Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-01
The Man.llunt in Boston.

lHU muu-liuUt III DUSlVH'
We gave last wccl, the first tclcgraphic re-
ports of tho arrest and subsequent rescue Of
Fugitive Slave named Frederick Wilkins, but
generally known as Shadrach, in the capital of
New England and under the shadow Of Bunker
Hill. The case has produced intense excite
ment in every part of the country, and we will
now give the principal facts as reported in the
papers.
Shadrach was arrested about noon on Satur-
day the 10th ult. at the Cornhill Coffee House,
where he was n waiter, and taken to the L. S.
Circuit Court Room, with his apron on, before
Commissioner G.. 4. Curtis, the fayoritc blood
hound of Daniel Webster The arrest was
made by Deputy Marshal Patrick Riley, who
stole on his victim us customer at tho Coffee
House, The claimant was John Kuppor, ottor-
ney of John De Brec, pulser of the u S. Navy,
residing in Norfolk, Va. Dc Bree alleges that
Shadrach escaped May Sd, 1850. $. J. Thomas
appeared as Counsel for the claimant, and s. j..
Sewall, f. G. Loring and others for the defend
ant. At the request Of ShadrGeh's counsel, the
hearing was postponed (from Saturday, till
Tuesday. The laws Of Massachusetts prohibit
ing tho use of tho jails for the confinement Of
persons claimed as slaves, the Marshal and his
assistants determined to keep their victim in tho
Court Room. Com. Downs was asked to re-
doubtless because the rules of the Navy did not
require him to perform such service. The
Court House and the passages leading to it had
been crowded with people, hut no violence had
been offered, and after adjournment OF the case
the audience gradually Withdrew from the
room. The fugitive remained in the custody of
about dozen OF mon andShis council, wish
ing to consult with him, were admitted TO the
room to tho number of half dozen. Ezur
Wright, one of the Editors Of the Common
wealth, was admitted as reporter Cor that pa
per. He gives the following account of the
rescue:
We reached the court room at about half
past one +. NJ. A good many cOlored peo-
pie and n very few white ones were stand
ing in the corridors conversing earnestly but
quietly. There were no persons in the
room except the Deputy Marshal Riley,
four or five assistants, the prisoner, and five
of his friends besides oursclf
Not having the pleasure of Deputy Mar
shal Riley's acquaintance, we fell into an in
nocent mistake in regard to him, supposing
him to be the claimants attorney. We saw
before us n very important persOLago, large
full faced, looking as happy as n gioriled
pumpkin, and we thought of course lac must
be the claimants attorney. 81 wish you 10
say, gentlemen, which of you are counsel,
for we cannot admit more than two, and i
will thank the rest 10 retire" No reply be-
ing given, he said, "Gentlemen, wo Rre
ready TO sell, if you have any propositions TO
make" 81 will give S25 out of my own
pocket 10 buy the man." We remarked,
that if there was any selling, we hoped it
would he of the fellows who were SO ready
as he to be sold to The kidnappcrs. lie up-
peared offended at this remark, and said he
only did what he was Obliged 10 do.-
We replied We thought no law could obligc
man TO assist in such atrocious yillainy.
Upon this, Mr.. Deputy Marshal threw
himself upon his dignity and ordered us on,
of the room, calling upon his assistants to
execute the disagreeable duty Of showing us
the door. They were dilatory, and we, from
long connection with the preasgang, having
presentiment OF fun ahead, were entirely
10th TO leave the temporary prison in any
hnste. We staid and conyersed with the
prisoner, an intelligent, smart looking man,
who planted himself on the Declaration OF
Independence and the Bible. We assured
him that we thought he was right in so do
ing. The few friends, after few minutes
consultation, Withdrew, leaving only one free
colored brother and ourselE with the Mar
sinai, his posse and victim. We were on
the point Of leaving.
Just at this moment circumstance oc-
Cured which was over in less time than ii
will take US TO iell it, and altered the face of
of things entirely. There was a "IIuRRAH!"
outside in the passage at the head of tho
stairs which reminded us OF the shout which
our men used to raise when they went into
battle with Mexcans. Ii was half battle
In ITSELF A decided pressure commenced
against the door on the left hand of the
Judges bench. The chivalrc Pot Riley and
his brave little posse all rushed to il to keen
il shut, holding against il with all their might.
In the mean time there was nobody TO guard
the prisoner but our colored friend aforesaid.
who seemed sadly 10 luck patriotism for thai
purpose. Shadrach was making for the
door on the Court st. side. An officer, we
think il was Edward J. Jones, started and
headed him off from that, and he was then
making for the opposite door which was left
unguarded. Pat Riley, putting like por-