Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-01


poise with his exertiou in holding the door
sapg out, "Shoot him shoot him p to Olil
Ger Jones.
| But officer Jones probably not having any
I pistol, ran and seized the sacred sword o
! justice" thinking perhaps to shoot him will
| that. But offer partly drawing that symbO
lie weapon, he dropped it, and we saw hin
| raising one of the eastern windows, as il tC
call for help. lie had not time to call, fol
just then the door partially opened, and 4
stream of men began to rush in, Pat Riley
being snugly squeezed behind the door, 4
place Of semi-concculment aud safety, which
hc seemed 10th TO leave.
The Traveller speaks of the officers at the
door being "kicked, cuifed aud knocked
about in every direciion," but We can tesii.
~ that nothing of this sort occurred inside
Not nn officer was struck or menaced there
We think it quite improbable that there
was knocking down OF officers outside the
door, Mr.. Davis, one of the defendants
COUNSEL was the last person who passed out,
and he raw nothing OF. the sort, The mo-
ment the door of the fortress was forced, the
prisoner walked out. There was not the
sign OF any battle inside, but merely dread
iul looking aghast of not more, at most, than
half score Of officials, who at that moment
seemed thoroughly sick and ashamed OF their
business,
The fugitive after the rescue, was taken into
the country. lie arrived at the house of a
friend on Sunday morning just as tho family
were sitting down to breakfast. Before eating
he knolt down and thanked God for his prcser-
vation from the jaws Of the kidnapper. He is
member Of the Methodist Church. lie was
calm, but determined to die rather than be taken
back to the South. lie attended an anti-savo-
ry meeting on Sunday, disguised in woman's
apparel, and enjoyed himself greatly. lie is
supposed to have gone afterwards to Canada.
Tho rescue, Of course, produced intense cx-
element in Boston. All Hunkcrdom stood
aghast ut such an outrage upon the majesty Of
the law. The eme,ste was certainly well plann-
cd and boldly executed U. S. Marshal Riley,
in order to clear himself, came out with an aili-
davit, duly sworn to, in which he charged the
Mayor and the City Marshal with ga prcdoter-
mined purpose not to do their duty in keeping
the peace about tho Court House." Against
this charge both those functionarics made their
defence in the papers, affirming that they had
fulfilled their duty strictly, but that Marshal
Riley had not been sufficiently careful to make
known his wish for help.
Elizur Wright, Chas. G. Davis, one of Shad-
rach's counsel, John Foy, Lewis Hayden, and
four others had at the last advices been arrested
and bound over for trial upon the charge of aid
ing tho rescue. Elizur Wright declines the
honor of being guilty. and says that the res
cue "was the oxtemporancous, unprecedented
work of dozen or two of oolorcd men, neatly
executed in almost time, and it is cruel to de-
priyo them Of any part of tho credit of it,
Lewis Hayden is himself fugitive slave. He
escaped, it will be remembered, by the aid of
Fairbanks, who was imprisoned therefor in the
Kentucky pentendary. 1t is alleged that Hay
don was one of the leaders in the rescue. The
persons accused were examined before Commits
sioncr j. L. Hallett, man who once prolesscd
to be an Abolitionist, and who in 1885 conduct
cd the only Daily paper in Boston which spoke
out against the pro-slavcry mobsiof that day.
lie has sunk into the slough of Hunkcr Dcmoc-
racy, and now plays the bloodhound with alac-
rity. lie held tho accused persons to bail in
the extravagant sum of $4,000.