Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-03-06

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!. hundreds of the people. Some of the
!: crowd then cried "I1ang him! hang
thim!'' and a rope was brought so neal
that l could almost touch it. One
! noblc-heartcd man, with whom I had
boarded, here cried out, with tears
! streaming down his face, "Gcntlemen
if you hang DR.. Ruttan, hang me too
for | know him to bo innocent'' H,
was silcneed with threats and curses
and dragged away by his weeping wife.
verify believe the only thing that
, saved my li4:a was letterin my trunk
addressed to my uncle, in which !
had earnestly defended the South.
My trunks had previously been broken
open and my papers searched. They
now handed back such of them as they
thought proper, but they took S215
from my trunk and some gold money
; from my pocket, none of which was
ever returned. I had twenty four hours
to leave the country in, and the last
thing l saw was my office and mcdi-
cine in flames.
Thus was set at liberty, without
coat or vest, and my shirts literally
Whipped into shrcds, with one hun
drcd and twenty miles to travel, in
danger of losing my life if caught.
travelled all that night through marsh
and swamp, for nine miles Of which
was part of the the time over my hips
in the wator, and never out of the
water farther than my knees. This
lasted six or seven hours. The next
day, being overcome by fatigue and
fright, ] slept two or three hours then
started again OH my ey,travelling
all day and night again, and till after
noon the following day, when reached
the Mississippi river, having Travelled
the entire time through the wilderness
without tasting food. [ here waited
with anxious watch for q steamer until
late in the afternoon, when Will, glad
heart stepped on board of one, having
obtained permission to work my pas
sage to New Orleans as deck hand.
HereH was met by''my old friends, whom
hope God will protect and bless for
their kindness who carefully secreted
me from the accursed Vigilance Com
1mittees Of that city, until favorable
time for my departure North.
] This is my latest experience at the
South. l went there strictly con-
servative Southern man, never did
in my life meddle with slave in any
way, but was in favor of the institution
remaing where it is3And settled at the
South wishing to devote myself to her
interests.
lsigned,] W. c. RurrAs, NJ. D.
TIE TRUTH.
! lFrom the Monroe Parish of Ouechita La. !
Register.
A man giving his name rs w. c.
ltuttan-claimcd to be a physician, to
have practiccd with DR.. Warren
Stone, Of New Orleans, to be the
owner of thirty slaves. and plantation,
and also to be a Lutheran munster
made his appearance in our vicinity
about the first of November, $780,
Having plausible address, he was
kindly received by several Of our citi.
zcns farmers iii the neighborhool],
and by some was called as physician,
and on one occasion preached near
here.
In n few weeks it was ascertaincd
that Ruttan had made contradictory
and Of Of course false Statements about
his former life, residence, business, etc,
THAT he had applied for letters at the
Ipost Office under more than one name.
and..was observed to frequent negre
|4uartcrs and associate wish the slaves
under circumstances which would
have brought discredit and suspicion
} on any one, and more particularly
upon stranger and minister.
At one place he became so muc!
; attached to the slaves as to spend
most Of his time, night as wei! as day
: with them in their houses'and quarters
AAio " NS 1hoAS W lCSo lliC CtlSC Oh ltti
: different plantations, and suspicion,
was very naturally aroused.
, About this time two of the slaves o1
Mr.. Collins voluntarily told some
members Of his family that Ruttan il
in several conversations with them ha6
said that "a man had been elected
, President who would free all the ne
grocs soon after Christmas Simila,
: statements were voluntarily made b,
slaves on three other plantations, anf
the slaves of one, Mr.. Early Everett,
miles from Collins place, Informed hi:
master that Euttan had made similar
: statement to him, telling him further
, that "a man wo uld be along soon attcl
: Christmas, to give the negroes weap
l ons, and that lie would tell them whcl
and how to use them, and that all tl>
r negroes must be ready" At one o
| these places the negroes were fount
I with counterfeit gold coin, which! the,
: acknowledged to have received from
, RIffoy o,,I