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Source: Dayton Transcript
Dated: Saturday, June 21, 1845
Isaac Engle and Elizabeth Brumbaugh both of
Green Co. married by Rev. D. Winters at his res. |
Source: The New York Herald
Date: Jun. 1, 1857The Fugitive Slave Case in Ohio.
[From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 29]
There has been great excitement during the last two
days in Greene County, in this State, in consequence of the
arrest of four individuals charged with aiding a slave to
escape. On Tuesday, United States Deputy Marshal
Churchill, accompanied by eleven assistants, left this city
for Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, eleven miles from
Urbana, having with him a warrant issued by Commissioner
Newhall for the arrest of Charles and Edward Taylor,
brothers, Russell Hyde and Hiram Guttridge? who
says the warrant, did, about the 21st day of August, 1856,
harbor and conceal one Add White, a person owing
service and labor to Daniel G. White, of Flemingsburg,
Ky, who had, previous to said date, escaped into the State of
Ohio, and was then a fugitive from such service and labor, so
as to prevent the discovery and arrest of the said Add
White. The offence charged, it will be observed, si
not that the slave was aided in his escape from his master in
Kentucky by the four accused persons, but that they sheltered
and protected him in Ohio; or, in other words they "put him
through" on the underground railroad. The penalty for
the offence is a fine of a thousand dollars and imprisonment.
On Wednesday morning the Deputy Marshal left Urbana
with his posse, in hired carriages, and in Mechanicsburg, and
the neighborhood, succeeded in arresting the four accused
individuals. While the arrests were in progress the most
intense excitement was created in the vicinity.
The news spread rapidly, and a determination was expressed to
use every means the law provides to rescue the prisoners from
the hands of the border ruffians, as the officers where called
whose sole object, it was confidently, though erroneously
asserted, was to take them over to Kentucky and lynch them.
A writ of habeas corpus was procured from a Judge in
Champaign county, and the Sheriff attempted to serve it; but
before he could do so the officers had conducted the prisoners
beyond the bounds of the county. A second warrant was
then procured in Clark County. The Sheriff in this
instance pursued and came up with the party; but they refused
to obey the writ. The Sheriff not having force to compel
obedience, they proceeded on their journey to this city.
A third writ was then obtained in Greene county, and the
Sheriff of that county, with his posse, served it upon the
United States officers at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, in
Jamestown. The United States officers resented the act
of the county officers in seizing their horses' reins before
making known their business. A warm altercation ensued.
The Sheriff and his men were assisted by an excited crowd of
two or three hundred persons. Rifles and pistols were
displayed. The Marshal and his men drew their weapons,
and several shots were fired. Mr. Churchill
discharged his revolver at the crowd, but no one was injured.
The conflict was sharp and stubborn, but superior numbers
prevailed and the Deputy Marshal, and all his posse, were made
prisoners, and a dispatch received yesterday afternoon stated
that they were to be sent last night to Springfield for trial.
At Springfield, at 1 o'clock yesterday, Deputy Marshal
Kiefer arrested Isaac Sargent on a similar
charge to that made against the others, and brought him to
this city, where he was held by Commissioner Newhall in
$1,500 bail for examination next week. |
Source: Delaware State Reporter - Delaware
Date: Jun. 5, 1857The Ohio Fugitive Slave Case - A
Speck of Civil War.
There has been great
excitement.....(same as above article)
LATER:
Cincinnati, June 2, - The habeas corpus issued by Judge
Leavitt has been obeyed, and the prisoners brought to this
city for trial. The examination commenced yesterday.
The case was adjourned till next Tuesday, in order to allow
the production of affidavits by either party. It is
probable the prisoners will be discharged by Judge Leavitt,
but this will not prevent their indictment by the Grand Jury
of Clark county and their arrest for trial. |
More News connected to the above articles.
Source: The Georgia Telegraph
Date: June 9, 1857
Fugitive Slave Case in Ohio.
Brief mention has already been made in our
telegraphic column in relation to what appears to be a serious
conflict in Ohio between State and federal authority, growing
out of an attempt of the deputy United States marshal and his
assistants to arrest certain parties in that State who stand
charged, as is alleged with harboring and concealing a
fugitive slave. In the Cincinnati Gazette (black
republican) of last Friday's issue we find the following
account of the arrests and the rescue:
"There has been great excitement during the last two
days in Greene county, Ohio in consequence of the arrest of
four individuals charged with aiding a slave to escape.
On Tuesday United States Deputy Marshal Churchill,
accompanied by eleven assistants, left this city for
Mechanicsburg, Champaign county, Ohio, eleven miles from
Urbana, having with him a warrant issued by Commissioner
Newhall, for the arrest of Charles and Edward Taylor, brother,
Russell Hyde, and Hiram Guttridge, who, says the warrant, did,
about the 22st day of August, 1856, harbor and conceal
one Add White, a person owing service and labor to
Daniel G. White, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, who had
previous to said date, escaped into the State of Ohio, and,
and then a fugitive from such service and labor, so as to
prevent the discovery and arrest of said Add White.
The offence charged, it will be observed, is not that the
slave was aided in his escape from his master in Kentucky by
the four accused persons, but they sheltered and protected him
in Ohio; or, in other words, they 'put him through' on the
underground railroad. The penalty for the offence is a
fine of a thousand dollars and imprisonment."
"On Wednesday morning the deputy marshal left Urbana
with his posse, in hired carriages, and in Mechanicburg
and the neighborhood succeeded in arresting the four accused
individuals. While the arrests were in progress, the
most intense excitement was created in the vicinity. The
news spread rapidly, and a determination was expressed to sue
every means the law provides to rescue the prisoners from the
hands of the border ruffians, as the officers were called,
whose sole object, it was confidently though erroneously
asserted, was to take them over to Kentucky and lynch them.
"A writ of habeas corpus was procured from a
judge in Champaign County, and the sheriff attempted to serve
it; but before he could do so, the officers had conducted the
prisoners beyond the bounds of the county. A second
warrant was then procured in Clark county. The sheriff
in this instance pursued and came up with the party; but they
refused to obey the writ. The sheriff not having force
to compel obedience, they proceeded on their journey to this
city. A third writ was then obtained in Green county,
and the sheriff of that county, with his posse, served it upon
the United States officers at six o'clock yesterday morning,
in Jamestown. The United States officers resented the
act of the county officers in seizing their horses' reins
before making known their business. A warm altercation
ensued. The sheriff and his men were assisted by an
excited crowd of two or three hundred persons. Rifles
and pistols were ____________ and stubborn, but superior
numbers prevailed, and the deputy marshal, with all his posse,
were made prisoners, a despatch received yesterday afternoon
stated that they were to be sent last night to Springfield for
trial."
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday morning thus
notices the arrest and subquent imprisonment of
the deputy United States marshals:
"All the reports concur as to the main facts of the
great outrage recently committed at Xenia in the forcible
resistance of the deputies of the United States marshal while
engaged in executing a writ issued by the United States
commissioner, and their arrest and detention by a sheriff of
one of the counties, aided by a lawless mob. There is no
doubt or difficulty as to the authority and the marshals; the
fact of their having the prisoners in custody, and the
legality of the officer from whom the writ issued. The
naked questions are then presented, whether the United States
government has the power to enforce the process of its courts
within the State of Ohio, whether the populace or the State
authorities can, upon their private convictions or ideas as to
the right and justice of the laws of Congress, set aside and
disregard the authority of the federal judicatory? and whether
the general government will, under any circumstances, and from
an apprehension of any consequences, submit to such contempt
and violation of its power and dignity? The test case
has now arisen. The deputies of the United States
marshal are now in the custody of the sheriff of Green county.
They must be rescued and released at all hazards, or
henceforth the federal government is without weight or respect
within this State. It is quite vain to incur the expense
of a federal judiciary here if it is to be thus made the sport
of a mob, the scorn of the populace."
Some further particulars will be found in the subjoined
telegraphic despatches:
"CINCINNATI, May 29. - The United States marshal
telegraphed to the Secretary of the Interior today for
instructions regarding the arrest and imprisonment of the
United States officers at Springfield, but the nature of the
instructions has not transpired.
"Judge Leavitt, of the
United States district court, issued a writ of habeas
corpus today, and the United States Marshal has gone to
Springfield to serve it. In case of resistance being
offered, it is reported the United States troops will be
called out."
"CINCINNATI, May 30 - The United States Deputy
Marshal Deputy Marshal Chuchill were brought before
Justice Christie, at Springfield this morning.
"Messrs. Elliott and Churchill
were arraigned on two charges - one for assaulting Deputy
Sheriff Compton, and the other for assaulting Sheriff Layton
with intent to murder.
"Messrs. Churchill were
arraigned on two charges - one for assaulting Deputy Sheriff
Compton, and the other for assaulting Sheriff Layton with
intent to murder.
"Messrs. Churchill and Elliott
asked, through their counsel, that the amount of bail be fired
for their appearance at the next term of the common pleas.
Their bail was fixed at $2,500 each on both charges. The
balance of the party, eight in number, were required to give
in the sum of $10,000, and, refusing to do so, were all
committed to jail."
The case as it now stands, confused and even
contradictory though it may be, reveals a state of feeling
among that class of people in Ohio who affect to be guided in
their civil relations by a higher law than any recognized by
the constitution, which is calculated to excite a deeper
feeling than that of apprehension in the heart of every true
patriot. We shall defer further comments until we are in
possession of all the facts in the case; and in the meantime
the whole country may rest assured that the President will
discharge his high constitutional obligations before the
nation promptly, boldly, and faithfully, and uninfluenced by
any other motives save the honor, the prosperity and the
integrity of the Union; or to use the language of Secretary
Thompson, in his despatch to the United States marshal of
Ohio: "Execute the law. The President expects you to do
your duty, and he will do his."
No official account of the
affair, beyond a brief telegraphic despatch from the United
States marshal, has reached the government; and until the
President is fully and correctly advised in regard to the true
merits of the case, it would be unreasonable to look for any
official interposition from this quarter.
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Source: Ohio Statesmen
Dated: Aug. 4, 1858
NEGROPHOBIA IN GREENE COUNTY, OHIO
The Torch Light, of Xenia,
Greene County, Ohio, in its issue of July 28, has a leader on
what the Editor is pleased to term Negrophobia, a disease that
has lately made its appearance in that region. That our
readers may have some idea of the cause of the disease, which
it seems is now affecting all classes of the white community
of one of our populous counties, we will transcribe from the
Torch Light:
"Something has been said on the
streets about the origin of the dark streak of luck which has
befallen Greene County, but in our opinion no one has placed
the responsibility where it rightfully belongs. Until
the purchase of 7 |
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