The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31

THE CLEVELAND FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
RENDITION or THE FuGITIvE-REvULsIoN or sENTI
hENT IN oHlo--yINDicATIoN OF LAW AND JUS
TICE, ETC.
For several weeks past the people Of Cleveland Ohio
have been kept in state Of con
corning fugitive slave woman, named Lucy, who had
escaped from Virginia and sought refuge in Cleveland
at the time of her fight the in the service
Mr.. liam s Goshorn, Of Wheeling Va Soon after her
escape Mr. Goshorn received information that the
slave had gone Westward, and he therefor,
started in pursuit He arrived in Cleveland
the 10th instant and after a brief search
succeeded in finding that she was employed in the family
OF l. A. Benton Jeweler whose residence is No I5I
Prospect street warrant was issued by United States
Commissioner White and placed in the hands of j. RI.
Johnson Deputy United States Marshal who assisted by
deputies Seth A. Abbey, Lambert White and The owner
q the slave proceeded to the house Of Benton on
the morning 9. the 18th OF January and made the
rest II was about O'Clock that they reached tho
honso They proceeded to the back Of the ktchen
and as they were mounting .ne s.ops the woman for
whom they were search parted the curtains If win
dow near the door and looked out As her ewes fell
spon ser master she gave sen. scream and
for II was holtcd and followed the woman, who
fed into the sleeping apartment OF Mr. and
MIs. bcnton, who had not yet arisen. She locked
hef arms through tho foot OF the bed stead and some lii
Tie force was required TO remove her. After she was
paced N carriage standing at the door che became
quiet ana maze no further resistance Her greatest fear
appeared to be that her master would sell her oown
SOUTH. she bosought him not 90 So and he assured
her he would not This quieted her She was taken be-
fore United states Commas ner White who Committed
DER 70 jail 10 await examination. Shortly after her mr.
rest Mr. Benton went TO the house of negro with whom
The woman had lived previously TO working his IA
my (she had lived with him only about two weeks 10
inquire about the woman. Intelligence OF her
short time after she had been lodged Ia iai n
large and excited crowd Of whites and blacks
IN the reighborbood Of the JAIL and remained there dis
Guessing the affair throughout the forenoon No demon.
srafioDs were made, although the sentiment seemed TO
revsN among the coored people that tho woman should
not be taken back to Virginia Lucy is twenty seven
years OF age, fun bloodcd African. of comely ami
healthy appearance. She placed tue female aiart
mohi OF the JAIL and seemed little affected by the retec
tMn mat "oic massa was likely to "carry her back 10
ga sneina' she was dumb TO all qucstions, probably
a. the advice q her counsel
After Lacy had been safely cnsconced prison. William
AMBUSH rs made an application % Judge rlldeu for
writ OF babeas corpus The Judge granted the writ and
the woman brought before him on Saturday the 10Th
instantthc same day which she was arrested When
The fact became known that Lucy was TO be brought b
fore The Judge two M the crowd which had been quite
age IN the neighborhood Of the Court House ami jail
since morning, was considerably esed Tho colored
len aes, who formed no inconsidcrabc portion OF tho
crowd, were loud in their threats and expressed great
contempt for the black men foks for their tmsaerly
They would be satisfied with nothing but
IN instant attack upon the Jail and liberation OF the fugi
tive.
Judge r. spaldng appeared in behalf Of the prisoner
II was not deemed prudent to take the woman from
all and 4 was decided that tho should proceed with
out her presence
Judge nfcn in calling the case stated that the matter
under confederation was habcas corpus the proceeding
being against the sheriff and aor Of Cayuga county for
h6ldng colorcd woman, hame unknown, without legal
authority
The investigation resulted In the delivery OF tho woman
10 her master who took immediate steps with the aid OF
he authorities convey her back TO the scenes OF hor
youth
On ne following Thursday the slave girl Lucy accom-
PANIED by an armed escort left Cleveland for the homo
= her niaeter IN virginia where she arrived about half
past six clock In the evening" aud was restored 10 tho
5osho family There satisfact,on ON the hart Of
uCl of the penple Of or AZ
eeuls ~ The affair, and the cscortng party were warmly
welcomed Inc girl was not returned however without
INNING The gauntlet of an attempt rescue which was
Warmed at Lima village Of about one thousand jnhe-
fanss near Alliance whore there teegrap station
no nut rev people could be assembled 70 rcpe attack
efembled when the train arrived.