homas Maple,
Morrison, and McCloskey. Charged with kidnapping two men,
whom they conveyed to a slave state, and sold as slaves. The
two Maples, fearing the indictment, absconded. The other two
were arrested, and brought to trial in October, 1855, at the
State Court, before Judge Logan. "Defendants' counsel moved
to quash the indictment, for the reason that the section of
the statute of Indiana against kidnapping was in violation of
the acts of Congress, and, therefore, void; and the Court
accordingly quashed the indictment"--_Indianapolis Journal_.

_Eight fugitives from Kentucky_ reached Adams County, Ohio,
closely followed by several Kentuckians, who attempted to
search the houses of several of the citizens. "The people,
indignant at this outrage, assembled with arms, and placed an
injunction upon these summary proceedings." "The men-hunters
then offered $2,000 to any traitor who would betray the
fugitives into their hands. But, so far as we have learned,
the bribe was as unsuccessful as the attempted search."
(November, 1855.)--_Carroll Free Press_.

_At Wilson's Corner, Bensalem, Buck's County, Pa._, Dec. 13,
1855, a colored man in the employ of John Henderson was
seized by three men, who tied him, threw him into a wagon,
and drove off at full speed. They were seen, and quickly
followed by men on horseback. After two hours' hard riding,
the kidnappers were overtaken. A fight ensued--the black man
was released; when three pistol-shots were fired by the
kidnappers, killing a horse, and wounding one of the rescuing
party severely. A statement of the facts was published, as
an advertisement, in the _Philadelphia Ledger_, signed by
William Williams and John Henderson.

"_Two very bright mulatto girls_," says the _Staunton (Va.)
Spectator_, "one belonging to Mr. John Churchman, and the
other to the estate of Colonel Crawford, deceased, took the
cars at Staunton, on the morning of December 30, 1855, and
made their way successfully to Baltimore, en route for a free
State. At Baltimore they were detected just as they were
about to take the train for Philadelphia, and information of
their arrest was immediately forwarded to D. Churchman, of
this place." On the following Friday they were taken back to
Virginia. "They were so nearl