North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-12
: ExCITEMENT IN BOSTON.

We stated in orr last that fugitive slave BY the
name Of Sims, belonging to gentleman in Savan-
nah, Georgia, had been arrested in Boston and that
the examination was going forward before the Com
missioner, amid much excitement. We lay before
readers to-day, all the information on the subject
up to the moment of going to press. We copy free
~ from the Boston papers, follows, knowing that
our readers would like to be putt possession Of all
the particulars:
From the Poston Post, Aprl4.
ARREST OF A FueITlyE LAST NIeHT. About 9
O'Clock last night the United States Deputy marshall
with some assistants. arrested in Richmond street
colored man. named Thomas Sims, claimed as the
slave Of James Potter, of Chatham, Georgia. He
thought he was taken for being drunk and noisy, and
so did his companions. He was put into hack aad
driven TO the courthouse, and them beginning TO
pect the trick, raised the cry of kidnarpe:s and
stouty resisted being carried into the courthouse.
He was however, soon hustled in, and placed in one
of the rooms which belong to the United States
shal there to be kept until the examination is held.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser, April s..
EXAMINATION of Thomas Sims, the alleged Fxgi-
tive Slape Of James Pottei, before q. s.. Commissioner
G. T. Curtis. The examination of the alleged fu-
gitiye Sims, who arrested on Thursday evening,
| was commenced on yesterday morning in the U. S.
court room before G. L. Curtis, Esq, u S. commits
missioner.
Seth ]. Thomas. Esq, appeared for the claimant
ana CndrieS u. Loring, ROBERT, hantOul, Jr. and
Samuel E. Sewell, Esqs., for the defence.
MIR. Thomas produced the legal papers in the case
shch the certificate of ownership, power of ator-
ney to John B. Beacon, &c. and the warrant upon
which Sims was arrested. 4' @
INCIDENTS, &c. At an early hour yesterday morn
ing chain was placed (breast Highly along the out
er edge of the walk around the courthouse, and d
strong police force on duty in and around the
building as guard. The courthouse kept cleal
of nearly all persons, except those having business
! in the courts or Offices. Throughout the forenoon
quite number of persons remained about the court
house, but no attempt at any breach of the public
peace was made.
Officer Butman, who assisted in arresting Sims
received flesh wound in the thigh, from knife il
the hands of Sims, but he aware that he hac
been injured until considerable time after the ares
! had been effected. i
The prisoner is quite an intelligent looking darl
mulatto, apparently about twenty-five years of age
and has been in this city about four weeks, and since
his arrival had been boarding at colored seaman'
4 boarding house, bept by Aiken, at 1853 Ann ST
During the fore part of last evening, crowd o
several hundred persons gathered in the court square
apparently from motives of curiosity solely. No Sc
rious disturbance made by them, although they
occasionally cheered and groaned as their feelings
dictated, upon the Inference of sentiments in faver
against sustaining the laws of the land. The crowt
gradually lessened, and at ten o'clock, only compare
lively few people remained in the vicinity.
The military companies received orders YESTERDAY
to hold themselves in readiness for duty moment
warning.