Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-12-05
From the Perry County Weekly, 22d inst.
A Little Rebellion in Lexington.

The town has been in commotio
for nearly a week past, GROWN
out of resistance to the Sheriff i
the execution Of a writ from tn
Court of Common Pleas of th
county. Last Friday, we believe
!, the Sheriff of the county, Thoma
Brcen, proceeded to the store o
j. p. Reid & Son to levy upol
their goods and close the store
The proprietors refused to alloy
the store to be closed or to hav
the goods conveyed away. 1t ap
pears that for two or three days TIL
Sheriff ehdcavorcd to get posses
sion Of the goods, but was warneC
to keep his hands of. On Monday
afternoon he laid hold Of a bolt o
goods, but the proprietors Of th'
store forcibly put him out Of til,
back door.
At this stage Of the case tht
Sheriff pressed eight or ten men tc
assist him, who went armed witt
guns, accompanied by the Sheriff.
to force an entrance and take pos
session Of the store. They found
John 2. Reid, William and John
Reid there armed with guns and pis-
tolls to resist the entrance, and
warned the posse on peril of their
lives to keep away. Col. Free, who
was one Of the men pressed by the
Sheriff, enquired of the officer what
he wanted them to do. He replied
to 90 in and take the store. Free
and others made a motion to adj
vance, when j. p. Reid took aim at
Free with a rife and snapped the
gun twice. Free also snapped his
gun at the Reids, threw it down,
md seized another gun and fired.
Two or three other shots were also
fred through the glass front into
The building. The officers now
placed Il guard around the building,
nstructing the guards to let the
Rcids come out if they desired, but
lot to allow them to return. Just
It dark William Reid came out and
walked up town. He met Col. Free
lear one of the hotels, when the
after extended his hand, rcmarking
hat he had no personal feeling
gainst him, but was endeavoring
0 execute the law, whereupon Reid
truck him with a heavy cane upon
he side of the head, and continuing
> strike him several heavy blows
lter he was down, with the weap-
n. Bystanders interfered, took
le cane from Reid, and separated
lie parties. William Reid was soon
by two of the boys be-
'nging to the Sherh's posse.
ohm P. Reid came out of the store
bout dark, and proceeding up
rect, was also arrested in like
amer, and on a mittimus, that
I'd been issued by Justice Meloy,
n resisting the Sheriff previous to
le assault with arms upon the
herif and posse, and placed in Jail.
here was also a mittimus remand {
g William Reid to Jail, but on at
mpting to take him thither, he {
n and made his escape. But he
rs arrested on Tuesday morn /
g, and placed in Jail, On Tnes- q
y evening, John T. and William 4
sid were brought before r. Il.
lston, Probate Judge, and admit |
l to bail for their appearance at j
9 next term of the Court Of Com /
IN Pleas. The store was taken /
ssession of by the Sheriff on r
Dnday night, the younger Reid i
VS. handing over the keys, with a
{ opposition, after the others a
re arrested. s
Col. Free was considerably cut v
4 bruised by the blows from the a
nc in the hands Of William Reid, n
i expressed himself that he was b
sustained by the officers as lie
)uld have been after they had i
'ssed him into danger. He com =,
ined that while the Sheriff had e.
Reids arrested for putting him q, "
c Sheriff out of the store, that n
refused to institute proceedings n
inst them for the assault they tc
le upon himself { Free) and 9TH q,
with firearms, while they were IN
ing under the ShelifFs orders, ~
g had also heard that William /,
d had threatened to kill him ON n
1t. On Wednesday morning, to
r their release ON bail, Free was NJ
lding at the corner Of the public n
are, and VIM. Reid was coming ~
ard him on the same side Of ihe q,
ct. As soon as Free saw Reid, or,
IFree) threw off his overcoat, No
advancing rapidly toward Reid,
, "You threatened to kill me at
t---prepare to defend yourself" ~ ~
he same time drawing a revolv- ~ ~
We understand that Reid re- VI W
/ that he was net armed, and lo'
antly lodged into the barber ~ ~
} and out at the back door, ~ ~
, did not pursue. Reid, we be- Ti wnl
}, denies that he threatened to 49, 49,.
Free on sight. wv Wv
cid also claims some peculiar va
lship and injustice in the pro- : -
lings that led to the levy upon AZ .io
store. , U.'s
e have given the material facts ~ ~
hese occurrences rs near as we ~ q,
d get at them, We leave the W. ~,
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