Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-08
The Boston Negro Case.
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Last week we gave the Proclamation of the
President, issued in consequence of the rescue OF
a fugitive slave from the hands of the United
States Marshals at Boston. Mr.. Pat. Riley Uni
ted States Deputy Marshal, Massachusetts, Dis
trict, appeared before Horatio Woodman, JUS
tice of the peace, and made deposition, setting
forth how, in what manner, DC, DC, the slave
was arrested. Among other things he says:
THAT l Immediately, while he was entering the
court house, went to the Office of the city marshal
IN the city hail. in the same square with the court
house, and there saw Mr.. Francis Tukey, the
city Marshal, told him what had been done, and
stated that as there would probably be great
crowd his presence with the police would be need
ed to preserve order and keep the peace in and a
bout the court house, which is owned by the city,
and in which all the courts of the Commonwealth
for Suffolk county are held: that told him should
notify the mayor instantly, and proceeded up
stairs to the mayors office, where l found Hon
John P. Bigelow, mayor of the city, and made the
same communication and request to him which
had made to Mr.. Tukey, to which the mayor said,
'Mr. Riley, l am sorry for it - that | then left
the office, at which time it was just half past
o'clock
To show that Patrick is reliable and truth
telling man, append the statement of mayor
Bigelow and city marshal Tukey's card.
A CARD.
feel it my duty to notice publicly deposition
of the acting United States Marshal, which ap-
peared in the morning papers.
On Saturday last, between the hours of l ] and
12 O'Clock, Mr.. Riley came to my office in the
city hall, and said to me- ''We have got negro,
and | thought | would call and let YOU know
received the information kindly hint to look
out for street disturbances. He made no request
whatever for assistance, nor did he intimate in anv
way that he wanted any, or that he had any ap-
prehension of rescue. After few unimportant
remarks he retired. | Immediately sent for the
marshall and directed him to preserve order around
the ourthouse, to prevent obstructions to proper
communication Herewith, of course including { as
all such orders do) the protection of officers in
charge of prisoners while getting to or from the
building. | remained in my Office for an hour and
half after giving these directions, but received
no further communication on the subject from anv
one. The police, within my knowledge, have new
er been called upon to attend the courts of the
State or United States and, as have already sta
ted, no request was made to me for such assist
ance in the present case.
Knowing the marshals of the United States has
his officers, and that he is authorized to ap-
point as many deputies, call to his assistance as
many individuals as the occasion may require;-I
knowing also, that the sheriff, together with dep
uties and constabes, stationed in the court
house, had not the shadow of suspicion that Mr.
Riley was wanting in ample means to retain his
prisoner against unarmed assailants.
Mr.. Riley makes an ungenerous use of casual
remark which | intended for kindness He was
agitated; appeared to speak with great inconveni-
ence to his lungs and remarked that he had great
difficulty in catching his breath. l answered that
was ''sorry for him.
| annex statement of the city marshal.
JOHN p. BIGELOW.
Cry HALL FEBRUARY II, 1851.