The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-09-24
Correspondence Of the N. Y Tribune.
Further Particulars of the Pennsylvani;
Slave Riot.
PnlLADrLpnIA, Sept. IA, 1s5

the greater portion of the day and night
and succeeded in making twenty -four arrests
in all.
The names Of the parties captured were
Joseph Scarlet and Samuel Kendig White,
and Wilson Jones, Francis Hawkins, Benz
Thompson, VIM. Brown (No. - VIM.
Brown (No. y, John Halliday, Elizabeth
Mosey, John Morgan, (boy) Joseph Benn,
John Norton, Lewis Smith, George Wash.
ington, Harvey colt, Susan Clark, Tamsy
Brown, Eliza Brown, Eliza Parker. Han.
nah Pinckney, Robert Johnson, Miller
Thompson, Isaiah GARRISON, and Jonathan
Black, all colored.
In the possession, or ra;herupon the prem
ises, from which some of the parties were
taken. several guns, dirks. and huge clubs,
were found. Some of the guns were heav-
ily charged and are now in the hands Of the
proper officers.
There was but one disposition manifested
on the par, Of the authorities from the city.
which was promptly seconded by the Pros
ecuing Attorney from Lancaster, Mr
Thompson, and portion of The Police from
that city, who. we lcaru, made some eleven
arrests on Friday conveying their prisoners
to Lancaster jail
The excitement about Cliisiinna, and
nciehborhood, WAS intense, and hundreds of
people were in Attendance during the exam.
nation OF the prisoners on SATURDAY after
noon and evening. 1t was after 8 O'Clock
before the oils rs Of the United States cen,
cudcd their nlduous duiica, the heat being
intense aud almost sulloca,ing throughout.
When | LETT the scene of the outrage,
young Gorsuch was yet alive, as was also the
nephew of the elder Gorsuch hut there was
little hope Of the recovery of the former.
The testimony closed at about 0 O'Clock
on Saturday evening. resulting in the CONS
initial Of the following named prisoners, TO
answer the charge Of treason against the
United States, by levying war against the
same, in RESISTING by force of arms the ex>
ecution of the Fugitive Slave law, and also
for obs,ructjng the Marshal in the exccu-
ton Of the process Of the United States -
Joseph Scarlet, white, and VIM. Brown,
colorcd.
BY the evidence, several persons are Sc
riously implicated, some Of whom are now
confined in the Lancaster jail. having been
arrested on Friday evening. MUIR was held
in $500 to be and appear before the United
States Circuit Court, on the first Monday in
October next to testify.
George Washingion Harvey Scott and
Miller Thompson, a colorcd boy, were COM
mitcd as witnesses.
The females we're all discharged, and the
balance of the coored men detained in Gus.
tody. kcndig, the white man, was also re-
leased
p. SIN addition TO the above, several
other arrests were made at an early hour
yesterday morning The names Of the par.
ties are james Hood, (whiie,) Ezekiel
Thompson, Daniel Caulsberry, Emanuel
Smith John Dohhins Lewis, JAS. Christmas
Elijah CLARK. Benz PcDdegrass, jonathan
Black, Samuel Hanson and Miflln Flanders
(colofed)
The two first colorcd persons named were
clearly identified as having been participants
in the Outrage, and were fully committed to
answer. The excitement al Chrisiiana du-
ring yesterday was very great. Several
hundred persons were present, and the deep
cs, feeling was manifested against the per.
pctrators Of the outrage.
At . o'clock yesterday afternoon, the t.
S. Marshal, Mr. Roberts L. S. District
Attorney, J. W. Ashmead, Esq; Mr. Com
missioner lngraham and Recorder Lee, ac-
companicd Ny the L. S. Marines, returned
10 the city.
Lieut.. johnson, and officers Lewis S
Brett Samuel Bricst, Samuel Mitchell, Chas
McCuley, Samuel NelF, Jacob Albright
Robert McEWcn, and Perkonpinc by the ii
rcction Of the U. S. Marshal, had charge Of
the following named prisoners, who were
safely lodged in the Noyamcnsing Prison tc
await their trial for treason, &c.
Joseph Scarlet, (while,) VIM. Brown, T.
zebiel Thompson, Josiah Cnrkson, Cauls.
berry, Benz Pendergress- Elijah CLARK, Geo
| w. IL. Scott, Miller Thompson and Ssmuc
/ Hanson. all coorcd. The three last were
/ placed in The Debtors Apartment and the
others in the Criminal Apartment of tn,
Moyamcnsing Prison 10 await their trial fol
treason, &c.
Altogether, some thirty arrests have beer
made. a number were discharged, an,
upon each oc aston a certificate 10 This eilrc
in case they should encounter any Of the Of
fccrs.
PnILADELpIIA, Sept. l6.
The excitement at Chrisiana siill con
tinpes. a number Of additional arrests hav
been made, including the following --IIcnr
Read. William Williams, John Holiday
William Brown, George Read and Benja
min johnson. all Of whom were brought dow
and committed TO Moyamensing.
The eXaminAl on before Commissioner In
graham was concluded ut 10 o'clock ast nigh
II resulted in the commitment Of John Jack
son and Thomas Butler, (coored) for hig
treason. Altogether about so arrests hav
been made. The testimony against some
very strong. Young Gorsueh is much bette
and il is thought he will recover. Marsh,
Keyser and officers are sill on duty.
Jospphns Washington, John Clarke, co
+ ored. and Maria Russell. white, were con
mittcd to The Debtors Apartment Of IL
Moyameusing Prison as witnesses.
The above prisoners were brought to th
city about o'clock this morning, by Lieu,
johnson and Watkins, aud officers Brici
and Brown.
In consequence Of tie appearance of Of
Ger Kline, AN important witness. at Lanca
= ter to-day, the further investigation was pos
r poned until Thursday next at . O'Clock,
- NJ.
= Altogether the civil posse furnished |
Marshal Keyser al the request of the In
; ted States Marshal, have made tweniy-ty
j arrests, the prisoners now all heing confint
!, in Moyamensing. The testimony again
u some Of them is very strong.
5 Some dirty officers remain on duty, al
d are using the most active exerlions in ferrc
ing out the offenders.
h Among the arrests made
It Chrsiiana, Penn. on Saturday, by the ci'
d posse, on the occasion of the fugitive sla
riot, was c. c. Burleigh, a renowned Abo
IS lion lecturer, of Philadelphia. When TAX
II into custody, he was walking down the TO
J. near the hotel We understand that he h
: been there for some time previous, ard h
intended 10 deliver an Abolition lecture pu
IT licly on last Thursday evening.