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“Another Fugitive Slave Case.” - - On Saturday afternoon last, a warrant was placed in the bands of Deputy U. S. Marshal Hook, for the arrest of five fugitives - 4 claimed as belonging to Dr. Samuel Rixey, of Platte County, and 1 the property of Dr. (Joseph) Walker.
In the evening, Marshals Hook and Medill, in company with Judge Gambell, Judge Pendery and Commissioner Callahan, and Dr. Rixey, started for Delaware (Leavenworth County, Kansas) - the Dr. stating that one of the men was near Delaware.
The arrest was made at “Uncle Adam's” 3 miles below Delaware, and George was brought back to Delaware for trial, at the close of which, Commissioner Callahan remanded the fugitive back to Rixey, as the agent for the owner, Dr. Walker, and ordered the Deputy Marshals to deliver the property over, which they did.
This is the first instance that a fugitive has ever been returned to Missouri, according to law, but the sequel will show that this one did not stick.
George was delivered to Dr. Rixey on the other side of the river, and just as Rixey and George went up the bank, someone in the brush shouted “shoot the G—d d—n Jayhawkers,” and immediately volley after volley was poured into the supposed Jayhawkers. Rixey was shot in the cheek and neck, and some 10 balls passed through his coat, George escaped into the brush, and the Deputies reached their boat in safety, but were only saved by the Missourians’ horses miring in the quick sand, on the beach, in trying to get possession of their boat. Rixey reached the boat just in time to be pulled in by the boatmen.
George escaped down the river, crossed on a log. and is again somewhere in Kansas. “Bully for George.’’ - Leavenworth Times. 12th.Date(s) of Creation
11/16/1861
