The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-24
THE CANADA KIDNAPPERS..
ARREST OF ONE OF THE ABDUcroRs.
The United States Preparing to Return
DIR. Bratton to British Soil.
A dispatch from London, Ontario, dated
June 18th, says:

ulspaIcu lrom LOuuOu. OutarlO, QaLeu
June 18th, says:
The excitement caused here by the abduc-
tion of the unfortunate DR.. Bratton has been
rather Increased than diminished by the COM
initial for trial this morning Of ]. B. Cornwall,
one of the abductors. The investigation
which brought about this result was begun
Thursday morning. The first witness eXamin-
ed was G. Hanlgault, who testified that he
formerly lived In South Carolina and knew
DR.. Bratton there, both as surgeon In the
Confederate army and, after the war, as q
physician In private practice. On the 2lst ul-
timo DR.. Bratton came to the witness house In
him lodgings, which he engaged under The
name Of James Simpson. He did not be-
lieve DR.. Brattou to be guilty of any of the
crimes with which he was charged. 1t was
common practice with Southerners flying to
escape military arrests to assume false names.
he mao iast seen DR.. Bratton on the I'd of June.
The violent means with which the abduction
was effected were shown In the testimony OF
the cab.driver, whose vehicle was used in car
rying It out. He testified to C0rnwall's EN-.
ploying him on the afternoon OF the 4th in
slant. Cornwall told him to drive to rather
deserted part of the town, where he met q
man whose description answers to that OF q
party calling himself Hunter, who has been
staying at The Tecumseh House. The two
held consultation, and Hunter departed.
Soon after another man appeared, whom
Cornwall assaulted, knocked down, hand
cufed, and forced into the carriage. During
the struggle the man called upon the ca6man
to help him, but he refused, and in obedience
to Cornwalls order drove TO the station.
Cornwall ordered him to drive across and as
near to the track as possible; which he did.
Cornwall with hls prisoner got into Pullman
car on the $50 train west to Detroit. He saw
Cornwall the next day coming from the
station. A little girl who witnessed the cap
ture gave sufficient testimony to show that
Cornwall used chloroform to quiet the strug-
giles Of the unfortunate man. and an 1nnkeeptr
near the railroad track remarked upon his
stupid vacant look when at the station.
Charles Hutchinson, clerk Of the place, an
employee of Cornwall, testified that Cornwall
had acknowledged to him his connection with
he had arrested Brattcn at the request OF q
United States detective, named Heater or Hun
ter, who had warrant issued by the commits
sloner under the eXtraditloR treaty at Wind
sor, for the arrest OF a man named Avery, who
was charged with murder In the States. Corn
wall also said that alter making the arrest he
found be was the wrong man, but that Hester
took him In charge when they arrived at De-
trot. Witness stated that he had seen Hester's
against Avery and others for murder and &C.
companylng affidavits, there was an authority
purporting to be signed by the President OF the
United States empowering to receive the per-
sons named III the indictments when arrested.
Witness, however, did not think there was any
authority in the hands of Hester to take
Avery or any other man out OF Canada.
There was other Testimony relevant to the
movements Of this Hunter Or Hester at tho
time Cornwall was chloroformlng poor DIR.
Bratton, but 1t throws but little light on the
affair. Cornwall pleaded mot guilty." he
will be tried at the next court Of competent
Jurisdiction, and the witnesses have been
bound over to appear.
A Washington telegram to the New York
Herald says:
The department of Justice has for some days
paat been engaged in finding the whereabouts
of the person alleged to have been abducted
from Canada In violation of the ExLradltlon
Treaty, and yesterday received Information
that tie WAS In tha cnstndg of tha United States
IIlfshaT OF North Carolina. It now appears
that Detective Hester had an extradiLion war.
rant for man named Avery, charged with
violation OF the Ku.Klux act, but that the
Canadian officials delivered up Bretton, who
is also charged with having committed mur.
der in that State. Onr government will send
him back to Canada without delay and indem-
Nifty him for the false arrest.