Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-09-03

EDS. CHRoxTcLE:-An article in your
paper of the Goth inst, headed "ar-
rested" read as follows; ION Monday
lst Messrs Andrew Andrews, Madison
Powers and S. E. Sanford, o this County
.ase taken to Cleveland, IN charge OF an
G. s. officer TO answer to a charge pre-
fered against them, of having forcibly in
:erfered with a recruiting officer, Lieut..
Beard. of Liberty in discharge Of his duty.
We are informed thata son of Mr.. Powers
wished to enlist. TO which the father dis
sented. and made Efforts to take the young
man from the recruiting officer. Nj.
Andrews was chsrEod with aiding Mr.
Powers. and Mr.. Sanford with interfering
with the officer.
The defendants had a hearing at Cleve-
land. and we learn were discharged Oh
paving the costs of the prosecution, &c
A portion of the above is literally IN
true. The fac. Of the case are sUbstan-
tially these: There was q meeting at
Pavnes Corners, in this County, Tor the
purpose of raising volunteers, for the lo5
Reet. Mr.. Powers did not dissent TO his
son enlisting, for he had enlisted before
ne arrived at the meeting. When he ar
rived he was there told his son had en-
listed. He Immediately entered the
house. took hold Of his son. and brought
him out. Lieut.. Beard followed and seiz-
ed the boy, Powers told Beardto let goof
him. for he wanted TO take him home
Beard replied, he could not DO 50 for ne
was his man. This conversation was re-
peated several times, both holding on to
the bov, each one threatening to strike
the other. Powers asked his son if be
had enlisted? He replied that he had to
which Powers made no objections, but
still insisted that he should go home.
This conversation between Powers and
Beard at last resulted in a scufhe, when
Mr.. Sanford, with a numb T OF others, IN
terfered and separated them. up TO this
time l hadnot spoked to either Powers or
Beard. Then told Beard to let Powers
take his boy, and if he was not forthcom-
ing with the balance of his men ct the
time he wished TO take them 10 Cleve.
land he could send for him. This is all
the conversation l had with Powers or
Beard. In the article published it states,
| was arrested and taken to-Cleveland in
charge of an L. S. officer for forcibly III
terfering with a recruiting officer, and
aiding Mr.. Powers, which claim is wholly
untrue, my being taken to Cleveland, was
out of spite on the part of Beard | had
told Capt. Reeves that l would assist HIM
in recruiting men for his company. In
doing so, l met Mr. Beard several times.
He appeared insolent and used insult
ing language previous to the meeting at
Payne's Corners, and also at the meeting
before the difficulty between he and Pow
ers. In every instance l succeeded in
getting more men to enlist than Beard,
and for this very act of mine | was taken
with Sanford and Powers to Cleveland, to
satisfy Boards revengeful disposition.
Mr.. Sanford did nothing but what any
peaceful citizen should do. Beard caused
our arrest out of reVengefull motives and
o show his authority.
Beard made affidavit that l and others
-i-erfeired TO prevent enlistments. which
knew was fal-e. for Ienlisted men that
me evening for Reeves Company. The
rticle published also stated, that The
defendants had a hearing at Cleveland,
md We're discharged on paying costs OF
the prosecution" &c. We went before
=. nnissiouer and stated TO him the facts,
in the case. He said that they were
auit different from Boards affidavit; that
thev did not want to punish any such
men. 1t was a proposition of u own to
70 pay the costs.
ANDREW ANDREWS.