Transcript

LEANDER COMMITTED. -- Bill Leander, the f. m. c., implicated in the slave stampede, was arrested on Thursday last and examined that evening and the next day before Judge Curry, who required him to give bail for his appearance on the first day of the next term of the Harrison Circuit Court, to answer the charge of aiding and abetting slaves in escaping from their owners. The bail required was $800, in default of which he was committed to jail. --Cynthiana Age.

Citation

"Leander Committed," Louisville (KY) Daily Courier, June 6, 1859, p. 1

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
Kentucky
Coverage Type
Via Wire Report
Location of Coverage- City
Louisville
Location of Coverage- State
Kentucky
Contains Stampede Term
Yes