The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-23
lCincinnati Commercial Gazette.l
A SLAVES RESCUE.

lno mOSG GHrlIlluS eNcu1 eHao CNOi
happened in Champaign county was
the rescue of Addison White, the run
away slave, in 1857. The subject has
never been written up fully, though |
incorrect articles have several times
been published. The account below
was furnished the Commercial Ga
sette correspondent by ex-Mayor
Brand, one of the leading men in the
rescue. He is now about the only
man living who can give detailed
history of the affair, and it is proper
that the facts of the case should be
given to the world as d historical
event. The following is Mr.. Brands
detail account of the matter:
The recent death of Addison White
(colored), of Mechanicsburg, o., sug-
gests reminiscence of an event oc-
curing in the spring of 1857. Addi-
son had been slave owned by Mr..
White, of Flemingsburg, KY, but es-
capped from his master earl In the
year of 1857, and on the underground
railroad made his way to Mechanics
burg, where he made substantial
friends. He was tracked by detec-
tives, who found that he was secreted
at night at the cabin of Mr. Ulna
Hvde, one mile east of Mechanicsburg
Mr.. White then came to Cincinnati
and procured warrant under the
fugitive slave law, and delivered it to
the =. S Marshal for the capture and
return of his said slave Addison. The
Marshal brought with him six of his
Deputy Marshals, stopping at Urbana,
and. procuring conveyances, proceeded
to Mr.. Hyde's cabin, arriving there
about daylight, and surrounded the
cabin. A Deputy Marshal elliott, of
Hamilton,) went in, and with his
shotgun, holding it in his front, as
cended a ladder to the loft in full as
surance of getting his man, for Hyde
| had told him that Addison was in the
loft. But when his body was about
half above the loft floor. Addison, who
was armed with enough arms to con-
stitutt IA small arsenal, which Hyde
well knew. fired rife full upon
Elliott's breast. and luckily for him
the ball struck his gun, cutting the
ramrod in two. Elliott made IL ha~ty
| retreat down. the ladder and into the
yard, and told his comrades to now
take their turn In going up the ladder!
But all refused to go BY this time "a
| large numhrr IF Spectators from
Mechabicsburg had arrived, who
cheerrd Addison and nlaae eonsidera-
bic sport of the Marshal. At about
10 o'clock A. NJ. thu Marshals with
drew. returning by Urbana to Cincin-
..,,l har, tD h.,
ardice, swore out warrants against
about eight of the Mechanic> burg
citizens who had cheered Addison, and
then started for Mechanics burg.
Just as the u. S. Marshal and eleven
deputies boarded the train at Cincin-
4 natl, gentleman, reporter of the
Cincinnati Gazette, telegraphed j. c.
Brand, of Urbana. what was going
on. and he drove ont to Mechanics
burg Immediately, arriving at about
.idnight, aud informed few Of the
friends there of what they might ex-
pect the next morning. But not
knowing who the warrants called for,
no one attempted to escape, and they
arrested on arrival Hiram Guthridge
Young Hyde and two Messrs. Tay
and drove rapidly away. telling the
people they would go by Urbana, they
were followed by quite number OF
the Mechanicsburg citizens, but they
made battle with their pursuerS al
Clark's Hill and threatened to kill any
one who attempted to pursue them
farther. They turned away from the
Urbana road and started south, anc
some believed they were going tt
Kentucky.
Their pursuers then came to Ur
: bana, headed by A. L. Mann, and pro-
cured from Judge Baldwin writ o.
habeas corpus, directed to the sherif
of Champaign county or any othel
Sheriff in the State, and delivered it tt
} Sheriff John Clark, who soon had +;
posse to follow them. They overlook
them at Lafayette, Clarke county, bu
the Sheriff being out of bis jurisdic
tion suffered them to go on.
Price Morris and J. C. Brand tool
a duplicate copy of said writ to thu
Sheriff Of Clarke county, who with
his deputy made rapid pursuit anG
overlook them at South Charleston
where in the attempt to serve the wri
a collision took place, in which pistol:
were freely fired from both sides, anc
Sheriff Layton was finally beaten down
with slung-shot or billy, and by
three or four was beaten nearly to
death, receiving wounds from which
he never recovered.
Morris and Brand coming up just
then, saw the Marshals and prisoners
passing out of the village, took the
wounded Sheriff to a hotel, and q
physician dressed his wounds Brand
telegraphed George H. Frye, Esq, in
| Springfield, what had taken place, and
requested reinforcement 1t so hap
pened that Sheriff Clark and posse,
including the late Judge Ichabod Cor
win, who was the legal counselor for
the Sheriff $ party, had gone to Spring
field from Lafayette. Mr.. Frye speed
| lily notified them, and in two or three
hours they, With Others from Spring
field, arrived at Charleston, and it was
determined to swear out State war;
rants against all Of the Marshal's par
ty, charging them with assault with
intent to kill Sheriff Layton. This
being done, Corwin and Brand board
ed train and ran down to Xenia,
where they arrived about 8 o'clock A.
M. They made their way to the
market-house. where there was Iii ght,
and butchers were busy cutting up
their beef for market. Two butchers
with a half dozen others volunteered
to go on the chase with their meat
wagons, but before starting all pro-
cured long guns and loaded them well,
for it was expected that fight would
follow when the Marshals were eVer-
taken. Corwin and Brand to9k pas
sage with the butchers and dr.
idly to a road, where - .e rap