The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-16

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GREAT EXCITEMENT I'M BOSTON.
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ARREST Of ANOTHER FUGITIVE SLAVE
HIS RESCUE BY A MOB.
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INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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Debate on the River and HarbOr Bill.
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OPENING OF THE HUDSON RIVER
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TRAGEDY AT THE WEST,
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Arrest OF Another Fugitive SIave-Riot and
Rescue of the Fugitive.

Arrest OF Another Fugitive SIave-Fiot and
Rescue of the Fugitive.
BosroS, Feb. 10, 1851.
Deputy Marshal Riley, and assistants, arrested at
Corn Hill Coffee House, to- day, one Fred srick WI
kns, negro waiter, a warrant issued by the U 8.
Commissioner, G. T. Curtis, on complaint that said
wilkins is q fugitive flave He was taken with no
opposition and carried Immediately to the u s. Court
room.
The news Of the arrest spread rapidly, and the Court
speedily filed by large crowd Of rather
cited spectators. The examination, however, went
of quietly. Seth J. Thomas appeared for the claim
ant, and Mes.rs Small Elias Grey, Coring and others,
for the defence.
From the documents offered by the claimant it ap-
peared that the accused was the properly Of John
Debres Purser in the u g. Navy of virgnis and that
he escaped in May 1850 The deposition to the ef
feet that the claimant had seen the prisoner in
Boston and converted with him. when the prissaer
knowledged that he had escaped from Norfolk. The
counsel for the defence asked for postponement In
order to prepare testimony. This was granted, and
Tuesday next at 10 A. M was assigned for the exa-
mination.
The Deputy Marshsl then ordered the room to be
cleared of spectators, which gradually done The
prisoner remained in the custody Of dozen men, as,
by law of the State the jail cannot be used to i'm
prison fugitive slaves.
His counsel wishing to consult with him, they were
readily admitted to the to the number OF half
dozen They remained about hour and in the mean
time alargs crowd ofnegroes upon the outsde
blocking up the entrance to the court and the
door opened to let the last lawyer leave tho room
the mob from without suddenly rushed in, seized, and
knocked down the officers in keeping and filled the
Court room. The prisoner himself was frightened at
their demoniac appearance. and fed, with cry Of
murder to the farther end of the room.
He was, however secured By the mob who had
speedily serced the opposition Of the few officers in
the room and taken in triumph down the stairs and
into the street The scers did not attempt to follow
and with shouts Of triumph the mob hurried OF with
the fugitive and last in the vicinity Of Bel
KNAPP street where negroes chiefly congregate
While the mob was in the court room, the sword OF
the Msr.ha hanging In the sheath his desk,
drawn by of them and nourshed the heads Of
the eicers. 1t was afterwards found in the street
The mob showsd no weapons, though . number Of the
negroes boosted Of having rsvovers in their possession
One negro, in his flight, dropped his knife.
There were several white persons in the mob, but
they did not appear to act in the The rescue,
Of courfe, caused great excitement Throughout the
city Of the most daring outrsges upon law and
order ever enacted 1t is thought impossible to re-
ried him Of ere this, to the Canadian frontier.
Msr.han Devent is absent at Washington