Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-10-17
INFAmous KIDNAPPING.

:
The Mobile Register Of Sept 26th contains
the partial confession Of one Albert Griiiin-a
carpet.bagger and lawyer living in that city,
and who conducts the Nationalist, the Radical
paper there, lin wholesale Kidnapping trans.
action. wherein ono hundred and fifty freed
men we're the victims, and q band of Fed
eral officials, detectives Bureau agents. and
carpet-baggers were the kidnappers. From
Grifin's admission aud other testimony it ap-
pears that about twoyears ago schooner was
chartered in Mobile, ostensibly to carry enc
hundred and fifty negroes to Texas, where they
were to be settled upon lands provided for
them by the Government. This was the pre-
tense. Only stout, hearty negroes were re.
ceiyed on board, A picked white crew was
shipped 10 man the vessel The skipper and
officers were partners 10 the enterprise
The schooner LEFT Mobile with her cargo of
deladed negroes but instead of going to
Texas she was taken over 10 Cuba. The first
night ut sea the villains in command made all
the negroes drunk and stupefied with drugged
liquor, shut them in the hold. there proceeded
to securely iron their limbs. and then fastened
them b chains about the vessel 50 rs 10 prevent
resistance or outbreak One big negro, who
made desperate fight, was cut down with an
axe and his body cast overheard. The schoon.
er reached the coast of Cuba on the nth day.
There slave dealer was ready TO receive the
cargo of negroes. aud the poor wretches were
delivered To him, and driven inland 20 be sold
into slavery. The schooner was afterwards
burned, so that all trace OF her voyage should
be wiped out The average paid Tor the no
groes was about $500 head. and after paying
the crew handsomely the parties 10 the Kid.
mapping had snug fortune to themselves.
Harrington. another Northern carpet Dagger,
who is Speaker Ut the Alabama Legislature.
and a violent Radical. is charged by Griffin
with having been the leader Of the enterprise.
and the charg. 10 eorroboratrd by other test.
mony In fact, all the parties TO the vile affair
are Northera mrn and Radicals. Federal de-
tectives. and high officials ia the Frredm.n's
Bureau. The Register says in regard to the
kidnapping
We are this morning able 10 say that The
whole matter has bern laid before The Prrsi.
dent Of the United Stairs. and that an Official
inquiry through the American Consul al la
vana Will be- immediately Instituted and 1igor.
oGsly pursued IL ~ Ill alakr ma difference tha,
this rann"t be- dan. in time to anrci The fTrsi
Dental election. but IL will bv In time to Frarh
the guilty and bring thcR to trial aud punish
ulsnt for kidnapping and piracy. aud al.o o..
suit, we hope, In the rrslorati"n tn librriy 81
.hr po1r Freedmen Who w-rr So UNANIMOUSLY be-.
irayrd BY their prrtvad~d carpct.bag friends
| farts Developed SINGS wu frat broarhrd this
m1ttcr. lead in the brlirft that the NJ VI brown
srhonuer was not The only v.sssi engaged IN
this enterprise. aud that the nrgf"-s were not
shipped ia the samr srssei that sarr.rd "a ca.
ba The despsrId.s~ Who cuncrss~d, executed
and gained the golden fruits of IL. We hate
the names 1T The passengers The Br"wn.
and they were nil carPrt-h1gg. r.. FEDERAL de-.
tsrtises and N"rthcuarrs They wiIl br fur.
nIshsd tn the Government We tnaS only say
now. " MT. Speaker" Grorge r uarrtng,s.n
was unr III them W. ala, have ihr nam-s 81
the colorrd cuok and ssrward-CharIry VII.
iams. cs=ia. and Henry. STEWARD. The hrsi IL
IN the city. We brlrYr. and his c4tsorrd lriruds
may learn fr"tn him II an attetnp. vas nat
made. and failed. through thv warning nf a
young man Who was "n h"ard ne SUPER. argo.
fO rntlrg thrtn Uu there tn be- aald