The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-03
From the warne County p.mOrr.l.

From the Wayne County Democrat.
OUTRAGE UPON A CITIZEN OI
WOOSTER---HE IS ASSAULT
ED, ABUSED AND KIDNAPPEI
BY SOLDIERS ---ABOLITION
ISIS CHEER THEM FOR TIL
DhSOtBACEFUL ACT.
An extra train came to Wooster il
the afternoon of Thursday, having OIL
board about 200 soldiers, from differeu
regiments, who had been East as guard
TO rebels, and were ou their return tC
Camp Chase, Columbus, were they be
long,. A majority o! them were evi
IDENTIFY intoxicated. Shortly after ar
irving at the depot, some of them made
inquiry for Mr. Ethan A, Brown, of Ed
inburg, whom they wanted to kill, hav'
ing been told he was a"Copperhead"-
Information given them, doubtless, by
some malignant Abolitionists at the de-
pot, for the base purpose of having blood
shed in our streets, they being too COW,
ardly themselves to inaugurate per,
sonal quarrel with Mr. Brown. Fortu,
nately for somebody he was not in town,
A squad of soldiers then proceeded to
the grocery Of Mr.. Limp, near the de-
pot, and asked for drinks on Vallandig.
hams account, which were freely given
them, the Governors credit being good
with the Democratic proprietor, These
civilly retired, and Mr.. Limp, appre.
hending trouble from the noisy crowd
at the cars, closed aud locked. A large
number-probably itty--soon beseiged
the premises, 6ercely demanding admit.
tance, which was denied them. They
then assalled the doors and windows
with muskets and stones, breaking them
in, knocking down Mr.. Harrington who
had entreated them 70 desist from the
assault, a"11 aG1 charged iG;.o the grocery.
when eGGSSue1 q scene of riot rarely wit.
messed. Mr.. Limp disputed their pas.
sage. He was fred at several times, as
the bullets in the walls bear witness. -
In the encounter he knocked two of his
aSsailants down, but had to give way
before superior numbers and retreated
into the family part of the house, where
he was pursued by the soldiers with cries
of "kill him !" "kill him pan officer,
whose name is unknown to US or fame,
waving his sword to encourage the men
in their bloody purpose. While Mr..
Limp for time evaded them, they turn
ed their violence upon his family, insult.
ing his wife, abusing the helpless woman
and children until their shrieks echoed
over the neighbo,hood. After some
search they discovered Mr., Limp, who
was caught after making strenuous re.
sistance, in which he was severely bayo.
neted in the hand, and the clothes liter.
ally torn from his back. With whoops
and yells, they then dragged him by the
hair, goaded along by bayonets, to the
depot, and thrust him, all bloody from
wounds, hathss and coatless, aboard
the cars, which moved off with the al.
most insenSitle victim, amidst the cheers
of the drunken rowdies calling themselves
soldiers.
The prominent Abolitionists, geuer.
ally, at first, applauded the act, because
the victim was Democrat, but soon
found public sentiment was against
them, and became Every sorry it had
Mr. Limp was taken 10 Columbus, a
distance of Ito miles. While on the
cars, as he himself related to us, he was
offered every indignity. AS he lay help.
fess asd scarcely sensible, bayonets were
placed at his breast and threats made of
implement The officer spoken of be.
fore, struck him in the face, and Con.
dnctor Lovejoy cursed him for being
Vallandigham man, saying, with oaths,
that death was too good for him. The
engineer, and many of the soldiers, how.
ever spoke kindly to him, and did all
they could for him under the circumstan.
ces.
At Columbus, his captors let him 60;
but some of the soldiers, synpathizing
with him, took Mr.. Limp to the Provost
Marshal Of Columbus, and gave evidence
against the rioters. The Marshall he'd
his wounds dressed, gave him coat and
q free pass to Wooster, where he arrived
safely last Saturday morning. He is
severely injured in the back, arm and
hand.
The only offenses that can he charged
to Mr.. Limp is that he is a Democrat,
and had the humanity two weeks ago to
give some famished Confederate prison
ors bucket of water. He has ever been
ndulgent to soldiers, often giving them
without charge. If the
soldiers who assailed him had not been
with and melted to this act by
some vindictive towards, we give them
the credit of believing they would not
have been guilty of the crime they com.
mitted. The outrage has stirred up
such an indignation that our worthy and
law.abing citizens are determined to see
the law promptly and rigidly enforced
against the perpetrators. All the SOL
diers who took part have been arrested
and will be tried for the offence.