Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-11-28
The Kidnapping of White Men.
--How Young Man Luckily
Escaped.

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Escaped.
1t is well.known fact that poor white
men are now kidnapped every day in New
York, by set of lank sharks, who get
$40 per head for dragging them in the
army, under the plea Of their being deser-
ters. The following case rests upon the
authority of an Abolition paper, the COM
merctm Advertiser, of that city. 1t saws,
" Last Monday morning young man was
abducted from Yorkvile, under the fol-
lowing circumstances = The Saturday
previous two men entered station H., CITY
Post Office, and made several inquiries of
MIR. Pease, the Postmaster, respecting his
name and former business, and then went
away. On Monday, a man came to the
Office, and said that he desired the person
of one Charles II. Pease, who was said to
be deserer from tho 33d New Jersey
Regiment. He did not state whether he
was detective or military officer, but
took the boy down to the barracks at the
City Hall, where some private conyersa-
tion took place between the supposed of.
icer and person who did not wear tho
uniform OF a military or police ofTicer,--
| After few moments conversation the
supposed officer was told to take the bow
over to Jersey City. Here he was ar
raigned before Captain Miller, who upon
being asked if this was the young man
who had deserted said, "Well, don't
know, suppose he is he looks like him
he is young, pock marked, &c" Where
upon the boy was sent to Governors Is.
land, placed in confinement, and allowed
no opportunity of communicating with his
friends. The next day one of the govern
ment officers engaged in repairing the fort
on the Island made q requiaiton for some
MEN to do some work, aad among this de-
tail was this &. II. Poase, who recognized
the government officer as one with whom
he was acquainted and who resided in
Yorkyille. lie obtained an opportunity
to make himself known, and desired tho
gentleman to tell his father where he was,
''Elis father Immediately secured the
services of an officer of the Twenty-third
precinct, and they started for Governors
Island and examined the records, but as
they did not find the name of c. II. Pease,
they were compelled to go away. The
next day the search was resumed and the
boy was seen, when application was mado
to General Candy, for his release. The
General told the boys father that he
would have to show that the boy had been
so employed, that he could not have en-
listed at tho time alleged, and he would
then release him.
"Afidavits were made by several citia-
ems Of Yorkville that the boy had been
seen by them on the day specified, and
could not have been in Jersey City, where.
upon General Canby discharged the boy.
"This is not the only case of this kind
which has occurred in this city. $40 is
now paid for the arrest of deserters, and
parties are employed who do not care who
they arrest So long as they earn the $40.
1t man is once sent to Governors Island
he cannot readily get off, In this case, if
young Pease had not been recognized he
would by this time have been sent off to
the army. As thirty dollars will soon
be paid for descrters, many innocent per-
sons will doubtless be picked up"
Here, by the merost accident, (and no
doubt there are q hundred like cases., the
boy recognized al old acquaintance whilo
detailed to work, and his father was en-
abled to rescue his son, and SO to save
him. Under the temptation of $40, other
cases like this have occurred here, but
now $50 is the temptation for thus abduct-
ing and stealing men.-N Y. Dag Book.