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The Cadiz Sentinel
Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio
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In Smithsburgh, Md., ten runaway negroes clashed with white pursuers early Monday morning, resulting in injuries to whites and captures of several negroes after a violent confrontation.
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Runaway Negroes—a Battle with the Whites
—We learn from the Hagerstown (Md.) papers that on Monday morning last about three o'clock, ten runaway negroes were discovered passing through Smithsburgh, Washington co., Md., on their way to Pennsylvania. They met Mr. A. Shank, jr., on the road and demanded why he was out so early, and appeared so insolent that Mr. S. started off and procured several neighbors. Upon overtaking them, they were commanded to halt, but being all armed, immediately attacked the whites, and the latter being unarmed were at first severely dealt with. The Hagerstown News says constable Flora was twice knocked down—Price had his arm nearly severed and the bone broken by a stroke from a tomahawk: he also had a pistol snapped in his face, which very fortunately failed to go off: M'Coy had his shoulder dislocated; Lyday received a wound on the shoulder from a tomahawk; Shank was several times felled to the earth, and the whole party more or less injured. However, after a desperate contest the whites succeeded in carrying off one prisoner in an almost hopeless condition, with two pistols and two tomahawks which were wrested from the negroes. Another negro badly wounded, after following his companions a mile or two upon their retreat, gave himself up. We also learn that two more of the gang were arrested near Leitersburgh.
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Smithsburgh, Washington Co., Md.
Event Date
Monday Morning Last About Three O'clock
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whites injured: flora knocked down twice, price's arm nearly severed and bone broken, pistol snapped at face (failed), m'coy's shoulder dislocated, lyday wounded on shoulder, shank felled multiple times, whole party injured. one negro captured badly wounded with two pistols and two tomahawks taken; another badly wounded gave up; two more arrested near leitersburgh.
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Ten armed runaway negroes passing through Smithsburgh toward Pennsylvania confronted Mr. A. Shank, jr., who gathered neighbors. Negroes attacked unarmed whites after refusal to halt, leading to desperate fight. Whites captured one severely injured negro and seized weapons; another wounded negro surrendered later; two others arrested nearby.