A fugitive named Addison nearly kills slave-catchers while running in Illinois

A runaway slave from Kentucky named Addison fired at, and nearly killed, some U.S. deputy marshals who were pursuing him near Springfield, Illinois. (By Matthew Pinsker)
Source Citation
"The Underground Railroad," New York Times, June 1, 1857, p. 1
Date Certainty
Estimated
Type
Crime/Disasters
Relevance
Personal
The original dispatches from Cincinnati newspapers suggest a date of about March 26, 1857 for the episode. The deputy marshals were later detained by state officials.
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