American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-08

The Syracuse 81 svo Case and Rescue.
Detached accounts Of this affair have been
generally published but narrative will no
doubt prove at this moment acceptable.
The name of the slave is Jerry He is o
cooper, and was employed at his trade. He
was claimed by Mr.. John McReynolds, of Mis-
| souri, The arrest was made during the sittings
of an Anti- Slavery Convention in the place, and
the meeting of the County Fair.
What followed is told in the following tele-
graphic despatch, dated October LIST:
Considerable excitement was occasioned by
the arrest, and large crowd assembled in and
about the office of the Commissioner.
"While the examination was progressing, the
negro made his escape into the street, and was
closely followed by crowd of persons, some
of whom were DESTROYS to assist in his escape,
and others were equally anxious to assist in his
recapture. A carriage was speedily procured
| by the negro's friends, but not in season to be
made available for the object in view. He was
| recaptured by the officers before he got out of
| the limits of the city.
"He was then taken to the police office, fol-
| lowed by large crowd, composed mostly of
his colored friends.
"The examination was resumed with closed
doors.
sSeveral white men were arrested for assist
ing the negro in his attempted fight
"A large concourse of people surrounded the
police office, where the negro and the white
men were undergoing an examination.
"About dusk the crowd began to throw stones
into the window of the police Office pretty freely,
which had the effect to adjourn the court till
eight o'clock tomorrow morning"
What followed is thus stated by the New
York Daily Times:
"Jerry was then removed to room back of
the main office, with the design of retaining
him there until next day. Such, however, was
by no means the good pleasure of the outsiders
The tumult and violence continued to augment
The shower Of missiles became so severe as to
require the windows to be nailed up with
planks. This was not accomplished without
damage to the officers. To intimidate the as
sailants, several guns were discharged from the
building over the heads of the crowd. One or
two equally harmless shots were returned from
the assembly and there appears to have been
no further employment Of firearms. At 81
O'Clock systematic attack was made, with
axes, sledges, crowbars, and q battering ram in
the shape of heavy plank, upon the door Of
the outer office. 1t speedily gave way before
the tremendous assault and in a few minutes
the partition of the inner apartment fell be-
meath the strokes Of the assaiants, and after q
courageous resistance on the part Of the officers
Jerry was carried off in triumph. Of course
| the chains and manacles were stricken off the
first thing, difficult task in the dense dark
ness of the room, whose lights had been extin-
guished at the commencement of the onslaught.
The rescuers, who, as far as could be seen,
appeared to be chiefly negroes, bore the poor
wretch down several streets TO Brintnall's hotel,
and placing him in q carriage, the late slave
and captive was speedily beyond the reach Of
marshals, masters, and manacles."
TIE refusal or omission of the civil and mill.
tary authorities to perform the duties incum-
bent upon them, forms another chapter in this
affair. AS has been already stated in de-
spatch in this paper, many men, white and
colored, who participated in this rescue, are
well known, and their punishment is essential
to the fulflment of the law. Its fulflment or
abandonment either, will prove serious mat
ter.