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plainly telling him that if she ever had
any affection for him, his conduct and de-
ception had destroyed it all; and that she
would suffer anything rather than live with
pany with some OF his relatives, and man by the
name of Whitney, from Buffalo, who pretended
to be sheriff clothed with authority to take her,
went to the schooh0use where the girl was In attend
ance, and made forcible attempt to take her
away but was repulsed by the girl, aided by the
mistress and her scholars


After this repulse, Stearns went TO Buffalo and
employed lawyer by the name OF Eli Cook, by
whose aid he succeeded in obtaining precept
from Judge Stevens, commanding the person of
the girl to be brought before his honor, in Buffalo.
(althoush there were in Chautauque county at the
precept)


This precept was placed in the hands of Con-
stable, IN the city, by the name of Patchin, who
came with fleet horse and armed. and demanded
the girl, assuring Mr. Kingsley that he would stop
In Forestvlle and satisfy him that he was clothed
with the proper authority. The father and mother
prepared to accompany them, but as sson as Patch
in got the girl into his sleigh, he hurried on and
left them behind, and instead of stopping in Forest
vile, run through the village at full speed. When
Mr. Kingsley arrived IN The village and found that
Patchin had not stopped as ne agreed, he gave the
alarm, reasonably supposing that, like Whitney,
he was an lmposter, and acting without authority
Our citizens Immediately turned out In pursuit un-
der the same impression, and after close chase
with cries of "Murder" and "Stop Thief" IN his
rear, and the screams of the girl in the sleigh,
Patchin was finally overtaken about four miles be-
yond Lagrange, and the girl rescued from his hands
and restored to her parents


We have stricken cut some words in the fOrego-
ing statement, which seems te have been drawn
up under the influence of highly excited feelings,
and accuses the officer, charged with the execu-
ton OF the precept OF being gully OF acts that we
deem incredible.