Outrage on Runaway Slaves.

The people of Aurora, Indiana had quite an exciting time a few days ago over a couple of slaves who had been seized without warrants by some white men and taken to jail at Lawrenceburg, where, having no legal commitment, the jailer refused to receive them. They were taken back to Aurora, where they were so abused by their captors that the citizens became indignant, and the negroes were let go. They had not got beyond the town limits, however, before they were followed and set upon by a mob, against whom they fought manfully until overpowered, but at last beaten down, they were bound and horribly beaten with brass knuckles. There master arrived soon after from Boone county, Kentucky, and expressed the deepest indignation at the way his slaves had been treated by the mob. He declared that he would rather they had escaped entirely than have been so abused.—Indianapolis Journal.

SOURCES: “Outrage on Runaway Slaves,” The Press and Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, May 15, 1860, p. 3, col. 3, the article appearing at the bottom of the page was cut off when microfilmed; “Outrage on Runaway Slaves,” Janesville Weekly Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, May 16,1860, p. 3, col. 4.