The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-05
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rescue Of an lrish,an charged With having committed
murder in Ireland. The circumstances as we hear
them. are, that Richard bite stands charged with
having committed murder in Tipperary Ireland in
October last Ho immediately fed to this country
and reached the lead mines in the vicinity of Galena
last fall, where he has since been residing By
some means the British ascertaned where
he and took the necessary steps have him
rested aud sent back under the provisions the Ash
burton treaty. police officer sent out from Ire
land to identify White, and convey him back. The
papers were forwarded to the British consul at New
York, who, after having them properly authenticated
despatched Mr. Boudinot active member of the New
York police, and the who had over denti-
fy White to make the On their arrival in ILL
nois hey applied to Judge Pope OF the United States
District Court, and obtained warrant, which
placed in the hands of the United States Marshal to be
executed White residing in the Vinegar Hill dig
ghgs and, from the number of his friends there and
in the vicinity it was deemed necessary to inveigle
him away before he of the intention to
rest him. About two O'Clock on Saturday, MIR. Bou-
dinot succeeded in getting White and friend of
his away from his residence mile or two when he
arrested him. and carried him to the Four Mile House.
where he delivered him to the United States Marshal
and kis deputies who Immediately conveyed him to
the Sheriff room in the third story of the American
ROUSE, IN uaieha meantime, White lr,ehu, VINO was
with him ut the time of the arrest gave the ALARM and
the workmen from the various diggngs, commenced
pouring into town, and by night, the crowd was very
large. The Marshal became apprehensive OF an at
tempt to the prisoner but the Mayor Of Galena
assured him nothing Of the kind would occur. The
crowd Increasing, the Marshal applied to the City
Guards volunteer company, to act as posse; but
the company were leaving their armory, the Mayor
counterma nded the ordergving the officer to under
stand that they going out without any sufficient
authority and the responsibility Of any consequences
that might ensuc would rest on them Individually
They did not go. About nine O'Clock in the night the
crowd--then numbering full 300-made n rush for the
Sheriff and succeeded in getting possession of
the prisoner and carrying him away. When White
brought to the head of the stairs Mr.. Boudnot who
in adjoining rushed out, seized the pri-
wcre more numerous and powerful, and they seized
BoudnOt and threw him over the bannsters. For
tunately he not injured by the fall. The crowd
then dispersed, without doing any injury to the
house persons. The excitement against Boudi-
not, and the who had come out to identify White
rive up to late hour in the night it deemed ad-
visabe for these to leave the town which they did
The conduct Of the Mayor is strongly censured by all
the rejecting portion of the community They believe
queled if he had acted with sufficient promptness and
decision. The presents novel feature The de-
mand regularly made by the British government
upon the United States for the arrest and OF
a fugitive from justice, under tie Ashburton treaty.
The facts Of the arrests and rescue will doubtless be
communicated the British minister at Washington,
and he will demand of the United States government
enforcement Of the provisions Of the treaty Will the
United States government enforce them? Or will 1t
shrink from the responsibility which 1t imposes? The
British police and the determination with which the
government pursues vioaters of her criminal law In
this It be truly said they have not only
sued White across the and thousand miles into
the interior Of the country but In fact into the earth
ITSELF for he had reached the mines, where living In
their deep shafts, one would suppose he might have
spent life time and not have been discovered.--St
Louis Republican, May 90.