The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-23

and half dozen others had their guns
pointing into the carriage. The Mar
shals soon made up their minds to
whereupon the four pris-
oners were delivered up to the Sherltfs
and constable, and the States war
rants were rapidly served upon the
Marshals by the constable were i'm
dsarmed and all placed In
vehicles, so AS to be well guarded.
The two parties, making quite a pro-
cessiop, with a number Of buggies be-
longing to the neighborhood, wheeled
around and drove back to Xenia,
where they all took dinner, the State
party paying for all. When the par
ty got to Xenia they found Main
street packed, porches and windows
all full, resembling the coming in OF
John Robinson's circus. After din
ing the whole party drove to Spring
field, arriving late in the evening.
The prisoners (Marshals) were taken
before Judge Torbitt, who said it was
too late to hear the case that evening,
and made the bail for each $500 for
their appearance next morning. They
failed to give bail, and all were sent to
Jail till the next day.
Sheriff Clark, accompanied by Cor
win and Brand, took the four rescued
prisoners to Urbana, and the next
morning at o'clock the Sheriff
brought them into Judge Baldwin's
court. The Judge ordered the Sheriff
to call the United States" at the
door, which he did three times in a
loud voice, but no response came, as
the representatives Of the United
States" in this case had been left at
Springfield under lock and key, Judge
Baldwin, however, heard the case,
testimony being given under oath,
and there being no one to represent
the United States, he discharged the
four prisoners, who rejoiced in their
freedom, and received the congratula-
tions of every other friend of liberty
present.
In the meantime, Judge Leavitt,
then presiding in the U. S. Court at
Cincin natl. being advised of the arrest
of the T. S. Marshals. sept dispatch
to the Sheriff Of Clarke county to
bring them all into his court, and to
show cause why they had been ARE t.
ed, Sc. This brought up new
phrase in the proceedings. Governor
Chase being advised of this turn, sent
the Attorney General Of the State Mr.
Wolcott) to represent the State au-
thorities in the trial before Judge
Leavi itt. Stanley Matthews, then the
9. S. District Attorney, represented
the Marshals, and after "a three days
investigation Judge Leavitt gave his
decision. the gist of which was that,
under the fugitive slave law. the Mar
shals had the lawful right to use all
necessary force to enable them to exc
cute their warrants and to bring the
prisoners into Court. 1t followed by
parity of reasoning that the assault
and wounding of Sheriff Layton was
justifiahle, and he ordered that the
Marshals be released from custody.
The Marshals then swore out about
forty warrants against the rescuing
party in the U. S. Court, and sent
them to Major Poffenbarger, of Cham
paign, Anderson, Of Ross county, and
Bancroft, of Clarke, Deputy U. S.
Marshals, for execution. The first to
be arrested were Judge Baldwin, Cor
win and Brand, who were arrested by
Pofen barger and taken to Cincinnati
! the same evening, and next morning
before the u. S. Commissioner, who
held them for trial in the U. S. Court
in bond each Of $1,000, which were
given Immediately.
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warrants, and for several weeks there
was a lively time in Champaign
Clarke and Greene counties arresting
and taking prisoners 10 Cincinnati
and each one had to take his bail or &C
to Jail. But, luckily, all gave the re.
quired bail. But the greatest incon-
Yenienee was the continuances of the
several cases, which occurred as many
as five times-all the party stopping
at the Spencer House, generally fol
two days at time. At length it was
agreed to make test cases of the two
classes of prisoners Young Hyde
was selected to represent the first lot
those who were arrested for inter
fering with the Marshals in their at
tempt to take Addison, at Mr.. Hyde's
cabin. ]. c. Brand, who was then {
State Senator, and who was selected
as a test case on the rescue, had an.
tagonized the Hon. Stanley Matthews
| District Attorney, who was alsQ +
State Senator, and who had violently
opposed the habeas corpus amend
ment, to which Mr.. Brand had offered
the Objectionable feature to the De-
mocracY, which was that the officer
making an arrest under the fugitive
slave law should bring his prisoner
into court, the old habeas corpus law
only requiring the officer to bring his
warrant into court.
Mr.. Brand was tried first, and all
the facts made known, all the Deputy
Marshals and some others testifying
The case was held at that point, and
young Hyde was brought into court,
diminutive, pale-faced boy of about
twenty years, and of weight about one
hundred pounds. Judge John A..
Corwin, attorney for the defense,
placed this boy on high seat in court
so t hat spectators could have good
view of him, and after proving in de-
tense that the Marshals had hand
cuffed and otherwise maltreated him.
turned upon the seven U. S. Marshals
and two policemen, from Cincinnati,
who had him in custody, and in in
finite humor and sarcasm rung the
charges upon the prowess and puis=
sance of the United States as renrss
sented by these able-b b9djea Marshals
and pqlipemea, and had the Court and
spectators conynlsed with m1nerFin.S
and laughter, in showing th@ Ia,
'ooh W Ifke tAe ~ .e force ii
poflers FOE p~ .soner The re.
netes OF - clty papers took full
b'~ Onis speech, and next morn
., with large head lines, the speech
appeared almost verbatim in all the
dailies, reporting the case so ridicu-