Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-18
THE BOSTON SLAVE HUNT!
The HIGHER Lew Triumphant!
- No Slave-hunt in cur borders,
No Pirate on onr strand !
No Feiters in the Bay State,
No slave within our land ~

HILL COFFEE HOUSE IN BosToN.-One OF the
editors Of the Boston Commonwealth, who was an
eyewitness TO the rescue of the slave Shadfach
from the kidnapFers, gives the following account OF
the affair." which, it will be seen, differs very mate
rally from the accounts published by the bunker pa
pers, which, however accurate they may be IN quo
ting the prices of stocks and the state of the mar
ke, are never to be relied upon for the truth in mat
tiers of this kind
g We reached the court room at about half-past
one p. NJ. good many colOred people and very
few white ones were standing in the corridors con-
gersing earnestly but quietly. The representatives
of the press just passing out of the court room,
and as they passed cut we passed in. The room
was nearly empty. The claimants lawyer had left,
and the Judge had vacated the seat of summary IN
justice. There were no persons IN the room except
the Deputy Marshal. Riley, four or five assistants,
the prisoner and FIVE of his friends besides oursel
Not having the pleasure of Deputy Marshal Riley's
acquaintance, we fell into sn innocent mistake in
regard to him, surprising him 10 be the claimants at
lorney. We saw before US d Eery important person.
age, large full faced, looking as happy gloriied
pumpkin, and we thought of course he must be the
claimants attorney. He seemed almost as dgnifed
and happy as Geo. Wood of New York-his face
radiant Wirh a score of vintages. 81 wish you to
say, gentlemen, which of you counsel, for we
cannot admit more than two, and will thank the
rest to retire." No reply being given, he SAID,
g Gentlemen, we are ready to sell, if you have any
propositions to make 81 viii give S25 out of my
own pocket to buy the man." We remarked, that
if there was any selling, we hoped it would be ofthe
fellows who were so ready as he to be sold to the
kidnappers. He appeared offended at this remark,
and said he only did what he obliged to do. We
replied we thought no law could oblge man to as
sist in such atrocious viany.
Upon this, Mr. Deputy Marshal threw himself up
on his dignity and ordered US out Of the room, call
ing upon his assistants to execute the disagreeable
duty of showing the door, They were diatory,
and we, from long connection with the press-gang
having presentiment of fun ahead, were entirely
10th to leave the temporary prison in any haste We
staid and conversed with the prisoner an intelligent
smart looking man, who planted himselfon the Dec
laration of Independence and the Bible. We as
sured him that we thought he right in so doing
The few friends, after few minutes consultation
withdrew leaving only one free coored brother and
ourself, with the marshal, his posse and victim. We
were on the point of leaving.
Just at this moment circumstance occurred which
in less time than it will take to tell it. and
altered the face of things entirely There was a
" Hurrah - outside in the passage at the head of the
stairs which reminded us ofthe shout which our men
used to raise when they went into battle with the
Mexicans 1t was halfa battle in itself. A decided
pressure commenced against the door on the left hand
of the Judges bench. The chivalric Pat Riley and
his brave little posse all rushed to it to keep 1t shut
holding against it with all their might In the mean.
time there was nobody to guard the prisoner but oul
colored friend aforesaid who seemed sadly to lack
patriotism for that purpose; shadrach was making
er Edward j. Jones, stalttdn afd effeadee
HIM oil from that, and he was then making for the
ap ito HOOr btot 4.
putting like porpoise with his exertion in holdi6o
the door, sang out, Shoot him shoot him '' to of
] ticer Jones.
But officer Jones probably not having any pistol
ran and seized the sacred sword of Justice think
ing perhaps to shoot him with that But after MARTY
drawing that symbolic weapon, he dropped it, and
we saw him raising of the eastern windows.
looking towards Paker's, as if to call for help. He
had not time to call, for just then the door partially
opened, and stream of men began to rush in, PAT
Riley being snugly squeezed behind the door, nIace
OF seml-cOnceament and safety, which he seemed
10th to leave
The Traveller of last evening speaks of the off
GERS at the door being kicked cuffed and knocked
about In every drection,' but we can testify tba,
nothing of this sort occurred inside. Not an officer
was struck or menaced there The half dozen mon
who hrst entered ran up to the prisoner and invited
INN to walk out. He accepted the invitation in less
than no time, and certainly not more than fifteen
persons had entered the room before they were all
walking out, g Shadrach" 10 the mess.-an old col
ored man who had picked up and drawn the sword
ofJustce bringing up the rear He held il in de-
cent and solemn manner, but as he passed Denutv
Marshal Pat Riley, that important functionar,;1
seemed to shrink up more closely behind the door
lie kept behind that door all the time from the irrnn-
ton to the exodus. Neither did any officer that we
saw offer any resistance TO the egress of Shadracb
with his friends 0'' az"
we think 1t quite improbable that there was
knocking down of officers outside Of the door Mr.
DaVls' one OF the defendants COUNSEL was the last
person VINO passed out, and he saw nothing of the
sort. Moreover there did not appear AT that finn; 80
be any officer outside the door to be knocked d.
The moment the door of the fortress was forced Tho
prisoner walked out. There was not the sign of anv
oattie inside, but merely dreadful looking aghast If
not more, at most, than half score of officials ,vbo
at that moment seemed thoroughly sick and asbame
of their business
We have not learned the names of all the oficoro
VINO composed Marshal Riley's posse in the citadel
Ills brother, we understand, was one. The we'll
known "Auger-hole Byrnes" was another Tb.ro
were some there, we believe, in violation of their
uuy Gs massachusetts, officers, OF whom we can mem
ton Constable Edward j. Jones, and Cons,atin
lonzo +. Neal, brother of Rev. Rollin IT, NeoI A
powerful man, by the name of Charles I. Flint If
Worm Heading, was engaged by Riley as an assis-
taht, but was below writing letter TO hi, wifi. a,
the time Of the release. e' al
we have no doubt that the few men whom Nor
Shal Riley was able to call to bis aid did all ,bo,,
dared to for their slavehoIding employers I'm, ,ho,,
could not wholly conquer the higher law either in ~
out of themselves e''"ef III OF
hney had taken the precauon to send % the Ma
aaiu 70 request Commodore Downes to take the