planned SO it was carried out to the let
ter. As the train slowly approached the
Station it was seen that the platform in
front Of the Station house was q dense
mass Of human beings-black and white,
: armed with clubs, anil some thirty or
forty with guns in hand, in the posture
observed when the order is given to
present arms. With whiz the train
passed the Station with almost lightning
speed, and the poor devils were left alone
in their glory.
1t seems that from far and wide the
: negroes and Abolitionsts had collected
at this point to arrest the train and to
deliver the fugitive. They were to all
5 appearance, well armed. and appeared
r like desperate men who led on by thcil
+ own bad passions, would have run the
hazard Of death to give vent to that NOR
bid philanthropy, which led them on
. If the trains had stopped. blood woulc
= have been spilled, there can be no doubt
a for. entrenched in the car, the Marshal
e and his Deputies, well armed, would hnv'
# resisted to tho last But the admirable
. management Of Conductor Cleland save'
:, the cil'nsion of blood. AS an officer o
/. the road, bound to protect his passenger
and the property of the Road, he could
: not have acted in manner so we'll cal
!. culatcd to accomplish the object
h Immediately after the train had lei
" Lima, Marshal johnson proceeded int
the next car and arrested the negro an
). accomplice. The negro gave his name a
e Whippcr, and was raised near Youngs
O. town. The white man gave his name a
w. II. Tyler, and said he was Just fror
i. California, and was in search of his broth
ID er who lived somewhere in tho ncighboi
ID hood. On his person was found rife
- barrel pistol and six shooter. The
h were taken to the next station below an
we're liberated. Tho impression of al
.. was that they were spies and accom-
!, piccs. When the train stopped at Lin
" they were to point out the car which til
y negrcss was in, and were then. in tn
ght which would ensue. to carry off tn
/: negress. They tried to get into the ca
where the Marshal's party We're but fail
he ed. They had placed themselves to max
A. the rush, when they were arrested an
' dsarmcd.
- In the proper place forgot to sa
70 that as the train whirled past Lima sta
ton, large negro sprang from tn
3 platform and aimed his gun at the rea
of the car hut did not fire it.
rs From Lima no disturbance of any kin
IN occurred. At Alliance friend quietl
n, told the party that it was hest for ii
Mt train not to stop for dinner, and il di
not.
~ The Democrat Of the 2Gth gives I'll
" following further particulars:-