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I LYNCHING—A DARK At FAIR. | Jrtli; A case of lynching occurred among the J jsl blacks of Springfield, on Saturday night, the] pern •n- particular* of which have been sin red to u-; fmm he ' us follow*: j oih,l0-1 A colored man by the name of McDonald,! city, ria-! from Highland Co. was, ii :s asserted, em-i *‘r ifi.-t ployed bv some Kentucky »luvidtoldeis, at a) of ii iat j compensation of two dollars a day, to play ; evei ntl the part of a fugitive shiv*?, and entering the; Java •»;, State on the southern line and passing thro’! (craf ,rd j to Canada in that character, make himself* rates he j acquainted with the stations and routes of light: of; lhue who aid runaway slaves in their transit! steer ill- from the river to the lake, and also with the; them t I whereabouts of any fugitives he might di*- of M lr. cover—all uf which informaiirm he was to' T la* i coport to his employe is. It is said lie outer- recticd this State in the spring, and was Vnnzarit-' on-: «ivd along the whole line, liy ifie “liberty’ his I piiriv.” He has remained in the North ever city, since, worming himself into the secrets of unde this semi-masonic institution. Recently he’ agair found it convenient to telurn South, _but Ills’ villa: true character became known in the north, I mem and letters were written to different points in soon 0. ' ihis region to tire colored people, to be on or o ;is j 11 its alert, and “rnpiuiu tee spy.” At Hr- ' dcstr a- ! hitiri uii arrangement was made to seize him,. nicnl e- ; h*Jt lie got wind of the matter, am? came on • ted li *al J t0 Springfield. Last spring when playing; ved, ed ‘ die pari of a fugitive slave, lie came here and cur*, •n. was kept closely concealed for several days i pries of, by unc of the agents of “the line,” who car-! durin aij ried him in his wagon one stormy ni^tu some i dm h ji- ! fifteen or twenty miles north. Tilts agent | —an •s. 1 recnjjnizcd him on li:s return on Saturday,' that, y and measure* were at once taken to de;d had I he ! with him. After night, u company «f his. by 7 j colored brethren took him over thick Cieek,! Ihiee it. | organized a Lynch Court, tried and found j liie I i him guilty as above charged, sentenced him • troop | tu fony lashes save one, to be given on the | a littl j hure hack widi a horsewhip, and furihcvith • fciv i re j executed tire sentence. Mr Donald was then str.ru v* j turned louse with his face towards Canada, ‘ L; tu-! iho laud nf white slaves mu] ldack freemen, 1 !tl ihbeasinatlieud[’-lv, | and giving him ion prices start, told him to i run for it, and if caught he shoiihl have “a lt;*e j bundled and twenty.” McDonald has not re . since hc.cn seen or lieailt;1 from, ne j As a mutter of course, this violation of the :\v i pence and oider »f community will nut be j hufiVrnd tn pass mmol iced arid mi punished, j bv the proper authorities. Indued, we understand that a complaint has been made in the Prosecuting Attorney, and it is probable die affair will hi? noticed by the croud jury on Tuesday next. At this time it is only proper lor tis to express our convictions that the dimittv of the law w ill lie full v vindicated.buildwhoh see il and s can m out cccrtn worli lias c seem no ivin*a corI ti r!■[Springfield Rep.
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Norwalk Experiment
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 27, 1843
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