The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-02-15
kidnapping in Massachusetts.

Newbury. arrived in town, and applied imme-
diately to Chief Justice Shaw, of the Supreme
Judicial Court, for two writs of habeas corpus,
under the following painful circumstances
They stated that they were the fathers of
two boys, Charles Chase and Edward P. Good
| years of age; that the boys had been induced
| by Sergeant Kimball to enlist as volunteers for
Mexico. without their knowledge or consent;
and that the matter had been so secretly con-
! Quoted, that they were put into the cars and
were on their way for Mexico, before the fact
was made known to them. They further
stated, that the mother of one of the boys
was, at the time, fast sinking under.a typhus
fever, and that the news of the departure of
her son (Which had been communicated to her)
would, in all probability, prove fatal; that
they had seen their sons few moments, since
reaching the city, and that they were anxious
to be released and to return to their homes,
but that they were then at the Worcester de-
pot, and would, within thirty minutes, be put
on board the New York train. This, they
said, was their last and only hope Of regain
ing their children.
His Honor at once answered their petition;
the writs were issued, and the fathers, assisted
by Deputy Sheriff Tarbell, and accompanied
by their friends and counsel, fastened to the
depot.
On arriving there, they'found that the vol
unteers (among whom were the sons of the
distressed fathers) had been placed In a car,
with the doors fastened, and few of the pet
ty officers of our army, of whom we have such
reason to be proud, stationed at each door.
The Sheriff at once showed by what author
ity he acted, and demanded thatthe car should
be unfastened, that he might serve his writs
according to law but he was denied admis-
sion. He then called upon all present to as
sist him in the discharge of his duty, but none
could render assistance; for the platform at
each end of the car was filled with men deter
mined to resist the officer, and none could get
upon it to render assistance.
Calls were then made for w. A. Munroe,
the conductor, to come and open the door, but
apparently acting as the mere tool Of the petty
officers, and standing in their midst, he coolly
replied that he had put all into that car whom
he intended to have in it, and that he should
not let any other person in. A brief state
ment of the case was then made to him. but
he refused to render any assistance. Brow
beaten and prevented from doing his duty, the
officer was forced to remain inactive until the
cars were finally in motion but the distracted
fathers chung to the cars and begged of the
sheriff to remain with them, and in this state
of excitement they were all carried off togeth-
er.
Sheriff Tarbell remained on board until the
cars reached birmingham; after leaving Bos-
ton, he repeatedly demanded of the conduc-
tor, w. A. Munroe, admittance into the car
where the boys were, but was denied admit
lance by him. He also demanded of the off,
Ger who had charge of the boys to give them
up, and was tauntingly told by him that he
would not. That "Uncle Sam backed them
up in what they were doing-that, if the jude,
.oho signed .cr,ts had come in person, he scould
have Kicked him ont Of the car or put him under
arrest tI...E
The Sheriff finding that he could not serve
his writ for want of sufficient force, left the
cars at birmingham and thus suffered the kid,
nappers ocarry off their prey in triumph over
law, order and the tears of distressed fathers.
Boston Herald
An Irishman having been to Scotland, was
asked, on his return, how he liked it II
will tell Won how said be: 81 wa. sick all