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Others were caught, and several of these were hung without a trial! Such were some of the murders that first rendered General Leadbetter notorious! One of these cases is almost too horrible for belief. I would hesitate to record it, were I not assured of its truth by the testimony of eyewitnesses separated by hundreds of miles.
There were William Medill, its President, who afterwards became Governor of the State; the venerable Ex-Governor Vance; Henry Stanbery, late Attorney General of the United States; Peter Hitchcock, for thirty years a judge of the Supreme Court; Benjamin Stanton, long a member of Congress; Judges Joseph E. Swan, Sherlock J. Andrews, Simeon Nash and William Kennon; Charles Reemelin, D. P. Leadbetter, William Sawyer, and others not less prominent in the Judicial and political annals of Ohio.
When he first visited us, he said boldly that it was a shame to keep men in such a condition, and tried in vain to get permission from General Leadbetter, to remove our irons; he then ordered us to be brought into the yard to breathe the fresh air every afternoon.
'I've heard about enough of this shock to my system, said he at length. 'But have it your own way. If you want me to recommend a doctor, my mother swears by an old boy in Craven Street, Strand. I don't know the number, but his name's Leadbetter, and he's death on croup. 'Craven Street? That's a trifle off Park Lane, isn't it? Still, Leadbetter, you say?
Besides, we were now further from the influence of General Leadbetter, and only under the control of our captain, who showed us some kindness, though we were still in irons. The citizens of the place were freely admitted to see us, and ranged themselves always in the presence of the guard along one side of the cell, and talked about all the exciting topics of the day.
Another memorandum makes the following corrections: Both Ferguson and Leadbetter would have been amazed, had they been informed that their elaborate works had been reviewed and corrected by a negro in the then unheard-of valley of the Patapsco. The first almanac prepared by Banneker for publication was for the year 1792.
This commission was composed of Majors Ogden, Smith, and Leadbetter, of, the army, and Captains Goldsborough, Van Brunt, and Blunt, of the navy. These officers, after a most careful study of the whole subject, selected Mare Island for the navy-yard, and "Benicia" for the storehouses and arsenals of the army. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company also selected Benicia as their depot.
Ye've heard o' him of course?" She glanced keenly at Ajax, who rose to the occasion with an alacrity that I trust the recording angel appreciated. "Of course," he said hastily. "Doctor Standish is a man of mark; as a physician, he " "He ain't a physician," said Gloriana. "He's a doctor o' divinity a learned, godly man." "And his granddaughter is about to marry " "Mr. Hubert Leadbetter.
A week from to-night we'll meet in the back room of my store, talk it over and decide what to do. What do you say?" Everybody but Obed agreed. He declared that he had lost money enough and wasn't going to be a fool any longer. The others argued with him patiently for a while and then Leadbetter, the livery stable keeper, said sharply: "See here, Obe! You ain't the only one in this.
Ultimately Mr. Watson relinquished the office of railway secretary, but he continued to be associated in the management of the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Glasgow and South-Western lines with such men as the late Mr. M'Call, of Daldowie, chairman of the Ayrshire company; Mr. Fleming, of Claremont; Mr. T. D. Douglas, Mr. Leadbetter, and Mr.
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