Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-14
,rhs Negro Excitemsht In Boston.

fhs Negro Excitemsht In Boston.
F7steksr Webster, Sos Of the Hon. Dan
Hie! lyYe5ster, Arrested and Imprisoned
Samsset 3. Se,ceH. Arrested By til,
Dspafy Marshal - The A6olitiomisf.
,sGdiied to tbs Rsscus-- Meeting Of tn
'a0pponenfs of La.c and Order-Speech
esof Tie TRAITORS, &C., &c., &c, +.
The following 10 telegraPhle despatch
to the New York Herald. =
BosToN, April 4, 1851.
Ara late hour last night . fugitive slave
named Thos. Sims, was arrested while pas
sing Endicott street, by Deputy United
Staies Marshal, assisted by members of the
police and watch. He at first supposed
that he was arrested for drunkenness, but
as be reached the Court House, the true
nature Of the case was made known, when
the cry Of kidnapper was raised, and the
prisoner drew a knife and stabbed officer
buckmsn in the groin. He was, however,
safsly lodged in the Court House. At about
10 o'clock, an abolition lawyer, named
sami. e. Sewell, met Deputy Marshal Ri
ley in the street, and was SO violent and
abusive that he was sent 10 the watch house,
where he remained for an hour. Late in
ths night, Fletcher Webster, Esq. found
q wa.chman ringing the bell Of Stones
Chapel, and supposing an alarm Of fire had
been raised BY the aboiitionists in order
10 collect q mob, he ordered the watchman
% dssist. Mr.. Webster attempted to drag
the man from The rope, and afterwards
assaulted him. The officer called for
sssistance, and Mr., w ehstet was taken to
tho witch house, and thence to the Jail.-
This morning the Court Houseis complete.
W surrouded BY Marshul Tukey and his
police force, who has drawn chain COM
pleisly around it. There is large crowd
aboa. the place, few of whom are blacks.
Sims came to this city about the 7th Of
March last He is % years Of nge, ond
has q wife and several children ip Savan-
nah.is e. s4sss aRfa tse sH
The examination Of the fugitive slave
was commenced this forenoon at o clock,
before Commissioner g. I. Curtis. Seth
j. Thomas appeared for claimnnt-the
Han. Robert Rantoul, Charles G. Loring.
and s. Il, Seweli, for,ho fugitive. 'e'fz2'
Tie complaint was then. rend, alleging
that Sims escaped from james Potter. rice
planter Chatham, county, Georgia, on the
ond Of February last. Several depositions
Of persons in. Sasannah were read, to the
effect that they knew SiTs ms the slave Of
James Potter. Some deposed that Sims
had confessed that he was the slave Of Pot.
ter;s and also that his mother had acknowl.
edged that both she and her son were the
slaves Of Potter.
Edward Burnett testified tha! he lived in
Savannah; that he knew Thomas Sims, the
prisoner nj :he bar; Sims had worked with
him at bricklaying; had told him that he
was the slave of Potter; also heard his
mo,her say that she and her son were the
saves Of Potter.
John e. Bacon, the agent Of the owner,
,es:iiied that he had known Thomas Sims
veil lor long period OF years; he had re-
sided in Savannah. and was the slave OF
James Potter; had lived within sixty yards
af his mother, and the prisoner passed my
house twice day going to bis work; am
,,sositive that Sims is tho man.; have seen
ise mother Of Sims pny over his wages TO
Potter ia Sims presence. There was one
rther Witness but his testimony was not pat
in. s
Defendants counsel prayed for delay
until Tuesday, but the Commissioner only
granted pos.ponement for twenty-four
imurs. Il The counsel for the defence stated
that they believed Sims to be free man,
sres, under the laws of Georgia.
The case was then. adjourned until TO-
morrow, md the Court House cleared
Sins remains 10 a room in the Court House
tiised up fur such IN emergency, and so
Gar everything is quiet. @
The police guard the Court House.
But Few bucks are to be seen. Sims has,
il Is said, wife and children who are free,
in Savannah, and who are about TO join
him.
The case of Fletcher Webster was
brought before the police court, and he
gave bonds 10 appear next week, TO answer
10 charge Of assaulting a, policeman.
The Supreme Court has just refused to
grant q writ Of Aabeas corpusin the case Of
Sims. gsviiS aaz -
sassIssR ~ Y .sst- s
THE ABoLITIoNlsTs CALLED TO
THE RESCUE.
'szs BosTos, April Al 80 P. M.
The following note has just been issued