The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-11

We have received from Deputy Sheriff Coburn the
following statement in relation 10 the letters Of Messs
presence in this city created much excitement few
weeks since. Twill be from this statement that
their intmatons that officer Coburp, in the discharge Of
siderae and gentemany department and conduct which
is marked characteristic of the officers OF the law in
Massachusetts. are erroneous IE
10 the Editor Of the Baston Daily Journal sf s
DEAR il being we'll known the public that an,
the oihcer who arrested Messrs Willis II. Hughes and
John knghts heir recent visit Boston, Tor alleged
conspiracy % kdnap William and Ellen Crafts and mas.
much the Of those gentlemen are calculated
TO make erroneous impression upop the public mind,
and place me and my acts ii an erroneous light before
The pnoc, and TO make appear that was DESTROYS, II
men as my prisoners 70 the place where mob had COL
scted, for the purpose Of insult and outrage 70 them,
precisely what place be time Of their second ar
rest, The e day Of October as.hat being ,Ae time
pab,c 10 Judge how far the imputa,ion made by MI
Hughes is justified by the facts. 'sI'l
O'clock P, M, lleitmy office, accompanies by Charlie.
last ssS and 20 one sss and Wstsa e ne u y
under the hotel stated my business him. and
M s,o e hos
Nv mnutes' especting The scion
as 81 I'M 7; hsa %
carriage and A you VIII no with me 70 my office VIII
IL he ~ y1u hs moons TSsy
rhey were fearful OF anohsr crowd, II they my
least danger rs the arrest known to no o.. bsi Mr.
List who had accompanied me, and did not think him
fear oil that would take them directly to my oa,e "a
LeveTeu street, where they should be fully protected and
remain through HE night Il they desired made this prop
ostion for their own accommodation and In order TO give
them time TO bail than would have been the
IL they had remained The hotel my Office
should the gentlemen who already bail for them in
the necessity OF committing them Jail From the delay
in geuiIg bail In the forenoon arrest had
Vas double he tsmer anosat III. proposition seemed
TO please them, and was assented 10 without one word OF
We LEFT their room and went down stairs into the hall OF
the hotel ordered carriage the side door and whe
Hughes lawyer Il Is hardly necessary for me 70 say
that the language aurbu,ed BY Mr. Hughes 10 Colonel
that lueanlng the prsoners) should go his of
ee Is inconecf all who know lha, gentleman know
Besdes we had not started for my Office, but waiting
in the hall for carriage to 10 TO my house stated that
quirod o get bail in $4,000 He said that Mr. Riley had
agreed meet him there mt haEpast five O'Clock Il was
men, hi. ae1 BY The aid Of Colonel Thomas ana
Riley can without doubt be arranged here without oar
ladies' drawing room, where remaincd-no being
present but friend Of heirs formerly from the South
the bonds .nen, rsturned. Mr. Riley and Mr. Willis
came, and the bonds executed. siad some half
shaking hands with Messrs Hughes and Knights, and lis
tening 70 the expression OF their satisfaction and obligations
leaving the hotel, went directly my office In Court
square. where arrived before seven O'CLOCK and learned
surprise, that there had been crowd In the
square, ich had however entirely dispersed previous
my return. a5 Hf 8ts Is q r.E. .t.r.sL-sss1sf
Il will thus be how far the statement OF Mr. Hughes
In accordance with the and that Mr..
KAghts only out ohis facts but forgot the order OF
events. when he said, in his communication made TO the
public that at 81 o'clock other issued
against u.s." &C., and that he understood that great
crowd assembled Court Square for tho purpose of
lnobbng u.s." and that "ofcer Coburn wished to carry
there IL was my utmost desire TO treat those gentlemen
with all courtesy and consideration TO which they,
strangers arrested under peculnf circumstances
titled that could not with any shade OF truth be said,
any official mine, that the officers Of the law
Msssachuetts lent any aid beyond what duycarefpy,
couifeoosy, and pertormedimposedl IN sup
port OF they and their southern brethren significantly
persecution and notification, For making the several
bonds In the several sending IN different directions
Tor their friends procuring carriages and for such extra de-
tenton their required, made charge While
they In my office, in my custody, allowed no person
abusive opprobrious epithets toward them
and when they left my office In the forenoon procurei
carriages, and Them all ihe protection In my power
from the menacrs and insults OF The crowd. #
DANIEL J. COBURN, Deputy Sheriff.
City OF Boston, December 4, 1850