Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-22

ne were ABOUT Ias Coffee House, and that the men
engaged were also in readiness in that neghbohood
went Immediately with Mr. Warren, Mr. John H. Rlev and
other deputies TO the said coffee house. and there found all
our men, nine In numbe stationed in and about the place
that there were several in and about the house, and
inquired tor the who point the alleged fugitive
and was informed that he had arrived that Mr. Warren
and myself went Immediately the dining hall at the co
feehouse and, to avoid suspicion ordered Coffee and
were waited upon by anego, who subsequently proved be
the alleged usive that, not hearing any thing from
assistants we took coffee, 90 and Iesrn why
we had not heard from them the negro went before us
% the bar-room, with the money pay for the Coffee and in
the passage between the barroom and the hail. Mr. sawn
and Mr. Byrne up, and each took the negro by ARM
and walked him out Of the back passage way through build
Ing between the cpse-house and the square beside the
court house TO the courtroom, as by me directed.
That immediately while he entering the court
house, went to the Office Of the city marshall in the city ball.
in the same square with the courhoue and there Mr.
Francis Tukey, the city marshal told hm what had been
done, and stated ihea shsre would probably Be great
crowd his presence with the police would be needed pre-
order and keep the n and about the house,
which owned by the cy and in which all the courts of the
Commonwealth for Suffolk county held that Mr. Tu-
key stated that should be attended to that told him
should notify the mayor instantly, and proceeded up stairs
the mayors Office, where found Hon John P. Bigelow,
mayor of the cy and made the communication and
quest him which i had made Mr. Tukey, to which the
mayor said Mr.. Riley, sorry for Z; that then e
the office, at which time it was just half past IL o'clock.
That went Immediately the courthouse, and found the
negro the United States COURTROOM with the officers and
found all the doors closed and admitted by the usual in
side that George T. Curtis Esq., the United States
commissioner called, and came, and the claimants
sci sent for that all the doors kept closed except
ing the usual entrance which kept guarded by officers
that the commissioner informed the fugitive, who named
Shadach in the warrant Of the character Of the BUSINESS
and asked him il he wanted COUNSEL which he said that he
did, and that his friends had gone for counsel that while
waiting for the counsel to come, the began to be filled
with negroes and whites that the counsel for the prisoner
appeared, and claimed desy give them opportunity
tn wit their
Warren, the deputy marshall to the navy yard Charles
town, about two miles distant and ask Commodore Dones
whether should delay adjournment take place. the navy
yard might be used place of detention the United States
not being permitted by law of the State to the jas and
having their That the examination proceeded
and after the reading Of certain documents presented by the
claimants attorney, and discussion, the commissioner
decided TO grant the delay until Tuesday following, the 18th
instant. s
That the counsel for the prisoner asked Of the Connie
soner if they might not remain and hold consultation with
their Client and examine with him the papers presented, TO
which the Commissioner assented that
ordered be cleared and cleared Of all fifteen
officers, being all the reliable whom had been able
to collect the COUNSEL and newspaper reporters that
Mr. Warren, this time, which about half past H.
turned from the navy yard and informed that he had
Commodore Downes who said he could not grant my
request that dispatched what officers could spare TO ask
such Of their friends remain would assist snd to procure
all the additional force possible, intending the court
house place of detention that Mr. Curtis also left that
and in the leading the that
to Of the messengers who had charge Of the build
ing and desired him to have all the doors closed
as soon possible which were not necessary for
That at before O'Clock, Mr. Ebenezsr Noyss the
messenger of the United States court dispatched to the
city marsha whom he informed that the United States
shal wanted he could send keep in and
about the house. which the city marshal replied that
he had in but would send them over they in
That about two o'clock oil the counsel had left Mr.
Charles g. Davis and reporter, who learned Elzur
Wright one Of the editors Of the Commonwealth newspa
that the door opened for them TO leave which
opered outwardly the negroes without who had filed the
passage way the outsde took hold Of the edges Of the
door as opened, and then struggle ensued between the
holders of the door within and those without; that Mr.
Warren, the deputy immediately to the city marshas
Office, but not finding him in the mayors Office and
informed that the mayor had gone dinner that he
stated to those in his Office that there mob in and
the courthouse, and called upon them to send to
help dsperse that he then returned the city mashas
office, found him in his private room informed him Of the
trouble in the court house, and asked him send all the
he could furnish, and whether he M Waen) could aid
him in getting his men, to which be sad that Mr. Warren
| could not assist him in the matter. 4a
That, meanwhile, the struggle the door continued for
minutes and the crowd Of negroes finally succeeded in
forcing the door wide open rushed in in great numbers
powered all the officers surrounded the negro, and be was
forced by them through the door, down the stairs and out
Of the side door Of the house, and thence through the
to the section where Of the negroes of the city
that officers despatched in pursu but have
succeeded in finding his present abode.
That from the time of the first notice the mayor and
city marshall Immediately after the arrest heretofore stated,
to the giving Of this deposition neither the mayor the
city marshal has appeared has single officer under their
direction appeared aided in attempting dsperse the ob
or in keeping the peace; and that, my opinion it the
predetermined purpose of both to do their duy keep
ing the peace in and about their for the city
marshall when requested by Henry s. Haleu, Esq to dis
Perse similar mob, which had collected about the Office Of
his father, United States Commissioner during the excite
ment in the Crafts case said that he had orders
and that the city marshal similar to Watson
Freeman ESQ., who asked him, about the time, why
he did not disperse the mob, informed by the said
Freeman. ~ aets a,a #G1z As.
That Charles Devens b ESQ.,, the United States marshal
for this district at the time Of the arrest returning from
Washington, where he had imperative official bus-
that proper here that neither the marshal
nor his deputy is authorized by law employ permanent
force sufficient 10 resist mob, and he has no auhory 10
call to his aid the troops of the State o the United States
saN f p RILEY,
u s. Deputy Marshal, Massachusetts, District.
We add the statements of the Mayor of Boston
and the City Marshal, which have been elected by
the preceding publication of the u. s. Marshal
CARD.
feel my duty notice publicly deposition Of the net,
ing United States Marshall which appeared the morning
papers. , -
On Saturday last between the hours of and IL o'clock
M Riley came TO my office in the City Hail. and said to me-
We have got negro, and thought would call and let
you know received the information as kindly hint to
look out for street Disturbances He made no request what,
ever Tor assistance, nor did he intimate in any way that he
wan'ed any OF that ne bad any apprehension Of scue
Afer few nnimporant remarks he retired Immediately
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