Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-03
From The Syracuse Star.
TIE AUBURN tIlJRnERNR.


To show the peculiar interpolation of Provi
dence in the arrest o tbs unparalleled wretch
in human form. we give our readers, IN the first
place iew incldenrs Attending his discovery and
apprehension by officer Nandcuhuydcn. This
indeiatirah'c person. IN company with BIrrng-
ton from when Ffecmln had stolen the horse,
BY an inSrrntabie Providence was directed to
Phoenix, OswcLo county, where they arrived a
few moments after The negro had stopped. ana
where lie had offered the horse for sale TO Mr..
- tavern Keeper at that place. The land
l3ri being suspicinrs that the horse was stolen,
bad - '.eI TIE barn, and was about to obtain \
" !rrant for arrest on suspicion. whom the Of
tcCg drove VI and At once recCa125d him. lie
was then taken an! chained, and kent there TN.
til morning, when he WAS taken back to Auburn,
and. a. was stated IN our postscript nj Yesterday,
carried through Auburn To- Van Nests, where
Van Arsla.s was coniined to his room, for the
purpose Of having hun positively identified.
Great Excitement at auburn on his passage
through that place.
Sucl was The excitement AMI irrcpressibe
indignation Of the ciliz3ns of Auburn, of all
classes, that the officers were compelled to
drive at the top ofIheir speed to prevent his for
chile detention and immuaiion ntle spot and
the only way that the multitude could he pa
cited. was by promising them that on his re-
turn from the late residence of Van Nest, he
should be made to stand NJ in the wagon,
where all should be permitted 10 behold him.
While at Van Nests, there were more than
, 900 persons assembled in short time, and
among them some of the Oldest Inhabitants
of Auburn, who had long known and respect
cd Mr.. Van Nest. Their grief and ndigna-
ton was beyond description. Oar readers
en- inl, something of it when we state the
fact, that Two Of IN, persons present, who
were delcols of church in Auburn, oil and
grey h.llcl m N ol eDol stanling, made IA
motion to ii, lease crowd Stanling there
that Freem,n sholl be seized at once, and
strung NJ without Judge or jury. The mo-
ton WIS carried unanimously
Van Arsllle at once ilcGtili ID the ne !ro
as hr was lei into the roam where he lag,
while the gri,ly villain trem5eI before him
as he stood in the house where lay the cold
victims of his bloody-hc'rted work.
Itwlsex expected thu Frcenln wolll in
madiatcly he re-,l>cn to Auburn in an open
carriIr, ani r)>c, had been thrown over a
TIL apple tree, with hingmln's moose in it,
by som, persons, for the purpose Of dragging
d
vented, however. by the presence Of the Off
ce $, vino had prepared close carriage at
the back part of the house, and while the
crowd were looking fur him TO come out al
the front door, he WAS seized by the Off cers
/ and carried hastily to the close carriage At the
/ back door, and driven rapidly OIL TO Auburn.
| This was facilitated by an ingenious effort,
at the time of his removal back, to open a
passage for him through the crowd in front,
which naturally drew all the attention there,
/ as he was moving oil another way.
/ Arriving at Auburn, "A dense crowd were
/ found standing around the front door OF the
Jail. Here "A similar movement was made
/ by the Efforts Of despatch sent in advance
of the prisoner 10 open way 10 the door
through the crowd in front OF the jail, while
| he was conducted in the close carriage, Tin
stead of an open one, as promised,) TO the
| back part of the Jail. A few persons were
standing near the place of his entrance, who
Immediately gave the word, "Pass him QUIT
which attracted the attention of The crowd,
and compelled the officers to seize HIM, and
he was thrown from the carriage into the
hands of others, who hastily passed through
the cate. and had him within the CELL while
The multitude, eager 10 get sight OF hlnI,
rushrd upon them, tearing up the fence IA
round the jail as if ii were made Of straw.
Incidents in the Murderer's Life.
William Freem m, the mui dercr, was born
in or near Auburn in 1923. Ills father !: