The Daily Morning Post Pennsylvania - July 19, 1852
Two persons, Collier and Davis, kidnapped a colored man in Lawrence County, Ohio, a few days ago. They were arrested but subsequently affected their escape.
The Courier-Journal Newspaper, 09 Jul 1852, Fri · Page 3
Kidnapping - The Ironton Register details a case of kidnapping in Lawrence County. A Negro man, who had been for some time a resident in that county, loaned some money to a white man by the name Collier, who was to give a note for it, payable on demand, but instead, a note was given payable in a year, including the interest.
The Negro could not read, but when he learned what the note was, he called upon Collier for the money, which was refused. A day or two after, he sent for the Negro to come and get his money.
The next morning, Collier and two men named Davis were seen taking him bound toward the Ohio River. Coller soon after returned and went to church with the Negro's clothes on. The absence of the Negro under the circumstances excited the neighborhood, and Collier and the Davises were arrested and held to bail, jointly, in $300.
It was soon ascertained that the Negro was in jail at Greenup, Kentucky. He had free papers, which were taken from him. The accused were indicted but made their escape into Kentucky, where they are at large. - Cincinnati Gazette.
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