Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-09

ranLS ana placed lueLn IN lue uhuus OF Mhf-
shAl SifIord of the Southern District. Mar
shall Sihord called to his assistance two OF
his deputies and two or three other men be-
side the Kentuckians, and the company on
the 10th Of September left for the vicinity Of
Iberia, where they understood the slaves were.
A short distance from Iberia the company
left the cars, and soon after, under the orders
and directions of Marshal Sifford, they sepa-
rated, Joseph L. Barber, one of the Deputy
Marshals, taking a warrant for Granderson
Martin, and taking two of the company with
him, went as he was directed, to the house of
James Hammond, where it was supposed
Martin was When he arrived at the house
it had begun to grow dark He knocked at
the door, and lady came 10 ii, of whom
Barber enquired if a colored boy was there
by the name of Martin. He was told he was
not. He then enquired If such person had
not been there, and was answered in the
affirmative. he asked where he then was,
and the lady said she did not know, and if
she did she would not tell. Barber told her
he had warrant for Martins lrrest and it
was his duty to be satisfied he was not there.
The lady lighted a candle, gave it to him,
and told him he could search the house,
which Barber did slightly, but to his salts
faction, no other person entering the house.
Mr.. Barber and his associates then left, and
went back to point on the railroad, some
mile and a-half, where they by agreement,
were to report themselves.
Soon after they reached the railroad, and
while waiting there for the arrival of the
other companies, men began to collect and
enquire their business, accusing them Of being
robbers and thieves. Mr.. Barber assured
them that they were not robbers or thieves,
but that they were on legitimate business.
There was in company with Mr.. Barber at
this time Mr.. Renick, of Columbus. The
crowd now numbered some fifteen or twenty,
and grew more and more boisterous and
excited. Mr.. Barber, thinking his safety
required it, now told them that he was q
Deputy United States Marshal, that he had a
warrant to serve, explained the nature of it,
and demanded their protection and assistance.
AT this they became more excited than ever,
and began to threaten to hang them, the
crowd all the time increasing. The crowd
now seized Barber and Renick, and took
them some half mile from where they were,
and off the railroad track, to the edge of
piece Of woods. After looking for suitable
tree from which to hang them, and bOasting
that halter had been procured for the pur.
pose, the crowd changed their minds and con-
cluded to shoot them. Barber and Renick
were now separated some forty feet, and
held and searched. On Mr.. Barber they
found a wallet containing his private
papers and about $24 in money, his pistol,
a small Bowie-knife, his warrant and let
ter from Mr.. SiHord. To secure the wallet,
they tore the pocket from his psntaloons.-
The crowd then demanded that Barber and
Reniek sheuld kneel with tLeir faces in op-
pOsite directions and some thirty PAGES
apart declaring that they would shoot
them. Renick Obeyed, but Barber refused.
They then stripped of BARRIERS overcoat,
dress coat, vest and shirt leaving his under
shirt. In this condition they seized him
andby force put him upon his knees. A file
of three or four men was then drawn up in
front Of him, and orders given to cock their
guns, make ready, and take aim; all of
which was gone through with. It was then
suggested that they should not shoot them,
but that they should be whipped uutil they
told where the colored boy was. Barber as
sured them that he did not know, that he
had seen nothing Of him, and did not know
that any had been arrested. Two or three
men seized each of Mr.. BIS hands, pulling
his arms ont at full length, and two colored
men, one very large athletic man, with
large limbs cut from the trees proceeded to
lash him in the most brutal manner, whip
ping him until the small branches were |
worn from the limbs and the eolored men |
exhausted, and Mr.. Barber, larcerated and |
bleeding, having upon him several gashes
one and half inches in length, and his
right arm, with which he attempted at times
to avert the blows, so bruised that ,the next
day it was swollen to twice its usual size
During this 1Ogging the muzzle of gun
was thrust a. INST his side with such vio-
lenee that from the effect be has not re-
covered.
Mr.. Renick during this time was recelv-
ing similar treatment at the hands of an
other portion of the company, though not
as severe. Barber and Rennick were now
ordered to their feet and commenced dress
sing, when Mr.. Gordon gave one of the color
ed men a whip, saying, "they have not got
enough yet, give them some more" and
some twelve or fifteen blows were well laid
on. The company then proceeded with scis-
sors to shear the heads of Barber and Rem
lex, and in this made thorough work. Mr.
Gordon then administered an obligation to
them to the effect that they would never
again vote the Democratic ticket, or be en-
gagged in srresting a fugitive slave. He then
lectured them from Eve to ten minutes
on the enormity of their crime and
assured them that they had been for
tunate in falling into the hands of the
better portion of community, stating if they
had fallen into the hands of the Roughs they
would have Jared much worse. Barber and
Renick were then, about one O'clock at night,
permitted to put on their clothes. Barber
asked that his money, papsrs,and other things
fai-,- g.. -.