1857--Angela and Irwin Broadus Captured

Title: 1857--Angela and Irwin Broadus Captured
Date: 10 Jun 1857
Formatted date: 1857-06-10
Event type: Escape
Description: Angela and Irwin Broadus, to be sold by slaveholder Col. Withers, escaped on June 10, 1857 to Cincinnati. They had hidden in room No.18 in Taft’s Building on Vine above 4th. The room was occupied by W. A. Conolly, editor of the Cincinnati Daily Commercial. Marshalls arrived, one marshal was stabbed, Irwin was shot, and both were captured on the 17th June, 1857. Connoly slipped away.
Participant: African American(s): Angela Broadus; Irwin Broadus; Slave holder(s): Col. Withers; Withers, C.A., Colonel; Other participant(s): W.A. Connolly
Location: Cincinnati (Ohio); Kenton County (Ky.)
Related resource: Connolly family; Withers family; Broadus family
Bibliographic citation: The Courier-Journal, Monday, 15 Jun 1857, Pg. 3
Source: Louisville Courier Journal

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