Indiana State Senator Dennis Pennington brought the slave catchers up on charges under the Man Stealing Act .
In 1818 slave catchers tracked down and captured a supposed runaway slave in Corydon , Indiana , forcibly taking her from a family who was sheltering her .
Indiana   Senator Dennis Pennington brought the slave catchers up on charges under the Man Stealing Act .
In 1818 slave catchers tracked down and captured a supposed runaway slave in Corydon , Indiana , forcibly taking her from a family who was sheltering her .