Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-24
The Noble County Expedition--Parties
Under Arrest.

The Noble County Military Expedition iefs
Cambridge, Guernsey county, on Thursday
morning, March l9, and arrived at Hoskinsville'
Noble county, on Friday afternoon. The latter
village was found silent, and tenanted only By
o few women and children. The troops were
quartered in the church, and the headquarters
established In the schoolhouse adjoining MosEs
B. HARDY, resident of that part Of Noble
county, came to the headquarters and made the
following affidavit before U. S. Commissioners
HALLIDAY:
United States of America, Southern District Of
Ohio, Guy Or Cincinnati, %:
Before me, Franklin Halliday, United
States Commissioner appointed by the Circuit
Court Of the United States, of the Seventh Ju-
diclal Circuit, and Southern, District OF Ohio,
personally appeared this day Moses d. Hardy,
who being first duly sworn, deposes and says,
that he has good reason TO believe, aud does
verify believe, that on or about the l2th day OF
March, A. D. 1863, and at Noble county, Ohio,
10 the District Aforesaid, the parties below
mentioned did knowingly and willfully obstruct,
resist and oppose Alexander G.. Sands, United
States Marshal for said District, in serving and
attempting to serve warrant Issued by me on
the 4th day of March, 1863, as Commissioners
of the Circuit Court of the United States for
said District, commanding him, said Marshal,
to arrest one T. W. Brown, who was charged
in said warrant with the crime of aiding and en-
ticiDg soldier to desert from the army OF the
United States.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence, this
Goth day of March, A. d. 1863, in the city and
District Aforesaid.
FRANKLIN HALLIDAY,
| United States Commissioner.
The following are the names OF the parties
referred to above.
William McCune, James McCune, Joseph
McCune, Mahlon Bedford, Absalom Wiley
4 William Wiley, Curtis Wiley, Wesley VIII
ley, Asher Wiley, Milton Wiley, Edmond G.
Brown, William Campbell, Henry Campbell
William Pitcher, Joshua Pitcher. Joseph Pitch
er, Andrew Coyle, John Coyle, Thomas Racey
John Racey, George A. Rscey, Peter Racey,
William Cain, Samuel Cain, Abel Cain, A. 6
Stoneking, Samuel McFarren, Richard McFar-
rem, Joel MoFarren, David McFarreD, Lewis
Fisher, Milvin M. Fisher, James McGee, Ben
ton MCGEE, William Archer, James Harkens
George Ziler, Peter Rodgers, William Lowe
Andrew Lowe, Samuel Marquis, Arthur Mar
quie, John Marquis, M. Norwood, Robert
Boggs, Elisha Fogle, Abner Davis, William
Davis, Taylor Burns, John Manifold, George
Manifold, Henry Eogle, Joshua Hillzsr, Ben
ton Thorle, Richard Bnrlingame, George Will
ley. H. Jones, Joseph Jones, Gordon Westcott
G E. Gaddis, William Engle, Jacob Trimble
Charles Brown, Andrew J. Brown, william
Barnhouse.
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of thu
eb0Ve nsmed persVur, nyo of whom wore 81
rested and, we understand, have been lodget
In Camp Chase prison. Their names are
Charles Brown, Andrew Brown, VIM. Barn
house, Gordon Westcott, and Henry Engle.-
Squads Of roldiers, under the guidance of mel
who know the country, are said to be securing
the vicinity, searching the woods in the day
time and visiting the houses in the night seaso
In order to make arrests.